New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-06
HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.


Ed. Cicscent-My last respects were closed at
r. NJ. on the seth ult., since which so brief Pc
Rod has elapsed that there has not been sufficient
time for the accumulation of much news.
have read . statement in celebrated New
FORK newspaper of the 18th ult., supplied to it by
awell known Havana correspondent that the bark
". y. Cobb (Which. You will remember, was picked
up several month ago by the schooner Cumberland
of the coast Of this Island, without living crea-
ture on board but with abundant evidence of her
having been engaged in the African slave trade)
had been sold here as a drelct.'' Such is not
the fact.
No final decision has vet been arrived at with re-
spect to the j. j. Cobb by the courts of this Island
True it is, the inferior court has decided that the
bark shall be given up to the United States Consul
General, to be sent by him to the jurisdiction Of
the United States there to be tried for having been
engaged in tile African slave trade but this de-
cision has to be confirmed by the Saia de Guena
Murina' (Hall of War and Maritime Afairs) of
the a Real Aufiencia y (Saperior Court1-but be-
fore it can be fairly placed under the cognzance
Of that tgts body all the papers in tile case have
to be again copied work that will occupy a rapid
penman at least a month, though he toiled night
and day so that it is quite impossible to say at this
moment when final decision may be hoped for.
| 1t having been in vain endeavored to obtain on
bottomry bond money to defray the charges against
the steam tue Decatur she was offered for sale at
public auction last Friday. but sufficiently large
bid hot having been obtained. she was not then
sold; she is again to be put up for sale at public
| auction next Friday. i hear the bills against her
| amount to rather above three thousand dollars.
The pianist Arthur Napoleon is in this city, and
with the French volinist, Countess de yerlay, will
it is understood, shortly give concert at the Iiceo
| in this city.
Whilst changing my attire to attend the opera
on the evening Of the 30th ult. note was brought
| to me by q servant from Spanish friend, who
wrote me that he had sent his carriage to convey
me to his residence and thence to accompany his
wife and daughters to the Villanueva Theater, at
which the Runsey and NeWcomb Campbell Min
strels give their performances. | could not, of
course, decline 50 polite invitation, and hasten.
ing my toilette, soon at the house of my friend,
where the ladies awaited my coming.
A few minutes suficed to take us to the Villa
nueya, and though it wanted full quarter of an
hour of the time appointed for the commencement
of the performances, yet the house was already
densely thronged.
Upon the entrance of His Excellency, the Captain
General with the Condesa de San Antonio, the
orchestra of the Ministries struck up the Spanish
National March, the music of which they had only
obtained, Ihear, on the preceding day. The man
ner of its performance proved them to be thorough
musicians. The entire performances elected uni
yersal applause, and was pleased TO observe that
ms ESceflency' the Captaih.Generai on many oc-
casions applaaded as ioualy as any other party
present.
bon Jose diohAo Deigaoo, Drectef OF the Nd
tlonal ana Foreign college q san Francisco de
Asis' Oh inns CITY, having aaoptea anu euucteo ioaf
own bread, he offers to adopt and educate four
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