The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-12

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Of which American TONNAGE 49,; 1855
American vessels In the commerce OF Cuba have car
ried on large proportion of the carrying trade Our
ports to the India Islands transported in
bottsms about the proportion the exports ofhese
islands exhibit American ships perform their voyages
rapidly that estimating the number of vessels sailing
under our flag and the of tonnage engaged in the
trade the vessel would be registered six or eight
times annually There packets between this city and
the principal Wes India ports that perform dozen voya-
ges to and fro every year. swelling the tonnage enor
mously.
An order has just been issued from the government at
Havana opening the ports Of Cardenas at Eastward and
Msris to the Westward for limited foreign trade from
the first Of January next The articles that will be al
lowed entry at these places boards anks scanngs
empty hhds hid and box shocks hoops shingles bag
gng salt beef pork, fish, nails bricks, and machinery for
the of sugar estates The privilege of exporting the
produce Of the island granted to them will also be exen
ded the port Of sagua la Grande but in this last port
vessels in ballast only will be admitted
The report of the committee finance in the Legisla-
Of Georgia. places the late executive Of that State in
very peculiar position The sum Of Sl229is % was set
apart and pledged the payment Of the public debts of
which the executive applied only so342 SO to that pur
pose while much the larger portion was applied to OBJ
ects not only Unauthorized by objects for which
different provision had been made. When the State loan
cd its credit to the Western and Atlantic Railroad twas
done in bonds the embarrassment of the times denying
any other means Of doing The State indebted to
Rod Irving & Co. near half million Of dollars under
very peculiar cumstanccs An agent had been sent to
Engando negotiate the bonds of the State and when he
reached there arevulson had taken place in public
rites Unable then to sell he deposited the bonds with
Reid, Irving Co., TO be sold favorable occasion
might arise. While they with hope or prospect of
speculation but simply to aid the State in her policy adj
vanced to him large sum of money-expecting that
when the bonds were sold which would be very shortly
they would reimburse themselves the advancement and
remit the State Of Georgia the overpus They were to
receive interest Of FIVE per cent only the amount adj
vanced until the bonds should be sold These bonds
not sold the passage of the referred to- they
yet sold The funds which the State receiving from
taxes and other Of in lsAl in ir
rcdeemable currency and greatly deprecated Reid Tr
wing Co pressing most zealously the payment Of
their money and the redemption of tho bonds, Public
honor demanded Of Georgia aprompt compliance WIN
the reuisiton of her creditors The State held clam
the federal government for some two hundred 'nou
sand tolIars-near one half Of the debt Of that firm w
was believed that during the year ls2 tins ca "ou'u
be realised In par value funds The state likewise eAPeo
ted TO receive from the same her proportion oil inc
sales of the public lands under the law OF Congress pas
scd inIsii Under these circumstances the Legislature