New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-08

sA no eedgS Gfeeee1eS-- ~ ncW VlsA SsSANS
vim not 81 into operation, just It present. ceisa'l
notifications being conaidered requisite, which nav
W 10 b determined upon.
His Excellency, ~ Captain General ~iil mot give
his decislon upon thess mcdIdcations untll ne nai
had tho opinion 81 the Rel Andsacn fretorlal SSa
perior Court upon them, and re Real Andiencis
Petoisl refuses 10 give ~ opinion upon these mod
Rcatious until the fall number Of Oidores lJudgesl
a. present . that m y the period Of my present
wrjtipr pcthinG Y respecting the notifications
proposed = y - although have heard the
onnion exprsed hat they will be the very reverse
of iibsrai
The schoonsr Kate Ellen which formerly hailed
from Portland, but which vessel Was partially owned
1 ~ Mr. johnson, Of Matanzas, from which port she
lid me little Zine since. has been captured on the
coast Of Africa BY British cruiser as being engaged
iethe African slave trade.
The Brig Rufus Sonle, formerly Of your port, which
also sailed soma time aimee from Matanxas was cup
tured on llth October last, Of Cape Bengy, on the
8. W. coast Of Africa, By the British steam cruiser
Viper. The Rnfns Soule was to have embarked her
cargo Of Africans on the night Of the day on which
shs Was captured Her ate captain was in this city
recently, and Iobtained the above particulars from
BIZ on lIps.
impreanion 81 the official newspaper Of this Island,
returned h Acknowledgements 70 the Directors Of the
Spanish Rank of Havana for assuming the respon-
ability they did during the commercial crisis Of last
year In which his Exceency states the Directors Of
The Bank exhibited "true courage and rendered i'm
portznt ssryices 3ss5 "a 4
lie steamer Isabel from Charleston, on her last
Trip, brought, among her passengers, person, gen
Ler ly,n
called Who states be s travelling correspondent Of
the London Times. and that be is also writer forthe
Edinburg Review.
He stated to m acquaintance Of mine that he had
called on the CaptainG General hut regretted be could
not get within the doors Of the residence of the
Right Reverend the Bishop Of this Diocese who was
.not = home when be called.
On the 9th ult, Gen. Nanzano, late Segundo
Cabc, (second in command ID this Island, returned
to Spain 10 the Spanish man-otwar Cortes
Some time aso, five persons were arrested in this
city under charge Of having been engaged in con-
spiracy against the Government Of this Island. Two
q them have been discharged, but the other three
continue nconnanieado that IL ID solitary confne-
ment without being allowed to have any commnnica-
ton with their friends.
During the Christmas holidays, as has ever been
the case during my residence in this city at that
period Of the year. there were several stabbed in and
near the streets Of this city None however were,
believe, this year killed outright.
There y report in circulation, Of which, however
have not been able to obtain veri6cation, that
number Of free negroes have been arrested in this
city The precise nature Of the charge against them
have not heard but was told they had been detected
II holding correspondence Of An improper charac-
ter with the negroes of St. Domingo.
Tho following case, which has been brought to my
notice within few days, proves, conceive, most
concusively that some Of the Spanish laws
siyely stupid and that the United States would be
fully justied in employing force 70 compel Spain to
resign her Sovereignty over this Island should she
long continue 70 refuse to sell il fol- reasonable
price
a young man, named Francisco Colbert, native
Of this Island, but citizen Of the United States,
aged ~ years, who has married and established him
sell ~ business e New York. inherited small pro-
perry from his Grandmother and mother At OF near
Puetro Principe u this Island which induced him TO
return here o o. bis property and turn into
casn Dat % ns surprise ne discovered that accord
70 spanish law ne cannot give legal title for bis
property, ne being considered minor until be has
altained me age o. twentynve years and that were
ns srnsee q sen me property o. present. II must be
cone py puohc aucIion, and inc proceeds again In
sesIeo y tns lsiand ~ some properly calculated TO
yleld larger revenue to we MINOR q f'osntythree
yea.s ~ a6s
was anyInlng ever Ds1ole neara o. 90 utteriy
rldlcalouss Wneie eise 10 any portion 9. tne globe
where any pretenslons are MADE 10 civllzatlon but
in re spanish COMMONS, ooes man MOI attain ms
MAJORITY Mnen ne - = twenty.one years OF ages
genIleman ir !, NeW 7 ork sald 70 me gay OF
.Wo slnee' ,eslny appea.s z " - 'nousn .ne u.
nao''sn.s VI 'ns wy ~ psen asleep lor ING ias1
years snu las Just aWaaeneu y .ne reall-
1es = ile Anu sum = wy ,a0s, w maze az *
veYtlon ~ sucii eAii anu yuoSihcns AZ ehe uiviue
too, emorooer peautiaiy and dance gracefully, and
those are' Witn knowledge q music, their almost
sole attalnments There are OF course, many excep-
tions p this 700 general rule.
a NJ. Y. ". Harrington, who adyertises himself as
being nephew and pupil Of the celebrated horse
tanner Rarey is giving exhibitions Of his skill at the
Plaza de Toros (Bull Ringl. purpose to pay him
AL may see.
Inc Did'so ae g 1Adrsea paper OF TINS city ap-
,UeQr6Q IN a new dress the 18th NIT. and then