New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-21
SECOND THOUGHTS IN HAVANA.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER CITY OF NE"-i'iNA
ONLY EIGHT OF HER PASSENGERS ARRESTED
AND sEARcnED-TwO HUNDRED PERSONS Ar
RESTED oN TIE IsIAND-TIHRsT FOR BLOOD
sIAKED-TIIE SLAUGHTER VIEWED WITH LESS
SATISFACTION.
BY the arrival of the Havana steamer CITY OF
New-York the names of her captured passengers arc
at length disclosed and other important particulars
concerning the Havana demonstrations are mr.
nished. These reports, which are undoubtedly
Trustworthy, Indicate that the barbarlty OF tue
Spanards at Havana to their prisoners has hitherto
been somewhat exaggerated, and that seizure mas
not generally been followed by death. The storm
of indignation which burst with such fury Tort
night ago seems to have spent itself and already
a tendency is manifesting itself to question the
wisdom of executing the captains so hastily
At an early hour yesterday the City of New-fork
steamed up the harbor. Her arrival was awaited
with greater interest than that Of any preceding
vessel, not merely because she sailed one day later
than the MORO Castle but because her. passengers
had been seized and imprisoned in Havana, and the
details of this transaction have heretofore been
meager and unsatisfactory. The City of New-York
brought IA cabin passengers from Havana. Ofthese
four are Cubans who speak the English language
huenty. Joaquin NJ. Mora is cigar manufacturer
of this city, who frequently passes between this port
and Havana. lie owns residence on the island
and his family remain there at present. Joan H.
Delgad0 is an engineer, whose residence IS at Sagua.
He VIII return thither at early day accompanied
by his family, who are in this city Celestine Gar
maud student only ii years of age, comes
north for the purpose of entering college.
Ricardo Barros is broker and commission
merchant of Matanzas, and will remain IN
New-York only few weeks Frederick Game, q
Frenchman has for some years resided in Cuba, aud
n a. l., D., Risfta ord kTIaf
hoif. a German resident of Havana, comes to this
city on business. and August Erxleben, German
artist is in search of recreation The rest of the
passengers are Americans: John Auchincloss, Fred
erck l.. Auchincl oss, George W. Sherman Henry A.
Horn, Frederick w. Hayward, and two Sisters of
Mercy, Ellen Turner and Andrea Lamar. From
these passengers and from the officers and crew of
the City of NewYork full information was obtained
concerning the stale of feeling in Havana and the
public demonstrations up to the date OF sailing, sat
urday Nov. -,
The City of New-York left this port on Thursday,
Nov. 6, with number of passengers for Havana.
After an uneyentiul passage, she arrived in that
harbor, and was boarded by the Custom-house Off
GERS. Her passengers began TO disembark, and in
stepping Oh shore were obliged TO pass through an
incosurc belonging 10 the Custom-house. While in
this nclosure eight Of the number were arrested
suspicion Of bearing dispatches of a revolutionary
character. The names of the persons seized
were Mrs. DOmita del Monte Ia widow
and her child; Ricardo Lancs and his entire
family consisting of wife and three children and
Donna Catalina Parez. In addition to these, the
express agent. Bombaer Of Havana referred to III
Yesterdays TRIBUNE, was also seized on the charge
of receiving dispatches from the vessel and attempt
ing to- carry them on shore. These persons were
carefully searched but nothing suspicious found
z Il
On Friday the nth inst. all discharged except
Lancis and Bonbalier, who transferred, on the
same day from the police headquarters to the punta
or Jail. No sentence bad been pronounced upon
them, but it was not thought that they would
ceive severe punishment. The correspondence
which was discovered on Mrs. Del Monte was wholly
of private nature, and contained nothing on which
any accusation could be based. The officers were
unwilling, however, for some time to release her.
but Col Antonio del Herrara of the Sd Regiment of
Volunteers interceded in her behalf and she was at
length set at liberty. Soon after the arrival OF the
City of New-York at Havana. about 200 per
sons whom the captured correspondence had
implicated, arrested in various parts
of the island. They were only imprisoned
however, and none of them had beeniexecuted up to
the time of the steamers sailing.
The demonstration which had been so general on
the receipt of the first intelligence of the capture of
the virginius and the execution of Varona and his
comrades had to a great extent subsidized when the
CITY of New York entered the hatbOr and the city
wore its usual aspect. The news of the second
slaughter at Santiago had not been received with
the same enthusiasm, though nearly every one ex-
pressed satisfaction. On his arrival from Spain.
Jovellar the new Captan-General,I had been re-
celyed in triumph by the volunteers, and sorenades
and banquets had been given in his honor. The
General was understood to be strongly in favor of
the couse that had been taken with the capives at
Santiago
In Havana il was apparent that a change in public
sentiment was slowly being wrought. On Saturday,
the 18TH a number of prominent citizens expressed
regret that the executions had been performed so
hastily and in private conversations it became still
more apparent that many were doubtful of the wis
dom OF such course The Cubans in the city were
still az timorous as ever. Every man in the streets
was watched. and none could guard too closely his
actions and his tongue In the club-hOuses and sa-
looms the capture Of the Vrginius still the main
subject of conversation, and brilliant reception TO
the officers of the Tornado talked of with Ell
I tbusiasm on every hand. SpecnatOns concerning
the course 70 be- pursued BY the United States and
Great Britain were now freely indnlged in and very
few Standards imagined that war would follow with
either nation.
Rumors of the suppression Of Northern newspapers
vere common. but were hardly justified by facts
They were still sold, though not as publicly Us
heretofore. The reports which have been exten-
lively teegraphcd Of the seizure OF the mails OF the
Citv of New-York and Havana, are not confirmed.