The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-11
INTERESTING FROM CUBA.
Our Havana Correspond once.

Our Havana Correspondence.
HAVANA, Jan. 2, 1884.
Arrival Of ne French Glad rroas Normandse-SH.
ferings Of Her CreU at vera Crus-DeaA Of Captsia
de RpsslI-DismisaI Of an Officer from TIE Island n
Cuba for SLAVE Trading-The Columbus Festival at Car.
denas-Netcs from Terds-Carios Busineu Operations
Ia Yankse-- War Afresa IN VenssueEa &C., dc.
Ia Normande is here. the frat iron clad frsate thas
has been these waters and have been board
OF her to admire her great strength and make OF
all might see 81 came from thsbay Of SACRIFICES n
four days. which excellent time and proves her 10 b
a good seagoing vessel Her shape Is clipica being
sharply pointed at either end. She Is at all whas
might be considered handsome, but quite otherwise In
appearance. She carries eight guns her upper and
twenty eight her lower deck each Of which shapsA
ike columbiad, though should think OF Thorn
Of larger calbre than sixtyeght Each Of her SIX
decks heavily plated the under part. and considered
bomb proof During her stay Vera Cruz her sur
fered terribly from yellow fever. She there win
six hundred and fifty and away with only
three Misunderstanding three hundred and fsy In thcR
graves In hospital Her loss In officers oigit In
Guiding her captain N. de Russsll-onc Of the moss
distinguished men In the navy Of France He had dis
charged important commissions IN the Red Sea and other
parts OF the world, and, when tbs steamship 0scas
Eastern making such . noise, was sont 10 witusss
her trial trip, OF which he made minute and luminous 70
Lort He was well knswn In Havana, whore he had made
many friends who will regret his loss. His son, who
board the Normande was attacked By tho lever
but fortunately recovered.
so much reduced had the crew become ~ Vera Crus
that they1baA take board about hundred negro
sailors fVm Martinique, making the number now q
board about four hundred she viii leave 70 sfsw DAYS
FOR Martinique, 10 await orders from France
There Is little or no local news here. Ithiak mss-
toned once before that nsw Captain 0soera has
determined TO suppress the slave trade he can. To
lrst he adc 10 thssespscs The
sending out Of island pain Of Imprisonment,
iuesos-for having permitted shs landing Of cargo -
b,zaes He got sbs.t three days notice 70 quit. ana
e no oy sr ns festival 4 csrasnss 10 hooor the sa
Columbus, has terminated. You imagine thas u coa
sisted of itsls Of everything with brass band thrown
dinners bas, and general wakngu Of that psseroui
and sandy town OF Csrdenas such experiences
Ssr. and s and Win such Sspy IL -
hencr hope that the shade q the grand old mariner
may be Appeared for THO worlds cold neglect and n
vessel from Mstsmoros few days since, brought .
some funny news oontaned In the Brownsville Banner q
eve learn from . Trustworthy source thas Cocasl
Butler, brother, banker and broker Of the famoss
pcayune Butler, OF New Orleans has consigned TO The
mouhsof the Rio Grande cargo Of sait pork quality,
prime which he offers At usual prices 70 the Cnmmissay
department, Of the Confederate sases exchange for goA
or cotton colonel Butler refuses ~ take 10 payment TOT
hrs pork, paper money either Of the North OF south"
Thers, what do you think Of thssf Then ods
which I and in The same pa por'' The United ssasss
Consul at hatamoros had arrived at Monterey with
s sssSI s1s :
The tsu1os mercles Of your editorial corps
That very fast aud admirable stsamer, the PaaTo des
Oceano ocean Btrd) has just brought W. news from
Puerto Nco s. Thomas, 81 Domingo ard other pontss
Including Venezuela Dates from the latter country are
10 the Ot ult and give nat;ering account OF thing
there for my part, have never believed 70 the pscA
cation Of Venezuela, whassver others may thnx u,s
soe third party steps Ia and puts stop 70 tho ehtfu
war Of CARRIED On there The govcrnnsnt
circular lately published annoGrces that the MAraa'bo
iosuryeuts rejected the peace proposals made "
them rhey refused TO see the comnissoncrs and
ssnt TO them boerd the vessel which brought than
conditions entirely dsrsnt which. OF course the gov
eminent al will Ia their turn reject The
auepces are that kths fages bad a. Senow
Hojas Secretary General and presidential subsuc had
gone sns province Of Caraoobo or Important govern
msus business.
The new year o, 1853 IL pot ya forty eight bours
old what has u got N store for OF the New World.
whether spanish Saxon' Who read the 10 the
hour the sh year died sni what prophecy Of veal
or woe written The bark curtain ~ that night the
most suggestive Of al that are Bora VI .,me' Wbss story