Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-03-02
PUBLISHERS x PROPRIETOR
LIFE IN CUBA

From an interesting letter from Havana, IN the Com
mcrcal Advertiser, We make the following tNua'tN
Ii NAV be especially said of this place as II has oce
said Of Italy" Here the days are all sunshine INC
NIGHTS are all moonhght-lovc Is the religion and pleas
me the law of the land The lighthouses guide me
mariners bark to the long desired haven OF rest inc
Moro Caste challenges us cnlrancc-Nh'e 's''
Blanco with It's oyCthangng embellishments, lroWnS
into submit, and obedience This disrcgatded city,
and the occupants OF us noble harbor Every thihe y
stationary here aud seems To have STOOD :" '"i 'kos
past. The march OF intellect has turned aside ana
left nndsiurbcd the poruacty OF the habits ana Gus
toms of this place and people. Its form and fashion
of building is thai of the cities OF the earlier ages
around the Mediterranean.
Divcst il OF It's wooden materials and living poPula-
on and It's remains would stand scarcely distinguish
able from those of Pompeii, as now eAcaIa'ed from us
Nesuvian tomb OF eighteen centuries. All the houses
OF stone, rudey made and coarsely suc'oou o'cT
inside and out, and are mostly with Nat TOOLS "''l
lodged 10 a principal hotel, with scarcely pane OF
glass in t,-nor is required. My room opens on
upper terrace, from which the ocean the h'rCof'
the city and the veIdant country, are all combined III
one of the mos, variegated and delightful views ever
bcheld.
The Island of Cuba il productive almost beyond ne
lief IN sugar. coffee, tobacco and fruits, ana WIN con
siderable portion of its land vet under cultivation
Its colonial blessings government general as an
executive, with 10000 troops to support ms admhs-
traton. 1t sustains the expenses OF ITS own govern,
ment and pays over TO Spain annually the sum Oh
about twelve millions of dollars, for the benefit OF be.
ing held IN subsection. It's population Is SIX hnhuten
thousand white inhabitants The import duty ~ ten
dollars and sixty-two cents barrel o flour. Com
pare this with the United States where white popu
laion Of fourteen millions of inhabitants raises less
amount Of revenue, other than this little island ls
progress in improvements and IN labor saving machine
~ is best eyemped by the fact, that oil several to"i
clocks there but few in the city struck 10y 'heir own
machinery. A slave a soldier is stationed ny INC
bell, who strikes with hammer each hour as II passes
The plough in here is long unwlcdy ihIhg WIN
out shape or mould board, and is certainly two nun
bred years behind the age in agricultural improve
ments.
! few days past, pacards were posted about the
city walls informing of the bull-Gght at 4 O'Clock
across the bay. Steamboats, and row-boats ATTENDED
at the hour-he populace pressed to the spor-a re"
Americans ioned and were borne along with III,
crowd. The place was an amphlthcalre OF ike
circus. All comfortably seated on elevated rows o
benches. The seat of the Judges and more Distinguish
ed persons were indicated by curtains. The spor
soon began The bull was let in at a small gate, iron
his cage, and he entered his head aud neck wef'
stuck full of barbed arrows and exploding rockets VIII
percussion crackers. The actors in the arena wer
two mounted Pcadores, and eight men on ioot-al
! dressed and acting like clown at circus.
4 All had small flags, At which the Infatuated animal
frantic with the barbs and crackers made furious bat
tie, under the boiserous shouts ola delighted populace
! The whole too savage and lOnthsomc to de
scribe. Five bulls in succession were thus worried
/ exhausted and killed One horse gorcd to dealt
bv the animal Two others ovcrthrown with thei
riders, and rescued by flags held in front to dstrac
the fury of the creature At each death three horse
entered in full harness, and iantascaly dressed an
drew out the carcasses, with trumpcts-a full band G
martial music, and the loud shouts Of delighted POI
uace, cheering the horses with the riders whips, INT
a full leap. This is one of the weekly amusemens
this city. single exhibition has satisfied me iorevc