The New York herald., 1862-04-08
NEWS FROM HAVANA.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP ROANOKE
The CAPTAIN Generals Resignation
Again Refused.
ARRIVALS FROM SOUTHERN PORTS,
&C.. &C.. &c.
Our Havana Correspondence.


HAVANA, April 2, 1852
The Captain General not Leacing-Ddnger of Spanish
Mail Steamer-Aurder of Slave Dealer-Particulars-
Arrivals from Blockaded Pors-Aowments of VssseIs-of
War-S,eamship Privileges-Departurs of the Opera
Troupe-Business, dc.
In my last letter announced that present Captain
General had again resigned and expected 10 take his
departure very is true he did resign second
time, but the government has refused second time to
acceds TO his wishes He is therefore not going just yet
The probability is think once before stated that he
will remain till the Mexican question shall be definitely
settled when the homo government can have no fair ex'
for retaining him any longer in post he Is 50 anx.
ous TO rellnquish and country whore the climate
does not agree with him.
Our community was very much shocked fsw days
since by . malicious or mischievous rumor that the
steamship Columbia had been lost in tho Bahama chan
mol on her last trip to New York. We did, however
very having 70 lament the loss OF eight hun
dred lives board the Spanish mail steamer Canabria
coming from Cadz and but the fact that there
q largo number Of troops board who worked night
and day the pumps the wrsohsd old tub which were
leaking when she left Cadz would most assuredy have
gone to the bottom In calm weather. on her second day
out fran Tenere where she touched The exertons Of
the troops alone enabled her to reach the island OF La
Gomsra, in the Canares where the weared and fright
ened passengers we're safely landed The captain gets
great praise for his exertons, &c. &c.
The murder Of slave dealer, of which mention was
made In late number Of the HERALD did not occur here
but at Villa Clara, some three hundred and hfty miles
from Havana in the centre of the island Tho victims
two and lived in this city, one Of them doing bus
halter in Muralla street. The murder was com
mitted last January by some parties with whom the
halter had previously traded in revenge for breach OF
faith. That done for revenge, and nothing else ia
evidenced by the fact that he offered $3.50 900 ran
in the most cruel manner His companion disposed
Of on the principle that 'dead men tell no tales Have
the abotonsts at homo any intention Of getting up
glorifcation M and do they think portraits Of the
murdsrers would psyf Abolition feeling had nothing to
do with tho affair; but that is Of no consequence.
good many OF pous creed be found to bad
Arrivals from blockaded ports continue The vessels
are small. My list OF these arrivals Is as follows:-
March a. Sandman schooner Gino ftyone tons, from
New Orleans, with cotton.
March 25 schooner Independence. ninety nine tons,
from Mobile, with cotton.
Same day, schooner Cuba 1o2 tons, same port, with
27th. schooner Eagle, -four tons, with cotton. from
New Orleans.
20th, schooner Mary, twenty tons from Pensacola,
April i, schooner Mary Ellen sirty-eght tons, from
Pensacola, with cotton.
Charleston She from Nassau. Tho French steamer
Milan went to Key West only but she has since LEFT Ha
again for New Orleans and this time It is thought
Three other French vessels have been here but have
also sftths rigates Asmodee and Beone and steamer
Tho Norwegian corvette Mormon sailed last Sunday.
Tho United States roquois has been here about
q week. Considering the times, there very few YES
sels-of-war touching at Havana.
perceive by the last European news that Mramon had
arrived in Spain and gone to Seville, whore his family
was staying
Muzio and all-or nearly all-ths members Of tho
opera troupe leave for New York to-day.
Business Is rather dull than otherwise. There Is less
doing in caysd sugars than in muscovados. The former
quoted (No II, d. 81 at OK. The latter, inferior
to good refining. at 4xa5. Fair to good grocery 5K
a5X.
Frsights are active at az for molasses, and 81 a
5Z for sugars.
Exchanges-LOndon. :sK premium Paris, 81 a dis.
count New York. discount, with but little doing in
these two latter.
Tho French steamer Lo Tage, which left this port q
short tme since for Maamoras In on tho 28th u
bringing in, I am told, the cargo she took
This, they say. Is because the Mexican au-
thorites have increased the port charges so
much as to effectually prevent commerce, and
ord dsring her to unload In place where there twas
not water enough There very little cotton Mata-
moras and moro than two hundred bales in Browns
yille for which they asked eighteen cents per pound
The Fort Brown Flag Of the Goth ult. says-The Brit
sh steamer Phaeton, nfsy.six guns, and the French
steamer Berthoet six guns appeared in tho Rio Grande
did in Maamoras on the 18th and went to Browns
Vile the 10th. They offered ball. but did not
accept 1t also says that the English commander assured
them that bis mission to keep open the navigation
OF the Rio Grande all hazards COL John L. Pickett
rebel Minister to Mexico arrived in Brownsville on the
10th, and would soon start for Richmond.