Newbern weekly progress., 1862-09-20
IMPORTANT FROM HAVANA.
Inc Rebel Steamer OrctO Ordered
Away from the Cuban Ports.
ELATE NEWS FROM .MEYICO.
Dreadful Mortality ou Board the French
E9@ War Vessels.

EDrenHui Mortality ON Board the FreneI
Ef* War Vessels.
+ HAVANA, Saturday, Sept. 6.
The famous Oyeto, now called the Florii
ad, q wooden-screw steamer built for thu
rebels, left Nassau on the 9Th ult., for Greer
gkey, where her guns were got out anG
mounted. She then came to Cardenas
where she arrived on the night of the 10Th
Though ordered away by the Government
she was allowed to remain till the 3Ist
sllongh a Spanish man-of-war was put or
"a sssidc aof her, and no one from shore
was allowed to visit her save the doctor.-
She lost many men by yellow fever and de.
seriion. Nine were buried on the 3lst-
eight seamen and one officer. (son of the
commander, John N. Matit, Ex-Lieuten-
ant in the United States navy.) The Oreto
mounts three guns OIL side-said to be Is
Founders and two swivel guns, one for
ward and one aft, reported to be 100 pound
ers. She IL to be plated, and carries the
iron plates in her hold. She is low in the
water, and sieams slowly leaking and
short-handed. Several men engaged here
were sent to Cardenas to join her, but were
arrested and imprisoned by the authorities.
On the night OF tile 3lst at $50 she started
for Havana, arriving on the morning of the
LIST inst, reporting 3G hands, all told, most
OF these sick. Aiatiit has been sick for Il
fortnight, SON" say with "putrid fever"
some say with "yeilow fever" The first
officer (Stribling) was formerly first Of
ficcr of the Sumter. The only man al
lowed to join her, was an Irishman named
Brady, believe Il pseudo NJ. d., who has
lately been discharged from two different
hospitals as non comPoS memts. The
Florida was ordered off to sea, and went on
the evening OF the lst, in the midst Of a Sc
we're thunder and rain storm.
The Untcd States steamer Penguin ap-
peared oft the post on the 9TH and sent
boat in. She reports Il rulnor that the Ad-
lronduck Is ashore on Abico. Health i'm
proving at Key West.
The loyal English mail steamship Trent
came in yesterday with dates from Vera
Cruz to the first, though with little from the
interior. The discord in the cabinet of Ju-
arez came to an open rupture, and Doblado
sent in his resignation Oh the l4th ult..
which was immediately accepted, and he,
WITH the troops Of Guaaaiuato. has gone
by Juan Antoniadela Fuentc, as Minister OF
State, and by Don Jose Maria Nunez.
On the 22d some two thousand French
troops arrived in Vera Cruz, where they re-
NAMED but short time, and left for Ori-
zaba. Two towns in the west--San Bias
and Manzanilla-have pronounced in favor
Of Intervention, and ii is reported also that
Gen. Uraga and 5000 men have done the
same.
Two pamphlets have Jeen issued in the
capiial-one in abusive language against
tbs foreign Ministers in Mexico. They uni
led in a protest against it.
Circulars came from Spain Ly the Tam
pico, enlreating the Mexican people to re-
member that they descended from Span
iar,ls, and trying TO persuade them to estab-
lish monarchy, and to call the Duchess OF
Montpelier, sister OF The queen, 10 I'LL the
throne.
Mr.. Marquatt, an American citizen, and
for many years acting United States Consa
at Vera Cruz, was arrested, and without
being charged with anything was impris'
oned thirty-six hours without food Or evel
II bed to lie upon. Finally, at the interees
sion of our Consul, he was released, sub
jcct to a fine of $3.50. lie was charge,
with having thrown stones from the roof o
bis house upon the French band, which wa
playing at the time in front of his house.
The yellow fever and dysentery hav
carried off seventy-fve per cent. of til
crews of the French vessels. The ANA
zone, whose compliment is 675, has now bu
40!