The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-14
NEWS FROM HAVANA.

Arrival Of the Philadelphia-Littlc of Inn
Portnnce TransplIing-The Yacht Roslyn
I'm Port.
The United States mail steamship Philadelphia, Captain
Harrison from New Orleans the 5h and Havana at noon
of the 9Th instant, reached this port carly yesterday
morning.
The steamship Star of the West, which arrived at 5,l
O'Clock the evening" brought Giles and letters dated
| in Havana on the 9th inst.-one day later.
The Philadelphia landed and transferred at Havana IFS
passengers and brings lOl passengers and full cargo
| New York.
The pleasure yacht Roslyn, Capt Mills from New York,
arrived at Havana after trip Of sixteen days. The FIRST
three days out she experienced very heavy weather.
There was little Of interest occurring at Havana
The Havana markets. reported by the Isabel at Charles
ton published in the HERALD yesterday wednesday,
morning, are day later than tho advices by the Star
of the West, reaching to the 10th inst.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE
HAVANA, April s, 1852
Fires on the Sugar Essaes-D Departure Of The Captain
Generors fdmly-7he Murdeyers Of Mr.. AdcaG Sen
tenod-7Ae SLAYER e. A. Rdwlins-New Duties on
Caue-Naoal Morements-Mdrkets, dc.
The fire the sugar estates to which alluded in my
letter Of the seth ul although ravaged fifteen
twenty estates, yet the sugar from the fields having
been nearly all previously manufactured is not believed
more than eight or ten thousand boxes were destroyed
Exaggerated accounts have been circulated which would
lead to the belief that i've six times that quantity Of
sugar had been consumed by the rc but from the best
advces have been able to obtain and from the opinion
Of tho head Of of largest sugar houses feel jus
fed in computing the loss not 10 be than have
stated above
The Spanish line Of battle ship Isabel Segunda Is ready
for She goes, is SAID to Touon France, TO be con
sI,o
and daughters Of the Captain General are 10 take passage
in her to Europe.
In March of last year young Scotch engineer, named
Andrew Metca was murdered In the nigh way near Qua
nsjaz, in this island, wrote you after the event.
shert time since hs two murderers were sentenced to
the chain gang for fourteen years TO to bis mother
and relatives within the fourth degree the OF S. 00
But the butchers not believed TO be worth as many
cents therefore no can be hoped for by the
family OF the murdered man.
The story that tho bark E. A. Rawlins had landed six
hundred Africans the coast OF Florida cannot be cor
rect because she cleared hence in ballast for Mantua, IN
this island on the 26th Of February aud could not in Ices
than month have gone to the coast Of Africa aud back
again. II is stated that months since, however, she
did land cargo of Africans on this island.
AN order has been issued by the Captain General, by
which in future cattle fowls and eggs imported from 10
reign countries in foreign vessels INTO this sand will be
admitted at an cd vatoe duty OF eight per cent, and IL
imported in Spanish vessels at four per cent ad cdorem
duty.
The Spanish schooner Of war Isabel Francisco,
Sailed 9th instant for Honduras and Nicaragua The Prus
sian rigate Gepiur sailed Goth nit Tho British lineof
battle ship Indus sailed ath for Bermuda where
IL Was expected Sir Houston Stewart the British Admiral
on this station would again hoist his broad pennant al her
mast head.
The sugar market has been active all this week. d. s.
No IL selling ut 10 ga reals per arrobe, other num-
bers upon that bass. Molasscs has declined quarter
real and may be quoted ut go reals for clayed, and AZ
reals for muscovado, per kcg OF gallons Exchanges
have improved slightly quote sterling II TO Tx per
cent premium; New York 90 day bills u to x per cent
DIS; New Orleans (sborO, 10 u per cent premium.
treghs-Four vessels engaged 7n Instant three OF
which are American tho brig Keymg, $50 hhds capacity
to load sugar at ssgua for New York at IS 70; barks
Indian Belle 500 hhds capacity TO load sugar at Csrde
mas for New York at $3.50 and Mary Elizabeth, 700 hnds
capacity, TO load sugar at Rcmedos TOR New York at
90 rs. The fourth vessel an English ship, 500 hhds
capacity, TO load sugar at Cardenas for Falmouth aud
market at s2s 81. BOX sugars coastwso 81 &c 10 81
per box Amount Of tonnage this port greatly reduced
HAVANA, April o, 1859
Rdco9es by Fire he Sugar Esta,es-ut,cLars Of the
calomottc1-Loss Of Life and Properly Value Of an
American inoention--Resgn Of The Spanish ENJOY 10
Central dmertca--PreseYe Of The Mscioan Plc1sipoel
tia,y 10 Guatemala, Dc.
had compiled statement Of the ravages by fro
among the sugar 10 the eastward Of Maauzs and
Crdenas, which find long for my letters wherefore
have briefly 10 report that this calamity has visited
GONE twenty esIacs embracing some Of the largest and
best conducted that nave in that region, and falling
chiefly upon those who endure loss without being
made uncomfortable thereby
One white died from injuries received the Bella
Eduardo estate, where tho most fatal destruction oc
CURED in out buIdngs shcds sugar house and pursery
together with four negroes.
Very few hogshesds Of sugar saved on this plan
iaon Tie loss cannot be correctly estimated at MI
but supposed that at least 5000 boxes Of sugar have
been destroyed with immensely valuable property, that
can scarcely be replaced before another crop ready for
rolling