New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-08-29
HAVANA CORRESPONDENTS.


VAAkhAsANA
spsc,sl y The Hsw orlssns orsscsetl
HAvAsA, August "a, 1859.
Mess. Editors-I did not write you by the Gal.
weston on the 22d inat becauss had ascertained u
was Intended she should tary At one Of the Florida
pcrts three days % that ten full days should elapae
hetwesn her departure om this port and her arrival
Il New Orleans, whereby she would avoid the annoy.
anoe Of your rigid and g wise quarantine laws
Therefore the direct steamship hence for your port
although she should not sail for three days after tho
Galveston, would reach there before that ship.
perceive BY the Crescent that great opposition
has been made to the conveyance Of the great North.
ern mail over this new route via Florida etc. II
the feelings and interests OF those citizens Of the
United States who reside In this city could be sup.
posed to possess any influence, il would be given
against this new route for - yet the mails hence for
Charleston and Savannah have not gone through to
those cities in due course there not having been the
proper connection at Cedar Keys 10 Fernanna, etc.,
from which Circumstance very great Inconvenience
has been sustained. For instance, man like your
correspondent, who, knowing tho exact amount Of
his income and who only manages to keep ont Of
debt by rigid economy, il sadly annoyed when he
does not receive certain amount Gas was my case
on the arrival Of the Galyeston) upon which be had
made his calculations, in consequence Of tho mails
hence BY the previous steamship Of that line, the
Atlantic, not having gone through direct to Charles
ton. Not that / am vain enough 10 suppose the
mention Of this circumstance will produce any good
result yet were wealthy should be inclined to try
il jury Of my fellow-eitizens would mot award me
damages for the injury thus sustained, in conse-
quence OF the United statss mot having fulfilled its
contract to convey my letters to certain cities within
! given space Of time. read law when young
man, and feel confident such an action for damages
would result in verdict for the plaintiff.
There died recently, at Sancto Espiritu, in this
Island, lady named Isabel zenera At the advanced
age Of 103 years and yet more recently, anothei
lady, named Maria Magdalena Ramirez y Marquez
aged 90 years. The latter lady was in possession
all her faculties to the last hour OF her life
The following is the published list Of artiste
composing the Spanish Opera Company which
70 occupy the Tacon theater the coming winter
Amalia Ramirez, Antonia Uzal and Juana Lopez
Trebles; Gertrudius Soto, "Caracteristco y N.Gra
and N, Ruiz, Tenores Jose Folguerus, Baritone an
Vicente Barba, Basso Profundo. There are also D
rector, Chorus Master, Director Of Scenery, Seen
Painter, ETC., ETC. and Is the prices Of admission
are about onehalf Of those charged Il that reall,
uncomfortable house, the villAnueva theater, las
winter, If these Spanish avfistes possess anything
like merit Or ability they will prove powerful rival
to tho italian company under Empresario Maretzek
ct the villanueva theater.
A Spanish baiarind, (danseuse,) named Dolore,
Dias. has arrived in this city from Spain, OF who's
performances great antcipations have been express
ed. She is to appear at the Teatro Tacon.
4 A proposition has been made by Mr. MADAM i