Newbern progress., 1863-01-31

French. One named Trujeque, presented him
self with two hundred cavalry. The other
had also some forces.
We expect news from Mexico every day
Il HAVANA, Jan. 15.
Cen Prim's Speech BEFORE tie Spanish Corte
Ills Compliment to the United Statrs, dn>
Opinion Of the Conquest ot' Aerico By tn
French General Dulce's Anti Stare Irad
| Measures Neecs from Nassau-Nurder @
an Au1erican-Arri at That Port-IH,
| Neso Opera 'Toae'-TAe Webb Family.
Our newspapers here for some days pas
have been filed With the debates in the Cortes
of Spain on the Mexican Question, and Genera
Prim's three days speech figures largely, as a
matter of course | certainly admire the man,
ly, raightfOrward manner in which he detail
the history of his connection with the invasion
OF that country by the Allies in the spring OF
last year. 1t is quite probable your European
Exchanges will have furnished, if not with the
entire speech, at least with ample extracts
yet in case what appears TO me an interesting
point should have escaped you, Will give a
few extracts, which may rot be out of place in
this letter. After speaking of the surprise
I caused him by the strange conduct OF the
| French commissioners at Soledad and the aw K
ward position in which he consequently found
| himself, he says:-
Four solutions presented themselves to my
and follow their course; second to stand aside
and ask new instructions from the government ;
| hIrd, to oppose the French and fourth, ts
re-embark with my troops. Now, gen'iensn,
which solution wotld have best suited the per
sonal Convenience Of Gen. Prim ? Naturally
the first, since would fight with certainty
OF coDquering and besides, once in Mexico,
the Queen would have rewarded me with
third mark of distinction, just as the Emperor
of tie French would have houored me with
the legion of honor and made me Duke of
Mexico and on my return to Spain nobody
would awe disputed with me the embassy to
Paris. Such was the seductive picture which
my yielGing to the French presented to my
view but that could not have been done
without detriment to the good faith and loyalty
due my country, and therefore did not hesl-
tate to sacrifice My pride, my friendship for
the Emperor and my drear1fs of glory on the
altar of my duty and the Independence of my
country.
Furthermore, could not lose sight of the
compromise contracted by Spain with England,
and by the three Powers with the United
States, relative TO the non-imposition the
MexIcans of government they might not
desire and, since | speak of the United States,
permit me to say that they are great people,
although it has long been believed that they
are but nation of shopkcepers. | believe
that Europe may now be convinced that this
of their assnies-- that of the Potomac, COM
mandedAy Gen. Mcclellan composed of one
hundred and ten thousand men. with three !
hundred pieces of artillery, and I can assure
you that it is the equal of any army whstso-
ever. And let it not be supposed that the
struggle in which that nation is now involved |
will leave it 1ifeless even should the Northern |
and Southern States be separated they will
ever remain two powerful peoples lovers, one |
as much as the other, of the Monroe doctrine" |
The General closes his remarks on this por !
ton of his subject by species of prophetic |
warning to the French. After quoting several |
examples from history, illustrating the Lnwil-
lingncss of any people to have government
forced upon them, be says: Such is the his !
tory, the sad history, of imposed motnsrchs /; |
let the Archduke MaximIlan keep it ever |
present to him. The French win not possess
in Mexico more ground tiidn they actually
tread; and finally, sooner or later, will have
to abandon that country, leaving it in more
ruined condition than it was when they went
there"
would very much like to see man wi. h !
sach liberal views Prim, made Captain
General of Cuba. He understands human
nature tso well to be tyrannlcal or ifliberal
ruler.
Gen Duce pursues his policy of suppressiug
the slave trade. Il is ruIn1red that the present
Governor Of Carienas has been ordered to leave
ments of Africans; and thee is another rumor
that he Captain General sent for certain veal
ny Persen wtl known here who was lately
wounded in skirmish with the Civil Guard
while landing cargo The General ted him he
was sorry he not killed in the fight. and
added, Il have positive information that you are
iaily expecting two more shipments of negroes,
md IT, on their arrival. yon do not surrender
hem 10 the government. | will have ball and
'hain attached to your leg. and set you to work
N the streets Of HaTala
The report heard in regard to the suppression
IF the Havana Review mentioned in n former
etter. have since ascertained to be correct il
avery particular
We have had two or three arrivals OF small
'chooners from blockaded ports sinc- my las,
etter. One from Mobile brought us the news of
he terrible battle of Mnrfreesboro letter
rom Nassau pa bill he'd IN the Diario de la Mari
IA. of yesterday, dated the I0th inst. saws -
STEAMERS and sailing vessels constantly
lrrTVIng from Southern ports, and there are a I
ions the death of r. Stanton, who was shot
lead III 4 billiard room by the captain of a Con-
ederat- vessel named Finnell Mr. Stanton WAS
ormerly agent FOR Singer sewine machines and
It one time lived in Havana.
-Four English steamers from Liverpool. the
Douglas. Nicholas I, Thistle and Calypso. had ar
ived at Nassau with assorted cargoes Various
allIng vessels laden with eunpowder and other
mel chandlse The steamer Antonica, from
charleston, with cargo of cotton, arrived on the
9Th u1'imo in fifty three hours the quickest pas
age ever made between those ports. The Eng
ish bark Iris. from Manzanillo with cargo of
mahogany, fustic, &c, was lost off the Great
Bahama bank en- the 9th ult, Part Of the cargo
vas saved.
Max Maretzek has given us novelty in the
'peratic line, which mas pat musical pubIic
n better humor. Some of yurr readers may have
een and heard the opera of =. lone" the story
n plot Hf which is taken from the " Las, Days of
'nmpeii.' To me- however, it qIiiHe new.
md therefore quite interesting At first | did
Tot Ike it, in common with many so accustomed
lave we become to the sweet music of Verdi; hut
IN hearing 1t a second and third time, Gscov
red merits which I think will be sufficient to
make 1t popular. Fhe drinking song and trio in
he first act are very good. and the accompan-
nent to a SOLO in the same act is beautiful A
luo in the second act and flute solo in the
hird " hich Is also the partS