New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-27
rvom HAVANA AND MEXICO.

,;,goExcbnuRe Of Frisoners-km-
,,or,,,, from Mexico-Gen. Cortina'
declare. Against the Empire-Gen'
vrsiin Cut on from all Commitment
lions with tho Interior.
'Cor,e.pondenee Of The Associated Press.
HAvANA, Monday. April "a, 1865.
The arrival yesterday afternoon of the steamer
Liberty and the awful and unexpected intelligence
the assassination Of President Lincoln, and the al
tempted assassination Of Secretary Seward ana hs SOL
caused great deal Of excitement ,,,
Tie steamer with the terrible news entered me po,
with her oolors at halfmast and 1t was lmmedla'o!
supposed that Secretary Seward was dead ~,
The awful intelligence Of the death OF the head OF th'
American nation caused feelings OF the deepest soIo"
in the hearts Of all Americans. but many Of ,he
cesh it was evident secretly IeJ0io9u VIII. o'SiG o
80 openly. Others however looked upon the aialr a.
la very sad one as that would not 10 ther cause
any good, either directly or indirectly. c..
To-day the American Consulate displays tne oihr'
land Stripes at halfmast, and most of the American
shipping in The harbor have also their coors at Lai
The blockade runners Wren and Badger arrived here
yesterday from Galveston with cotton but Drought '
important news. $1,000, , .,
John l.. Williams, who was carrying $4,000 Of tht
State money from Soad 20 Clinton Texas, was roDpso
and maltreated by band OF robbers one OF WAo'h ~
shot. 49,, .,
Brig Cen Maiu had left Texas, the 18th, TO tak'
a command on the other side Of the Mississippi
4 regiment on The other side Of the Mucces hit
.mutiuied, elected officers TO SUIT themselves uHu N"
gone eastward.
The English schooner Eliza Catherine, CAPT. BOYLE
had sunk on the bar az BRACES River losing tne e'a
mate and three others. She loaded WIN c'llh'
! new use has been discovered for the played oul
sblockade.runueis here There is Trustworthy norna
ton for stating that the Ptarmgan mas bccn plih'v
black, and is being rebited oai for 10 save "ec'
also very probable that Others oil tIs Auu Vi Ga"
will follow the same business
We have little news from Santo Domingo. Abou
100 y soncrs officers and soldiers bad pcen eAcLhhge'
on the 9Th and 10Th insts. All Were III u'hVIHDI'
state Nirety-six have entered the hospital.
The United States war steamers Nereius ana lTIe
have been this port thin The last seven days
The NcTcius reported the arrival Oi thc NePlmc ~
sCape Hayden. All well
FIVE men deserted from the Nereus while here.
Dcseliions oi sailors from nboats are becoming
roQncnt occurring every time vessel puts in here
They are probably enticed aboard OF hockGe-runnefs
The PrOtcus. at last accounts was az Key west
By way OF MatamOros We have news that Csriini
had declared against the Empire aad was preparing q
attack Gen nciis who Is In MttamOiOs with a CARR
SON OF about 800 or 800 men, According 20 verbal IN
formation Cortinas at Last accounts was either q
BIgdad Chat Is 10 the mouth az the Rio GraHde am
had thrown m utrenchmcrts) or nt an intormCdlgt
point on the road between Monterey and Matamoros
In either case Mcjia cut OF from all communC aiip
with the interior ana can receive no reo1iorcemeni'
lie will surrender 10 COrtinas or retreat tnIOnc "a
4 Iamanlipas range whore he viii be necessarily "a
posed the attacks Of gueTrilas iy going north
P0dras Acgras starvation and the hdlaLs stare ma
! lin the face.
Nothing is said Of the cause Of C0tinass uneXpecie
sprOclauatOn. When Cortinas signed his famous PFC
Eiest Of adhesion the Emperor lac bad only 500 or OF
! men under his command; Meiia, 5000. Snce the
things have changed materially. Mc1 having onP ~
and COrtuas 90 600 OF the forces Of the state
Tamaulipi under his command which he has cunulngi
brought together, augmentue them with hls Tex
ocs and. coniding in The mpossiOuiiy Of lbs aGvei
sary receiving aid has marched sim ana vii prohf
bly, conquer. If be succeeds, aud tie Republican la
again waves over MatamOiOs, the result Nill DO oi
fllttle importance to the cause OF Junrez
I We will have further news 10y the Barcelona on Ia
G2sth.
Exchange here on the United States. - TO 20 day
fSnCar, 6lrs.
Weather pleasant, but warm.