New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-11
FROM HAVANA.
Tbe Fourth-RebeliiOn I'm Venezuela
Wreck OF n French Troop shiP-Thc
Gnyeties ef Havana.


yrou, Our Own Correspondent.
HAVANA Saturday, July T. 1863
The Observance Of this, our nstional holiday, has
to ell appearances been forgotten. met this morn
ing an American who had forgotten tie dats. onr
Consulate is closed, there are no men-ol-"ar IN
port very few American vessels have hoifted their
coors, and altogether tho day seems neery l"
mass unnot;ced and to be very Ike all other days
q this sultry month-all are compiaining OF 'he
heat which has been Of % 10 95 degrees daily for
sortnicht. TIE Spanish mail steamer from Csdiz,
The pripcipe Alfonso arrived yesterday al 33O PM,
having left on the l5th-lS daysnoluiing stoppages
al Canary Islands Santo Domingo, and Puerto
Rico. This, believe, is the shortest passage yet
made The steamer is fne craft, and preeen'ed
splendid appearance while sieaming NJ the harbor;
the .wharves were crowded 10 witness her entlee.
BY her we have dates from Puerto Rico to the 2yth
nit. Strange TO say, The Bolet,n Mcrednta bas no
account OF tie sinking Of the Vanderbilt by the
Alabama, as 1t usually does-it may have been for
gotten.
All the news contained in the files OF this paper
r. purely local the rsus have been excessive ; the
crop OF sugar is very smsll-htle If any, exists ~
the inerlUr-the best gradee have been sold AZ 80;
coffee commands u far price, say Sl6aSi0 80 per
quintal.
From Venezuels, however, we have rather in
portaHI news. After being led to believe that our
hopes of peace for that distracted country were
by the breaking ont again Of the turbulent spirits of
Ieausyra IN what bids fsir to he q formidable
manner. We have dates from Caracas 10 the ON
nlt. Several Influential officers with large arty
have declared aganst ths peace so lately Instituted
between the Pa.z and falcon fac ions, and have
nroclaimed Gen. Cordero as their chief; Govern.
ment steamer, her captain aud crew having joined
Che insurgentp, has been sen 70 Laauayrs with
small force where they landed and captured all the
ammunition aud materials, destroying those
Cabelo with the two or three vesse!s-oi-war whlen
were at Laguayra, thus abandoning the blockade
Tire Spanish steamer-of-war Isabel H. 10 quasi
sent launches ashore 70 protect and bring on 10 the
shp all Spanish subjects who wished to take re-
fuge in her, The Iqdependiente Of Caracas, OF the
Bth ult save: Considerable anxiety exists IN the
city produced by the events at Laguayra and
Puerto Cabello It was known Yesterday morning.
that the Governor Of Carabobo had abandoned
Valencia Oh the 4th, and gone TO Puerto Cabello,
where an insurreciion had taken place, 1t is said
against the articles Of the peace and in favor OF
the continuance OF the war.
Loter.-Ihe telegrsphic communication being in-
terrupted post from Maiqueiia announces the land
Ing at Lagusyrs Of Col. A. Olive with little more
than 200 men, sustaining the Proaunci0me"f' oil
Puerto Cebello. The first act OF the invaders was
10 take possession OF the Custom-IIouse. Tonight
This city iCaracas will be guarded by 1000 men,
txho will soon be sent to establish order al Laguayra.
Fortunately, although thsse circumstance will re-
lard the reazations of hopes founded on the treaty
b Coche, they viii not have suihcent power 70
destroy them.
From Manila and the Philippine Islands, we hear
of violent storms. A large French steam transport
was lost near CeyoD, laden with troops Tor Cochin
China but We are not gwen the details oil the
bhipwrcck.
Here, the Philharmonic Society OF whose Inau-
eurston Ball you, gave its third ball on the
LIST. It was we'll attended. and the rooms were
Eed with graceful dalnsels, whose dark eyes wed
with their diamonds IN rejecting the many hghts
and the miniatures of their partners. The lAnguid
abandon of the coutradanzs Of the country was most
appropriate for the tropical temperature OF the ro )nf,
knc as the airy notbngs whired past, envsloped IN
gsy colored gause, tnle, and tarlaan, II required
little stretch OF imagination 70 fancy oneself IN
elysian fields, and these the gay ephelners bnIter
6ies sporting in the warm, clouoess atmosphere
Ii was less like ball and more like private re-
ception or soiree, as the young lad'es caused the
piano TO aid in the entertainment Two young gen.
tlemen also aided on the same instrument-Messrs.
Aldana and Arrange. The section devoted 10 ehess
Is to DO insuguraed tomorrow, and bids fair TO be-
come a permanent club, which IN ell probability
will. at the end Of the season, be removed 70 The
City.
ptgnt, and being chased by the watchmen He'd 10 u
bma grove IN the OF the Count OF SantOvenia Z
country seat, where he was torn to pieces by the
dogs In spite Of the ho, weather the Cubans will
dance ald balls are TO be given at place called
Puentes Grandes SIMMER resort about three miles
from Havana, every Saturday-tO-night the second
lakes place. At Marianao, they are given every
Sunday night; the dancing goes on III what are
called Gt0rtetas. or large summer 'houses, merely
kocfs supported by columns which are decorated
Tih flowers; having no tdes, the breezes, when
there are any, have free access. Tie dullness Of
Havana, commercially, has never been equaled,
nor do we see any chance for better prospects TIL
TIE conclusion Of the rebellion in the States.
June Jo-suiyed. Eng sohE Jane Maria day., ST. aNks
l6 tons cotton.
July i-Ssl.d Spanish o. steamer label for Ns,,su with
anthr,tts coal.
Tomorrow will s, the Copf.dsrsts schr Buetshet foI
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