New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-12
FROM HAVANA,


0umsrs Of Blockade Rnnners-A sisver
r Captured by Commodore WhAo~.
Grew Of she Hnneras LANDED at Ai"s''
ton--Thc Alabama ReP"rses
The Florida az Nassau.
The British steamship Melta, Capt. Coroes', from
Havana 5,h inst. at 3 D. m, with sugar, &C., 70 now
hnd 4 Aspjnwsll. arrived ON Wednesday morning.
She had .,rono head winds and heavy seas up to the
,unu Al, the l0tb. On the 7th inst, latitude 28' 81
,,u.;.nS. 100 on. passed bark Mendb steering west;
nb hti,nds 100 90, longitude 76o 2V, passed H.
n n stesmshp Cadmus steering east; 9Th, latitude
aYo or. longitude 750 o., passed schooner T. Kid.
ser steering SOUTH 10th. latitude $50 49, longitude
~ oS, passed bark Spring Box steering N. N. E.
The United States steamer Vanderbilt left Havana
On the evening Of the 4th inst.
H. b. n. ships Galatea, Styx, Ripaldo, and
Rosario remaipedin port.
PAsssxeERs -Mrs Helen Atrll. Mis-. Martha Attrin
Mons Josef quel Herr Golchs Blum Mr.. Edgar Barley
Mr. Martin Wheeler, Don Aauiine zur'eaday, Mr. Albert
Dram Our Special Correspondent
o. - HAVANA, Feb. S, 1863.
improve the opportunity of the sailing Of the
NeHts, 70 give you dates. had hoped to have sent
you . good budget Of news, as there are several
steamers due-the Conway from Vera Cruz, the
Melville from New-OrlesDs, and the Pacific from
New-York. There has been some anxiety in re-
gard 70 the latter. A report was diligently cir
suhted some TIRES mouths since that she was to
make few trips to this port, and then run the
blockade. Tue rumor was revived with the Tubal
Cain, and now many ascribs tho non.appesrancs Of
he Pacific to her having attempted the blockade
Be that a. il may We long for from the States.
The United States steamship Vanderbilt came in on
the Sd from your port and Fortress Monroe, and
sDroueh, as dates to the 9TH strangely enough she
was reported by the papers here a. being ~ days
1rom Fayal. =,
There has been no arrival of news from Mexico
since my last of the 3lst ult per Roanoke. Inc
Dario de Ia Marina continues It's osreissea
nsns, and to-day comes with q two column ATTACK
sn CON- Wilkes and our Government, referring 10
che affair of the steamer Noe Daqui, Of which
wrote some time SINCE. This steamer am informed
belonged 70 Messrs: Znlueta, SANTA, and an nepnew
near Cisnfuegos and was then sold TO parties here,
though in the name of Mobile merchant" Mr..
Helm, the Confederate agent here, gave her papers
&C., and she was to 20 to the lsa Mu]eres On the
Coasa OF Yucatan. Wilkes went in pursuit Of her
and found her there. On his approach the Confede
rate fac was raised but seeing the stars and stripes
che English was Substituted, and then again the
Mexican flag was hois,ed. OF course Wilkes claimed
her q SLAYER and ss Rebel vessel.
The authorizes, thinking they also had claim on
har finally delivered the steamer over to Wilkes,
% be sent to port in the United States for adudi-
cation where il is to lie decided whether the Next
cans have any CLAIM or not, and what proportion.
A schooner which was fitted out here With goods
for her sailed for Isla Mujeres having on board one
Of our merchants The English Consul Actng)
had cent Ii. B. M. steamer Steady there also, and
tbis same merchant only escaped capture by getting
aboard the Steady, III which steamer he returned 10
this port somewhat crestfsllen. report was cir
.onlsfed yesterday coming from the English Vice.
Consul that the officers OF the Hatteras, captured
by the Alabama, had made their protest at Kings
ton, stasing that the Alabama had fired into the Hat
itsrss with the English flag flying that under these
circumstances the Government had refused repairs
&C., TO the Alabama, and ordered her to sea; thai
She Tioga Sonopa, and Santiago de Cuba being OF
ths port ct the time had attacked aud sunk her.
The British Vice-C neul, on being lnterrogate'
this morning. denied having circulated or kivel
rise 70 such q report, but admitted-what We al
koow-thst the Alabama, ten days ago, was coaiin
st Port Royal, having brought and cent up Z
Kingston the officers Of the HatIeras.
II. Al. b. steamer Slyx came in yesterday Iron
Nasssu. From of her officers learn that TIT
FLORIDA left Nassau the 29th, after coaliDg, AM
that she took prize on the BahGmas, bat did no
barn hsr, thinking to be alb e 10 use her.
good thing is reported OF Mr.. Helm-I orig
isai. When asked if it was true that the Alabami
wss Lost, be Is sad TO have replied, Certainly
tnd the Yankees have been trying for three week.
70 find her,"
There has been no Rebel arrival and only ont
With cotton, viz the English schooner Apna, :
days from MatamOTas, SO tuus.