Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-05

CHba.--fhe htgh Importance of tins Island
Is pretty well appreciated, we believe, .ays the
baltimore Amec,c1n by all the great Powers,
both IA Europe aud America. This importance
Is rising oil late, from a moderated ajmlnistra-
ton oi ITS COncerus. From a concise article
on Ihe subject IN the American Quarterly Ike
view Tor June, we extract soma oil The sirik
ing statistical particulars respecting the Island
particulars the more interesting 10 us n
account oi our proximity TO IT, and the large
share we possess of ITS trade.
he area OF Cuba Is nearly thirty three
thousand square miles, which * more than
one halt the area of Virginia. It's fine climate
and fertile soll do not require mention. lis
population probably exceeds $40, 100 souls,
OF whom more than 2S6, 900 are slaves, nearly
49Ooo are Tree blacks, aud more than $500
are tree mulailoes These proportions IN the
population are worthy OF the most serious
attention. connected with some circumstances
"h'ch we shall mention hereafter. OF thu
productions the most valuable is SUGAR, OF
which the whole produce for the year 1927, vas
Calculated at more tIan 300 ions of pounds
aud the whole export al loo millions l. is STA
ted BY the reviewer, on unduubted authority
that the largest sugar crop ever obtained IN
Louisiana was thai Of ISIS, " hen il Amounted
10 IS millions of pounds. The whole cUnsump.
lion ot the United States is estimated al 40
millions oil pounds, at little more than tea
pounds TO each person a great amount CIR
fanny, ana Indicative Of much genei al comfort
III the article Of food The total amount of
MolasSes vas 81 900 hOgsheads OF Rum So.
ooo pipes Oi Coffee the total production ac-
cording 10 the custom-house returns, was -
millions OF pounds hut these are Justly heIiey-
ed 10 give very lnadeguatey the real amount
produced smuggling beug carried TO a great
extent IN Cuba. The low price of coffee has
introduced some great improve mpats m It's cul-
lure and preparation. With mac called
a dIYl1er, twelve bugs may be icke where
SIX were picked before AM iuq,QO trees
nave gIven, with mahuring, as g,edt d pr 1iuet
as 5oo,uoo without it OF tobacco tn, product
Is II IL millions OF pounds of Maize the most
extensive agricultural product, the crop was
IN 1877 i,ol79U6 Janegas (oi 100 pounis.)
numerous other esculents aud fruits are found
III aonndonce on the island, which has also "a
Sfedt variety ot the m6st valuable trees.
vi 'he i,oo3 entries Of loreign vessels into
tne i'o't Oh iaVana III the year 1917, OF were
spanish 49 were French, II Eng lish, and 1856
american, with Tonnage OF los, 1915 tons This
'"""' so'ncien''y "hai IS the importance of this
uade 10 US, as our tonnage amounted 10 half The
I'll.
"a' advanced IN the same proportion as its
agrlcnllnre snd trade, amounIno in 1897 IN
oo'fo9'94. ihe regular aud secular clergy
are Oh moderate number, not exceeding 1915,
ana most OF tue land is tthe free
The British Magazine, New London per;
ed'cal, contains a visit IN die Grand N,t;'nal
Cemetery. in The year aOUO.' Inc following !.
one OF the epliaphs:
oN WILLIAM COBBErr.
" Erected by graieful,na,ion
r III memory Of the
N'e"' honorable William Cobbet,, NJ. p
chancellor OF the Excheuuer.
'',' anu noassuming in his manners.
'e''a'e' ny Tue pnrest integrity, and uncom-
promising principles, the private virtues
" '''s VS. ngu'shed patriot aud PHILOSOPHER
c, "ep' pace With his public abilities.
o'ne" with the profundily of Bacon,
" ',e philanthropy of a Howard,
NC was. of course, a mark
-, .p' 'Ie shaiIs of calumny and abuse.
ss 80" ne possessed. mind singulsrly
"o e"nnred h's wrongs in silence.
ne never Insulted an enemy.
and never lost friend
Du' tue ua'Iiies that chiefly elevated him obo.,.
"e'o honesiy and dislnteres,euue,s
Tie saved
'o' oa'y MS country, bat Earone and A.o;
wnen nobody else could. W.
'o' the tritling SUN of sixpeucs-
"e pr'te OF his Registe.
MT, haf'ns lately affirmed, in The House
;'t"','onS''n'i The incomes OF some of Inc -
nor. p' would soon amount to the eoo,.
.sCb ~, " o' one hundred thousand pouods
ear ~, nu'h'ngton said, in reply -" Las,