American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-11
From the N. o. Delta
THE HAVANA PRESS.

From the N. .. Delta.
THE HAVANA PRESS.
ave suppose that very few of our readers are
4 4uainted with the rules, customs and regula-
zns established by the Spanish Government in
Eation to the public press OF Cuba, and conse-
AenLIy 1t may be Interesting to them to be sup
fed with information upon the subject.
ln the first place the journals of the Island of
ba are entirely deprived of the liberty which
4 ey enjoy in the United States. To establish
newspaper in Havana, or any other city in
e Island, it is necessary to make application
The Supreme Government of Madrid, and
FER it is granted, the Captain General, or Go
rnor consults with the COMMITTEE of Cen
Eship" whether it Is convenient or not to ad-
] t the publication of said journal. If permis-
S5n is granted by the Captain General, it is
cessary to deposit Immediately, before start
W the paper, the sum of $3.50 in the Public
Ecretary's Office, which is appropriated to the
fyment of faes eXacted from the paper in case
should publish any thing without the sigma
Re Of the Censor" There are two CenSores
Havana. One is Senior Olaneta--a man who
4 as raised from degradation by Gen. Tacon
9td who has, through his base and unlimited
ettery Of the Government, become a lavorlte
|lpLOye. Before Gen. Tacon took notice of
I'm, he was lawyer Of no consequence, nor
gsSs he cared for at all in society. Now he has
tcome the first Censor, Censor Regio) and
Ne public press is governed by his ignorance,
Ping as he is wholly destitute of any literary
/ etensions. The other Censor is Senior Rod
3to Medina, who is under the control of Ola
tia, and although of more enlightened prin-
5Dles and man eff some knowledge, not pro-
Frly fitted for his office. They are both from
Fe mother country, and keep keen eye on eve
production that comes from a Creole pen;
4 d when they find in it any thing they can
ft understand, on account Offs elevated tone,
/ icy send it under an enclosure to the Cover
pr, and if any republican idea is found in the
FITTING, the authors name is registered and he
fwatched most strictly. Every piece of writ
be that is intended for the public press must
4 produced before the Censor with the full sig
hture of the person who writes it. The Gem
Pr only signs that which is intended for publ
Etion, from II to O'Clock, p, m, every day,
Md he selects those things which he fancies;
Nd any thing that is sent to hun after o'clk,
yen il it be the most important piece of news,
II will not sign for publication until next day
Ethus often preventing the speedy publica-
4 on of that which would be of immediate in.
Rrest to all,
Should newspaper publish any article of
fews, any reading matter, or even any adUer-
kement of sale Of books, without the signature
4 the Censor, il is liable TO a fine which ranges
Eom S25 to $780, which is taken for the mo-
/ ent from the $3.50 deposited at the Secre-
try's Office, and must be refunded before the
Expiration of three days. fit does not refund
be money when $500 have been taken from
De amount deposited the journal is ordered to
= discontinued. Ell Diario del GObierno has
be privilege of publishing all the official no.
ices, and if any other publisher wishes to copy
Dem he must ask the permission of the editor.
lenor Olaneta is a part owRer of the DiGio,
lnd he, being the chief Censor, affords the
Ereatest advantages to that paper, and when
be other journals have important foreign news
dhich the Diario have not received, Senior
laneta keeps them hack so as to prevent them
\ ON getting the start of his own paper; which,
Is the official organ, still holds up its subscrp-
4 on price at S24 per annum, when the best
Ipurnals in the city only cost half the price.
The Havana papers are published every
Day of the year, except on Good Friday. They
Ire obliged TO pay postage onevery pa per COM
hg through the post office from any part of
Ehe Island, at the rate of twenty-five cents per
ounce when there is more than one paper in
6arcel, or IL l-2 cents for each single paper.
.'hey are also charged from IL l2 to 25 cents
pr each parcel of newspapers received from
breign countries, although the Post Office De-
|artment does not pay more than one cent for
ZACH to the masters OF vessels The advertise
lnents are published at very cheap rates-com.
pared with what is charged in the United
Etates-the common charge is SO cents per
lquare from one to four insertions.
There are several cities in the Island, where
It's not allo,oed to publish a newspaper. There
1 re only sleUsn newspapers published in Cuba,
sf which nine are daies, as follows:-Four in
Havana, two in Puerto Principe, one in Ma
|anzas, one in st. Jago, one in Trinidad, one
10 Sancti Spirtus, and one in Villa Clara.