Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-14

tl.e sr-,n TO- -eheoa rnmnhte 1est fo' lose
inserts pi y tropical climate winch ere 90 sn
noyins a. 10 render life almost ouTihen- toi
n year or two past. ain informed 1t hss no
been sckly, though IT has always had that re-
puiation abroad /; aud from its sfuaiinn, and
| The oumerous ponds on IL, should hunk
residence here dying the summer souid 10
very hazardons-besides all tins, WIN the
exception oil the Officers Of the Court, aud q
few other gentlemen here, the socieiy - very
bad, ~ you tnHy suppose when iniofh sou
| that ih"re IL not lady on the whole Island
and M gentleman v ho has ventured 60 bring
his family here. Things have besn better con
dueird since the establishment OF Court
here, bu, am told there was nothing like law
OF justice before that. time, and that gr,a frauds
were prsciised by the merchants aud Others
-hrre who were almost entirely Odf of the reach
| Of ms re. In this state oi things am sure
| You will not disspproye ofmy determination
| - leave place which offers 80 few INDUCE
mens 10 remain. ] am tebarred ainoi entire
! ~ here from that society to,which have been
! accustomed aud never hrar from hpme,or Fl ON
! my friends IN Florida.
" returned with friend yesterday from a
! trip 10. Havana, in CUM, which curiosity and
good opportunity induced us 10 take. 1t is
| about 80 miles from here, Bnd as we wee
invited To 60 III n Uunrd sta cs' vessel (the re-
, venue cutter Pnlaski) our passage cost " no.
hing. A, il was the frs, foreign city had
! ever vi'i ed, snd every thing presented so
novel aa appearance, and SO entirely dif-
! tereni from any thing had ever sren before,
! yon may judge bow much my curiosity WAS
| sratfed II would require much greater des-
criprive paw ets thsn l am master of, to dos
il ~ ~ t,ing lsav. LODGED wus 50 INCH
confused b, the novelty OF my silllA',on, 4 The
sr"ng" appearance Of every thing around mc,
that my head MAS completely iurned, and
scarcely knew where was. The en'rance
INTO th" harhor IS very narrow, and command
ed on each SIDE by the most tremendous ior'-
bcH'ioh~ perhaps 10 the worli. The banks are
very high.S on the tops the Notifications are
rccted, SURE unded by await FROM whose sum.
nlIs hong range OF cannon irpwn in a 4 cad
l,Il array, mi should suppase would IN a mo.
men' be ahic 10 sink any fleet which could 81
tack the city Wlnin the port lay two seventy
i"nrs, and srvern other ships of war. com
manied by Admiral Labprde The city /
walled around and built altogether of rough
stone--tne streets very narrow, L. each honse
looks Exactly like prison. As IL is altogether
military government, aImos, every person
you meet IS in rniturn 1.-The drums beating
aud trumpels blowing in every direction
There are great many splendid building
especially the palace Of the Captain General
or Governor OF Cuba, and the Cathedral and
Churches OF the city, which are ofinmense
SIZE, Covering n whole square, and decorated
N the most 'plendid manner you can posi-
bly, conceve--rombinine all thu costly eIe. !
saDce and ,plcndpr ot the East. vas par.
fcuariy struck with the appearance Of the
fflpsis, who hnse their crowns shaved, aud |
Walk about IN. streets in thcir saceIdotai |
robes With immense slouched hats, very
m""h like the approximations have seen OF !
the oil EZRA 81 the Spanish qristion. | am
old many Of them are seen Que hour off ia.
ting nj thr altar. and the next in a mi etabIc
gambling house or cOckpit--a severe cnmmen.
tay on their orde-. had not an opportunity
OF seeing any OF tie sugAr and coffee eslntes.
on the Island, rs IhGv are ~ miles from the
city. an travellers are saii I" b. IN great
danger OF being ,hhed or asseslnated bu,
The country without the wall. and imme diale
u rpnnd the city, j. vrry b al,iilui aud adhrn-
ed with the most el'ean' building aid bn-
inn'eal gardens What pity. that country
with such dplchtfH climate, so much iavor-
ed by nature, and ind"d the garden spot Of
the world, should pc uod.r the dominion al a
weak aud corrupt government, and in the
possession of "A fallen and degenerate race ~
people. am told the greatest CORRUPTION
preQa amons7i The OH ers of the island
and that almost every one af them & u hr
brbrd. Indeed, ], With Seyeral othris. was
present when II custom house officer. mite
most open aud shameless manner WAS brb"d
with two or three dollars 10 permit some
articles to be put on board Of II vessel"
Stopping ne mil in Atc Jersey--Thr Bos.
ton Palladium understands tina, the iutention
h.. Il 4
States mail in 1tenfou, last week, on chr sab.
bath. was TO { 81 ih' comsIini onal power OF
the United States 10 sen a mail on the sab.
hath through the territory Of a State that has
recognized III ITS constltu,ion the sanctty Of a
seventh pari OF time. In this view, the prose-
utIt II, said Ia have been commenced against
these cJIzrns under the Post Office law of the
United 1ta.s, will be- an important one. and
ITS result will he watched with soctude.
An attempt was mate NJ 10 clock on Thurs
day III ,rning, to set fire To The Gty Of Albany
For this purpose II board had been MARTY
tor" off, ma gang way lew conbn>iilles
aud iiIe applied. 10 a tw min.
aies more, the drr would have made such
headway, tina, the al scept buildings, which
were pi wood, must have been destroy
May Dav til; year saw the New Yotk Am
efican, fluids, W. suspect more houses To let
than any preecd'us May day tor a very long
period In the upper part 9TH" City, partcu-
Iarly on the north sii", great many houses,
81 all IL s,arr nutenauied ,lot as we imagine
nom any decrease in population bu' from
excess IN budding. The general r,cres, per
hapS will bcrdthcr benefited than injured hy
fhIi condition OF tupeS-Qt when the eficc,
must he 10 REDUCE the prlCe u rents, that are
all things CONSIDERED, very high To .ndivid.
uaa, the case will b. different
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