New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-21
HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to de Naw orlsan. crs.eea..l
HAYANA. pecember u, leeC

Mr.. Editor-My last letter was closed and placed
on board the Habana within half an hour of her
departure from this port on tie afternoon Of the
18th instant. So brief Period lsa since that time
elapsed that necessarily my present writing will
be unusually brief, and, fear, lacking much in
terest'
spanish squadron, consisting Of five steam
ships, has gone ON cruise for couple of weeks,
in order to exercise their crews in naval tactics.
By a leIter l'9esf51ea y one aeathe papers Of
lnls eldy ffon .a4ase9 ae III Sepallefos, we have
the .oiiowing iaselsigsnea rom NE tomingo. The
government has gtfe pnFRaissiQA I'm the erection
81 runway; i'osa Was5 ea so hare is not stated,
Lhe futes ana saEsaFloHsi naa sesn agreed to and
Ilis members ot Ale 1lg@slton eseeted General
Dor! Don Jose NalVefaes waR lleeted Chief Director.
Inc enterprise mat WEI ost favor and large
nainoer OF the shirea Wfrt subscribed for.
me spanish GsAeiaf i4a q E.f'arH had arrived
az Puerto rata t41 s'a8n le9eiyad with great
enthusiasm py ne essHA'1yH ~ aad lso By the
hat'ses'
~ "a we islaha y 4assa ssa9 ~ 6s s9ithern side
~ D0ii.ilgo' ~ iasAht q s&fellent guano
mas 'eeii ascoSefe4 oSsotls VINO forth.
WIN esIaoilshed theHi@etscei erecting houses and
what was requisite toezpars 10 giano, which they
had commenced dong. FAe Government of st.
Domingo denying Alta Bslc8 peg deserted island,
caused the Americana aud y that belonged to
them to be taken awaf 70 tse capital This matter
will give further employment to The diplomats at
Washington.
The last mail steama5 shat s9ilnd hence for Spain
took large amount 81 money subscribed in this
island, to be divided between The widows and
orphans of the CatalaHs killed ia tie recent war
with Morocco.
La Sonora Doha Ramona Garcia, al actress now
performing at ST. lago ds Cnba was recently stop
ped short distance from That city By FIVE or six
men, who robbed her ot ten or Twelve opsas.
We have some confidence lbdiesf in our CITY.
Some time ago splendid carriage filled with
elegantly dressed females stopped at the s3slar %
one Of our fashionable dryRood storss, whans ae..
cording to the fashion of tile island, they N ere
attended by one Of the clerks of tile establishment
Having made their selections of various costly
articIes-the ladies' singularIy ali discovered they
had left their porte. monnaiss at home The gafqnt
clerk of the store said it ma ia diIsrenee tbav
could take the articles they had selected aud nav
for them at future day, which has vet to arrive.
Nixons Equestrian troupe hesr, drew BUM
per on Saturday eVening-as, no doubt, theywiSl
continue to do each night OF the season.
BY royal order,'' published here on the l5tA
instant, Don f. Campo has been appointed Vice
Rector Of the Royal University Of ills city.
+ On the 18Th instant, negro slave hune himself
in his masters house in this city
During the last week, the police Of ts city were
unusually active having arrested many of the
scoundrels concerned in recent trebberies Of which
you have been informed
Foreign sailing vessels under one hnndred tons
burthen, paddle-whcel steamers drawing seven
Spanish feet, and propellers drawing eight Span.