New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-03
HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.


Special to the New Orleans crescent
HAVANA, April IS, 1861.
Mr.. Fditor-The Spanish screw steam frigate
Buenzuela returned to this port from st. Domingo
goth inst. She had touched at St. Jago de Cuba
on her way hither, and does not, as far as I have
been able to learn, bring any later intelligence
from the ne,o, beg pardon, old acquisition of
Spain in the West Indies.
| met in this city few days ago an ''Asiatico
free Colonist,n in the uniform of Bombero (Fire-
man).
The g Bomheros here are sort of volunteer
military organization consisting chiefly of negroes
and mulattoes. They do not receive any pay, but
possess certain privileges, among which Is an ex-
emption from being sued for debt before the civil
tribunals.
on Friday, 10th inst, a colored man on horse
back attempted to cross the railway track in
Rayo street, (Outside the walls of this city, when
a train was approaching. He was, however, not
quick enough. The locomotive killed the horse
he was riding, but strange to relate, the man
escaped unscathed.
learn from a reliable source that five hundred
thousand dollars less than the amount received
during the same period last year have been re-
ceived for duties at the Custom house Of this city
during the first quarter of the present year that
from every appearance, two hundred thousand
dollars less than usual will be received during the
present month and that almost all importatons of
dry goods etc., received at present are entered"
in bond, the importers nov possessing Inc requisite
cash to pay the duties
The principal works of the new Monumental
Battery y opposite the Casa Benefcencia (alms
house) of this city, are completed, and the new
rifled cannon are mounted uponlt lthas also been
supplied with the other requisite munitions of war.
For its size, it is remarkably strong battery,
commanding seward the approaches to this port,
rendering far more difficult the Decentralization of
troops behind the Moro Castle. The new fort is
called the "Queen's Battery.'
A lady-Dona Carload PereZ-ded at Trinidad,
in this island, the 18th instant aged lis years.
Who shall say, after this, that the climate of this
island does not promote longevity? 1t is some
what singular, though, that whenever we hear Of
or meet with very aged persons, they are almost
invariably females.
Gottscbalk's concert naoasb'e at the Teatro Tacon
last week was complete success. 1t was to have
been repeated last Wednesday, but he changed
his mind and leaves in the Cahawba to-day. The
overture performed on forty pianos was positively
sublime He performed accompanied by an ad-
mirable orchestra, several of his compost
tons, among them :" Creole Eyes, of which sent
you description soon after its performance; and
new composition, called Night in the Tropics"
which is redolent Of poetry and beauty. ne
could not describe, the flashing of the tire-1ies.
Verify Gottschalk is a master spirit at descrip-
tive music, and you good people of New Orleans
have just cause to be proud of him. Among the
passengers by the English steamer Solent, which
arrived here from ST. Thomas, I'D inst, were Sir
Charles L. Wyke, the new British Minister to Mex
leo, and 7. johnson, Esq, the new British Consul
at Tampico.
The solent brought fifty thousand dollars in
silver and gold.
The lessees of the Teatro Tacon have thus early
dispatched agents to Europe, to secure good
Italian opera company for the next season.
| The first locomotive, tn a special train, has
passed over the new railway from the Bay of
Havana to Matanzas, which will be opened to pub
| lie traffic before the end of this month-another
| Cuban testimonial of American skill
| The Right Reverend, the Bishop OF this diocese,
| whilst celebrating mass at the Cathedral Church
of this city, a few days ago, was seized with an
attack of vertigo, which deprived him OF the
power of speech. His reverence received assist
ance from the clergy and others present, and hap
PLY soon recovered.
Iregret to have to announce to you the failure of
two more frms-the first Los Senores Carbajosa
Ibarzabal & Co., the firm whom clerk robbed
| of large sum eft money, a few months ago, and
| decamped to New York; the second is the firm of
Messrs Bresteo & Aldeeoa, The liabilities of nei-
| Their house are known to me.
The cavalry, or rather the remainder of it des-
| tined for St. Domingo, embarked on the Spanish
steamer Veasco the afternoon of the 25th inst,
under the command of Captain Don Julian Tesan-
| der They are evidently on the qati UiUe here for
| war. All the Notifications and their ornaments
are being overhauled and brushed up"
| Weather very warm. Public health good.
| The Crusader is again here. The A. A. Chapman,
| Laurent sailed for New Orleans 18th inst.
AS ever,
P. S.-The Crusader employed an agent yester-
| terday and obtained some fifty or sixty worthless
| Irishmen, nearly all common drunkards, OF whom
this city is well rid, who are engaged to go to Key
| West, to fight you Southern Confederate States
With such soldiers opposed to you, defeat is GER
| tain over the left''