The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-30
NEWS FROM HAVANA.

Arrival OF the Empire City-Birthday
Salutes to the Prince Of the Asturias-
Scene ON the Ramparts and Harbor-A
Number OF Americans in the City, &c.
The United States mail steamship Empire City, Captain
MCGOWAN, arrived at this port yesterday morning from
New Orleans and Havana. N
She lef New Orleans january 20, at S a. NJ, and
rived at Havana the I'D at $50 =. n. After dsem
barking the California mails and passengers and those for
Havana she left the following afternoon 123d at $50 p
n, for New York s.ef
The morning Of the o3d ushered in at Havana by
laundering sate from the heavy guns Of the Cabanas
opposite the city, and others in lis vicinity also
aud sunset followed by The ringing OF bells and other
manifestations Of Joy at the return Of the birthday oy the
youthful heir to the Spanish throne.
As the Empire City lay at anchor under the vale Of the
Cabanas she was particularly favored OF lis guns "a
ten pcb), directly overhead proving especial great
bore to the ladies' Its entire rampant lined
with tho heads Of the soldery, viewing thence the
animated scene in the harbor below aud the city
opposite them, comcaEy resembling the row OF
broken bottles imbeddcd in mortar found the
tops of garden enclosures &c. Sun and the Empire
Ctys departure sti found many friends who had stuck
there all day in fn canon icas, in the old position in
duiging left the anchorage, In humorous manifesto
ton Of mock griof-tearing their hair In pantomime,
waving handkerchcfs chose who owned them were by
no egicn) and kissing bands the walls Of the
fortress.
An unusually prodsal programme promised TO reward
the pleasure seeking public in the evening
Business is reported dan
Froghts are doing better
Exchange is quoted on London, 49, lax promium;
New York, SO "A premium; New Orleans, g.. 40.
The hotels rapidly filing up, Americans being
IN town than any previous asion during the winter
The Empire City has hois,erous weather during The
entire passage from Havana
~. orr HAvtSA CORRESPONDENTS
HAVANA, jan. q, 1860.
A Ro,al BiStSdy and is sro,is--Salatcs, RECEPTIONS
Thsairol, Ball ard G.neraI Api,se,nesas--7h. Opera
in Gyco, Fgce-TSasned Monkeys Asaint P,Ima
Eonia--A L<ree at Contradictions Of ccm@ardeg al
Sod Ire Sugar Mark, dc.
THIS IS our Prince OF As,rrias' birthday therefore VIC
are al merry No work done in tho public oGccs-Bs,os
Names The Palace 81 twelve ~ three bands OF music
sayos from the battery OF Isabel H. the front
parts az Cabanas ard echoed from the gray wallis OF Fort
Principe, morning, and at the going down of
the sun reception at the Palace tonight illumination Of
the House OF Me Taoon theatre, where we are to
have with strong cast ''Iacia d immermoorn and the
last &C, Of Comma de Berg' the Campbell Minst~es
at the yianucvc theatre the dogs monkeys, goats. e,s
and all II trained animals ana hum anities the grand
circus of Chariyii extraordinary ball a. Escauyozas
ratoons ditto extraordinary aud less select the
Exchange tBoso) dssofviug views a. the lie Grande;
pauorarnas every where and the bulls be forgot
ten, from four to SIX O'Clock r. NJ, bearded women,
warolcrs, giants, dwarfs and penies-
There auagcnsm for the looe money in pockets.
Max Mare.zak will have 10 be tho qa rts, and
presume 10 think TIM, # be gives ammonia tina,
xr shall esteem otto OF TIE pubc flag and he
will have to give them o. the prina douna--ihc
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