New-York tribune., 1868-01-20

HAVANA, Jan, II, 1868.
The Captain General has caused TO be pub
sed most important order. In the prelude he pays
handsome compliment TO those OF us who have In tho
past and who stl behave themselves 1t Ia 30 singu
lar" he remarks TO notice tho contrast between those
the inhabitants OF the Island who have for each other
mutual respect and who endowed with nobility Of
sentiment and those monsters Of humanity who 1t ap-
pears have selected II wherein to practice the enormy
their bad actions and scandal OF the greatest kind
lie goes then TO say that in order 10 fulfill his du
place which give TO the governed and that security
which does not vacate and that foreigners hereafter
NAV be prevented from saying that here IN Cnba great
civil liberty is enjoyed but personal security"
and believing, he docs, that aborious honorable,
crimes erin now being enected In all parts that they will
lend helping hand to the authorities therefore he IN
hs character ash Governor Superior Civil, hnds II
necessary to decree, and does decree: -
Erst: There shall be established hereafter military
commissiops in this city OF Havana, Cuba Matanzas
Puerto, Principe, Villa Clara and frlar de ko com.
posed OF President, who may be the Governor Military
Commander for the time being an assessor SIX peaaes'
two extra peaders. Attorney General one secretary
or Notary Public which the authorities shall name
from the bodies OF the garrison, and whose nominations
shall come 10 my knowledge. ,,,,
Second He marks out the respective boundaries oi each
third: TO the trial and sentence of the Military Com
mssioners hereby established shall be subject to the
principal Offenders accomphces aders or aDettors IN All
the crimes OF homicide robbery whatever may
be the circumstances which occur III the matter OF the
IeHrd All the authorities, military and civil; are to
formation to the President Of the Commission In all the
eases above sgnaled and to whom, within q hours,
be furnished of the crime and the author
Of IL he be known; and at each ~ hours the state OF
proceedings, and steps taken N the process -,., -,
Fifh Proceedings shall be had in conformity with the
SiIn This is provision for separate indictment and
Immediate trial. there several criminals In the
same oficnse and some Of whom may not be captured
After the matters are tried thsn The whole to be sub
proceedings to be finally ended. and sentence passed
This order bears date January g. and It's appearance
cad terri n
time. that 1t met with almost universal appreciation
There quarter. however. where nothing could be
said openly defiance but where astuteness devised
plan for doing away, practically to great extent with
its provisions This the Redl Andieleid. IL pub
lshod few days ago. order forbiddng any action on
the part OF the civil authorities IN the matter OF their
regular duties and leaving everything solely the
and action OF the military The order wOrded 10
make double eHendr advising either submission 10 or
outdone this way and forthwith he orders under date
o the sh inst that all funcoUarcs, etr as well as mill
mentioned and gives IT TO be understood what the final
disposition OF each and every proven case shall beer
portdtion from he island am glad to say That the
Governor will have his own way. You will understand
that this isle is always under street military rule II the
times permit H. The civil law allowed TO take us course
and regulate all questions but this s matter, Ordl
narily, IN the discretion OF the Governor General.
and more especially so at present Ana wnle speahing
opening address Of the Regene OF the Real Audened
Tins was delivered at the opening OF the Court 2d INST
In the last year. he says she ransressons or crimes
far reported amounted 10 ssh IN the whole island
lie classes them ~ follows 600 against pubic order
under which Is cOmpnsed resistance To authority. &c;
81 proceedings have been Instituted against public
poyes SO cases have arisen OF acts against liberty and
security against honesty l6 against honor 81
for alsity Of all kinds; 203 were aganst persons, and
1857 against property. Four hundred more aro
spoken or but these appear 10 have been o glt char
acter The principal crimes committed were during the
year past, viz parrcide, 3infantcdes leo hOmlcdes,
J64 suicides, aud g robbees with violence Proceedings
In Court in 1859 cases. OF these, 1856 offenders were
present and 2Os absent There have been punished,
2O55 liberated uuconditionally 49, and discharged NJ
rdn e s he te' retained there g. in prison beyond seas
sentenced 6 prison for eight 10 ten years i2i and the
punished 0sl whites. .67 Chinese. 45l negroes.
creoles and Africans The Regent goes further
1865 and 1887; but enough OF this IIumantarans may
ray what they may but crime must be punished In this
A1n gff.g fo sccsy G" '' We are 10 nave any
We had merry Christmas ball and partie, were many
Our people feascd To They drank also. THIS
In New York would not make much difference with the
public health. In cold climate ieastlng aud excess do
not cause much harm. Unfortunately for during the
Christmas Of 1867 had hilarity at temperature OF
So fahfenhet Beside We hnd a great ram our sam,
talk had ceased about cholera morbo" Imust add that
third days OF January had good number the
There who died, too; butt am happy say.
further that for the last two three days things TO
have changed for the better The report OF day before
yesterday showed % deaths for tho "a hours preceding
which below the average mortality in tho healthest
season Parties attacked suffer mostly from bowel com
plants 1t is species OF disease we have here every
year; but for the last few weeks have suffered little
more than usual and this account OF the weather and
what OF Importance stil the great quahes or
diseased sold in Havana Especially is this last
mark true in its application to FISH
The ofcool refreshing winds had premtted disease
TO lay its heavy hand the denzens OF the deep
West fisherman told two or three days ago, that
coming down the Florida coast aud INTO the Bay OF Ia
vans he had TO throw overheard 10 dead fish per day
and these supplied with fresh water by
me- the day after all the fish seemed 10 die
they entered harb0r II they had speckes around
the gils he put them IN ana sold them IN that case
he supposed them not diseased otherws he throw them
into the But to-day he tells me- for the present he
has quit the fish trade. family ia GuanaDaeoa consist
Of 10 persons lost IA OF It's members the other day-a
from eating fish Five persons died In house In one OF
been posoned by eating fish or other bad provisions The
persos who have died here OF late have been nearly all
OF them Chinese negroes. and solder These are poor
money scarce; thoy live upon fish mostly. 90 on the
streets where they havo been sickBernazs Bomba San
the corners IN the bodegas cooked probably three
or four dsys-perhsps for week. In Guansbacos,
few DAYS since, the owner Of 10 grocery store
arrested for having rotten pfoysons aud which hs was
Snrnsd S ad by oh the poss ho seems Clear that What
has caused temporarily an aggravstIon OF our usual
and unusually weather Several French ply scians
who have made special study OF the cholera, aud who
have visited London birmingham Madrid ana the other
cities OF the Cnited states where hoers has existed for
gated our diseases here These gentlemen have passed
through our hospitals. and have unhesatngy declared
after minute examination and dissection that no cases
OF real Asatic cholera were to be found.
Tho spanish bank seems to have been making good
profits OF late notice that for tho last sI months diy
dend Of per cent has been declared and, also thai
hs. commenced paying specie on IS and $50 bills
II. b. NJ. steamer Jason. commander Aynsey, arrived
yesterday from Vera Cruz. bringing the English officials
from Mexico. No late news
Several silly run0rs have been In circulation during the
week. but shall not repeat them, and particularly
they lack confirmation They originated, doubtless, out
the fact that some 0f steamers out
~ near the coast, several proceeding 70 ~.
Thomas and going toward Aspnwan.
Tho Black Crook gives its drst representation tonight
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