New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-16
rHavana correspondence.

speeiaA y ny HAVANA. May S, 1851.
M Edaor-Our old friend, Capt. Mcconnell, IN
5be W. II, Webb has done wonders IN SO speeoils i
nronuriae another steamship to take me place o. |
,ba Habana, which is required for the use OF the
Il f,anfederate States.n May she do them sood
service.
mo w. Fl. webb arrived here early in the morn
inr Of 9th inst, after the shortest passage on
record if mistake not
About the middle of last month, masses OF ice
fsoroe of which are stated to have weighed Twelve
pouuds> are represented to have fallen upon sugar
estates, in the jurisdiction of Villa cara, III Jus
Island This would almost seem TO be lncfedloe.
nd INIT that it is added, great injury was aohe
~ The falling of the ice to the growing canes,
should have supposed the ice had oeeh iorileo
upon the earth: H., o-,o,,;,,t of tba came
dav nm which the ice is stated to have fallen near
vita ClaFa-during heavy shower OF ram an ll d
fresh breeze blowng-the mercury IN Tue t me-
| 3nonneter suddenly went down eight degrees. Inns
sudden change Of temperature produced sfea t
| daai Of diarrhoea among the inhabitants IN that
| vicinity. ,, .iad
| from Cadiz 3Oth ult., bringing among her pas
| seneers Gen. Gassett, appointed oeguhao S G
| 1seeond in command) in this Island, vice yen.
Plunas EtR lis been long enough N Sapso 'srt
Y15seofne weathy-by what aaasans, uepUu ,,Tar
1 | Nth
estate for $l5O,00O, paying ninety thousand aomn
g On the na and il to pay the balance by an
nal installments of ten thousand dollars: as ~ Is
well known he could not nave savea 9 Hce in
Il hs nav during the period ne mas heie otiio5 "a =
Cnha # is generally believed he has cohaeseehueu
to accept brides of the slave traders. civ orrirad
Can't Schufeldt, late of the Quaker ClCy att s
hare Eth inst. in the Karnak English steamship ron
Nav York and has taken possession OF MS ONCE VI
7. n 81 Consul General He and myself are ola az
! eInaintances [ having been passenger on Ihe
r uILa,N et,n wac
Quaker City last July, Wneh sue WE SnfeSarate
Command By the-way, are not t9e : Sonleu0ia 'e
estatas i poing TO send US Consul, too
!, Pedrosos, Bank which, / believe, wrote you n
nv last had suspended payment, having receiSeg
:. a farae remittance by the Karnak, have resumes
rSants If small amounts and it is confidently
. aaniicipated they will shortly resume payments II
! | full +,4 .;,+, in oon,
arciof crres ia doing great mischief here There
!. was a RIM for some hours last Saturday upon tu
il Spanish Bank OF Havana during Whlch 'he AAio'
J. ridiculous stories were circulated. Il,
u A duel took place early on the morning ot u
d etI, Z inatant All Mariauon about seven miles tror
q thia city between Senior Lira, chief EDITOR OF ID
> Dqrio de la Marina Of this CITY, ana sen MOI ~ ~
: Benjamin Van, rich creole pianlel. Ia u h
:, fcnlty between the parties was occasl9heu
d certain letters relative to Cuba, winch WEI
n nnblshed in Madrid, in which strong rene
4 Hons were made upon the creole chaTae.e
70 Tbase letters Senior Lira admitted emanate
81 from himself, although he did not write theI
Ell His seconds were Colonel Matin and brigadl
A FscaIante. Senior Vallin's seconds were Leut
"a nant- Colonel R. Sanchez and Colonel Munoz, Id
= Chief Of Police of this city. The parlles 1oug
ie with five.barrel reyolvers, at twenty-five pace
is advancing with each Shot At the SECOND sh q;
TIA received the contents of the barrel IN MS a.
&c which occasioned mortal wound, OF when ne 4
" since died. The Diaro de Ia Marina IS IN moui
Sc inr for him to-day He is to be inferred WITHIN
of hour or two, it being o'clock = M at the tlne
- Senior Vallin is believed to have gone to n
~ York in the Berenguela on the afternoon OF tne
~ Instant The seconds stated to have waited
nal Tia Excelency, the Captain:General, express
as their regret for the affair. His EXceilenGy Is
i derstood to have replied to them, that whist,
led soldier and gentleman, he could not perfh,
md Flame them. vet when he heard of the matter r.
the another source, he would be compelled 10 NJ
tha them prosecuted. If they be wise, and are
already arrested, they will be in your CITY WIN
letter. 49,, ron+oo via
her Helena, arrived on the 9th instant, WIN
Asiaticos, free colonists. 49, .,,o
fThe Margaret Ann Stevens arrived on the
ern instant from New Orleans, and the spanish
lin. SiIencio sailed same day for your port.
: of The u. s. steamer Waterwitch arrived mere
: VI Tortugas yesterday and sailed to-day.
lus- ever,