New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-01
HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
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Mr. Editor-It was currently reported. and oa,e4
raly believed, in this cisy unh within the last four
or iye days that the steamship Granada had banded
on the i6fh at or near Sierra Nu8ya cargo of
one Thousand nine hundred and twelve Africans
which had all been sold for $1,000 each. nuon 4
credit OF three, six and nine months II VIZ aIso
aaded that there were twenty five persons owners
New York. 'ss'S7 s s,i = y -
me steamship SLAYER City Of Norfolk has been
gos eh the reef and was lowed into this harbor d
lew v oays ago oy the Spanish war steamer veasco.
Inc brig Byron, Of Newtewn, was brought into
this harbor on the 22d inst prize to the sspansh
war steamer Nepsuno, which had captured The
brig lew days before near Sagua la Chen
Delieve, with three hundred and seventy one AfFi-
cans on board. The poor creatures we're In a most
wretched condition, and twelve OF them have died
since their capture by the Neptune.
The beautiful new Spanish screw -steam-frigate
Blanca arrived in this port the 2Dth inst. foIa
Guantanamo, where she has been % anchor fol two
or three month";. She brought out from GHaiiz O
new Captain.G General to Porto Rico. To all exter-
nal appearance she is one Of the finest vessels Of
her class afoat.
y The Lieutenant Governors of Cardenas and Colon
recently united their forces to break up runaway
negro sci dement being formed on the mountains.
They burned all the negro ranches and captured
six runaways, the property Of Don Julian Zulucta.
This settlement was being formed In the most inac
cessibIe part of the mountain called Las Euem
On Sunday the fzth inst. the commercial house
of Echarte Iavie q Co., at Sagua Ia Grande which
had been left in charge of Chinese, was atsempf~
ed to be entered by some burglars. They killed
the Chinese and then made theT way TO The RON
chest, which withstood their attempts to break N
open with cold eAisel and with HunpoMGeTs No
clue has been obtained to TIE burglars.
Mr. Henry Harrisoe, an American who Keeps
clearinghouse in Trauatrfa street, outside the
rails, was attacked few moraings ago when on
his way TO market, by taree mea, who subbed him
Of his gold watch and inflicted slight wound IN
his neck with pointed Eafes
On the lsth INST, q man was stopped by two
e.
attempted to rob him. PulIng out fis six-shooter,
he fired right and left. The footpads made thenl-
selves scarce.
A robbery took place on 1863 inst, at house IN
Peavo street. outside the walls, from whieh twenty
three golden onzas fs39l) and CHER valuable pro-
perty was carried OFF,
A man was attacked at Reglas across the bay,
opposite this city the night OF the 2lst inst and
received seven severe Woands.
Eight negres and two negresses were stolen
from house in PiFIqaa street, in The Cerro, last
SEnday. Five of them were fou1d In st. MI.
guei street outside the walls Of this city iii the pos-
session Of o man who stated he had hought them
of a stranger.
It IS proposed to constructs 4 railway from Porto
Principe to Santa Cruz of the South In this slana.
a printing otface has been established at Guanar
jay, some twenty miles from this city. and il i IN
tended to start paper to be called the Notieosa
there before the end OF the year.
Between and O'Clock, r. Ne, on the 18th inst.,
streak of wind which blew from three paints of
the compass, North, South and East, at Bayneo,
and which was accompanied by heavy rain, swept
away houses, trees ETC., etc. Happily it only
| lasted about eight minutes.
A census Of the inhabitants Of this island il
shortly to be taken By order Of the ssueen. Tie
| last census, / believe, was taken In 1856.
freight train from this city to & Union ran or
the track at the 32d mile from this city, on the 23d
t inst.
| The train with passengers from Masanzas, Was
| detained for two three hours, and that FORTH
4 nately was all the mischief or damage oceasloned
i by the accident. s5s
1 On the 24th inst. the Spanish steamer Ocean
/ Bird. arrived from Porto Rico, Porto Plata, IT 4
| Thomas, etc., etc. The news is very slender.
however, translate the following from the Dsdgso
/ de la Marina, of the 25th inst.
4 The subscription at Porto Rico to obtain statue
of the Queen Of Spain, amounts to sl54l SO.
4 The representative of Spain at Eenadcr had ar
4 rived at Porto Rico en- route for Spain, where he
goes on leave Of absence for year.
i From Venezuela the dates are to the 9Th instant.
Nothing is said about the difficulty with Spain.
The Constitutional forces were everywhere beat
N ing the rebels.
Fresh conspiracies had however been discovered,
and the Government was endeavoring to discover
the leaders. n.
six or eight venezueIans who had dsembarked
and taken refuge at Curacao, were disarmed and
: At Valencia q Militad" who had obtained tht
: confidence of the Government was discovered 70 pt
working against It. His accomplices had been ar
rested and will soon be punished.
n The small pox Is making dreadfnl ravages q
Porto Principe in this island. Entire families haF'
+ been swept of by this loathesome disease.
: The Cortesi italian opera troupe open at the neg
L Varieties Theater this evening. with the Travata.'
o According to the official programme, the troup
y consists of the following drtistes Cartesi am
. Fanny Gordosa, prima donnas, (the latter y U
= come from Europe y Irene Lapi, eentrato Al. Gas
opolo and Rosa Rosenberg comprimarios and sec
/ ond ladies' Mussiani and G. Tamaro, tenores thl
h brothers Amodio, baritones !; Nanni and Lucatei
basso. Many of these names'a doubtless as new
to your readers as they are to your correspondent
However every box and seat is taken for theenfif'
: season, and lucky will he be who manages to OBJ
tain standing room on any evening.
The following are the departures for New Or
leans: October Is, Major Barbour; ~, bark Tn
}. dine and Spanish ships Valparaiso Jaime ant
Anita; %, barks W. w. Moses and Fl. H. Boody
!. rs, Spanish ship Gonchita.
!" P.S.-The steamship Habana, Capt Mcconnell
which arrived 24th inst. from New York, was ashor
p twentyfonr hours on the Florida Reef. She va
got off by part of her cargo-apples, potatoes an
~ iard-having been thrown overheard She leaks 81
badly that it has been deemed necessary to hava'
e survey held on her hear has been decided tha
Vt she is sufficiently seaworthy to proceed 70 you
y port on her regular day, Both October.
HAVANA, October 2s, 1860.
Mr.. Edtor-So very few hours have passe
since closed my last letter and placed II in th
ID hands of the purser of the steamship peSoto, tha
q you will not expect either very lengthy or inter
7. esting letter upon the present occasion. Yet
IS. have gathered an item or two Of I" news.p IN
Ol 0lu Oh NEW IOTk, mas peeH sofu " IL
n. slave traders for seven thousand dollars, muc
a. more than she Is in reality worth. She goes irs
- to the Canary Isles and thence to the coast OF
ls RIGA for cargo of Bozales.
es A seizure Of considerable quantity of lard WI
o. made by thee ustoms day or two since, on boar
:. lighter alongside the sehr. Fl. A. Brown frol
u Baltimore. The lard was not entered in the We:
sells manifest, but was stored away among he
ed cargo of Goals. 63s.s3. So
= The vessel and the lighter, hear have also bee
~ seized by the customs authorities, and severs
70. cnstomhouse officers who had been brihed TO sht
or their eyes during the period the lard was bein
el | landed, have been suspended
The period of the anticipated accotchment !
her 'Excellentissima," the Gondesa de San Al
tonic, fast approaches. have been favored wit
lis private view Of a painting in oil BY m amatel
ur artist, named Romero--who is, if mistake not,
God-son of his Excelleney the Captain General
which painting it is intended to present to Il
Condesa as soon as may be deemed prudent aft
ne her dccouctnaeat.
n. The picture represents two cheruhs desesndir
! from Heaven, bearing between them splend
cushion, upon which rests beautiful infant i
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