Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-06-10

f,nf In Sante re, uateu january ZSuh 1851 lie
'.,,es that on the first day of that moath, the
sr;nciual Chief and warriors of the Camauches
,ms ia a body 10 the room OF the Americans,
-1tiDg thar they wishd make peace with the u.
.,,,es, The Americans had no authority to make
,,s,,y. but entered into friendly stipulations as
- themselves.
COLUMBIA, May Is, 1850.
u,,oct,re of Saaa E Traders.-For some
.r. mast a large number of our fellow citizens
s9,. been eQuipping themselves and departing
IN santa Fe. The goods OF the adventures are
nav almost exclusively transported in wagons.
Is,rborn>, sc. some of the wagons are of the
,,vr,,f class. with four horses or mules. Many
t,ye p.1eeeded from this place and vicinity; and
r. i Computed that the whole caravan will consist
n about 90 wagons and 40 souls. They were
IA rendezvous at the Blue Spring on the 18th
r.t. where they would organize themselves. and
oo,eed on their final destination immediately,
ai,bort waiting longer upon our dilatory and
u,eef makjlg Congress for the long expected
,scOrt.
The ship Earle. Captain Wood. from the coast
FBrazil, arrived at New Bedford. reports. that
Az the ist of Nav. of the Island of Ferdinando
Nonnha. Lax. 5 IS 5. long. So W. the mate went
shore 10 obtain TelTeSluenls. anu nOl RETURNING
n hree DAYS, Captain Halves also proceeded To
.>er:ain the cause of the detention. Neither of
he boats having returned, the Eagle remained
on the coast six days. when the Euphrates, CHI
ford, from the Pacific Ocean, appearing off the
Island, the remainder of the crew accepted the
ster Of the mate of the Euphrates to navigate the
Eagle home, and they put away accordingly on
.he TN. The following list comprises the names
81 -. If -, 81 .l-l = n. Oil
nel Halves, Charles Church, Leml. Dillingham;.
Wm. Lamb. and Joseph Wilcox, jun. of New
Bedford; Albert Allen, of Fairhaven: William
Lumbert, mate, of Tisbury; Freeman Richmond.
VIM. L. Brooks, Moses A. Barney, Lewis Cook
and Wm. Cook. the three last cOlored. In the
New Sailing Directory for the South Atlantic
Ocean," we find that this Island is mentioned as
s5yat seven miles long. BY two and a quarter
broad; Is about Goo miles from the main land.
JnL was formerly appropriated exclusively by the
9azilian Government asa place of exile for their
ylest criminals. under the control of a garrison.
In 1872 it contained about two hundred inhabit-
ants. II has been frequently visited by vessels
engaged in the whale fishery. for procuring sup
pics. We also learn, that in consequence of
.~9liCa'IonS Of characterization among TIE con-
ag,s, a new governor was appointed to the ISL
Ni some months since, and it is not improbable
-&t a revolt may have taken place. anu hat the
lu's were detained By the cOnyicts for the pur-
pose OF making their escape from the island.
&sSS
CrhQ.-Tle HIGH importance Of this island is
pretty we'll appreciated, We believe, by all the
great Powers. both European and American.-
ItS importance Is rising of late, from a meliO-
rated administrations of its concerns. From a
coac',c article ON the subject in the American
Quarterly Review for June, we extract some of
temare striking statistical particulars respecting
the iant-particulars the more in'ere,jioe 70
Is on account Of our proximity 10 IL, snd he
'orSe share we possess cf It's G--l.-ACL. .Iai.
The area Of Cuba is nearly thirty-three thou
and square miles, which is something more than
1ehalf the area of VIRGINIA Its fine climate
and fertile soil DO not require mention. Its p0-
%1latiOn probably exceeds SOC, OG0 souls Of whom
more than ESQ thousand are slaves, nearly forty
mnc thousand are free blacks, andmOre than
hlty-seven thousand are free mulattoes. Those
proportions in the population are worthy of the
most serious attention. connected with some cir
Clmstances which we shall mention hereafter. of
he productions the most valuable Is Sugar, OF
Which the whole produce for the year 1897
vlscalculated at more than 202 millions of pOunds
id the whole export at $50 millions. 1t is sta
led By the reviewer, on undoubted authority, that
'neiargest sugar crop ever obtained IN louisiana
Vas that OflS2S when it amounted to SO millions
ii pounds. The whole consumption of the Unit
Ell States Is estimated at i40 millions of pounds.
little more than ten pounds to each person; a
Tea; amount certainly, and indicative of much
general comfort in the article of food, The to-
al Production of MOlasses was 1000 hhds. of
Rum $4,000 pipes. Of Coffee the total produc-
INA according to the custOm-house returns. was
Hmuiions Of pounds; but these are Justly beiiev-
ct to give very inadeQuately the real amount pro-
Aced, smuggling being carried to a great extent
@Caol. The lOw price of coffee has introduced
some great improvements in It's culture and pre-
araioa. With a machine called a diyider, -
~Ss may be picked where 6 were picked Def re;
sd 10000 trees have given. with manu g, as
1s2t I product as 5000 without it. OF To-
Scco, the product >124 mii.i,aS of DO unds: If
,ulLA, the most extensive agricultural prodact.
Gig crop was, in 1897, l,6l7, 80, {0Regas. fof $50
P'ands) Numerous other e~sculents and fruits
Se Olnd in abundance on the island. which has
aso a great variety. Of the aost valuable trees.