The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-29
NEWS FROM CUBA.

NEWS FROM CUBA.
Arrival Of tho Granada from Havana
Her Trip from New Orleans-City OF
Havana Very Hcalthy-Trade Reports
shipments OF Asiatics-Gross Totals and
Deaths.
The United States mail steamship Granada, Captain j.
aury arrived at this por early yesterday morning from
Havana.
She le New Orleans the 10th, at sA NJ and arrived
at Key West tho evening Of the 22d inst at o. O'Clock
After disembarkng California passengers and mail she
left again at sk on evening for Havana at which
port she arrived the following morning at 6 o'clock
Left Havana on the 23d inst. at 3PM
The Granada has experienced strong head winds during
the passage from Havana.
Havana was unusually healthy Tor the season
Freights duh
Besides other freight the Granada brings l57 900 Mex
can dollars from New Orleans
Our Havana Correspondence.
HAVANA, Sept. o, 1850
Great Excitement in Naval Circles and Dread Of Eli5us-
teys-How it Ended-Baat Movements Weekly &ate.
sne,t-fJuy to The 7b5acco CSop-Ocial Honors--Land-
iaSs Of Aficans-7he Negro Aiaia fhre-Oprd Re
p01-DeafA Of an Artiae, dc.
A friend Of mine, who resides the Admiralty in
This city, tells that observing unusual stir and activity
shere-boats coming and going, and signals being made
to and from the Admras shp-he was led to inquire Of
naval officer, with whom he is terms of intimacy,
aWhat upfn He received an answer under pledge
Of secrecy, that Geographic despatch had been that
morning received to the effect that suspicious American
steamer had been OF the coast crowded with men,
who supposed TO be ''flibustersn Whilst this 'sse
crct being told my friend signal was made at the
oeng-the cahawba having been previously recognized
upon which the excitement among the naval men became
intense and increased in intensity the strange steam
ship passed the mouth Of the fort slowly, if defiance
OF the owning battlements of the Notifications As no
one knew what to make Of the stranger the Spanish
Condc de Venadito whose steam had been
expressly got up for the purpose left the habor to
nore. In about half an hour the stranger again turned
her head towards the port and the Condo de Venado at
half speed preceded her into the harbor The stranger
proved to be the stern wheel steamer America from Gal
weston, laden with cattle, consigned to Messrs Mora, Al
fonso n Co., OF this city
AT meeting the Board Of Directors of the Spanish
Bank Of Havana held the 18th instant which pre-
sided over by his Exceeney the Captain General it
resolved that the ZOO shares TO be emitted should
be paid fer by cash the spot at forty per cent pre-
mum and that the shareholders should participate
in all the realized profits of the bank for the previous six
days The reason assigned for selling the new shares for
cash instead of at rs per cent in cash and 12 per
every two months after until the total amount paid is
that by doing. the bank will be able to at
the money market at once But will it expand9 That
is the question If we are TO judge by its previous recent
nets will not for by the published weekly statement of
its affairs for the week ending the 18th instant find the
following amount of specie in its chest-$2 927 30l 10,
and Of It's own bills SAG 100 making total of $s,o74 ool
TO- against 81 $40 1888 IS in specie, and in its bills
$l0l ass total of 50 951 ss 95 the preceding week.
the close Of each weeks business, which shows that
contraction OF $22 12 Is took place during the end
ing the 18th inst, which is assuredly relieving
the money market with vengeance. There was
also carried to the credit of profit and loss during
the week ending the 18th instant the large amount Of
Slle5s2 20, whilst at the close of the weeks
count only 523 49, Does not this fact prove in
conesby that the Spanish Bank of Havana is faenng
upon the dsresses OF our commercial men or at least
upon the necessities Of some Of that bodyy
The rivers in the tobacco growing district of Vmar del
RIO consequence Of extremely heavy rains previous
the 18th instant have overowed their banks
greater than before by ssthe oldest nha-
btant' doing great injury to many vegas of growing
bacco.
grand took place at the Catholic church OF this
city last Saturday afternoon in the investue by his Ex
member Of the Cuban nobility, of two gentlemen Don
Pablo Gonzales Iauzan, captain Of the rural militia aud
Don Ceto az Acebedo medical attendant OF the Gnard
ves with crosses Of the Royal American Order OF Isa
bel Ia Catolica
Ihave obtained the following particulars of the landings
of several cargoes Of Bozaes 700 Bes landed at
Sguapa Cardenas from large clipper American ship
Two cargoes Of 800 and the other OF 20 Boz,es
landed Cardenas; the first from Spanish vessel
named the Rcglta, and the second from vessel which
left the Congo with 100 Bozaes, of which large number
she lost ali but the seventy landed from an epidemic
which broke board. On the 18th Of August last
American vessel landed 400 Bozales Sagua la
Grande and lastly the brig Brownsville formerly regu-
lar trader between New Orleans and this port landed 500
Bozales at Santa Cruz (Canasi) in this island
The bark Cornthlan, which you will remember got
ashore reef outside the harbor of Cardenas got
Off taken INTO that port and her hull sold for trfing
amount some little time ago, purchased by slave
traders has been repaired and fitted out at Cardenas for
voyage to the coast Of Africa TO return with cargo Of
Bozales.
They have been measuring the free negroes the two
or three days TO see they up TO the required
dard for the militia It is reported two baalons them
are to be sent to Spain.
The Spanish Opera Company at the Theatre Tacon pos
sess fine voices and genuine artists. AS they
have only appeared in Zarzuelus peue Operas comque)
The prima DONNA Senora RumireZ and Sonora Uzal
both accomplished artists The formers almost
tused up whilst the latter really truly beautiful
woman to completely disarm criticism The tenors,
Seniors Grau Ruiz, both possess very sweet voices
although neither are Of great compass Foquera, the
baritone, enters into the spirit Of his part with gusto
have seldom surpassed; he sings we'll The buo,
Roas, has tenor voice Of considerable power and he
Of the best comic actors have The basso
have not heard but hope to do early oppor
tunty. gloom has been east the company by the
deCease the 18th inst after three days illness OF
ito Of one of their number the Senoa bona Juana Lopez
boards. She was twenty years Of age.
News from the West Indies.
TRICTs--P0PULAR sUsrAINMENT OF HIS RULE
TRADE GREATLY DEPRESsED-GOOD WEATHER.
THE LABOR QUESTION RUIN OF THE ISLAND COM
MERGE BY EMANCIPATION.
We have files from the West Indies dated at Kingston,