The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-06
NEWS FROM CUBA.

Arrival OF the Cahawba from Havana
Nearly Half Million of Dollars ON
Frcfyht-Oficial Changes Made by the
New Captain Generals ugar Market,
Fre1ehts and Rate OF Exchange, sc.
The United States Mail steamship Cahawba, Captain
Smith, arrived at this port early yesterday morning. form
New Orleans and Havana
She left Havana at O'Clock the morning Of the
Both of November.
The Cahawba has on freight from New Orleans and Ha
vana s462 900 in SPECIE principally Mexican dollars.
The news from Havana is unimportant.
The new Captain General was making many changes
among the employees OF the government The popular
impression that General Serrano will carry out General
Concnas policy, more particularly in regard to the i'm
provements going on in the city Of Havana.
The sugar market remains very firm No. IL was held
at reals per arobe sale of 5000 boxes white was
lately made At IL u Tx per arobe.
Freghts-The decline noticed in previous adyices con-
tinues.
Exchange London, 151S to l6 premium New York
and Boston, So to do; New Orleans, to do. Next
can dollars on ship board, per cent premium.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
HAVANA, Nov. 90. 1852
The Speculation american Sedtag for the Hayyor-
HDoes Not Pay, and the Vessel Leaves Port for New
Orleans-An Unfortunate Day Of To,vage-7he Appoint
ments Of General Scr7ano-Renetued Animation in tho
Stare Trade-Late Unconcealed Landing of Negroes-
Hoso the Traders to the African Coast Nutiply-OGcial
Connirance on Official Corruption, dc.
The American steamtug Decatur, which has been at
anchor in bay for sale for some weeks not finding
suitable offers, left last week for New Orleans She
countered heavy weather. and receiving damage to
her engine disabled An American schooner met her
in Distress took her in tow Bahia Honda which port
pocta rdc
bore down for the schooner and proposed in the
Of order to be complied WITH to tow the steamer into
the port Of Havana which complied with under the
that it command After removing the steam
from the safe position, and port of the reach
Of help, the Spanish commander found that he had not
coal enough to get himself and tow Havana and he
dropped the tow, forgetting that the Decatur had album
dance of coal on board for his
In getting loose from the tow collision took place,
doing damage TO the tug and throwing the mate on
board the Spanish war steamer they had not time in
cinati0n to throw him back.
Steamers have been despatched for the Decatur: but
she has not been heard Of and fears entertained that
all are lost. Who foots the blls SPAN promise to
pay for the conduct Of her Off ia dverng the vessel
from her safe port in view.
We going on we'll at the Palace rotation the order
Of the day, and clean sweep OF Spanards Of for
Spsniards of Cuba.
They say that Serrano strikes with favor.
learn from very reliable auhority-and part saw
that 56O Bozale negroes week the BAHIA
de Mario, within half mile Of Spanish steamer
which was lying at anchor there and marched through
Trinidad under the very nose OF the Governor who made
not the slightest effort for their arrest They were sold
Immediately for upwards of $500 each The that
brought them from the coast and effected the expedition
with impuny fine Baltimore clipper built ship of
$50 tons burthen OF this transacon-ts noorety the
town OF Trindad-there not man, woman child in
ignorance nor any one abroad that might no. have seen
the negroes unless they chose to They did
remain probably within sight OF the Governor longer than
was necessary to get them to by, where dis
trbuton could be effected according the of SALE
and the gang dispersed to several plantations of the
reach Of investigation, should official vigilance happen
wake up from any unexpected change.
The SLAYER brig with five hundred negroes on board
lately taken by the Spanish steamer Basco de Garay
and with prize put board ordered to Nuevitas,
was taken by-unavoidable casualty The Blasco
her Porto Rico and the of the SLAYER seeing
the steamer approaching the distance supposed 1t to be
British and fled to the Shore leaving only three
sick sailors board The brig thus left drifting
about at the mercy Of the winds and waves that the
Basco de Gaay was compelled to go to her assistance,
The brig fitted the city of Havana about six
months since; but the voyage to Africa the
dered the captain and put In charge their own
selection The factor the coast learning of the muny
and murder refused to have anything do with the
SELL but another less scrupulous undertook to fur
nsh her cargo and came on board of the brig
cargo, and is Havana the vicinity, and will re-
turn to the coast in few weeks after he has closed
contracts for future deliveries as to which am well ad
yised
No less than four expeditions have been consummated
by landings at Pinar del Rico within the last three
months Several vessels are now expected at Trinidad
and in that vicinity; and instructions have been
received by the local authorities call in all the troops
which stationed along the coast complete revival
of the trade may be anticipated 10 that quarter which
has been well guarded for several years. by the Brit
sh Consul residing at Trinidad.
The cruising Of British and American vessels Of war on
the coast Of Africa does not diminish the number OF
slaves annually imported into the island OF Cuba The
money lives and vessels you send there to be used
lost and destroyed upon ntermnabe cruising ground
the more energy money and vessels will be sent from
Cuba 10 the coast to defeat your object.
HAVANA, Nov. 80, 1859.
Creole Good FEELING 76wards the New Captain General
Birthday of The Prince Of The Astuvias-Iropose New
Rules q Court--A Grand Opera Imbycglio-Mas Ma
Teh and the Newspaper Dead heads a, WdrGoHschcalk
in the CITY.
The creoes are in ecsaces They say Span has at last
sent the right for Captain General and that evory
thing is sure to go well now.n What, think you is
the cause Of this sudden change in their feelings and OPT
nions2 Simply because some few Of their number have
aready,'' they say, triumphanty, been appointed
or rather reported to have been appointed to some
minor offices OF trust This and the fact Of the Condesa
de San Antonio the wife Of the new Captain General,
being native OF the island, has thus set them all "cock
q hoop"
The giving this city civil government is doubtless
move In the right direction but then the Captain General
the civil az we'll the military governor the city, 80
that de faco the change only In the name and not in
the substance of the matter Instead of issuing peneraI
ordcrs,v suppose we shall have "civ DEGREES; and
gO-forth.
The 18th instant the birth bay Of the Prince Of
Asturas. Royal salutes fred at sunrise noon and
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