The New York herald., 1863-04-23
ARRIVAL OF THE EAGLE.
News from Mexico, Cuba, Hayt
and st. Domingo.
Interesting Rumors Regarding the
Siege Of Pucbla.
Reported Defeat Of the MexicanS and Offer OF
Oriega to Capitulatc,

The steamship EagIo, Captain Adams, from Havana at
aif past OF the 18Th nst arrived at this port
abou, midnight last night.
Our Havana CorresPondence.
HAVANA, April 1s, 1858.
umored Osr of Ofga to Capitadse-Rspored Defeat OF
0c Garrison in a SoreProuisions Being Resh,p ed 10
Fsancs-sSafn and Hayti-sory Of the Wolf and he
Lamb Cpnti,usS-Crinsc in Havzna-A Cure for Group
Mr.. Henry sdndsrSos, the P,daia, dc.
Another French steamer (he Berthoet) from Vera
Cruz arrived Sunday Monday, with dates 10 tho
9Th the day Of hor sailing She brings only rumors,
regard these important inasmuch
they confirm tho reported destruction OF Comonorts
array by General Berthcr. This report doubtas am
liberty TO do in the absence OF positive proof-because
IL said Conenfort attempting Puebla
when General Berhcr attacavd him. Now this is not at
al likely for, you may rernember, General Comonort
had orders TO hold the post of San Martn and is not to
supposed he would dsobey those orders right In the
face cf the enemy.
Another the brought by this arrival s that
i,prtega had Tag OF General Forey, Offering
Puoba under conditions which tho latter
!reectad. This rumor Is simply absurd.
Ancther though loss difficult believe, is that the
civil authorities OF Puebla committee, and tho
women of the place kowse sent one, 70 ths French &c
neral begging him TO spare their town. lie General Is
cannon shot at Puebla, since he had than means
snough compel tho garrison TO surrender, without e
sorting to bomb Ardnent.
Whether all that be not Is Of consequence,
/, sc mpurei with the alleged facwhch makes still Ano
lber uncr-that Ortesa made IN attempt at the head
u 1900 men TO break the French lines. and
replseu with very heavy loss. This has been amended
improved by The version that two sortles made
sim at,neously, at different points, both proved dis
asficus failures 70 the MexicAns
letters from Mexico city and may be true. am quite
m epared believe that small force oil the garrison Of
rucba might attempt sortie and might have been
pulsed 1t Is not altogether improbable and that is the
most that be said OF II.
that French authorities selling them to tho nha
biaals at quite low prices, and incredible 70 relate,
French transports actually engaged in reshppng the
provisions 70 France We may infer, then
that the French occupation will be alter all only
temporary. That % y consolation.
To-day Diario annouccs arrival Of the Turcnne
from Vera Cruz with dates 10 the llthsx days later
and no news The reshipment Of provisions to France
We shaft have no news from Moxico until the 2sth
18th inst uuless some other transport should come In
with the "rcIiable gentleman on b'ard
Let us eyes In other directions. and see
how the world wags elsewhere. Tho steamer MAls from
81. Domingo Porto Rico, brings little scraps
al those 1ourishlns Spansh colonies letter
upon tho coloc Of the Hsyta government during the
late ut revolution, end for that reason few ex
tracts may bc wcrdh giving
Our resAoor y. ~ sh.. AFFAIR A.ye played
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q &. i. Ss aoss n' rebels the spa
Ihs extract is worth passing notice. observe the
lua.niy aud stupidity OF the writer and Keep Ia mind
what have always said about spanish designs on hay
sirucos President Gcrards government gave hopes
TO ten sam. and through him to the insurgents Next.
is piece oC siuguar affect atom The part Of his gov
nuebt " tor having disooeyed ezrres M
sTcioa hese words are ital csei by the wrorl And,
finally, he removed as soon IS his despatch containing
Pm message Is received by the Haytian government.
Aud this removal takes place, remember, before tho
paniard's know anything about Sans correspondence
or compI,cny. Nov, suppose put the argument in
this shapo:Sam sends Peuas message 70 the govern
melt OF iayti that government immediately removes
hm for disobeycd express Instructions therefore,
the Haytau government 10 guilty OF having, no doubt,
given ncp comfort - the rebels aud Of having
acted with singular aectation Ia removing an untrust
is, is rare logic This is the kind OF logic the wolf
made use o. when charged tho lamb with disturbing
Ie stream. But proceed with this extraordinary
An addition TO his satisfaction the Noni,a d. Heg the
Official per of the republic IN s sae m s s5 as ~ e. con
compendium events IN the form o. an &C against
his post oy Noel expressing, besides
he q the epse' Us s,ora q %rn,a
TO eneourase either dirss or n adee ny any a,ehp b
part OF tho island and to compromise is relations"
3at the Hsytian government may say what IL pieases,
without a, ai Tor is there not clear case made out
asaust iu Aud will spain one OF these days be JUS
tiod Ia uccaring and annexing iiay,r W course
tsacc of death. And may add here that all who had
that republic avoid the remotest cause OF quar-
Here " Havana eight unrortnnates are under sentence
c.mbrr an account OF which wrote you at the time
seventeen persons were tried, eight OF whom
dsau.d @ death, to Imprisonment and two were
lucky enough 10 gct acquitted
poscd FOR instance according the criminal statistics
fr 1852 there but nineteen casrs OF bonicidc IN
this city Matanzas Of lac has been trying TO get ahead
of us m particular for last week alone there SIX
murders We saiisled to Keep pace with New fsfS
city which IL Is true, has about ne times popula
ant o criminal calendar - numerically spcakns,
,roap c,,nues i,s ravagcs though we now have Z,
our power ~ check IT, thanks TO valuable discovery
which proved ines,inabIe value In the treatment
this oheass. This remedy, as md in the S,eio, s
tue case may require with certain quantity stofsx
N u has invariably effected cure; aud since u
give yo in my letter possible tho rcquFcdoses,
wuh shc time snd manner Of administering IL.
novelty has appeared In midst IN the share OF a
diving machine, wh.ch. u is said, can used a most
sicstruttiyc engine of war submarine battery Jho
trrson no claims be- the Inventor Spaniard named
MJniIrii and alfcsiy something like fifteen thous and
ds have boon raised in Havana % enable him 70 build
one a. hs mschines sono praise the thing irrnonseiy
ysh,c Others prunouncc u huinbug One OF these days
we rhal he ahe 10 decide.
Mr. sOuderscn the well known and deservcdy esteem
ed ulapist, gavo a farewell ncert at the Lyceum on
Inursdav evening | am not much OF musician in tho
scut,os seuso aud " there anything IA this world
utcglv aetest IL Is the modern system OF newspaper
t,0.ne an article which too often too easily bought
ana M too oten bestowed where least deserved In the
case "a tis talented young artist can say CONSCIENTIOUS
Iy thai hs execution is splendid, and ~ pianst he
eser, ing OF wider fame than he ha yet acquired TO
,i.vs ,,s,o g,vca him very long aud very haerisr