New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-06

penses Of measuring, the excess be more than ten
RULE 7s.-Tbe captains who are, through stress
throw away part Of their cargo, viii note il in the
manifest, expressing the quantity Of bales and classes
and Is obliged TO lend the CustomoTee the cores
ponding declaration, and exhibit bs log book to
prove bis assersions.
"RuLE 1.-The passengers baggage will be taken
70 the stores Of the Custom house for examination
merchandise is found therein Of the value Of 800
puerte) the duties will be paid thereon5 the value
double duties will have to be paid but If il should
exceed that value it will be confscated, unless note
OF these goods has previously been presented and 10
sosn case, they will only pay the regular duties.
madrid, July l, 1888. Approvedby Her Majesty.
True Copy, oDonnell. Ulloa Director. General.
= Tbs is published in the Gazette, by order Of His
E1celleney, the norSuperntendent Delegate of
chants.
Havana, Aug. 9th, 1859. (signed, Miguel sas-
Fez Vigil, Secretary"
As doubtless the foregoing will be the subject Of
editorial comment shall content myself by asking
If any document could be more cunningiy composed
to effect the entire ruin of the commerce between the
United States and this Island. An old sea captain,
to whom read the Royal Order " yesterday, when
had concluded, exclaimed, "Well, after . while,
We shall not be enabled to come here st an and then
We shall see who will be the losers.''
Frederick Kern is appointed Prussian Consul in
this city during the absence Of Maureio Stern.
The British Government has remitted f2O ster.
ling to each Of the Spanish (Cnban y fishermen Juan
Orejan and Pedro Almestequi, who picked up at sea
and carried into Trinidad de Cuba the boat in which
were Commander Scott and other officers Of the
wrecked British gun-boat Jasper, last year.
The" Credito Mobaiario Of this Island, is about
to go into liquidation. More the pity. Had it been
properly managed it would have been Of great pub.
lie benefit.
Senior Alcazar, late Administrator " Of the Tea
tro Tacon, went to New York on Doth ult to endea-
vor to collect an Italian Opera Company to appear
at that house.
On the evening OF the 2sth, and early on the morn
ing of 29th nlt, that rare phenomenon in this lati
tude an aurora boreals visible in this city. 1t
was of extraordinary beauty. l find full and beau.
tiful description of it in the Diayo de Ia Marina Of
30th communicated by that scientific gentleman, Don
| Andreas Poey, Of which would send you transla.
ton, but that am really tired besides which, I
have something Of greater general importance yet
| to communicate.
The Gaceta of the 28th ult contains circular from
the General to the several postmasters Of
| this Island, which commences thus:
In order to put an end to the abuses arising from
the national and foreign correspondence being con.
veyed by private hands, causing damage to the public
service and petty frauds upon the interests of the
Royal Treasury, am under the necessity of remind
ing the postmasers Of the Island Of the necessity
that exists for the exact compliance with the circular
issued by his Exceency the Captain General Of this
Island on March lst, 1849-
which forbds any person conveying any sealed sheet
either in the Island from abroad, unless expressly
sent by the authorities except where there is post
Office and then they are to be taken to the nearest
post-oice. The party failing so to do will be fined
ducat. If it be desired that the above should be
strictly obeyed, then the authorities must ac&as civil
lied men and reduce the enormous tax Of twelve ani
half cents, now imposed for the simple delivery Of
letter or paper from the postoce. Attached to thl
circular of ls49 fourteen rules, of which vii
only trouble you with one or two One Of these rule
says " No printed paper can be sent closed, excep
through the postofice." Indeed Then, Seniors, b.
pleased to let us have our newspapers within four
five hours after they have reached the postofce,
do not detain them for days aud weeks, has beeI
frequently done. "Letters brought from the Unite
States or the Indias (Mexico) will be paid for at th
postofice at the rate of once cent each, and thos
from any other country at the rate of two cents each
If this has been the law since l849 why has the post
office here steadasty refused to pay single cen
for the thousands upon thousands Of letters that hav
since then been delivered to it from American steam
ships and sailing vessels2
have known the masters of many sailing vessel
deliver quite mail at the posofi in this city, 70
which they could not obtain brass farthing by wa
Of payment. Indeed, but week or two since hear,
the captain Of sailing vessel state he had brough
nearly two hundred letters to the postoffce, wher
be had been told, "They never paid anything 70
letters delivered to them" But suppose now tina
this old law has been revived, letters delivered here
after at the post.ofice will be paid Tor.
Who shall dare say that Cuba is not progressing
have been pleased to observe periodical agenc
has been established at No. 81 Cale del Obispo, i
this city, whose proprietor tells me he will receive
each steamship from the United States full and regr
lar supplies of magazines and newspapers - you
Crescent of course ncuded-from the principal cite
of the United States, which be will sell by the sng
copy. Such an establishment has longl been needle
in this city, and doubt not but that il. will do
thriving trade.
The mail steamer from Spain has arrived, an
brings the following news The capital Of the Spanis
Bank of Havana is to be increased one million of Dc
lars. The Bank is authorized to issue bNetes (bil
payable on demand in spece) to twice the amount
its capital having reserve of onethird in specie
issue biletes of s25 each, and by dscountiug note
having three and six months to rum to assist COZ
merce. The Bank may, by permission of the Captai
General, increase its rate of interest," The two sign
lures required on each note discounted only OF
need be that of resident of Havana, the other beir
E that of resident of any other part of the Islam
There is no longer to be second subdirector to Il
Bank.
, new staff of the chief officers of the On stoms