The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-05
our HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.

day Purser Albert will please accept our thanks for
prompt delivery Of our dispatches and files.
our HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
The United states Sten,ner Lancaster French
Transports EN- observation-disclosures InteIii-
aence-Commercial News, Sc.
HAVANA, Feb. 81, 1867
The American schooner James wyman Captain Nell
son, from Nassau, NJ P on the 13th, arrived here on
the l6th, and sailed the 2lst instant with supply OF
naval stores &c. for the Lancaster In consideration OF
the exceptionally Of the case the schooner
sdcred as a man of-wars tender She allowed to
come and without entry clearance and free Of all
charges.
On Sunday, the oath, had the arrival OF two large
French vesselsofwar One the Bayard IA big four
decker Of the oiden times commanded by NJ Lefevre,
thirty days out from Cherbourg and bound TO Vera
Cruz TO carry back many OF the French troops to
their homes she can, having enough II s said
for three thousand men. The other was the Lyon,
transport commandant Bullett with six hundred and
fifty troops on board and seven days out from Vera
Cruz bound France via Martinique. There appears
TO be great deal Of sickness on board One or more
transports are hourly expected from Vera Cruz As the
troops allowed to leave the vessels their arrival
is Of the slightest benefit TO this town. One Yankee
gunboat spends for cigars and other creature
forts than one half OF all the French transports to-
gether There Of these about twenty-five to arrive
still.
On Friday last the 22d inst the United States steamer
Corwin Commander Patt steamed out Of the harbor at
A. w. to make the necessary soundings near the
beach and practical survey OF the between
MORO Castle and the creek Of Maranao in order
to select the most convenient point TO fix the cables
end Tho weather being good i was pleasant trip to
the land party invited Soundings accordingly
made in the winding Of San Lazaro in front OF Carmeo,
ana at the inlet Of MariaDao. To any novice Carmelo
seemed to be the best spot owing to its slope Of
coral sand but the scientific and practical Of the
party will be the best judges Of that The whole party
chea and when the Corwin anchored at Maranao ven.
cradle old fisherman boarded her and informed Com
mander Plat Whose galianty the occasion has not
been exaggerated by the party on board that no he fish,
erman the ..Segundo Acalde de mar" and wished
TO know ''what all that meant" He was duly informed
that they all busy in the establishment Of SUBJ
marine teegraphic cable, and although he could not
exactly comprehend tho meaning he Immediately
turned to the shore TO apprize the people of the small
hamlet sort Of water baff). When the Corwin
returned to the harbcr the band board the Spanish
frigate Corona passed, struck up Yankee Doodle
ng.ons birthday Herewith you have the result Of the
scientific part OF the survey. Mr. John Neninger rep
resentative OF the Company, gave dinner party In the
evening" in celebration Of the day.
Among the present sojourners here two very
wealthy Italian nobemcn, Prince Doria and Duke Grail
OIL Of Rome who travelling for pleasure and
ment They belong to good stock and the former your
readers will know better than we do In fact, General
Tom Thumb would attract more notice here than would
these nobemen.
The estimates Of expenditures IN this island for the
month of March next amount 10 s. 1913, 748.
Agenera inspection of all the forts and military edi-
ices is being practised by the Engineer Department
They have commenced with the MORO Castle and when
all the Notifications have been thoroughly loOked into
all the military establishments in Guines Guanajay and
other dependencies will follow: and later all the
srongholds OF the island including the Isle
Of Pines Some important works are TO be erected In
the Moro Castle especially the parapets corresponding
10 the batteries Of the Parrot guns which to be
fire broke out the other day ut a wine and spirits
store in Havana street. the Hotel de Santa Isabel
but fortunately it was extngushcd by the Chinese
Of the H0nradez cigarette mandatory, without the
interference OF the city brigade, who seldom do any
good, and frequently destroy property unnecessarily by
The golden cup used in tho cathedral the dspcnsa
ton Of the holy sacrament disappeared the other night
from the cibary. But either the cup was silver gilt,
and not worth stealing else tho pferer repented OF
the act the cup next day found At the ursuinas
church, with paper attached requesting that IL might
be Immediately restored 70 the cathedral
Gonzalez the condemned corporal OF tho Espaia regi
ment, whose capital punishment committed through
the nercesson Of the Archduchess Carotta when here
route, having again been condemned for aiding and
abettng In murder lately committed shot yester
day morning at an early hour before large
Of people, in front Of the public prison
Senior Zarragoitia, Of Matanzas, has purchased
lands near place called Relo close to tho railway, for
with free aborcrs he has distributed part Of the land
10 whites and the he has rented with the view
10 form community near the estate
On the night of the 23d inst the splendid stores OF
AvAcs and the theatre Caibaren totally destroyed
by fire, supposed to be an act OF inccndarsm. Being
for sale there were no inmat 9 in the edifce
Tho English West India mail steamer Mersey from e.
Thomas arrived the oath inst, and after having
e Of s0r az
dated the 18th inst, exempting all vessels from ST.
Thomas from quarantine.
On Sunday last the false alarm given that Q revolt
among the negroes had broken out In the parish Of
Jesus Maria low neighborhoed outside the walls COM
posed OF the poorer classes Of whites but OF larger
number Of free oolored people, particularly blacks
Among the latter there sections parishes which
have been in the habit Of ptng their strength against
another the Sabbath instead Of resting from their
weekly labors, and last Sunday they went little
far, rather flushed than usual having
tackled and wounded the sergeant Of poce in conse.
quence thereof assistance Immediately called for
In the ARRAY five negroes killed and thus ended the
affair; but the Captain General, In order TO prevent
mented the police force In that neighborhood.
The Banco Espano has SO, 1885, $50 In bank notes
in circulation 2,113 642 cash in hand 81 ,221 800 in
bank notes. ana 81 266 s14 treasury bonds The gov
eminent stands deb0r 70 the bank for 81 $751; Com
pairing the last statement with that OF the previous
week ! notice o decrease Of 4202 $50. The profit and
o account gives &541 81 the LIST Of January last
Tho sugar market continues 10 bear q langud aspect
The offers now range 10 proportion 70 reals for No
H. though do not notice any sales made that basis
The actual inquiry principally for special classes
from No ID 70 No 20 and for moasses sugar Of yellow
grade from No 10 TO No. IL
Tonnage IA exceedingly scarce, and shpmasters con.
time 70 demand enhancing rates. Coastwise frcghts
English brig Leone 500 hhde sugar, from Sagua for
New York. obtained IS So and the English brig Silver
Oar, 400 hhda melado katanxas for Portland IS per
hid
Exchange. sterling is sustained at IL to
14H per cent premium and francs at ditto, cur
rency has weakened. Sixty days on New York can be
had at % cent discount Gold bills scarce.