New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-04
FROM HAVANA AND MEXICO.

Arrival of fhe Steamship Creoie-F"r'ner
from Mexico-Losses ut PuebIn Heavy
OH 10th sides-The Battle still Raging
We have received the following by the steamship
Creole which arrived at this port on Saturday MORN
M: ,,- ,os,
The reports which sent you in my last letter IN
regard to affairs in the Mexican Republic have not
been confirmed by the French steamer Louisiana,
which arrived at Santiago dc Cuba on the 22d inst.
The Prensa of this city published on the 25th inst
the following:
owe have lust received telegraphic dispatch by
way of Puerto Principe dated the 2ith inst AZ 9;oo
D. ~, in which we are told the Louisiana mas ar
rived from Vera Cruz with dates 10 the 10Th INST;
The battle at Puebla was becoming very bloody ana
the losses Oh both sides were heavy
The Rebel steamer Mia left on the 2jth inst, but
returned on the Goth.
The English steamer Labuan, from Maiamoras for
Liverpool, with cotton, put in here on the Path inst
for provisions.
l2 MA Rebel steamer is just coming in She Is
supposed to be the Eugenis, loaded with cotton.
The Contest in PuebIn-The success OF the
French Doubied-The Rebel Steamer
Nnta-Arrivni Of IN English Steamer
from NntnmcFns.
HAVANA, April 81, 1863
TIE utter absence of news places me in quandary.
From Mexico we have no later dates than sent
You in my last, viz. April l6 from Vera Cruz. The
French steamer louisiana, of the ST. Nazare Line,
arrived at Santiago DO Cuba on the 3D. with
the same dates refer to above, but with thi. differ
ence, that the news published by the DiariO dc Ia
m. .l ,rl, \ al is
Grmed. That journal pretended to get it from I" two
passengers" who left Puebla on the Sd inst. Tie
Pren=a published on Saturday the following: We
have Just received telegraphic dispatch from
Puerto Principe, with yesterday date (2ith ut 800
D. m in which We told the following:
SAsriAGo DE CuBA, April y. The Louisiana
has arrived from Vera Cruz. The Diario de San
tago de Cuba Publishes news up to the 10Th OF
April, and ut this date the taking OF Puebls was
not known in Vera Cruz. The fight was becoming
a bloody and well-coatested one. Lossss Of con-
alteration having taken place on both sides"
wrote you in my last that the story seemed II
patched up one and was not generally credited. Ii
may have happened, but 1t was not known on the
10Th in Vera Cruz.
The Confederate steamer Naia sailed on Saturday
but returned yesterday. sVarious reasons are assiKn-
Ell by Dane Rumor-One that her coal was discov-
cred 10 be uuservicehble another, that she saw a
whale; and stl another, that the whale had side
wheel, aud o smoke stack. The whale story seems
the most credible though am told abe bad anthra-
cite coal, which may not have burned well IN her
furnsc e, and this reminds me that our Government
10 defrauded and deceived by vessels coming from
your port, particularly by the English steamer
Mer nd.ss OF ali kiuds are shipped from New York
Tor Havana, and bonds given that they shall be
landed here for consumption &c. These goods 80 d.
r, cIl, back 10 Nassau, sometimes not being even
ded here. Last month the British Queen bro,gh,
Is which were inspected IN che launches and then
hoisiei back again and taken to Nassau. The same
thing almost happened again this month, though this
time the goods we're landed but were inspected in a
special warehouse and reshipped.
have been trustworthy informed that large
part OF the cargo Of the Stonewall Jackson passed
through these processes, ana II she TO Dc exam
ined Low her cargo would bear New-York marks. |
man by the Of Dever is employed in this busi-
ness aad there is mercantile firm In this city also
engaged in like trade The chief partner il now in
your city making purchases.
The weather bere has been quite WARM lately,
though there have been AZ yet no cases Of yellow
fever. The city is generally healthy.
The famous English (lj steamer Labuan put in on
the 9th for provisions route for Liverpool loaded
with cotton from Matamorss (aias Brownsviel.
There have been no Rebel arrivsis or departures
snce my last, save the Nata referred TO above.