The New York herald., 1863-01-24

pean exchanges win have furnished you, not with ,ht
entire speech al least with ample extracts yet In case
what appears 10 interesting point should have es
capped you will give few extracts, which may nos be
out o place in this letter. After speaking Of tho sur
prise caused him by the strange conduct OF the French
commissioners at Soledad and the awkward position In
which he consequently found himself, he says
Four solutions presented themselves 70 my considers
tion rst 70 yield 10 the French and follow ncr conrse
ss.sna 70 .and ASIDE agd ask new from the
government third 10 oppose the French and fourth, to
70 embark with my troops. Now, gcItlemea, which So
luton would have best suited the personal convenience Of
Gen. PriRS Naturally tho frs., since would fight with
certainty OF conqucring and besides, once Ia Mexico
the Queen would have rewarded me with third
mark Of dstpctop just as the Emperor Of the french
would have honored with the legion Of honor and made
me Duke Of Mexico: aud my return to Spain nobody
would have disputed with the embassy TO Paris Such
Was the which my yielding to the frsnch
been done without ds.riment to tho rood faith and
loyalty due my country. aud therefore ! did not
hesitate 70 sacrifice my pride, my friendship for the En-
and the Independence of my country.
Furthermore. could not lose sight Of the Compromise
contracted by Spain with England, and by the three
Powers with the United states, relative 10 tho
noi-mpostoD IN tho Mexicans Of government
they might sot desire and, ,,see I sp,ak q &s
United stGtes, ,~rml 70 that they are u
reo people although has long teen bi,s.ed at hey arc
tt nio, u sh,hepers biiere thai EDo,e mcy ',oo
Of one Of ihei dYsttdt Of ne Potomac commanded by
General ActY-lon--composed of haatrej and ten
hoaand o.e, ik three hund,o pieces Of artillery, and
can Yoa that IL Is The equal OF any
army ,oaoeee Ind III 40, b. supposed that ~ frl9-
0i< II chtch ma, nation iiroscd TA ieI,s 4 iye
is sr shopld ne Norttera dgd Southern Sues Je sepd
raid G,0 III remain too po,0erfd peqs, ocsS,
s.e az nun cs IN other, ofhe Monroe doctrine." I"
r,o .sn.,, , ses ,ls remarks this portion OF his
subject by species Of prophetic warning to the French
After qaollpg 2ysrgl EXAMPLES history Illustrating
the unwilngness Of any people TO bayd So. .he
forced upon them he says:-such l. the history ,y.s
sac history of imposed mopafchs let the Archduke Max
im.a Keep sIsr PRESENT him. The P,enCA 'r'll 10;
3JsI' n n 1tco ground A0n hey 0ctuaI sod; ard
finally, later, tciii hare % a5ondo dt country,
leaving !. Ia more ruined condition than " was Wheh
they went there
iwould very much liko TO .co man with such liberal
views as pr made Captain General or Cuba. lie under
stands human nature too well 10 DO tyrannica OF be-
raj ruler
General Duce pursuss his policy Of suppressing the
slave trade IL rumored that the present Governor oY
Carenos becn ordered 10 leave tho ISLAND for having
permitted onc observation-disclosures of Africans; and there
Is another ruu,or that the Captain General sem
for certain wealthy person. Wen known mere.
WL0 lately wounded IN sk.rnAb WIN thc 'iyh
Suard while landing carso. Inc General to.a nun ne re
have positive information tnat you are daily expecting
two shipments Of negroes, and II. on their arrival
yon do hot surrender them ~ the government WIN
have bali aLd chain attached 70 your eg and got you 10
work In the streets Of Havana"
Tho report heard Ia regard 10 The suppre sion Of the
haclac Eerttc mentioned In loi me- letter, have
since asccrtarcd 10 he correct in every particular
VIC haye hd two or three arrivals o small schooners
from hockadod ports since my last fcttcr One from
Mobile bou, ht the of The terrible battle of hur
frccsboro oter from NASSAU published In tho Dsasi9
~ Ia H,iac OF yesterday dated The l0tn Inst rays
Seamefs sailing gcsaels arc COZ tanty arriving iroin
Southern ports and there great many now IN port y
The letter mentions the death o Mr. Stanton, who
was shot dead III BILLIARD room by - captain % Con
federatc vessel named f.nnol Mr stanton was formerly
scn, Tor singers sewing macnos and At ono time yod
10 Havana.
rour English steamers from Liverpool, the iou.
eas, Nicholas T., Thistle and caiypso, had ar
aaK,. fad.n
merchandise The steamer Antonlc., from charleston
vim Se sIL hours ~ aaete.. ever made be-
tween hose ports. The Enysh bark lrk from Mama
ne with cargo Of mahogany, fustic, 40, Lost ~
the Great Bahama baIk IN IN" 1iih nN Iart o the
cargo saved.
M.S Iarelzek has given novelty In the oporatic
line, which has nut or musical public "a better hnmor
some of yuur readers may have ecen and heard the
opers ~ iione,n the s.ory plot oi which IL taken
from Tie Last Days " Pompeii.' To mo- hoHoyorl y
lite new aud Therefore quite Interesting Al hFst
al not Ike 1t, h common With many, 80 accustomed
hsgo we become 10 tho sweet muse o. Fcfdi
lcit. on hearing II second aEd third
tnia discovered merits which think win bo sufficient
to make popular. The drinking song and trio ID tho
rs act very good aad the Accompaniment 70 solo
10 the act II besnliiui. duo 10 ihe second act
ana a flute SOLO in thc third which n gem arc also
among the parts which particularly struck mo Great
credit due SiHnor MakOci ior ne aphcf III Nh.n he
has sustained himself.
No artist h.s worked harder. iIc has been al.
most the ouly tenor ~ the company hloe The oponnS
OF the season, aud certainly fer tho past six % eight
weeks he has been singing every night and singing Wen
Th severe labor particularly trying 70 an artist in
this climate. fhorc il q report that we shai have Sc
oid season Or m you chocse, coli Dnat2a q tle pre-
sent, tor SOME sE eight weeks ic1T5F. h0Ye 70.
ch-nge On New York has fallen 10 q 2s per cent.
Very little doing.
Tie tisansrs Pacific and Shedrako Iasvo to-day FOR
New York and the Brsh Queen Vii leave on Saturday.
o Columbia arrived lsst Monday and LETT next day for
New orleans. The Bo B, and Roanoke are expected 10
arrive to-day or 20 morrow.
The son and daughter Of Ron Fernando Wood arrived
the British Queen, snf staying IN Ouf city
The well known Webb .anily arc 20 make their nrst
appearance hege ncNt saturday ~ tho Nilannsuys
theatre boro ilcy may meet with all tie success they
deserve. The Americans here arc expecting great
treat 10 the cYCcicut &c. ing ol this talented family
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