The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-19
Our Havana Correspondence.

Our Havana Correspondence.
HAVANA, Jan. 10, 1860.
President Buehandn's Message in the Cay-o1mnents Of
the Cuban Press-Anserican S.samsrs for Government
WorAs-A SquatJle About he Payment, &c.
The Message OF the President 10 Congress, received
here via Chares.oa the h inst has, has been the
years past caused considerable excitement
among Spanish brethren will be by fol-
lowing translation of those portions Of the leading article
Of the Diario de In Marina Of the following day, which
treat of srba1ce OF those parts Of the Message which
refer this island, TO Spain and Mexico in which
will be at seen though it is attempted to treat the
subject compacenty yet there does in reality exis;
great deal Of anxiety and excitement in the Spanish
breast
The Didrio &c la Marina says
By the extracts, which gave the afternoon buIe
tin yesterday from the Message OF the President of the
United States many Of readers already informed
Of the new work Of Mr.. Buchanan, and by them
will have he still persists 10 the ideas Of his former
Message the present differs from materially in respect
TO impeuous and aggressive language Il Is also
that circumstances have greatly aiere above in the
the country where the Of Harpers
Ferry just those of toe Of Missouri which,
if possible, Of grayer character than the insurrec
ton Of Brown IN Virginia. whilst After a the election Tor
the party against the President Is decidedly Ia the ma
jority IN the House Of Representatives.
In the alcdnce gave that part Of the Presi-
dents Message which refers to Spain in whch the dfs
renee before indicated "a principally noted, although
subject, in other points of relations, he has
failed to treat with special consideration, which
Madrid, by the last two Ministers, Mr. Dodge aud Mr..
Preston, who both appreciated in that capital that
account In that part of the uesSage referring Spau
the spirit with which Mr.. Buchanan favors Is very
clear since wishing apparently treat Ia the disputes
still pending with Span- results that such disputes
exist-because the President says, that the Caban
claims amounting to slos es5 81 have been recognized
and approved by her MajestSs government although
paid At the same lmc the obligations Of the United
GO. fi,a a1.s Mt ,ptar
the affair Of the Spanish schooner Aistad stu pend
ing aud Is 10 be noted that the SAID debt OF Spain the
American citizens OF much later date than that OF the
American citizens TO the Spanish SUBJECTS since the latter
dates from 1870.
The present diagreemcnts consist in the iasinua.ons
respecting the purchase Of this laud-Gn de1 ohtch
sfitusS real offence to Spantsh heart and tbs
cosn, ne dipaes nth Spzia usu be eersal, AMI Mr..
Buchanan m1y be that his Presidential period ,ou
De- brsd in history tao the sndomitae Grmasss Of e
Spanish po,rr hart,q ceded in the least dgrceaud without
the government Of Her Majesty having degned TO listen to
the slightest insnuaon In this point aud without doubt
Mr. Buchanans conscience will acknowledge this
And in like manner declare that we do not give all
the importance to that part Of the Presidents message
which refers to Mexico that sholld attribute it
we believed the President disposed carry all the
propositions which he presents to the federal Congress
Mr. Buchanan formerly Minister Of Mr.. Polk, in the
declaration OF against Mexico in 1886 hal certainly
liking for the Mexican Republic; but on the hand
the conquest Of that magnificent country oars brilliant
occasion distract the minds excited by questions
between the North and SOUTH and tho other hand
was necessary alarm Congress- that ought at least TO
isten TO the treaty lately concluded between Mr. Mc1uc
and the government Of jusre8, which until
known by all civilized nations except tia. OF Mr. Bchansn
who had also accepted that Of the Capital and with
II until the ministry Of Senior Xuloaga dismissed Mr..
Forsyth Mr.. Mcane's PREDECESSORS only accepted
when The said federat government was defeated all
parts and almost reduced alone to Vera Cruz hal
the only hope Of existence by the absolute aocA
ton OF its nationality 70 foreign armsoecaase, with Nc
Buchanan permission think awful 10 ssy that In
the above referred TO there exist marked nexa
tudes notable for example, that Of attrbutng the
Mexican government the which occurred in the
Me- tcnn rorts
Otherwise, Mr.. Buchanans Message has not caused us
the least surprise, as are very sure viii GAUGE none
Ia Europe accustomed already TO the tone Of the messages
and OF the frequent want Of the principles VI
public right proclaimed by the generality Of nations
Early in the last year steam dredge called the Caba
10 Marino was built BY Nsssrs. Laurence Foulks, Of
Williamsburg for the Board Of Works Of this city; the
machinery contracted for by Moyneanx Of Borden
town. n J. The price be paid for the dredge when
working order thirty five thousand dollars. Tde YES
sci was brought here by Captain Rsner who le her
sro who had been sent out by Noyneax TO put up the
machinery and put the drcdge 10 working order By tho
cousracs Moyneanx was to nnd the money required put
the machinery 10 working order, which, agreed,
should be done By the LIST November. The Board "
Works paid for the vessel and machinery all bat $ 0oo
which was retained until the machine Was placed In
condition OF performing the OF cleaning out this har
Dor: Captain Rcimcr sold the masts rigging, sails snd
Fouihs. Tor 81 $50, which amount he handed TO Holm
stfom $50 assist him In paying his wayr That
amount Molyneaux wrote for, and sent 70 him by
Hoinstrom, who after obtaining between $1,000 and
81 600 from the Board Of Works, has returned 70
the United States leaving the machinery put up or In
"vorkmg ORDER The Board of Works here now very
properly refuse to pay any money until the dredge
s Put sworking ORDER, and thus In Consequence Of
the bad faith OF Moyneauy that Of his agent HOLM
stror all the parties concerned kept Of the
lance Of their money and bad given 10 this city
only those concerned, but the general American
character 8 injured thereby when Msyne,ux and his
be blamed
This circumstance deeply to be regretted, oecsuse