New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-06
Arrival of the Confederate vessei-of-N arr
Florida AT acknowledgement Bcsrruc-
lion of several Union Merchantmen
The Captnin-t.encrai more Favorable
10 The Federal Government.

HAVANA, Aug. -. 1852.
On the morning Of tue Goth inst. | received tel
eQram from Csrdenas saying thai the night before a
Confederate yessei-of-war had anchored in The en-.
trance 10 the harbor, English built, of iron, and
mounting eight guns. She came from Nassau, and
reports that she has a crew Of one hundred and nifty
men: that Der name is the Florida, and that che 10
commanded by Capt. Maiiit.
This vessel is none other than the Ore.o lately re-
leased BY the Admiralty Court at Nassau as an lille
gal prize.
had news Of her before. and WAS expecting her
arrival. letter from Natsau told me that she was
coming that she bad 20 men, and that she hoped 10
complete her crew in Cuba; also, that Capt Senmes,
who was TO Lave anded her, had sailed Tor tu-
rome. and that Capt. Maiit, who formerly com
minded the Crusader, 10 command her instead.
The fret officer OF the Florida formerly held the
same POSITION on board of the Sumter
The Florida il lined with iron, and s calculated
TO resist any ordinary shot.
| The news of her arrival was immediately sent
from Cardenas Matanzas and Havana 10 our squad
! ron Al Kew West and there are now three Union
vessels Of war waiting for her to make her exit
| from Cardenas.
The Captain-GeneTal was much annoyed by bel
appearance at Cardenas and ordered her 10 leave al
once for sea but Capt Manit urged that be was II
distress. and continued TO remain there.
Two of the Florida officers came 10 Havana th'
day before yesterday.
There were ouIy co tuns Of coal in GARDENS, YET
the Florida has been able TO get some, though gu
told her officers have bad 10 pay 81 30 tun for u
TO the Gas Company and the latter will replace 1t
| from this city 1T s..
The Florida claims to have destroyed several
American merchantmen On her way 10 Cardenas'
| | doubt this.
The CAPTAIN General has ordered the Naval Officer
Mt Cardenas TO make thorough search Of the Florida
and if he finds any prisoners on board Of her Il
liberae them.
Tie Cap;ain-Gener seems as if he intended "a
act III a more honorable manner than he has done
before in like cases and promises TO do all that oui
Government can expect.
The Confederate steamers Alice, alias Ma;a;
Blanche alias Gen. Rnsk, and the California, have
recently sailed for parts unknown.
TIE Spanith steamer Mexico left on the let inst.
for Vera Cruz with 200 bead Of cattle and proyis-
ions for the French forces at Orizba and Vera Cruz
| There il little or no fever here.
Rains continue.
| From Our Special Conesp ondelt-
HAvAsA, Aug. q, 1862.
We have 10 news from Mexico since my last
The Spanish steamer Mexico chartered by the
French consul here 10 carry provsions end cattle "a
Vera Cruz She left on the 2lst with 900 head Of
cattle, for which am informed the Aforesaid consul
paid the sum of Sf apiece. This alone reintes all
their stories Of plenty at Orizaba and Vera Cruz, and
the road between these places free and open. Now,
or 10 leagues to the left Of this road going to Orzats
lies one of the best grazing countries in tic world
where cattle can be obtained If the people choose tC
cell for 81 n head One Of our merchants, Mr. Des-
yernine is in your midst contracting and purchasing
corn &C., 10 fulfill contract with the French
consul.
On the night Of the 10Th Confederate steamer
reported iron clad appeared in the ofiBg Of Cafde
nas. and anchored near Diana Key. She il the "a
nous Oreto from Nassau, sometimes called the Oyi
etc. mounts three guns OF a side and one IN The
bows and one III the stern. She claimed 20 be
man-of-waT, which was not allowed her, and sht
was ordered to sea, but she then put ia the plea thai
she was in need of food and repairs TO her machinery
The CAPTAIN Genoral has sent up an engineer 70 OK
anime into the care, and If not 70 10 have her or
dered 10 sea
In all eyepts she ordered either in out II The
latter sbe will Iail easy prey 10 the Adirondack
r. r. Cuyler, and the Santiago dc Cuba II the
former she will lie and rot, as the Sumter II now
doing. As Won may imagine, there was cOntIder
able telegraphmg and considerable alarm among the
chipping generally. She 10 now called The Florida
and las 20 men, though she reports i'V-soilo Of
them have lady deserted-insde up Of all nations
The scum Marian, and commanded by Maiit
Size il not yet commissioned. "A most amusing CIR
cumstance occurred tie other day.
| A man by the name Of WesteriiDg, as soon a. he
got out of prison here, some Fix months ago, "enl
10 Nassau and now comes III Tie Florida as sort oil
interpreter, &C.; lie was sent with two OF the
officers to this city 10 confer with Cbas. D. Helm.
This latter formerly lived IN the CaiAe ~fpan, as
does also Mr.. Shuiold. So this NesttillDg gnides
the officers cut there and iuquring, was directed
10 the house OF Our Consul. They soon iound they
were in the wrong box aud backed out a. best they
could, 10 the immense anuseDient Of The many
| UnOniss in the street.
| Our financial circles have been somewhat dis
tnrbed by the circulation OF counterfeit notes OH the
Spanish Bank, those discovered are OF the denomi-
nation Of so, the smallest issued, and were re-
ceyed for several days at the bank iself, uncbal-
ieDged, and III large amouns IN fact, 10 was the
pre0ominahoe to 20 great degree Of the So notes
| A fraud Of some 80, 600 bas been discovered Oh
our postage stamps. The counterfeit ones have been
passing for four years without detection. They