New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-21

OF the total number attacked, about Ia per
cent. ended fatally. The smallpox, too, is ravag
ing the country.
considerable number Of Chinese have arrived
lately, but SO great is the demand for them for
railway purposes and for the sugar estates that all
the bafracoons have been Immediately emptied; in
fact from one vessel the whole number brought
were landed at Regla and marched up the line of
the new Matanzas railway, to be employed there
on. Prices paid have been from s408 mp to $500
for each man, purchaser paying the Chinese his
salary of S4 month and two suits of clothes, be-
sides bed and straw hat.
The importation Of Chinese as formerly advised
you, had been ordered to stop, but the enterprisng
persons that were at the head of it never dreamt
of giving up the splendid profits they were making
so easily. So one or two started Immediately for
Madrid and new royal order was issued, allowing
the importation to be continued, but with certain
drawbacks which, if allowed to remain, would
soon put stop to the trade; but all this will no
doubt soon be arranged. You cannot get any re-
liable information respecting the advantages Of the
Chinamans work, as on some sugar estates they
have answered admirably and on others the owners
have been glad to get rid OF them, allowing them
to escape into the mountains and rather lose his
money than to have anything more TO do with thcm
In private houses they are excellent servants and
in the sugar manufactures they excel the other
workmen. There are several Chinese here that
have finished their eight years apprenticeship and
have preferred remaining here to returning to their
country, and see several who have opened shops
and are doing good business. One has set himself
up as doctor, l}f. JhemD0mDIaD, and mas extensive
practice. Very few have married with white
women, as these look upon them with repugnance,
but there are plenty married or living with colored
females.
The slave trade aourishes to the content of all
that are benefited by it. About fifteen days ago
a couple Of vessels arrived to one house, and all
the slayes-about l200-landed III safety. The
French ship Dom Juan is reported as having left for
the coast OF Africa, although see her announced
in the weekly report as up for Macao.
am very sorry to have to report a failure here.
The highly respected house Of 2. NJ. de la Aguea
has stopped payment. Considerable losses on
sugar shipments last year, and also this year. are
the principal causes assigned. Don P. NJ. de la
Aguela has, however, behaved splenddIy towards
his creditors and there are hopes ultimately, Of the
estate being able to pay off nearly all his debts
Some other Spanish merchants rendered him a loan
of 100000, without interest, for such time as he
might need this sum; but ne refused to accept this
proof of his friends esteem as it could not save
| him.
Some three or four days before the feast day o.
| the town of Guanabacoa, the Havana police made
a descent on the house of Countess residing there
but although the whole thing was conducted witt
great secresy, only five persons were caught seat
ed at the table, and of these, two were ladies o
the aristocracy-who vented their indignation a
the officer for having dared to suppose the hous
| to be gambling house. The Havana police slip
| out of the house rather discounted; and sine
then have left the morality OF the town to be guard
4 ed by its own police.
The A. A. Chapman arrived here on the 9th, tn
Toeoa on the 1lth and the Habana on the llth