The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-25
Affairs In Cuba.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENTS.

HAVANA, July 10, 1859
Queen Isabella Locking after Unsafe Bsildings-A Aons
rert to the Poet De Leon-Man Contract To and From
Spdin-Poso9e Rulss-Postat Tue on United Stat.
Adsr-A Coored lM'lit,o Its Organization. Re,oards
and Punishment- Increase Of The Regular my-Ysl,O,c
FsUer-06icial action in Favor of Mosopoly-Slioht
Financial Ponic ana Failures.
The Quaker City arrived from New York early in
the morning Of the l4th instant after another Of her
extraordinarily short passages of four and bali days
Fer Majesty the Queen Of Spain with maternal solici-
tude for the welfare of loving subjects ID this island
has RENTED thirty articles to regulate dangerous
and unhealthy buildings here directing them to be pulled
down, &C., &c.
subscription has been opened in this city 10 build a
monument at Salamanca SPAIN, in honor Of the cee.
brated deceased Spanish writer, Fruy Luis de Leon.
The contract for carrying the mails between Spain and
this island has been obtained by two Spanish companies
who have united their torces-Bof Martuel 4 Co and
rintero Co., who are to be paid twenty thousand
eight hundred and fifty dollars per vcgsge The rates OF
postage between this Island Porto Rco &c. and
The islands, 70 be increased from et Septem next
postage stamp of the value Of real frerte 2s cents)
beng required to be affixed each single LETTER. instead
OF sep of the value OF half real frierte has beer
the case the last two three vearg Is this ~
the rate Of postage caused ~ it, being discovered
''cteap POSTAGE system not sufficiently remunera
tive, is that it is not desired the liberal party
SPAN shall be allowed 10 communicate with their friends
in these is ands without "p,yiug the pperT'
Whilst writing about hostages, may observe that we
citizens OF the United States resident here are taxed
enormously for the bare delivery from the Post odce o.
letters and newspapers, for each Of which We are
compelled TO pay twelve and half cent?, besides fire.
quently having submit detention for an unwar
ran'abe length OF time one to three days sfer their
rvaD of cur letters and newspapers. Although Spain
has perhaps tie right TO tax her own sube ITS 10 any
extent she may please yet submit that "foregnors
have no right TO be thus nnlc for the performance
simple AID trifng ouiy by the Post Office here the
bare delivery OF letters newspapers, aud bus
think that proper representation made TO tns
r. IL In
this odious taxfor such truly is aud If it found
that this could not be obtained then there simple
remedy. let the mail bags from all American steamers
snd vessels be first sent 10 the United States Consulate
and the letters and newspapers addressed TO citizens Of
the United States taken fro@ the bags before they
sent to tue Post ofce AL the mail oags by British
steamers, Sc 60 s 20 'he British Consulate IN this city
before they sent - the Post ard do not way
such should not also be the with those received by
American steamers.
Rules have been ssued for the discipline OF the colored
militia Of this Island. They are quite too lengthy for
10 pend them to you entire and therefore shall make
such extracts peculiarly interesting There are tc
be s;xeen companies, Of hundred and twenty lve
each, Of coored militia in this Island TO be divided
sections Ten companies for the wesern and Blk
companies Tor The Eastern depart The commission
Cd officers to be veterans CT the regular service Sto
r peace will receive four ftihs Of army pay and In war
full pay, with the Qualifications awarded toem Tue first
section is 10 be thus locaeisx companies, u zee black
sud three n,uaito IN this city; tho seventh and eighth
copsnes at Maas Vie Ninth at trinidad and Sanc
Esirtu, tue ten Ia AT VILLA Clara and Cenfuegos OF the
second section ret and second Companies ST Jsgo lie
Cuba, the third at fourih at Mauzania and slra
coa, and 9th ard SIKH at Puerto Principe Hall the
ceored militia are to DO blacks the other half nuatoes
Colored his island subjected military service
In the prescribed by the esng rules, or BY any
additional orders her Majesty OF the Captain General
The enlistment is &c De voluntary "a much as possiu
but Sufficient numoeg OF recruits do not obsr, Thea
forcibe enlistment viii be resorted 70.
The recruits must be robust between twenty and thirty
years of age and ret lees than five feet in height
The colored militia to enjoy tue same immunsies
and privileges white troops, and receive similar punish
rnent Their instruction in Infantry drill Ia to commence
ls November ana end Let March N each year suppose,
though this ~ not stated
The wives and children Of cSlored militia killed in ac-
tiop a, 10 receive ta7ofs those CT white tfoos
believe foregoing all that VIII interest tho read
ers OF the HKAIp. although cannot avoid tn
that "a ne pears rsiher dangerous In country etu
aed 90 Cuba IL, 70 place under and instruct in mill
tay tactics such conrete savages the regvces OF hr
leland qrc nearly or quite sill hut remove from tho
native Nrcsu, ~iincut any education p-mcp,e CT
cat o. ambition 10 do more Iran the daily bread