New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-01
HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE,
Special to the New Orleans Ctesesnt.l


@.~@ HAVANA, sept, n, 1860.
MI. Editor = Doubtless the telegraph from
Charleston has conveyed to you the unhappy intel
lgence Of the shooting Of General Walker at Trux-
io on tAe 18th inst. The news vas brought here
late on the cath by Of the officers Of the pro.
peller Osceola, which has arrived that day at Bata-
bund.
General walker, learn was not permitted to
have or hold any communication with any Of his
followers after his capture. He marched from his
prison cell to the place Of execution With firm
steady step, happy amile Of resignation playing
about his conntenance. 4 chair was placed for
him, its back towards the castle in this he calmly
took his seat and was blindfoldcd with piece Of
linen four or FIVE dimes doubled. Three soldiers
advanced to within about twenty feet Of the chair
and discharged their muskets at their victim. The
balls entered his person and he leaned little for
ward but it being observed he Yves not dead, a
fourth soldier mereifully advanced to within few
feet Of the wounded man and with the muzzle of
the musket almost touching his forehead discharged
it, burning the linen bandage that covered his eyes
and blowing his skull to atoms.
Thus ended the life of one of the bravest and
noblest-minded men the present generation has
seen, and however much men may differ in their
views as to the correctness of Walkers course, yet
none will deny that he was brave man, and felt
impeed to his acts by desire to assist his fellow
men in obtaining their birthright-freedoml de
| ltoYtuts Nil atsi bon1ll;H and now that the man
| is dead, trust those who re7ied him whilst lie
| lived will permit his memory and his remains to
rest nndisurbed in that stranger land for which he
| fought and which he hallowed with his blood.
\ The commencement, as we should term it, of the
Royal University of this city, took place on Sunday,
! 23d inst. commencement here is very DIFF
\ ferent sort Of an affair to what it il with us-no
determinations" no poems no inaugural or vale
dctory addresses ETC.; but simply distribution
Of the prizes awarded by the Faculty to the most
| meritorious students and discourse by the rector
Of the University. There were present on the 23d
inst their Ezcellences the Captain.General the
General Of Marine Spanish Admiral) and the 40
4 interim Regente of the Real Audiencia (Chef jus
tice of the Supreme Court.
His Excellency, the Captain-General, assisted il
tile distribution of the prizes (Which consisted o
medals and books to the most meritorous pupils
The Rector of the University Don Antonio Fam
braner, delivered a very able and eloquent dis
course (tinged, perhaps, little too highly witt
fusome aduaton of the first authority X Of th
island, who was then presenD but which contained
synopsis of the several essays written by tn
various students.
The essay from the students Of the departmen
of Jurisprudence was particularly interesting t
your correspondent, who was in early life, To-
student The essay treats, first, of the rights an
advantages of mortgages secondly, of dotation
pointing out the peculiar privileges under I'll
Spanish law granted to dotatioQs, and concludir
: bv pointing out in an expressive but succinct ma
ner the various law points referred to in the essa
Three students in the Jurisprudence departmel
received prizes, four in the Medical and Surgic
department. and four in the Philosophical depar
ment. ..-..... ....... .8.
we are to have, it is reported, new cemetel
near this city, and all will admit that it is muC
needed. 1t is to consist of nine cabulerias Of laI
: Ia cabuleria being 333 acres) to be divided in
= four squares adorned with walks, trees and fou
tains. The facade will be Of bronze, in the mon
1t mental style, and the entire cemetery will be S,
J, rounded with an iron fence, in the center of viii
g there is to be superb arch in the same style
6 that of the Star of Paris in which it is purpos
If to place the venerated remains of Columb
lie CALAIS why disturb again those sacred remains
t. in an urn with silver cover upon which, in lett
h of gold will be inscribed the results of his succe
Id full enterprise. A bronze statue of Columbus is
1T revealing the grand mission he carried into etie
7, John Ericsson and Messrs. Peasant, Brothers &
e. of this city, have obtained privilege for the
is elusive use for fifteen years of certain impro1
\. ments introduced by them into this Island to Fri
ot sons caloric engine.
is Dates from Vera Cruz to the 10th, and from
e City of Mexico to 18th inst, were received here
d, the 2lst by the Spanish war steamer Berengue
Uil,e IF INN Thp ROM
st of the capture of Guadalaara by the Juarez pan
is contradicted, and it is stated that Gen. CAST
y had abandoned that city. There had been
,f port on the 30th ult., at the City of Mexico, til
I, Marquee was about to march to protect CAST
lie as he retired, but that the former had not be
er able to do so, lacking both men and money.
S, The Federalist troops had on the 30th ult., ne
ty Plapan, encountered the Miramon forces that h
81 marched from Mexico The latter were conquer
", but several prisoners of war taken by them W
es mercessly shot.
he The total number of Mramons forces, it is stat
re does not exceed ten thousand men. Gene
sc Qaixano and the military chief of the Board
ut Health, yanderlenden, had both gone over TO
he Juarez party, and it was supposed the eN-minis
he Munoz Leyos was in communication with Gene
nd Doblado.
ng The Spanish brig-of-war Alecdo, and steamer
o. war yelasco, both arrived at this port from v
IT, Cruz the 18th inst.
y, On the 18th inst the U. S. steamship Crusadery
ng off this port, and Lieut.. Duncan, who had co
ot here in the Star of the West from New Yo
ng whittier he had been in charge of SLAYER captu
ny BY the Crusader, embraced the opportunity to
join his ship.
The weather continues extremely warm.
u public health remains as last advised.
w. w. The brig Director sailed from Cardenas for N
Orleans the 18th inst and the Spanish ship Herr
tal Cortes hence next day, also for New Orleans.