New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-01
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HAvANA. March ~, 1851.
5fr. Edaor Since ! last had this pleasure We
have received the following accounts Of fires in
the country.
ON the night of the 9Th inst, a Ere was discov.
cred in the cane fields of the sugar estate Of San
Miguel in the District Of Yateraa, jurisdiction Of
Guantanamo which communicated to the fields
upon which the canes are still uncut, which were
all consumed. But for sudden change Of wind,
which was blowing freshly at the time, from
north to south the whole of that fine property
! would have been destroyed.
On the night OF 18th inst, one Of the savannahs
in the District Of Casilda Trinidad, was dis
covered to be on fire. The flames spread with
amazing rapiaity and did great deal of mischief
There have also been two fires at Regla, across
the harbor, opposite this city, in both of which
from the promptness and activity of the neighbors
| the flames were extinguished without doing any
great damage.
| There have been, l regret to inform yon, one or
two further failures in this city, although happily
neither of the parties were in an extensive line Of
business. The first small cigar manufacturer,
| named Bueno, whose establishment was at JesQs
del Monte, suburb of this city. Bis liabilities are
stated to be under ten thousand dollars the other
was the firm Of Bustfs & Aldeeoa, but where they
| did business what is the amount of their liabiIi.
| ties have not been able to learn.
We have late dates from Caracas and La Guai-
| ra, St. Domingo and Porto Rico, but really the in
1 i
not deem it worth my while to intrade upon your
1 valuable space and my own time to send it you.
Last Sunday was, as suppose you know, Palm
Sunday, and like good Christians we all went to
the Cathedral church, to have our palms blessed
and to assist at the high mass there solemnized.
In the afternoon, or rather should have written
in the early evening, there was a grand religious
procession. Pity is it these professions always
take place in the short twght-too short, in this
beautiful cline whereby the professions are
shorn of half their splendor to the beholder.
Spain is truly proving kindly parent to her
, somewhat ungrateful daughter, Cuba, g royal
ORDER" dated 25th February last, and published
here two or three days ago, announces the intention
Of the Spanish Government to remit in specie, by
the several yessels-of-war sent to reinforce the
Spanish squadron here at least million of dollars.
According to one of our daily prints FIVE or six
millions of dollars in specie will be sent to assist
| struggling commerce. This specie ID to be eI-
changed with the Spanish Bank of Havana y fos
its bills, or to be deposited in the hank to be placed
to the credit of the treasury. 1t will, | should
hope, induce the bank to extend, instead Of as il
+ has of late been doing, contracting its line of dis
: counts to the tune, during the three weeks end
ing last Saturday, of one million six hundred and
thirty-six thousand nine hundred and seventy-one
e dollars and fortyone cents. "a
y Such being the case, when we remember what
:, very heavy losses were sustained by our " sugar.
houses = last year, is it any wonder there should
u be- failures among cur commercial men? Tc
my mind it is rather matter of surprise that any
n one Of them has been able to continue solvent
with the chief bank applying the screw " sc
mereilessy.
I However, let US trust that we have seen til,
he worst. With Spain to the rescue and the expe
rience of the past-if that experience has no
Is been too dearly purchased-we may, think. fair
hope for speedy return of those days Of sunshin
se and gladdening prosperity, that until 50 latel
II beamed over this beautiful and prolific Island.
An seronaut calling HIMSELF Professor Wilson,
e proposes to make an ascension from this city wit
e. new balloon ,snamed after Her Excelentissmo tn
st Condesa de San Antonio, soon after the arrival
er Mr.. Berger, the celebrated billiard player,
giving exhibitions of his skill beneath the canva
he recently occupied by the Nixon equestrian CON
Of pany. This is speculation of that prince of show
re men, Colonel Wood.
y, Mr.. DeLave the rope walker, is to give tire
- exhibitions Of his art at Guanabacoa this week,
N walking on tight rope placed between two EN-
~ nences at great distance from the ground.
Mr.. Frederick Van Assehe is authorized to act q
/; Belgian Consul in this city, in the character
d, commercial agent, during the absence of Mr..
Meert. =
st Her EScelentissiuao, the Condesa de San Antoni
of presented Mile D'Huhl, the young pianist, aft
OF hearing the latter perform at the Palace" with
of costly gold throatlet, dependent from which is
heart of the same metal, and in the center of u
re throatIet is cross of emeralds and thirty smt
ID, brilliants.
sw The steamship Cahawba, in her last trip fro
your port brought Capt. G. G. Scott and six sh
100 wrecked seamen, belonging to the Americ
us, schooner Mary Kingsand, lost on the Flori
md coast sixteen miles to the south of Jupiter light
:. The French bark Constance, which arrived frc
lis, Cardiff 10th inst, brought the captain and six
as men belonging to the American ship Judith, whic
ty, in her passage from Calcutta to New Orleans, we
de ashore on the southern extremity of the Certes
COON adjoining Cape San Antonio.
le- The shipwrecked crew of the American ba
Der G. B. Johnston, which, on her passage from
is Thomas to Matanzas, was lost on the :" Cruz {
:, Padre have arrived at Matanzas in the brig
ell nobscot. ."-.s
so 1t is my painful duty to report to you the failu
of another large and respectable house, the fact
No which have only been able to ascertain since tt
foregoing was written. 1t is the well known bou
Don Juan Escaurza, has always been deemed
er millionaire, 1t is said his large property has
been placed out of the reach of the creditors
ay the firm.
OK Spain is undertaking little bit of filibuster
'er on her own private account. Two or three of h
vessels of war, with, as is understood, two thor
rs. and of her choice soldiers have sailed from Il
,ef port within few days for is common
'er reported, ST. Domingo. Colonel Fors has n
made SO long stay in that Island, without hayi
= some purpose for doing SO.
+" The brig NJ. A. Stevens and Spanish bark Gesor
sailed hence fer New Orleans on the goth III
ers The brig A. A. Chapman and Spanish brig Aler
~ on the list The Spanish polacca paca and b.
' nr Chanito on 22d, and Spanish bark Constancia
ns. Gath.
SAFE The bark William Wilson arrived at Matanz
e esk from New Orleans on the Goth, and bark Sar
la Nichols at Cardenas on ed inst.
,"" The English brig Venus cleared 18th inst.
'Fea By the Spanish steamship Ocean Bird, viii
ner arrived on the evening of 24th inst, the Dia
I'M, 'he de Ia Marina has dates from Caracas and
le's Gualra, Venezuela, to 18th inst. extract front
pre- Dia,'io de la Marina of 9th inst all that c.
nose slider of the slightest The general state
a Try Venezuela would appear to be truly deplorab
LOT IGncoRnters with bodies of factionsts in VIII
they were defeated, are spoken of as having tal
place in various parts of the republic. Great hol
OF were entertained that the return of General j
met Antonio PaeZ to Venezuela would go far to est
fish better state of affairs. The Government b
nent been compelled to attempt to obtain loan
lays London in order to meet the necessary expenses
ayge the Government
the The Canary Islanders who had been induced
er to emigrate to ST. Domingo were returning by hi
alser drcds to Venezuela.
for The fhctionist chief Jules Monagas, at his
al campmentnt Sabuna de Perro, was committing c.
nee. siderable depredations in that District.
,cial AS eter, T.
ntry
oud LET THERE BE LIGHT We read some time
cles petson Louisville kentucky, being with par
sis the street and standing for full hour gazing appare
nj object until great crowd gathered about him
and finally taken away the hospital similar phenome