New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-07
HAVANA coRREsPoN DENcE.

HAVANA coRREsPoN DENcE.
Special 10 the New Orleans crsscsntl
HAVANA, Feb. 8, 1859.
Messrs. Editors--The brig Nancy Of yo1r port
which has for between eight and nine months beef
il the hands Of tho authorities Of ths Island nnde
charge Of being about % engage in the African
slave trade, WAS restored to her Captain John vii
Hams on The Slst ut He took possession Of her Of
int day caused survey to Be held on her. to ascer
tain what injury has bsen caused BY her protractei
detention, md believe, now intends to return in he
= soon Is BE- can make the requisite arrangements
New Orleans.
The spasish line Of battle ship, Isabel Segunda re
turned u this harbor on the evening Of the 30th ut
from Guenteinamo at the harbor OF which place shs
has been Il anchor during all the past summer, and
until within fifteen days Of her return to this port
The United States mail steamer Cahawba was leay
ing this port for New York as the Isabel Segnnds
entered. The usual naval courtesy was exchanged
between the two ships.
The Spanish mail steamers from Spain, arrived 3ls
ut, but did not bring new Captain General, as
had been anticipated she would have done.
Five hundred Buzal Africans were landed the weel
AystVAS lacs 0dSu2 - 0A0nuSs
had heard they were landed 1t OF near Cardenas bu
was q Is above stated.
On 2sth ult., early In the morning, nftydve Afri
can boys were landed and parsded beneath the por
tico Of the Captain-G Generals palace in this city
They had been brought from Sagua ID Grande, / be
ieve, where they were captured short time previ
ousy. What was the object in thus exhibiting theml
unless it was to show that Buzaes sometimss cap
tured BY the authorities, cannot imagine
The infuenxa" ID prevalent in this city at present
When Spaniards are affected BY it. they are aatricay
told they have an "attack Of the Presidents mes
sage.n
learn from reliable authority that the Algodenera
Cotton growing Joint Stock Company will shortly
be declared . national enterprise, and that all the
Spanish authorities will be ordered to give it every
assistance IN their power Does not this circumstance
AFFORD an additional reason why Cuba should speedily
become the property Of the United States2 Lam free
to confess that is the view take Of it, because the
80 doing will keep competitor against the cotton
growing States Of the Union out Of the great cotton
markets Of the world.
& La Fdro,ita, La Irapiata, and duo Foscari
have been represented at the Villa Nueva theater by
the Italian Opera Company since Hast wrote gaining
fresh trinmphs with each representation.
Gazzaniga has again gone to Matanzas. Alamo
and Gassier are both still in this city, and the (ou
nstc opera Of Martha is promised shortly. Here, as
every where else, novelty possesses wondrous
charms 645
\ Formes, am sorry to add, il is understood, will
not visit this city the present season.
On the LIST inst the French screw steamer Francois
4 arrived here from Macao and the Cape of Good
Hope in "a days. She is but Of 662 tuns burthen,
and brought over here 1856 Chinese Asiatcos free
coonists, \ they are called here although they are
bought and sold like cattle in the Market and are
in truth very slaves for life. The number that died
on the passage from China have not been able to
ascertain, but doubtless large number must have
died, II It were only from not having had sufficient
space afforded themless than threequarters ofa tun
70 each. This coolie trade is even more cruel than
the African slave trade.
Yesterday was public holiday, the feast day of
our Lady Of Candelaria, when his Excellency the
Captain General with his Staff and the amost Excel
lent the Ayuntamiento" attended the Cathedral in
state to witness the ceremony Of blessing the sacred
candles. These frequent holidays interfere sadly with
business pursuits.
The weather is cool and delightful. Public health
with the exception Of influenza, good.
= Our city is thronged with Northern visitors Now
is the harvest time Of our hotel and clearinghouse
keepers k.*