The New York herald., 1863-06-16
ARRIVAL OF gdlE ROANOKE, (,
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NEWS FRQx MEXICO AND HAVANA.
The Escape Of the Mexican Gene
rails Confirmed. ..,,,..
Aex.oval Of the Government Ar
chives from Mexico CITY, s
Ae.. &c., ~. 81
The steamship Roanoke, Captain Drew, from Havana,
10Th inst. arrived at this port yesterday.

The steamship Roanoke, Captain Drew, from Havana,
10th inst. arrived st this port yesterday.
Our Havana Corrsspondsnce.
BAvAnA. juno 10, 1908.
5Ae Sxmm<r Ssasow-War and Peace--Odds asd Ends Of
kericaW Nssss-LAsye Quaatsis Of /mmsnVtoW Found
In Pssbas--D DssvSx Among As Litsrals--fAs Pyss Of
Bapara CAasei~e Erost-7As EysseA ia Imutea-COSs-
~~eiaI xaaCs, &c., &c.
Tho hstlcssness Of Cuban summer has sezod every
one and everything here 70 such extent that local
Havana news WI poness interest whatever for you
whose attention 10 constantly excited by sar stirring
than The balls and promenadss by OF which
We In the tropics, during ths season Of apathy, en-
deavor now and again, 70 svaken from our ethargy.
You do not care 10 know that the Phhsrmonc Society
gave their hrst ball last Saturday would hackneyed
description Of the toilets upon occasion at oil
interest yeu. Il 10 'of coneequeu o. you learn
that the beautiful Mias A. II. was present, looking
like largo and exquisite specimen Of butterfly in
her airy drapery, from the light Of extinct
moon that the lovelisss Of ers Miss r. o., not
there and therefore reminded that was night
and not day We were willing away You are moi In tho
least interested n the Misses the fascinating Mrs
in that most amiabie Of women, Mrs o. because you
do not know them. might through ell the letters of
the alphabet Saratoga and Newport correspond
ents wont 10 do without exciting curiosity
so little. matters not hs 10 you that Marianas and
Calabazar and Puentes orandes and Guanabacoa and
host Of other places making preparations the
kind OF delightful reunions, without which life here
would be nsupportable 81 ag
You, alas have far other upon which x your
eyes. Your filed with the thunder from the
battle neld Your visions OF murder rapne FIRE
and blood and screams OF anguish death by the bullet,
death by the bayooet death by hunger 10 the hoarse
Of red river choked with eorpses. night
that has cessation panorama Of horrors moved
by some demon, during long night, upon which day
has ever broken. can contribute picture 10 this
dreadful gallery except be OF intense contrast,
painted among the palms and pantsins Of this queeDly
Isle. Ride out with past the Cerro 70 ksrianas and
beyond, and sse the landscape that there unfods tss
warm with peace and beauty Away on every edo
stretches ocean Of caneheds, covering every
hill and vale like sevried Ie6ions, waving their
green bannerets In the light breese, dotted with
groves and gardens such only IN the opics
while here and sbsss relisf against sky stands
tsn palm, he ths vision Of Indian sentinel
and feather crowned watching The land that
was his. On one side es the sleeping sea calm the
coudess heaven above the other blue golden
tipped the distant bills Of ST. John. In front the deep
fringe along the far horizon, and behind
Of villas md visgss complete the frame Of shs srpAss.
Of life, the creakpg Of some oxcart and ,be bap
bling Of bright streams, are the only sounds hear
hut, rerhaps my peace picture scar'es you. as the
sck and thirsty sleeper dreams a refreshing fousails
which shall never moisten his parcbed if~ You would
rather would talk Of war Then, 70 crafty you, viii
sucs the departure of the last steamer for New YORK
the Doo d. "a MariSa states that etter has been
csivsd from Vera Cruz. in which the escape
Of Generals Os,ega, IAIAavs, NC N Sencd The letter
In question has not been published but even were
we had better await the next arrival from Vera Cruz
before accepting either Of story IN said thai
the Mexican generals who fell into the hands 6 the French
are 70 Be sent 70 Frnnce and The ooe Of lesser note 10
Another letter SPOKEN Of which states that the gar
rsou Poebla had SIN plenty Of ammun ton efi at the
time o. the surrender the French bavps found 90 sss
Than 126 900 rounds Of cartridges corresponding
provisions hnvps been osud Inc sme letter sdSs ,hs,
Juarez had caused the goverpment archives 10 be
moved " Morea and that he and bis ministers intended
betakng themselves to that place the French
made their appearance at the capital stated fur
thermore that Congress and the leading bberals drus,
Juarex Ortega and Comnnfort. Put not your Va
rerubics -
that success makes friends Up 70 the taking Of puebs
all the papers against the French but
now thai success has attended the er'rs d General
Forey, there marked change Of tore One Of our
three daee has apparently changed front completely
and another accused by third Of showing Iartaty 70
the Invaders This all perfectly natural AZ tie world
goes.
We may look upon the fa q Mexico city az oertsln
programme viii be-bow the drama of the French
in america win end--no yet knows though each
has bis opinion. and OF course have regard
the words Of the french Minister. N. Bsni very sig
BiAcant and Of the highest importance u the people of
the States That are thoee other political hor,nos In
America which are eocn 70 "clam the attention of
FraDeef' Were those mere empty vords or did he
10 utter them in esrnesr This r you and the people
of the States 10 determine. believe those fu
o meaning TO have been uttered with fullest earnest
ness, and those "other political borzorr" moch
nearer home than Mexico. You Know perfectly vol the
counterb balance that would Troprse and how utterly
useless Il would be for 10 propose only
would II not be adopted hut the rrops~a might
bring oonsequsnces emnepily unpsasAnt Alone and
unaded J cannot pretend u stp the car ~ |
JpgrerDaut, nor dare attempt 70 save victim w
turty, into which all PEER with Ices cesrbess
OF vision holds not only the solution ~ all temporal
teres but The remedy for the apparently inevitable
Without possessing prophetic hen, ve osp sound tbo~e
depths by study Of The rasf for therein end The
laws, fixed and nvarnbe, which govern the unrevesled
future This Ia . phenomenon true "a s ttranre. |
and which the constant repetition of history bss rroved.
But the experience of others seldom sactory
prefer 70 learn ourselves ard take the consequences
and only when Il s TOO late DO confess have
been fools fIcuse this dgrcesiob and you think tbeTe
s . valuable hint conveyed aoccpth
ln the COMMERCIAL world here matters dun md bot
little doing In sugar., prices OF which high, and
planters Elm wiling 70 make concessions. The stock
o cotton u atSt fifteen hundred bales Of which
hundred and SIXTY baes have been imported within
last fouA Aarg q kas h<~. xlfr 9sx Tprx