The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-30
THE WEST INDIES.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.

Reported Embellishments OF New Quarantine
Regulations for New York Vessels AT
Havana-Four or Five Days Additional Omar
antine-The Story Denied-The Puerto Prin-
cipe Ahair-New Regulations of the CooIie
Trade-Excitement Among the Sugar Plant
ers, &c.
QUARANTINE
Our Board OF Health resolved 10 subject all vessels
from New York to a quarantine of Ave days / believe
that this step would not have been determined upon had
the authorities in Porto Rico done The measure
II carried out will undoubtedly tend curta our
muncatons and supplies, whether keeps the cholera
away not As to the injury It may entail upon your
trade with this island idea be formed from the
result Of the imposition New Orleans since March
last
THE PUERTO PRINCIPE ArrAIR.
have failed obtain any details private sources
regarding the affair at Puerto Principe is generally
admitted that the quarrel between the soldiers and the
people did not end without Commissions and blood
shed
The st. Johns Festivities 10 that neighborhood always
last longer and less peaceful than anywhere else Yet
had those disorders happened any other part OF the
island, they might have been UNDECIDED.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
The MORO Castle TO have esplanades; the Punta
Fort Is also 10 have additional works, and the
inmates OF the OUTLAWS having been duly sanctioned and
approved OF, the work rs going on with acti ity These
and other precautions have been taken since tho
"Pachc war;" and there Is doubt that the present
coast deences not altogether Of such ordinary
character as some may suppose
< I'LL. riE co LIE TRArL
The "compact' between Prince Kong, M. Be0net,
the French Minister, and Mr. Rutherford AIcock, tho
British Representative at the Court Of Pekin signed
on the 9th OF March last The essential pc nts which
the regulations embrace, besides those noticed In
previous letter. follows:At the expiration OF
the i've years ssrvtudc II will be optional with the
tractor convey the coolies back TO China pay them
the amount OF the passage money. rhe emigration
agents 70 be held responsible for the fulncnt OF
duty Of dollars paid the Chinese govern
ment for every cooo omgrant the port whence ship
ped Tho whole cost OF outfit and shipment OF the
coolies 10 In future TO be borne by the contractor No
engrant be compelled TO change masters unless the
pantat op or other establishment changes owners The
cooe aborer rs TO be exempt from any expense OF med
assistance, and, 10 the event OF hts becoming
invalid before the expiration Of the contract he s 10
have right Of demanding free passage back or the
amount Of the passage money 70 China Heretofore
planter could make the contracts without any Of the
above restrictions, basis OF about three hundred
and nfty 70 four hundred dollars each, for servtude
OF eight years; but he will have 10 pay the same
amount for the reduced term Of i've years BONDAGE.
change which viii prove great drawback to the future
prosecution Of the coolie trade IN which several compa
nv @ es @
much lucrative than the slave trade. Il Is 70 b
hoped that under the influence Of the new regulations,
proper SIPS may also be taken W render the passage
attended with less severity and safety there II
scarcely weasel thai leaves China with coolies and
minds me Of very nnc ship which arrived bore In May
with 1--WE hundred and twenty I'VE emgrants the jose
nta Almira a vessel Of upwards OF eleven hundred
tons under Portuguese coors, and commanded by Cap
tain Leo. an Engshman, In the employ Of the ALBANIA
Company, OF this city. The coolies rebeled before eav
ing the Chinese and the captain, In self defence,
had alternative but 10 kill some OF the foremost.
The captains wife, French lady Of treat accompl sh
ments took prominent part 10 the defence loading abe
captains pistols a. fast required. She duly
wsrded for her heroic conduct tho occasion by the
Aforesaid company, who presented her with magndh
cross said have -four hundred dollars She
lately went back TO China with her husband, In the
same ship, for another .cargo."