The New York herald., 1862-01-03
Our Havana Correspondence.

HAVANA, roc. %, 1851
The Spanish Expedition to Herico-Arriual Of Tie Fleet a!
Vera Crus-Ldnding ofthe Toors-Euacnaticn y the City
and R5rtifcations by the Mricans-Cm,frexcc Of n.
Spanish to the Army and 70
the People of Vera Crus-Me1ican Hostility to the Spanish
Inraders-Arricdlo Of the Foch Adnrol and Part Of has
Feet-Enlhusiasm Of the Soldiery, dc, dc.
We have news from Mexico at length, after anxious
delay many days Tho principal, not sole Of
the delay however, to the weather the of
Mexico, which, for several days, rough pre-
clude all possibility OF landing the troops
evening Of tho 26th her Catholic Macstys steamer Fran
cisco OASIS arrived here with the intelligence that
Cruz possession OF the Spanish army that the
city had been surrendered without single shot being
nIed The Spaniards were in high glee Additional H.
mnations, flags, hangngs, notices and bands Of music
provided quickly possible and Havana looked
gaycr than ever for, remember that the festivities in
honor OF Gen. prm and the Christmas holidays continue
with unabated zeal.
Without any comment OF mine, will give you every
thing contained in the papers here relative the
in question The vessel Conception, which s described
subsequently having been destroyed by the Mexcans
Of those taken by tho United States squadron a
The time Miramon bombardiug Vera Cruz First In
order tho Didri, q la Marina Of yesterday, the
27th. Ecoo--
Prem the Diario do Ia Marina
From 10 marrow the deep anxiety in which the absence
Of ota ar,iant expc.iti nary army kept tho
city u Havana, . might say even the entire island
viii be iciist I've. Her Majcs ys steamer Fran
cisco dAss ighi and has brought the NEST
favorable accounts respecting tho fest operations. The
city IL Vera power; ihs banner II CASTLE
the fortress O. san Juan G'l ol and the p.b-
lie buildings N Tho city. The fiat step towards the
gcneratn of Tie unhappy Mexican republic already
taken.
Bat purpose into reflections here;
prefer news, and going give that as
complete possibly be at the hour Ia which we
part Of correspondence Here the first let
yKA CRuz, Dec 20, 1861.
do not know Messrs Editors, whether you have
correspondent among those who compose the Spanish
EXPEDITION against MeAlco; but however that may be,
beg YOU 10 be kind mo gh q giyo place Ia yuJr
teemed perOdi al to the new am gong mpilc,
tuaed by motive oiher tn my coulry with
| my pen, as do with my sword.
You well know lho inIa taos with which every good
Spanard waited Tor the ~ n wEich Spg.n II
| avenge the wrongs Committed by the government OF
Mexico and you viii easily compreheDd the Dl thu usasm
which ieigucl In Havana on the aay which sw us de.
part The Of and the tclegg aph have not
yet found way TO photogra h the tans OF e soul,
nor daguerfeospo thought Tho pencil steals from
the char her likeness, pen her se; es
and the ohsel her form; but what pencil what pen
depict the extreme OF sensationr therefore give up
the attempt to paint the enthusiasm with which Ito
peplo Of Havana grecteJ the entire expedition the y
with which that numerous multitude agiiaei the
contracts dilaes tho depths of it's bosom Lc IL
suffice to know that all cxaggcration is weak and that
those ts of patriotism are not capable OF description.
nightfal the 5tii inst. when hal barely entered
the so-ca,hd tampeachy sound. vessel pear.
Immediately the telegraph OF the fIgatc Bcrenguea,
board OF which was Bigader General Vargas second IN
cmmaud OF the expedition for the present ordered tho
Blco dc Garay 10 make reconnaissance. Five Be- gal
igh,s Illuminating the surrounding space with thor blue
red flames, enabled us TO perceive that II Ion
joaquin Gutierrez de Rabalcaba who coming TO Join
| us with he entire remainder OF the cxpedt.cn.
Never shall forget the mornrg of the 9Th. Stationed
the whcchotsc tho transport he, gol, Ia whch,I
may say H. passing, came four companies and the eg
meial stan Of the rox s nt of Napcs saw ON my r,ht
the which rising mlgosticaiy and as II issuing
from tho deIt!s Of the while my lett my eyes
amuci themselves in watching tic fsncIul wreathigs
a. %
Isabel In Calca fancsco OASIS, lizarro, Basco dc
Gray, veas,o Guadalsaiyer Cubana, aro del occano,
Cuba Ca de- as, Mase, and those which up
from the rrgnes Leaad, Coacepcon Blanca, rctronla
Bercngioa and trinccsa dAsturias, cnvclopng the
swelling canvass or the hookcls Santa Maria Mdriga-
auto, Fayorita Teresa SUNRISE la ma ssd laauita.
thought was looking at tie Spanish fleet crossing
the straits to lnausurste In africa that briian'
aud which, with governments Ike that which
now rules the destines OF tho country slmu
lat it 10 recover It's ancient domlncn So brilliant q
sight left place my heart for recollcctons hume
where have stayed months after twelve years
Of absence and only thought, like every o.se Of
n the night Of he Ith now very Vera Cruz, we
& ceted oar chief with the suboined hymn which com
pos d without any prctcs ionmusc by Don Bcne-
dotiand which my esteemed companions, tho officers Of
the regimen, OF Naples, hid the kndn,ss TO sing. .
III follows the hyn to which the trans ator would
be nable to do justice, and therefore declines tie at
tempt
in front Of Vera Cruz, and an immense umo Of dno,
which reared issue from tue centre OF The cty ar
rested attei ION. some iancicd tnat to NctaN Nru
zlns to 6 atty their rage, had resolved to give US
3 cc,acc like that Ol the stern Nunraltliis others,
cautious tho sht the confagaton the wok oi aesi
d. nt and pr, sentv we obser we'd tne steam
n In the direction two ripatcs when were Ia Sacrt-
acios Scarcely had wcsnchorcd IN Anton Liza a. when
th MAGNETIC threads OF cnth sted all
sides the news that the bus OF the popuati IA. aba don
inc Their homes la withdrawn into te Interior tn tic
| castio was fortiacd as II for a heroic defence,
sud that the people uf Vera Cruz, of adding
ottae more TO the many thoy have committed against
- "a rrsse n nd birnoi 10 asIcs spanis, mo. chant
/ ta hoy nd had far iulp M IN
with wh duo do fc they wished 20 50 emnse tie Feast
Of the inception the vessel being caed IL C0nceu n
so unjust a nrOcelure is proc ui ,h b - on
lime. with which the Mexics have ever rt ted thcir
bret rem, ihc Spanards, and that ami nu b m may
b. exp ced from people which attempts 10 hseNuhout
! 20, ernmlnt formula.
m the evenir ~ tho s7fnc day a French
g.. - D.. Ce4Itn rom httl.