New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-21
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH q, 1866.
Especial Correspondence of the Crescent
LETTER FROM HAVANA.
HAVANA, March 10, 1866.

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Since my last nothing specially notable has
occurred in this quarter. The city still continues
crowded with strangers, and hotels generally are
7 doing thriving business. An evening walk or
ride on the Paseo exhibits representatives Of al
most all Municipalities, beginning with the negro
and going up "a or down to the American. Quite
! number Of Confederates have been passing
through here recently, en- route for the Empire Of
4 Nexieo. The last English steamer took out about
sixty emigrants among them the family of Gen.
Magruder, who is now chief Of the imperial land
ONCE.
Every ship going west takes out more or less ex-
rebels to the land of promise. Commodore Maury
OF wind and chart = celebrity, now member Of
the imperial cabinet, left here to-day for England
for the purpose Of meeting and returning to Mex
leo with his family. He gives glowing descrip-
ton Of the country open to colonization. Of the
condition of the colonists near Cordoya and of the
prospects Of the empire generally. The emperor
and the empire, he says, are fixed facts, almost
beyond peradventure. He says there are flour
ishing colonies in Chihuahua, Durango and Tamau-
ipas, one also in Yucatan, near Merida. Two
hundred and fifty Germans are already located
there, and doing well. The emperor-or empress
rather, for she is at the head of the colonization
scheme-seems determined to get as much foreign
element in the country as possible, and as quickly
~ may be.
Generals Price and Shelby, Gov. Harris and
i Judge Perkins have gone to farming in good
J earnest and Com. ..Maury says Shelby has yfoul
hundred acres in corn. If that be the case, he
is likely to make more as planter than raider
Arrangements are being made for the introduction
of coolies into Mexico, and it is thought that they
are peculiarly fitted for that climate, and vii
prove especially valuable in cotton and coffee cul
ture. A large number have been contracted fol
on this island, to be delivered during the presen
year. Since the Queens decree as to slaves ant
the slave trade, very little hope is entertained o.
replenishirg their supplies in that class of labor
and general distrust is manifested as to the dura
ton Of the peculiar institution" Coolies are
worth here on an average four hundred dollars
4 and are well suited for all the light classes Of
labor, but are too delicate for severe drudgery
make good house servants and are well adapted
for the sugar house, etc.
Health Of the ely good, few cases Of smallpox
1t Regla. Harbor full of shipping of all nationai
ties. Among them notice the Pelican and Har-
riet Lane lying off by themselves, seemingly sad
and lonely, relics Of bitter civil war. The u. S.
government has some claim to them, enough
suppose to retain them here till they rot under
. pretence Of adjudcating title, etc., etc.
Speaking Of the Lane reminds me that we have
here the vertable Harriet Lane that was-Mrs.
johnson now. She arrived in port two days ago,
bringing the male, butnone for distribution. Good
luck and pleasant voyage to her.
Il We are now having perfect jam of steamers
from New Orleans, whereas formerly it was easier
TO write to Europe and get an answer, than to our
neighboring city. Can't you regulate the mails a
listle better, to say nothing about sending US a
CRESCENT once in awhile. POGO tempo mas.
s.IAGaR ..