New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-11
FROM EaAvANA AND MEXICO.

From mAvANA AND MEXICO.
The Rehe, Steamer Florida IN cahnn
Watcr--The Diamond wedding s,mr8c
Fire in Porto lsico-News From REeNico
Resignation of DOblado - N"'m.
Among gacxican TrOOps-ArTi'al 90
t{s-eutorccntcnts for ;se French arm;
Hr,prisopr,,ers Of am American Citizen
in yern Cruz.
From Our Own Correspondent 49,. s,r, f 1872
The chef item OF interest rauspirng since my
Inst Ia. been the arrival in these waters o. INC
.Ovieto tlas Florida Nou will remember me shane-
ful tral and discharge OF this steamer Oy the Nou4I
of Admiralty Of Nassau. Two or three days aner
r. ,;st,rce 18th nlt) she sailed under the Rebel
Nao with what puIpor's 10 be q commsslon IRON
the Confederate Government az q m5n-oi-war. She
went according 20 one account, to Green Turtle
Kew north Of Nsssau; and, 10 smother, 10 Green
Kew where she hoisied out Of her hold and
M, IN roeon her guns, of which she has eight; siX
three on a side--are reported to be oo-pounders,
riaed; and two pivot guns, said to be 100 ponds
each Sic then started for TINS island was chased
ON 10 The bank by the Penguin, but, as tie laiier
conld not follow, ESCAPED. She must have struck
As when she arrived III Cardenas on The morning
Gam Of the 20th she was leaking. The Govern
ment here have opposed her In every possloie way;
she was ordered 10 leave within the twenty-'our
hour but WAS able, under one pteleXt ana
another to evade this order, till the Slst. That
her machinery out OF ORDER; ina
she was leaking. in want Of coal her captain dying,
&c. Her evident design III coming 10 tins island
was 10 recruit men, bur Sic was disappointed she
lett Nassau with 20 men, hut the yellow fever broke
out on board, and her men began desering her.
The Government has shown her 10 friendship, and
hardly mercy Two SPANISH steamers OF war, NE
Blasco dc GarGv and Guadalqniver, were cent up
Immediately, and she was orueied 10 ether Ie'' t
tie port or her anchorage among the keys % miles
from the town and 90 up into the harbor she md
the latter, and anchored with one % these steamers
on each side She allowed 10 obtain coal.
MANY attempts We're made mere to send her mp men,
but they all failed through the action OF TINS Tow
eminent. irst l3 We're sent mp; but on arriving,
thew were arrested and thrown into pison TIE same
things happened TO Is more who went up aitefWHlu'
princirally Eng ISL and French. On the 5isI alone
she buried eight men ana Officer, the son OF her
comm nder, John y. Msiht, formerly IN inc
Crusade. The CORandariO, steamer piyug
between this port and Cardenas, sahe1 'ii''t
night and being about the same size, was chased
by the Penguin. The FLORIDA TOOK adVant-
age Of this and putting out her Lgts, escaped SAe
had nien ed "a ing tie next morning or at ieasl
had so report Cd TO the authorities. On the morning
OF the let inst, che slowly steamed mo TINS haTOor,
the most un-man-of. war-ke looking vessel L have
ever seen, a wooden, three inssted propeller, Win
he wards DC, by no means IN naval style OF con-
4. -
came on shore bad TO wal. till sloreboals came OIL,
rs there were lot men enough 10 man their own.
She reported 81 mem aud most OF these were III.
Naffd was sid 10 be convslescent tLou5h unable
90 leave his berth the lrst officer SIribling sOn OF
Commodore Strblingl was on shore III gray
uniform. Jud-iug from his personal appearance
Strip44ag would be an appropriate name Iof Aiil'
Tie Government here placed ii strong ponce lorce
about the wharves, and the harbor police were order
ed TO see that sailors went Oh board. Inc rlOIlda
yas mOoled 10 buoy between the Moro and the guar
chip almOs- in the entrance OF the har0or. ms
place che vas ordered 10 leave either for sea or
fnrtber ~ the harbOr. Ab0nt I:3O ?. H..
she left and we have heard nothing more
from her though a ramon was got up that
she had pul into MaTiel She has IN al probability
gone 10 iry and the blockade at Mobile, that she
NAV have the iron plates put on her. which she car
mes H. her hold. She was numbered, while building
in England No. 2f2; and the Enrique, winch We
may expect soon in these waters, was numbered
2gi
Yesterday the Penguin came off this port iron
Key West-an well. l tried to see some OF the OH
GERS that i might ascertain the truth oil repor
that two large tesmers aud four schooneTs had beer
captured; but was unable 20 DO 30, AS the boat sh
sent in soon returned. However, you VIII re, th'
news duect from Key West. The sickness tier
has almost entirely ceased and the quarantine Is re
Taxed.
Tue Penguin reports also the loss Of the Adiron
dack on a AGO, bat gave no particulars.
/ wish TO call your attention TO false statement
in TIE Sun Of Aug. -, IN the letter from lis cor
respondent here. Il says that the press people and
government look down with contempt ON UmoLists.
This under al aspects false. True The Dt7rtO IL
la Mqr.Ha bought upby Mr.. Helm has had many AZ
tcles derogatOry to The North and in favor OF the
South but the only elect has been TO decrease Its
circulation and 10 cause it 10 become by-w0rd.
know many Spanards and Cubaus who have ceased
to subscribe on this account. Tie PreH-d was de-
eidedly in favor OF the North till IL changed bands,
and It's present proprietor, Arboleya, is Solthener
in sympathy. lie cert AMY Is OF little credit to The
party. The people have been abou, equally divided
till now they are convinced that the object Of tie
North Is not eDt0Hc, patt0n dtOHe there IS q large
majority o. sympathisers with the North. The Cow
ernnent has throughout shown itself tie strict
~ neutral Of all the pOwelS-vide action in case oil
Sumter, &C., and know many OF the officials here
to be in favor Of the restoration Of the Union.
wIsh 70 call your attention TO fal-ehood in tie
letter to The Herald from this city published in the
Issue of the pa August viz That tie Purser Of the
Columbia sold papers for IL cents on board, DC. He
did not sell any, and II 10 base calurnny Mr..
Mater, the geItemauly PuTser, who has always
freely dis buted papers TO all. The writer Is prob
ably q SeoessiOIi-l
Tie rams here have kept on, and therefore the
sickness, which mas been unusually fatal this year.
for the past three Cays. However, we have bad but
mere showers and are hoping the rams are nearly
over.
The famous Diamond Wedding has turned out, as
every one eXf ected, badly. Mr.. Orledo IL now in
town, aud am told separation has been effected,
he 70 paw : 900 per snuun and Mrs. o. 70 1--we IN
the States. Sic has had an unhappy tina OF it.
The Issue Of counterfeit notes he Spanish Bank
here haf caused great cOmmOtion and general dis
trust. Bills are coming from all sides TO be
deemed; in orc week they show at the beginning
$3G 600 in bills tue bank aud al the end 5000 600
apretty good run on the bank for one week for
Cuba.
Tie Confederate steamers NOW English Alice,
alias Malagorda, and Blanche, alias Gen. Rusk, "a
well as the California. which ed Under the Rebel