The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-12
our HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.

HAVANA, Dec o. 1850.
One Of the most novel sights have ever Witnessed.
rs long as We In this colony, occurred yesterday
morning the occasion OF an American steer
Ing for this port with about six hundred and fifty bsc
soldiers board She soon turned ou, be the Cuba
from Now Ori cans with that number Of men bound
home their term Of ser having expired. But you
may imagine the exctem cnt that must have prevailed
here until the facts Of the know for
quite unprapared for such unusual visit. The men
seem to be In good health and In respects than
one may no, have been bad policy to let them have
sight of the sever fathful'' island Of Cuba
The steamer leaves early to-day, else might hav G.
been able TO furnish your readers with more recen
dates from Mexico expected In the OF the day by
ths English steamer Elder
The Captain Generals country house, situated on tho
Paseo acon having been prepared OF late for the
ccption Of visitor OF distinction It y currently 70.
ported that Macmillan and suite coming to occupy
IT, but have ample reasons from the information OBJ.
tanned reliable quarters that whatever may have been
the intentions Of Maxirhian the Archduke does NOS
think Of coming this way at all. The fact n that he
had intention and the moment the Captain
General heard that bis agent was Looking out so suit
able mansion for him. as you VIII recoec his EXCEL
lency Immediately ordered his country house to be
placed the disposal Of the august VISITOR Even 70
him; but my special authority informs that Maxmil-
ian has changed his mind. For part am afraid thas
unlimited changes In the mind lead 70 alteration,
Ex-Gencrai Magruder is prolonging bis stay here
without anybody knowing his nna Intentions. But ono
thing sure and that Is that he has no interest WHAT
either in the ex-ccnfederate steamer Harriet Lane
or the Pelican has been erroneonsly reported
hence IN Of the Now York journals. That business
will be brought to final close before three weeks are
over. #@
Senior Luna, Of Matanzas regarding whose arrest BY
the government wrote you in previous letter. hao
been acquitted and released from his imprisonment
Chiarni seems 10 understand his business we'll He
has increased the novelty OF his Arabian acrobats BY
their paradng the streets In military procession fashion,
the whole troupe more than thirty In number formed
splendid cavacade yesterday all dressed up 10 Ara
ban and oriental costume. mounted on some Of Cha&.
RMS best American horses and armed with lances.
Two or more OF them stood up in oriental cara In mta
ton Of the ancient warriors
The American schooner Clara Ellen ID to DO sold -
public auction.
One Of our largest European export houses having
purchased sugar freely last week, all for European ac
count TO extent OF twenty thousand boxes 1t
full rates. large part Of the stock has changed hands,
and the market looks remarkably frm at prev0uq
quotation OF u reals for No H. Buyers for the North
ind great difficulty TO suit their requirements :.
Owing the material variations in the New YORK COLO
quotations, our exchange market 10 In lull and the
quotations almost nominal. l.
Tho transactions for this mail show decline IN the
rates ON the North Sixty days currency New York
has been sold heavily at 23N per cent discount and
short gold drafts at l0H Tx per cent premium.
sterling has been done at 2o 2Oa per cent premium,
and francs a. per cent premium.
Tho French steamer from 81 NazAire and g. Thomas
due to day, has not yet arrived.