New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-06
HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.

HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
| Special to the New Orleans orescent.l
| HAVANA, May Q, 1859.
In the Gaceta Of the goth ult, Of which paper
have pleasure in handing you herewith copy
you will fnd an official and circumstantial aecoun
of the landing Of the libuster expedition, ntl'd gu
at New York, not on this Island, but a. port 81
| Prince. 81, Domingo. In the Gaceta you will also
find copies Of certain documents relative 10 TIM
stup;d and unfortunate expedition, which were alst
received by bis excelency the Captain General from
| the Spanish Consul General in Hayt. l very much
doubt If ron will be at the trouble OF translatins
these lengthy papers, and therefore beg leave to sent
you their principal contents in the form Of nara
| tive. lssslgs5
| On the S0th March last there embarked at New
York, on board the American brigantine African
Capt Breton thrty-fve persons (you will find theil
names in the Gaecta) who styled themselves The
" New York Convention they paid the Captain O
the African $1,000 for their passage and the freight
Of the vessel the cargo consisting of 240 muskets
their bayonets, and other munitions Of war. They
were to be landed in boats, about fifteen miles off the
Island, opposite Nuevas Grandes. This, however
could not be done on account Of heavy weather. and
as they state, from the bad condition of the boats
which leaked SO badly that all the ammunition got
wet, etc.
They were then conveyed to Port au Prince, St.
Domingo where they arrived without means, food OF
even the power Of getting away the United States
Consul at Port au Prince very correctly refused to
recognize them citizens Of the United States they
being chiefly natives of Cuba, and did not have with
them their naturalization papers, if they really pos
sess such. And here l may observe that although
several OF the names published in the Gaceta are
those Of persons Of respectabty, yet there also
among them, men whose characters are Of the very
worst possible description, absolute criminals, who
have fed from justice! A Spanish man.ofwar
steamer has been sent to Port Prince, to obtain
fuller and further details from the Spanish Consul
there, which. should they be published here, will
send you hereafter. You will observe in the letter
published in the Gnceta addressed by one Of the ex-
petition to his uncle in Philadelphia, who signs him
self Pepe," that he desgnates the expedition as
most complete piece Of insanity And such in real
ity it was. Thrty.fye men to achieve conquest OF
Cuba
Where the New York Sun obtained its informa-
ton that the Island was ripe for revolt, cannot i'm
agine. do not believe any one who dwels in this
Island ever entertained such an idea at the present
moment.
am acquainted with various parties who have
been concerned in former movements in Cuba and
they, to man. deny all knowledge this last insane
exhibition. Tosucceed in any such attempt in Cuba,
from FIVE to eight thousand men must come, and they
must be well armed, off, cred, and provided with
months provisions, ETC., etc. Nothing short Of this
can achieve success. Nor must much assistance
from the Creoles be expected Who it will be remem.
IT,, ,lo~z
though they would as know heartily rejoice at any
thing that would deprive Spain Of the power of ruling
Cuba yet they would not dare to say so publicly, or
exhibit any such desire by their acts. Therefore
crave earnestly that it may be fully understood that
no small badly provided expedition can ever effect
any benefit in Cuba, but the other hand, are sure
% place themselves in the Spaniards hands, and what
treatment they may expect of them, let the shades
u the chivalric Crittenden and bis nobled minded as
ociates tell My very soul sckens at the thoughts
# the deeds enacted in the murder of those brave
men and Of the indgnites shown to their dead corses
former monarch Of Spain decreed that each girl |
rho married out Of the Casa Benefcencia, (alms
louse) should receive dowry of five hundred dol
ars, to be derived from the profits of the Royal Lot
cry. learn from what consider a reliable source,
hat it has been recommended to the Spanish Gov
rnment to withdraw this dowry to these poor creole
girls and to devote the amounts for the benefit of the
Widows and families of Pennsuars (soders) who die
n this island of yellow fever.
There has been great drought near Santo Espiritu
this island, and cattle dying daily for want of
water.
There was a fire recently at the sugar estate
Casuadad, 1.-THE property ofthe Marquesa Duquesne,
ear Rio de 10 Palma close to Cardenas and twenty.
light to thirty cane fields were destroyed the flames
communicated to the estate :" Palma GUIANA" the
property OF Don Jose Guenera, where twelve to four
cen cane fields were destroyed.
Four fires took pice in this city and its vicinity on
ne night of the 26th ult The first in a dry goods
ore in the Gale del Obispo, at which the contents
the store were destroyed. white man was assas.
mated during the fire it is not known by whom.
The other three fires were at Regla Jesus del Monte
I'd Gale de Sol, but were all speedily extnguished
The repairs at the Teatro Tacon are nearly com. |
eted The interior is being renovated and improved
nd will present much more splendid appearance
Ian formerly.
The Marquesa de la Habana and her three daugh-
rs have for some days, been visit to the sugar
state Of the Condo de O'Reily, called Ell Button near
an Antonio de los Banos.
The British screw steam corvette Tartar of 20 guns
nd $50 horse power, arrived in this harbor on the
9th ult from Vera Cruz. As ever, ~
P.S--The Diario de la Marina of the 3Oth ult.
as list of thirteen of the ilbusers on board the
lfrican, whom it declares are all escaped convicts
COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
pacial to the New Orleans Crescent.1
HAVANA, May 2, 1859.
Messrs Editors-Immediately after the close of
he recent holidays no alteration was observable in
he Sugar market, the demand, as before, being &C.