New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-23
|ecia Correspondence Of the Crescent
FROM HAVANA.

HOTEL 6rRAsA, HSvAsA FEBRUARY ", ieoe'
Since NV last, nothing particular mas occurred
here of which have been ADVISED inc ounahs
have more or less rejoicing over the oeefthroW VI
Prim and the Progresssta party IN SPAN ana sssiu
ready, notwithstanding some doubts expressed as
to our Captain General. to vindicate our ntie -
the name Ever faithful island of Cuba We ars
for law and order, and the existing state o. tnils
There are enough Of revolutions, prospe esise INV
active without inaugurating another ~ -, Il
Spanish provinces. The revolution " Wy. :
States and its result will havea tehashos " A"A
existing governments, for the u'iie' li'ie s'ao,e
strengthen strong ones, and We mueh rear, ooFtoge
fhe liberties Of the people in some ceuntfles. Al
n,ost axery steamer from the States" takes out
a,,,;srants to Mexico, anxious to make fortune
,,ns,er Macmillan rule. Some go to Vera Cruz,
oshers to Yucatan. All complain of the radical
action Of Congress. Itdoes seem to me- that the
political leaders of the country are entirely bind
as to the result of their present course Their on
iect, doubtless, is to make treason odous but
they should recoect that in this case, they are at
| tempting to make traitors people who, occupy
ing as much territory as they-a people who fought
! them successfully for nearly four years. people
| whom for long time, they, and their Chief Mag
istrate were anxious to.haye return with all rights
and privileges, subject to no liability, no punish
fnent. Now, when the fortunes of war have turned
against them, these heroes of battlefield, are
for ostracism and the halter, 'sQuem pes1s eset
pe,atere, priats den,entat." Ere long. the tables
will turn, and these radicals, Sumner, Stevens
q Co., will find themselves at the bottom.
Carnival has come and gone. We're you ever at
Havana during carnival? Rare sight. All sorts,
sizes and descriptions Of costumes-music every
where and OF all sorts, mixed in occasionally with
d stab from stiletto. Notwithstanding the order
Of the Captain General that .ino mask should be
on foot inside the walls, ~ some murders were COM
mitted. Negroes coolies, shopmen and bon ton,
ill ioined in the almost universal masquerade.
Paseo Tacon, last Tuesday, was so crowded that
half the carriages and turn outs could not go
in Your correspondent belonged to the turn
out !; tribe. 70 morrow, they say, will be the
grandest day Of all-snnday the :" little pot in
tie biz one, and all take tea We will see and
report IN our next. s&sf44 # /
Many strangers here from both North and
South. Toomhs, Of Georgia, and family, are
here, stopping at the Hotel Cubano. Also, Gen.
Fry, as well as Gen. Bee Other distinguished
4 rebels Y have been here, but have returned like
prodigaf sons. Yet have heard Of no calves I"
being killed upon their arrival. H8
The ndgnasimitg shown to the RECONSTRUCTED"
South BY the party in power, il likely to result in
speedy ha,naonizatsoa and permanent peace, not
to mention the popularity Of those so earnestly
advocating it. There acas goose $50 the story
goes) that laid golden eggsthere is an old adage,
4 make hay whilst the shines. This, merely,
for those who are so anxious to murder Mr.. Davis
and make treason odious - Procult oh, procM!
Este profani 4;
But enough Of politics. Health of the island
good. Some little complaint Of small pox over at
Reglas Sugar coming in pretty briskly, and grad
ually DECLINING in price. Harbor full Of shipping.
Grau, with his new opera troupe, doing pretty
WE'LL Chiarini's circus ditto; Spanish theatrical
troupe ditto. Also, new importation in wax Of
Mr.. Lincoln, JEFF Davis and General Lee. All
take. Patriotic people, we.
Adios, JACOB.