New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-22
HAVANA CORRESPONDENTS,

speciai to The New Orleans Daily Crescent
HAVANA, November Is, 1859.
Ed. Crescent My last letter, written on the 18th
inst. and forwarded by Capt. Mcconnell of the
steamship Habana, was written during very severe
Illness.
am now able to make up for my deficiencies
and begin by informing you that the United States
ConsulGeneral has received polite explanatory
to the outrageous treatment of Capt. Laurent, o
the Allen A. Chapman, to which l directed YOU
especial attention in my last letter. 1t appears
new Chief Of the Landing Waiter department O
the Customs had then recently taken charge of his
Office, with the duties of which he was not familiar
and he gave orders that no communication should
be permitted between the Allen A. Chapman and
the shore and that no one should be allowed to
leave the vessel. Proper regret is expressed in
the Captain-General's communication to Consul
General Helm for the occurrence, and for any in
convenience Capt Laurent sustained, which Of
course is all that could be desired or expected, and
that matter which at first bore an ugly appearance
may be considered as satisfactorily settled.
The 18th instant was the feast day Of st. Girls
tobal the tutelar saint of this city, and was OBJ
Captain General, and his sute attended the Cathe-
dral in the morning, as did also the most excellent
sAyuntamiento of this city, Grand High Mass
having been celebrated by the Right Reverend the
Bishop of the Diocese. There was a religious pro-
cession in the evening, which the state of my
health prevented my going out to witness, but
friends who saw it tell me was not so grand as in
preceding years. Complaints were made, too,
that the Template was not opened to the public,
as has been hitherto customary on St. Crstobals
day. The roof Of the Ieraplete, believe, is under
going repairs, and that was the cause why the
building was not opened to the public. These re-
pairs ought to have been made three years ago,
and the nearly entire destruction of one of the
finest pictures in existence, representing the cele-
bration Of the first after the landing of Column
bus, painted by French artist, whose name do
not remember at this moment, might thus have
been prevented.
The " international Bank almost exclusively
an English concern, has gone into liquidation,
Messrs. Morrison, Zangroniz & Co., Ia new firm,
composed Of two old and wealthy houses unted)
having undertaken to refund the entire amount of
the paid up capital in five, seven, nine and twelve
months. The Diario de Ia Marsind is my authority
for stating the International Bank has gone into
liquidation.
Don Isidio Wall has been appointed Intendente
General, Qsland Treasurer) by Her Majesty the
Queen of Spain, and Don Joaquin Manuel de Alba
to be Administrator General of Marine Rents,
Collector of Customs) the post recently filed by
Senior Wall, if I mistake not. Doctor Don Fer
nandez Gonzales del Vale has been appointed by
His Excellency, the Captain General, head of the
medical faculty of the Royal University of this
city.
The 18th instant was the feast day of our Lady Of
the Desemperados Ghe abandoned,) who is the
patron saint of the Bomberos (iremen.) They
paraded the streets until late hour at night and
when they reached the Plaza de Armas, serenaded
the Captain General with the fine band of music
by which they were accompanied.
There is to be grand parade on the 10th inst,
Isabel Segunda's birthday, and the "VoIun-
tarios" have been in training for the occasion.
Last Sunday was the first drill day of the negro
militia, and Icould not avoid observing their mus
kets and sde-arms were taken from them before
they were dismissed.
Last Sunday Senior Don Manuel Ramos L.
luierdo, Lieut.. Col. of Voluntarios, was honored
with the insignia of a Knight Commander of the
Order of Charles III, under the Presidency Of the
Captain General, by the Grand Chancellor of the
Order, especially commissioned for that purpose.
A daring burglary was recently committed at
he crockery warehouse of Don Francisco Mara
lila, at the corner of Teniente Quay and Cuba
street, of this city. The burglars, five in number,
Effected an entrance through the roof of the build
ng, went to the sleeping rooms of the clerks, tied
heir hands and feet, and stopped their mouths
With sheets; then went to the apartment of the
,wner of the store, tied him and rolled his head
n blanket, and then proceeded to rife the prem
SEES of everything portable of value upon them,
carrying off booty of 900 or $4,000.
The seals of the box containing the body of San
olacido were broken by the Right Rev. the Bishop
If this Diocese at the Belen Convent in this city,
at present in the possession of the Jesuits) on
tuesday last. After an examination of the .. cor
documents" the body was placed in a
wooden, gilded urn with large glasses, made ex-
,ressly for it at Barcelona. The urn was closed,
ind sealed with the Bishops SEAL and for the pres
mt will remain at the Belen Convent.
A creek known as the Camarisca Creek, near
in consequence of the late heavy rains,
,yerf1owed its banks and did a great deal Of mis-
thief, destroying several vegetable gardens and
mall farms, which were chiefly the sole property
If poor men. A tile factory near Matanzas was
,verfowed. Large quantities of tiles and five out
IF six oxen, the property of the occupant of the
factory, were swept away. He only saved his life
and those of his children by getting out at the roof
Of the factory At DR.. Wilson's sugar estate, near
the negroes lives were saved with great
difficulty.
The weather in this city, since last had this
pleasure, has been cool and delightful. The public
health was never better.
The Allen A. Chapman will sail in day or two
or New Orleans.
An unfortunate girl called Susan, said to be an
American, drowned herself last night. She told, /
hear, the inmates Of the house where she dwelt
when she went out in the evening that she intended
70 drown herself but was not believed.
As ever, ~
COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to the New Orleans Crescent
HAVANA, November Is, 1859.
Ed Gfescent-Since my adyices of the 18th inst