The New York herald., 1864-12-23
ARaI 1At OF TINE COLUMBIA.


Scraps or Mexican and Havana Hews-
-PScjseted aasxtcsn steam Navigation.
&C., &c.
Tho steamer Columbia arrived at this port yesterday
morning, with Havana dates of the lTth inst.
-1he rebel stsamer ALEXANDRIA, nov called the Mary,
bad been seized At Esssau violation sfths
trsly laws being armed vessel but she hAs most pro-
badly beou released. rev atr So lea H.t "a. Ns8"
uPfesdsns Anooin's Message had bssn unfsvorably
criticised by The Dsarss. u0l assssrs nas atas ssle
The rsesl blocksds Ptarmigaa which went out
q Havana. broke dowa and obliged 70 rstur6 Tor
repairs. asria eH fs
day bssors yestesdy with aboas eight hundred bales Of
The Houston Telegraph anpouaoss odcially, atSs cap
turs Of the United States steamer Sonora She as oa
her way 70 New 0rssps from Santiago she taken
on the 18th ultimo BY Captain Conway six msa.
The Eoslish blockade running schooner Alabama was
captured or Galveston O the yth inst 81 RS Isl, "a
At the time Of the capture eight vessels we're block
aiding Galveston. ..s IS s4ss.aI s. ne4
Negotiations were going there for exchanging Ave
hundred Union prisoners, u Damp Grsos. Texas.
Sugars q Havana, SK 40 reaas. s3f ssia 7cp 4 Z
Exchange London 12k per cent, sad q ~ United
Btatss. abort sight, 90 per cent discount as.'s,
= - QUE HAVANA 0oRRHsP0NDENos. old ase
4 sosuea0n gft.i8 SIS. HAVANA. Deos II, 1859
Aericow Sesm NavioatioS-- Prjsctsd Lsses Qs Gsf
and Pseife-0 0os~~msns Regulations aaa Rsqxas
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In my last letter mentioned tho arrival Of tho
French steam frigats Amazone from Vera Csus. Ccni
trasy 70 custom with vessels OF her class which
generally sail from Sacrincios Bay, and bring
one word Of news. the Amazone brings newspapers
from Mexico city TO the 2oth, three OF four days
la fhan kaA kh~n n~tafu
However. as Ill luck would have It, there 10 positively
aothng In them worth reproducing, beyond document
ssued BY the Treasury Department relative 70 the estab
ihmeus o. lines OF steamers In the Gulf and Pacinc.
Those dosirous Of making offers called sen
their proposals 10 the Treasury office within month from
hate that H ending rccember 49, The Conditions required
are that the company shall be Mexican, possible. lf
foreigners they must become natura lied This is the
TO run from Matamoros 10 csmpeschy stopping at in
termediate ports Ibe Custom House regulations shall
be those OF January 81, 1885, lg N .ssleso ra E
The ports which shall be used on the Pacific are not
mentioned, though they will probably be those OF ACa
puco aud With the intervening ones Of Mazat
isn, San Bias, &c. There were parties already in tho
capital who had gone there with the intention OF simply
getting the sanction Of tho government before underak
Ing these which they fully prepared to
as soon - the necessary permission be o6taned
No one can doubt that these lines Of trading
will be established and In tho OF time others will
follow. 70 Eur 20 the United States, In fact 70 al
quarters Of tue globe for one the least familiar with
mineral wealth she 10 pussessed o., and. therefore, the
vast trade she 10 capable Of she grsdatioas ol
fruits ana products q two worlds nay Ds gathered from
her so Tho cotton and tobacco Of North Americs
Indies can DO raised In immense quan.s together Win
wheat, indigo, pepper and many things uoknown else.
wealth that hes rss.s on s.r sSsre. sDa 10 her sorsss
for want of of transportation to markets. abroad.
In heras abe rich 10 gold silver copper iron quick
Precious stones coral and pears bound In fact. shsrs
cunry more blessed than Mexico 10 lhese respecs.
| Is real worth TO the world. he -ea. N
/ Cannot oGer you ikingly important local Ha-
added TO the number since my last commuu uication,
though. BY the way, that reminds that Mrs Almys
hotel, which WAS not burned falsely reported bat
plundered and ransacksd in tho shameful manner,
now aeain open having been put TO riRhts This hotel
believe deservedy OF being Of the very that
afford anything like decent accommodation to ladies'
pears. just now, 70 have pronnsos place OK is;s
there have been many Of those irigui exhibitions
inst the asiIded youth attended by some alloy ana
pinchbsck, actually coDtsmplae amateur performances,
% s. Ss %ash
ooay" and % 50 on shall uot be present ,.,...
the popularity o. the Zsrznea Company There quite
Irsquenty .scenes" added the performances Which,
am sure the authors Of the process never thought Of
can eny get shs ecDsral tact that there " very
/ pretty woman and very homeiy man ths Captain
Notw my pretty broad hint lately in regard
TO stssmsrs leaving at tho Columbia leaves day
day M three or tour oC.ock TIE passengers who came
by the Liberty on her last trip ANXIOUS that should
express publicly their advertisements % Cap,as VIII
son. Parser Holloway and other olcsrs Of the steamer,
for the care and attention with which they
cd obey The reques, With much pleasure. since can
speak from personal experience In endorsing all that
may be said in praise OF captain Wilson aud his officers
| Exchange on New York has reached 20 once more.
Enclosed you will find translation OF article from
the Dtay,0 dc Ia Marina ass Presidential Mes.
| sage.
| Spanish Opinion OF the Presidential
| Mcssage.
Translated from the Diario de Ia Marina, Havana Dec
il Hur lIa Au,r Nx.. IL.