New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-06
HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
HAyAxA, September 4 1859.

HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
HAVANA, September 2, 1859.
special to the New Orleans Crescsntl
Messrs. Editors.-The old adage says, "it never
rains but It pours" and such is really the at this
moment. For some little time 1t has only been with
she greatest difficulty have been enabled to CLEAN
subjects OF the slightest general interest upon which
10 write happily, however, such is not the case to-
day, for there is perfect plethora OF interesting mat
ter to send you, and am at my desk at early dawn
in order to endeavor to send you the WHOLE my only
fear being that the DeSoto will arrive at hour 50
early as to prevent my doing So As she will not en-
ter port but only "lay to- off the Moro Castle, it
will be requisite l should close my letter within
twenty minutes after she is signalzed, and it may
be, therefore, that shall be compelled to bring this
to a close somewhat abruptly.
My last letter was forwarded per Philadelphia on
oath ult and soon after her departure silly report
came to my ears that request had been made to
the Ayuntamiento Getty corporation) to issue bonds
bearing interest for the purpose Of aording relief to
the money Market which has been and still is lament
ably stringent.
l am not apt to believe all hear, and as could
not understand upon what principle the city corpora.
ton should have been thus requested, Ito which re-
quest it was added It had returned negative reply1
l, after few moments thought, made up my mind
that there could not be any truth in the report
nevertheless, as could not lose anything by making
enquiries the subject in circles likely to be in
formed, went at once to certain friends Of mine,
gentlemen Of position, fortune and intelligence, who
would have been certain to have known had any
such request been made, and from them learned
the fact which had been 80 sngulary tortured into
the aforesaid report. believe informed you some
two or three weeks ago. that was intended by the
"spansh Bank of Havana" to issue bonds bearing
interest at the rate Of per cent per annum, plan
which was found to work well at the period Of the
panic in the money market here, some two or three
years ago. although the bonds then issued bore in
terest at the rate of 10 per cent per annum. 1t ap
pears this intended issue Of bonds by the bank has
been discussed at meeting of the Real Acuerdo,
(Roya Colonial Council) aud that the legal adviser
Of that ustrious body had given it as his profes.
sional opinion that it would be contrary to the terms
of the charter Of the bank it to do So and tina
some two or three influential members Of the "Real
Acuerdo' having coincded 10 that opinion, the pro-
posed bonds will not be issued by the bank It is,
however, anticipated the next mail steamer from
Spain will bring the Royal permission to the bank to
issue two millions more of its "biletes" (bls pay
able in specie on demand) but these, humbly sub
NIT, will not afford any relief to the money market,
because these bank bills are all of high denomination
the smallest being of fifty dollars value and although
they do form currency among the wealthy-men
who look upon an onsa (sl7) as the man in ordinary
circumstances does upon medro, (half dime)-yet
they can never be introduced as a currency in the
general concerns Of life.
Ifit be really desired to afford ease to the money
market, the remedy is simple enough. Let the pub
| lie funds be deposited in the Spanish Bank Of Ha
vana and it rendered the Fiscal Agent Of the Govern
ment of the Island, then let some person possessing
an adequate knowledge Of finance occupy the position
now filed by Senior Goyri who, though believe him
to be very estmabe person, yet it is evident is to-
tally untitled to be the Managing Director of such 8
vast concern as the Spanish Bank of Havana Tha
bank would, under the above circumstances no Longer
feel constrained to act but would, it might safel,
do even at present, expand, and our merchants anc
traders would again wear smiling faces, commerc,
would again thrive, and we should not any longer
features of almost despair depicted upon the coun
tenances of SO many of our commercial men.
Now for subject which more especially interests
the shipping interests throughout the United States
1t is translated from recent impression of the
Gaceta:
The Director General of Ultramar has communi
Gated the following Royal Order to his Excellenc,
the superior Civil Governor Superintendent Delega
of the Royal Treasury under date lst July ult.
Excellent Sir-The Minister Of War on this dat,
has communicated the following: The Queen ha
this day approved these rules for the government o
Captains and Supercargoes, who are in the com
merce of foreign ports to the Islands of Cuba an,
Porto Rico, communicating these rules to the Consul
and Vice. .Consus of Spain in foreign countries, s.
that they may publish them several times in the pc
riodcals official bulletin of the place where the,
reside. The said rules will be complied with on tn
part Of Captains at the expiration Of thirty days afte
said publication in the periodical referred to.
MINISTER OF WAR AND ULTRAMAR:
The Captains and supercargoes of vessels in th
commerce of foreign ports to the Islands of Cuba an
Porto Rico will observe the following rules fron
their departures up to their arrivals at the destine
port.
"RULE 1sr.-Captans Of vessels from foreign port
to the Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico will presen
to the Spanish Consul or vice.Consul the NANTES
and duplicate without any alteration to express
lst the class, flag name, exact number Of SPANS
tuns of the vessels they command I'd, the name G
whence they proceed 4th, the names Of the person
who load the vessel, and the owners consignees
whom the cargo is consigned 9th, the bales parcels
barrels boxes and other packages, with the mark
7 and corresponding numbers, expressing by number
and letters the number of each class Of them Git
the generic class of merchandise contained in thes
packages; 7th. the same with respect to those il
tended to be deposited or in transitu 9th, he wi
conclude by expressing in continuation that the We
sci has no other merchandise on board and that non
, of which is Of prohibited class
" RULE 2-The articles which from their natul
cannot go in bales, be packed up, as is the
with iron in bars, sheets, the metals galapagos
or in pigs boards slaves and other lumber will
, designated by Spanish weights and measures, acco
ding to their class and so inserted in the duplicate
r "RULE 3.-These two documents will be certife
by the Spanish Consul or Vice-Consul, who will giy
. the captain one and retain the other himself, to r
NIT to the Intendencia (Treasury) of the Island
:, which the vessel is bound, to serve the Custou
< house to compare with the manifest presented
0 the captain.
a "RULE 4.-The captain will at the end of his vo
age place note on the manifest, explaining, frs
the merchandise or articles possessed by each of
crew who carry beyond one hundred dollars value
!, second, the articles of provisions remaining
board third, the munitions of war and warlike i
= struments in reserve
"RULE 5.-The captain, on his arrival at his po
of destination will deliver to the Chief of the
ribineros Q4anding Waers) during the period of Il
official visit, the manifest"
"RuLE eff vessel is in ballast the captain W
present to the Consul or Vice Consul duplicate no
e expressing the fact, and will proceed in the
manner with the manifest, l. e. that the Consul W
, certify both documents, delivering one copy to Il
captain, reserving the other to remit as stated
rule 3.
"RuLE 7.-If the captain or supercargo does n
present the manifest or note that the vessel is in b
last, during the official visit, which will be made
the fall of the anchor at the port OF his destinato
fae,te (strong) for the lack of that document If
= dn.u mt have the certfcaton 0f the Snanish Cons