New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-14
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HAvAHA CORRESPONDENCE.

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HAVANA. April .. 1880.
iii. Thc oapsuse II the SPANISH fexi-
-, steamers General Mifaznpn and MarNuez dc u
Habaus CONTINUES. Nth certain addenda, which !
viii xart;cnisr3y rer 70 before close this letter
u far1 te cIief stapls III conversation in Spanish
circlss hofs. II sppeaFs 10 he generally admitted
xad cesld, believe. we're Il requisite, DO proved
thAk tlle two steamers received Tia arms snd mn.
niaaons of war they had On board from the Govern
ment stores In and near this city.
The steamship Desoto. nom New York lst INST,
brought IL report that fsIl was 70 introduced
inso Congress I'd suspend shs neutrality laws Win
respect 10 Spain. Tie spansards aIeofed to totally
,iisbelieve III report. tasrnIng fairly hlue with fear
whilst Whey expressed fiiat ash ssts lne ofsoaes'
On tle other hand csgh thsy ere nos sive ussea-
ance ID sheiE thong s1sR Y sraaspers, ana %
Nsa frssa srsstis hinged the idea g ths1r mmost
soss,e III tass snd hopsd she & COED news X
s raiaf< pseys = - The very truth.
- ~ slsls ls.iau " the "a instant quotes
d fE55a2 fES No. Turk papers which brought here
fIs K HSfx anfl fton no New Orleans papers, and
y ~ NSx Totk Tribune and Courier, On the subject
Vi ths csptare "a ne two steamers, and says the
rstiarks II the two latter papers g are the more
sesssibls.' Ought rot Tue editors 81 those two
.,apsrr 10 q feel proud at receiving snch praise
from such source!
By the English steamship SoIent, which arrived
hsre nom vefa Cruz On tie It'll, wc have dates
ffora That city 10 ut inst. .s
Ihs newa IL lie raising of he siege Of Vera
cruz ~ sfiramon u fnIly confirmed. HE was com
peslea 10 it Nv wantof prov ana The munitions
Of war, ample supplies Of which we're on board
tl,e mo captared steamers.
Daring iii ssTenteen days of thu seige from 500
70 I'D shells nd some 1000 shot had been fired
ns,on tfe cily. THE casualties were quite tiaing.
0f she gasTison, sevsn had died and thirty-seyen
hsen wouIsded. OF hi population one had died
ani afteen been wounded. The families who had
IN u efe talning 10 the city.
When leaving Miramon had replied to the Eng
Han commanders {0idhanis) protest against tho
re bang directed against the houses Of foreigners
istHad d against tile batteries and Qualifications,
thai lie lliramon) was NOT responsible, and that
tlss aefinus event that had occurred tthe capture
Of the steamezss had caused it.
The 1sszx az linton says the National steamer
Constitution, ibefore the American steamer In
iiisnolay arrived ON the 23d, towing bark of 400
sans called The Maria de Conception, which had
been cruising between Vera Cruz and A1sarado.
Il was said she was captured within FIVE miles of
tne iattsr place, aitsr sne hcis!ed tne spanish
colofs, which had cansed her to be reclaimed BY
thc commander 81 the squadron at sacrihcies.
Ane 4'als ~ e2so alo ane 1se'sso po'n s1ate
fhat the q rs IWo steamers naa produced
great Irritation - ne Capital. According to me
Socie5od Of she 18th nlt-, there was great call
tn declaration q Wat against the United States
May they probably not have what they 80 much
desire 20 their hearts content
Valdez, at the head Of 200 men, from Gusdala-
jara, was defeated BY Ojaxany Valdez at zapos
tataIl, losing 1900 q his men ~ Killed. wounded
and dispersed.
Ths Brooklyn, VIZ Mr. McIane, arrived ct Vera
CRUZ 0n ne aSih uit
Degollado had TN he Eastry Of Relations and
gone 70 1ampico, % again enter npon the cam
palEu
n The Cnnde Az Guhongo, Aacalde ot this CITY, has
tinvu;shea 0ssIer II rharlea hi.
IA house I'M Barcelona has proposed project to