The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-12


I war steamers. ...................6 90
u Sscam transports. ............s..... =
SAILING transports. .................1 -
Total. .....................2 % 2o5
In addition the above there will be soon added to the
heet the Reina Dona Isabel H., SO guns fri
gate Cortes ~, and the corvette villa dc Bilbao 80
making total Of 453 guns.
Tho Commander In Chief Of the expedition ia General
Don Manuel Gasset second in command Rrigader Gene
raj vargas-bcth OF whom distinguished in tho No
rocco The forces consist of five regiments Of infau
try, one regiment of artillery and squadron Of cava
ry, amounting to about eco of the flower Of the
Spanish army, Admiral Rubacaba, of the navy, com
rnands the naval portion of the expedition.
There doubt of the fact tie Stars and Stripes
have been hos'ed the castle of san Juan dUloa and
will loat over Vera Cruz and perhaps the capital
until torn down by the Splnards. Whether the mere
hoistng ofsc Tag, without special authority from Wash
" ngton, will avail anything not han can say
AT any rate il ls an interesting fact.
Apropos of the expedition the Dicrio dc la Marina has
been ventaing iic Monroe doctrine in couple of cd
toras worry damaging to the presumption OF the United
states IL Is argued that that government and people
nave no right to close the continent of America any
other peope and that FAR as South America is CON
cerned, her people would do better to initiate European
forms Of government than that Of the United States
whose example has been pencious in those countries
which have followed IL The proofs cited the enc hand
are Mexico Peru Costa Iica, &c and on the other Bra
al and Chile, the latter Of which, told resembles
the United States form Of government much less than the
othor South American republics consequences Of which
she is the most prosperous and civilized OF her sisters
finally, the ci' war in inc States is appealed to as an
,refragabe proof of the failure OF republican democratic
institutions bluuder into which almost all European
writers and statesmen fall whenever they have occasion
to speak Ct our present troubles.
The supporters Of the Spanish monarchy world not ike
10 have the slave trade pointed at of what
it is doing for the civilization OF the world The irony
would be too bitter for though that bdsness carried
on by stealth and against the laws the realm is TN
doubtedy protected by authority. There are at this mo-
h ment seven savers fitting out in Cuban PORTS II would
III DO more correct to say there seven short time
ago. for some have sailed within few days for the
Oh Africa Is the slave trade Them natural effect Of
u Spanish monaichical government? TO say is, at
least, fully true that civil war proves the
failure, or is the natural effect Of republican institutions
IL We know that, far effect concerned tho United
States form CT government innocent CT the one as
the monachism Of Spain is OF the other But the
tho spanards cannot conceal their delight at the re,cc
ton that the expedition to Mexico aims blow at tho
Monroe doctrine and American democratic deas. They
fatter themselves that reaction has commenced and
that republicaasm will shortly sting itself DEATH The
Itario dc 10 Marina OF the LIST inst publishes letter
from Merida, the capital of Yucatan, inviting a
4 Spanish iayason bat the writer nay have been
ka Spanard. Alas If the people at homo would
N only yield little on both sides and reunite,
\ there would be no foreign invasions of any
\ part of the American continent
The Italian Opera here under the able direction Of
Sgnor Muzo has more than cquaea my expectations Of
success. The opened with "Nabuco" which was
repeated last Tuesday with Increased appreciation on
the part Of the audience Ferr splendid Tuesday
night in particular and drew forth repeated bursts of a
| plause or the two prime dsnne do know which
to admire the Both debtantcs here, and also
unknown in New York. They Signora Easssggio
and signora Kennctt dc Ferrant-both full animation
nndsentmcn Perhaps Ssnora Basseggos voice little
fuller and richer in tone; but finished than
either would be difficult to fad We have three erors
volpini, Lott and Tombesi; but sigh tor Brigno Tom
bes is an excellent actor and sings with admirable
and judgment. Last night "Lucia. di Iammermoor was
produced, with Signora Kennett Lucia, Tombes as
Edgar, and Ferr as Lord Ashton. 1t perfect
success. Sgnora Kennett, in the third act created
perfect Juror, and called out two or three
times in succession. Several times during tho
performance the applause would burst out before
the conclusion of the aria, SO impatient those
present to testify their appreciation Of the artists The
bassos Sgnors Abastucc and Ncrniboth very good
but prefer tho former. Praise from a Havana audi
is worth something, though may not think So
There city where tho people so critical and ex
acting as here and rest assured that nothing praised
by them unless the praise be we'll deserved Trash very
goes to the wall Keep this in mind when you send
out artists.
We have had two arrivals this week from tho South
One, the steamer Vanderbilt from New Orleans, with
spirits Of urpentnc and three hundred and sixty bales
cotton and tho William Mallory, from Mobile with dates
from that city to the 3oth nit. Neither brings much
Tn fact is that aotta
cola by tho Union feet repulsed with considerable
loss
Tho United States steamer Santiago de Cuba, two
\ French steamers and three English-he Challenger,
Steady aud Budog-are in port.
Exchange is very dull at present That on New York
has fallen, and is quoted day from par to per
sent premium London, IL to 49, Sugar quotations to
81 reals on the basis of No. L.
HAVANA, Dec 8, 1851.
Av,iral ofhe Rschmond a, Key Wet-Thc Diario Our
+ Domestic Qua'reI-Arriral Of Steamer from NcD
N Orleans With Coiton-The Opening Of The Opera, dc.
Nothing Of Importance has transpred since my last,
and We have news save what you will get by more
direct chanuol The Richmond the only vessel injured
at Pensacola in tho late kirmish, arrived in Koy West
one ball having struck her about three feet below bcr
watOr lne but being spent ball. and having had its
peus escnsd by resistance of the water the damage
occasoned was small. she careened over and the
damage repaired in twenty -four hours
Tho despatch neutrality-suspicious. in from Key West
and informed Of tho damage to the Richmond by
OF the officers from Fort Taylor who in her The
guns the rebels at Pensacola TO have been Of small
range and cabrc, though Major Helm former Consul
General here told that three breaches had boon made
in Fort Pckens This find Is incorrect On tho contrary
four Of tho guns of Fort McRae sienced and but
man was killed IN Fort Pickens and this, the only
damage, happened the day after the affair, through
calessness The Didro reported the Niagara Colorado
and Hartford as disabed The former was touched
and the latter two were not there The inland defence
coverfaco Of Fort Taylor is nearly finished and will
make the fort almost mpregnabs The locomotive that
they have been using brought the other day
the schooner Belle Of the Cape, to be repaired
Tho steam tugboat camo in frsm New Orleans with
cotton and turpenne, consigned to Sawo with files
che True Delta from the 23d to the goth ut Yesterday
tho schooner William Mallory arrived from Mobile
with dates to tho 30th.
The Didrio de Ia Marina is still exercised with Thu
Slide Mason affair, and has rung changes without nun
Dor, till weared, hope 1t has taken to extracting from
Tho Northern papers such portions 1t twist /,
proye the iegaty Of the arrest and the certude Of
1Waaration OF war by her Britannia Majesty
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