New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-11

Jalapa and prevents their receiving any provisions
from Vera Cruz, placing them ia critical position,
and fears are entertained for their safety:
The Fnglish are very much annoy ed at the failure
of & mail. The Admiralty agent undertook TO take
away the dispatch bag from Mr.. Russell, special
envoy from orr consul at Vera Cruz, saying that
according statute this section that, and Victoria
the other, 1t not permitted that any one should
carry any letters of any kind. Mr.. II. explained his
exceptional CONDITION and declared that tue dis
patches should leave bis possession till he was over
powered by force and that he should report the Ad-
miralty agents threat 30 takethem from hm. johnny
Bull caved in, and at dinner sent his compliments
and wine to Jonathan, but Yankee doodle refused
both, which led to an ample apology from Bull Tor
what tie called " any lack Of courtesy on his part
Jonathan rs usual did not give up TO Bull.
BY the Eagle 20 on III chains the mate (Grifin)
and steward iI,eesl of the American bark Betsy
Williams, accused Of the wilIful murder by poison
of three Captains Of that vessel The first Captain
| Coffin died here, il supposed from yellow
fever; the next was Capt. Hood, formerly mate
Of the Thomas NJ. Nye, appointed by our
1 Consul who died suddenly on arriving at San Juan
de los Remedies. Admiral Wilkes then, at the re-
quest of our Consul here, put on board First Ensign
Buntz, from tie Wachusett. who also died sudden
w. under circumstances SO suspicious as TO lead onr
Consul at Remedies TO have the mate and steward
arrested. They were delivered over by the
Spanish authorities to Capt. Stevens OF the
Sonoma, who brought them here, together with
the stomach and inestines OF said Bants,
ana they 40 ON with the documents az Testimony III
the trial The incentive is said TO be that this Crit
fin wished become Captain. and to take the veesei
into some Southern port. The steward has turned
partially States evidence, and declares that the
glasses from which the murdered men drank were
rubbed with OIL Of vitriol, which wac also put Ill
their food The evidence is very c0nclusive against
Griffin and sincerei trust that II found guilty the
linhuman brute may receive the extreme penalty OF
the law.
The Spanish schooner Cantinera Catalana came
in the other dav with six wrecked seamen OF the
Rebel steamer California, lost near Sisal. This Is
the second If that name, for the Montgomery cap
tuIeh another lately. The Rebel schooner owe
Branch, arrived at Sisal reported from Galveston,
with 1870 bales OF cotton.
Our Captain General and family moved from the
Palace to the country-house on the 3Oh nit. Ihey
there received come magnificent diamonds
ana precious stones IN proiuslon. they VIII not
leave for Spain till some time after the arrival oil
Gen. Dulce, who relieves the Duke de la Tore and
who is expected 10 arrive on Monday next. Great
preparations being made 10 express the ecstatlc
10Y Of the Cubsns-illumnations, balls, &c. " The
King is dead-long live the King
The opera has given Travata 80 well az partially
70 retrieve their good name. II was want Of tact
not To nave given IL first. Had they done 80 the
nublic would have put up with Norms Trovaore
&c. ChiaIini's circus is crowded nightly-FGrini
the iight-Iope performer, has been exceedingly un
fortunate in his first performance In the Bull Arena
. After performing some wonderful fests 70 the de-
light Of the aud ence, he carried MS wife across or
his back; Just as they neared the terminus, som,
, f.se motion OF Mrs. f. precipated her head fore
most amid the benches, fractnring her skull from
the effects Of which che has since died. The com
passion of the ladies aroused, and she WIS ten
derly cared for TO the last. niche in the cemetry
J. has been gwen, and the whole iuneftI cOndGctet
G free of expense.
There has been no arrival Of Rebel craft since my
last, and but one departure. The Rebel schooner
e Gen. Worth sailed on the 26th ult. for MatamoTAs.
|. There was quite gathering on board tie steamer
, Eagle, and d trumpet WIS presented TO Capt Adam'
by Mr. Nicols in behalf Of the passengers OF the
present and evious voyages. Ii was quite merry
affair OF course there dinner wine. and toasts
Our Consul-G General made speech hlled with happy
illusions 10 the American Eagle, Of which the name
of the steamer reminded him. There was also an
able speech fron Mr.. Savage, our Niee-Consui
General
Admiral Wilkes is here.
The Wachusett is at Matanzas. She got aground
going in, but was got ahoat in about Two hours.
No harm was done.
The Octorara and Somans are here, expecting TO
leave this evening.