New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-15
! HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.

HAVANA coRarsroNDzNcs.
sp..sai u ne New orsean. orescsntl
man III been new AdMinistrddor Collector
* us Custcs Il this port recently appointed, AM
upon ths priucIple, suppose, that . "new broom
nuss sweep clsan y be has discovered fresh metho'
ii annoysnce 0psshaps the word "injury" woul'
not BE- mtmpplied) 70 American shipmasters. Thus
scne vespela that trade here regularly, that wert
duly measured for payment Of tunnage dues and th'
i requisite Spanish Custom House certificate Of thei
tunnAge duly obtained only last year, have latel.
been compelled to submit to be again measured befor
their fort pass, ETC., was given to them. This hap
pened in the early part Of the present month"; to tn
brig Wabash, OF Kennebnnk, Maine, which vesse
waa regularly measured only last year. and the requi
site Spanish certificate Of her tunnage duly obtained
at the Custom House.
Yet, after she had cleared at the Custom House
and at the Consulate on the I'd inst, and on apply
ing at the Captain Of the ports Office for her fort
psssn il was refused her until the certificate OF her
measurement Was examined. This occupied until the
following day when the certificate, although Il had
the Custom House seal, snd was In due form, was
declared 10 be false one and that the Wabash must
Is again measured nor could this be effected, 10
consequence It il said Of skosrer Of rain, until the
nat dsy, 4th Inst; and As suppose you know
vessels en- only leave this port when the land breeze
blows early in the morning, it was mot until the 9th
ins that the wabash was enabled to get to sea- she
y Win be seen by the above having been detained
three days, at cot Of twenty Of thirty dollars per
| day TO her ownefs.
beleye II Ii quite true that last year there was an
emnIovea in The Custom.H House here, whose duty It
~ 10 srant certificates Of measurement Of vessels,
~, who, possessing peculiarly itching palm, Z
frequently granted the certificates without knowing,
az cariae whether the vessel had or had not been
duly measured. But the Wabash was duly measured
last year, and the officer who performed that duty
Wrote his name on her mainmast. Therefore her de.
tention for three days was most unjust, and the
matter appears 70 me to be Of sufficient importance
10 call for the interference Of the Government OF the
United States, 80 IS to prevent repetition Of such
treatment
In iustice to the Captain Of the Wabash, | feel
bound to add that II is not with his wish that thus
my doing this may 10 the cause Of his being subjected
10 yet greater annoyances on his return here from
Pensacola, where he has gone for cargo Of lumber
Yet what I conceive 70 be my duty as your Havana
correspondent, will not permit me to suffer such
circumstance 70 pass BY without the public IN the
United States being made acquainted with 1t.
An important " Royal decree was received TON
Spain, By the Spanish mail steamer Europa, which
arrived from Cadiz on the 50 inst. 1t enacts tnat
hereafter live fish from foreign ports, under foreign
flags may be introduced into the ports Of this Island
without the payment Of any duties except tne legu
lar port charges"
This is indeed happy intelligence 70 the poorer
classes Of our city and suppose VIII be esteemed as
good news" BY the fishermen OF Florida. Inc
immense wealth Of the old "monopoiist," FRANCISCO
Marty Torrens may perchance enable him TO obtain
reversal Of this decree, as he succeeded IN doing
with similar one, which emanated some little time
since from His Excelency the Captain General
However, II is not prudent to anticipate misfortune
let Us be thankful for the good the gods have sent
us at present At any rate, Senior Marty will have
to be smart il he succeeds in causing reversal Of
this decree previous to next Lent, during which
sacred season the suferngs OF the religious poor Of
this city " - intolerable."
There was terrific hurricane, fortunately Of only
brief duration, at Bauaro, in this Island, on the 24h
ult which tore mp several trees BY the roots, and
frightened the inhabitants pretty considerably.
The Spanish brig Christopher Colen, from the
Canary Islands, got ashore ON the I'D ul two leagues
from the pilots point, of Nueyitas She had forty
two passengers, and not life was lost, though the
vessel had to be abandoned.
The Gacefa Of the I'd inst. contains copy OF .
sentence passed in Spain, 18th June, 1858, upon
Maurico Diez Proveda, retired captain, for having
caused the robbery and death of retired lieutenant
colonel Proveda was sentenced to wear ring and
chain in the Changing for life which was commu'
nicated to the Real Audiencia Pictorial (Supreme
Court Of this Isand) for the guidance OF its judges
in the event Of any similar case recurring hereafter
on this island.
It ia required that hereafter the weight OF all aqua
dente sand rum) shipped from this island to Spain
shall be stated In the "bills Of lading."
There was not case of vomito this season at
" St. Jago de Cuba up to the 25th ult., although
there were many cases of what is termed bilious
fever.
An empty house in the Plaza Cristo, at Remedies,
was destroyed by fire 30th nit.
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