New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-22
HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to the New Orleans Crescent

| HAVANA, April Is, 1859.
The decree of the Captain General, reducing the
duties payable upon cattle, fowls and eggs imported
into this Island for the ensuing six months of which
you were informed in my last letters, served as
theme for the Diario de la Marina to comment upon
| soon after. The Diario's article commenced with
| the expression of doubt, whether from the words
al vdlOrem used in the decree it was intended the
values of the mportatons should be those expressed
in the manifests those affixed by the Island tariff
and then asks for explanation, which will lead to
perfect certainty to the position upon which the
importers may make their calculations.
To this the Gaccfd in its first following impression
CURLY replies, upon competent authority, that the
words ad uaiorem In the decree were intended to
signify the prices stated in the manfests" But,
nevertheless the article in the Dia,io de la Marina
gives evidence of the advance of Liberal sentiments
and of Liberality ITSELF for during the many years
have lived in this city, the article of the Diaro de Ia
Marina was the very first ] had pernsed which
dared to offer aught like comment upon any decree
of our superior authority" And again, the D;ar;o
de la Marina is entitled to the public thanks for
letting the public know the large amount of duty
paid upon every pound of beef consumed-for
although we all knew that all animals slaughtered in
this city were compelled to be slaughtered at the
large amount of duty there compelled to be paid
upon each animal SO slaughtered previous to its
being taken to the market Thus is accounted
for, to some extent, the high price compelled to be
paid for beef in this ctya quarter dollar per pound
and even at that high rate the purchaser does not
always get full -steelyards, not scales being
used here to weigh with in our markets and it is
not easy to find out if the former are correct as it
would be were the latter used.
l beg to enclose you, in the original Spanish, an
article from the Gaceta of 18th inst, and which was
copied by our two other morning papers, which is
too lengthy for to attempt translation of, re.
specting the report which emanated from the Courier
des Etats Unis of New York about another flibus.
ter expedition being fitted fitting out in the United
States to operate against this Island and which re.
port, perceive by copy of the Crescent received
per Quaker City, has been reairmed by the Courier
des Etdts Unis. The article enclosed was evidently
written to produce excitement in Spain, and to
lead to the belief there that present Captain
General was the only man who could secure to the
Spanish throne the continued sovereignty of this
ever faithful Islandn 1t would not surprise me
were the Marquis de la Habana created Grandee
of Spain, or honored with Field Marshal's baton
Nor, indeed, could I be otherwise than pleased at
such honors being bestowed him, for all his later
acts have proved him to be man of Liberal senti
ments and who can blame him for his display of
loyalty to his sovereign? As to Cuba continuing
Spanish possession three years longer, will only say
nous rerrons. do not believe it will
A million of dollars from the public treasury has
been placed in deposit in the Spanish bank of Ha-
vana with hint, believe, that it will not be called
for in hurry? This has eased the money market
little.
Gins and other machinery required by the Algo
donera, Cotton Ginning Joint Stock Company y in
preparing cotton for Market are to be admitted free
of duty into this Island Cotton ginning being pro-
ceeded with to considerable extent in various parts
of the Island. One planter within four leagues of
this city is now preparing seven hundred acres of
land to be planted with cotton. The Algodonera
proposes to pay fair price for all cotton produced
it is gathered, they ginning it, etc.. for market
Thus all the machinery required in preparing the
staple for market will be admitted duty free! l
have seen sample of dark nankeeu colored cotton,
grown by the Alyodonera.
Four hundred and fifty-three more " Asiaticos
Free Colinists |" arrived llth inst. in a French ship
from Macao via the Cape of Good Hope.
All Joint Stock Companies established in this
Island prior to the Royal Cedula of 10Th November,
1858, are to submit, for the appreciation of this Go
vernment, any alterations made or to be made in
their rules and statutes.
shock of an earthquake was experienced at St.
Jago de Cuba about noon on the 9Th inst
A collection of fossil animals and plants has been
to the Royal University of this city by
Preslyter Don Jose Ramon Delupay, Parochia Priest
of Guaduamatas:in this Island.
On Sunday, 9th inst, lady. q native of New Or
leans visited the Cathedral of this city, and on de-
scending the flight of steps at the entrance, was
seized with vertigo, and tumbled head over heels
such display of crinoline and hoops had never
before been witnessed in this city-a dozen gentle
men rushed and picked her up fortunately she did
not receive any severe injuries, but proceeded the
st. Louis the day but one after for Aspinwall.
The U. S. Surveying schooner Florida arrived here
18th inst, from Key West
Col. Helm, o. s. Consul General in Cuba, returns
with his famyt to the U. States by the present steam
er. He takes with him, believe, the embalmed re.
mains of his child, which you will remember died of
scarlet fever some months ago. After visit to his