The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-12

The following correspondence, extracted from
private correspondence published at Vera Cruz,
in the -4reo Iris, unveils several intrigues which
have been very often spoken of without any GER
tain proofs but which turn out to be true, it APP
pears by the annexed facts, which come to us
from COED sources
Havana, October Z, 1871 wish TO mike
known 10 you several facts connected with the
laie events which have desolated our city and the
whole island la order To make them plainly un-
derstoood, mast rerJcc the proceedings which
have brought us 10 our prcaent condition. In 1872,
after the fictitious death ct King Ferdinand VII,
England claimed debt which the government
had against Spain. Queen Christine listened 10
the demand; the bill was produced, aud It's results
were, that spain acknowledged To be debtor 10
England a sum amounting TO more than htty-seyen
millions OF pounds sterling. Ii being impossible to
settle the oebt imme diattly, the Spanish govern
ment requested England To wait for some time, IN
the hope that the financial position OF th- county
would become better. But the posltoa OF Spain
grew worse, on account of the war OF Don Carlos,
and England was prudent enough IN not Stacking,
the Spanish government by the demand ct sum,
the payment of which seemed 10 be lnpossloif'
In these circumstances the Cortes prOellm-1, by
sniiclpsilon the majority Of Queen Isabella II aad
me buHlls! government, INFLATED at such pro-
..''"~. the llegslliy OF which was really aston
ishlng clameu iueS.-,@l, anG IA great energy,
the absolute settlement OF debt. the "na.Dayun ut
OF which was felt oppressive by the English natlon
:" 1 be Spanish ministry s.sked for tmc To pay up
Tie auoant and ts interest The propo ilon WIS
accepted. but ON condition that pledge would be
given 10 the EnRilsh government, together with a
mortgage for the debt; and the pledge winch wis
found iU be the more convenient for the two con-
tracing parties was-.' The Island of CUBA
"As Il was necessary 10 make an authentic act
OF the mortgage, aud as u was therefore indisPea-
sable To ,ysluHte the pledge. General ID Geronimo
VALDEZ Nouega received orders to send his govern
ment general map o. the country, exact statistics
aud an inventory OF Cuba, aud 10 have ascertuned
for this object: Let. The number Of square miles
contained IN the Island; 2l. The number Of clues
ard Villages; 30 The number Of forts and public
buIldings; 9TH The value Of private properties, ss
well IN the cities IN tbs country 9th. The
number OF white citizens; 9Th. That OF the coored
people; and, 7fh. That Of the slaves
To these furnished documents were added the
pucet OF each artics, and The act signed by
the Two contracting parurs, one offering the pro-
position To the other (whO accepted ny that, after
sr Years. SPAN wogc deliver in specie the amount
OF the dsbt and is Interest, or m case " noupsy.
ment. the pledge iisoli In this last case Fog
land GENEROUSLY offered 20 assume the obligation,
~ give liberty tu all slaves, the price ~ whom would
be demanded by their masters Of the Spanish 20.
yeinment, aud winch would be paid b. the Eng.
lish government.
"Ilere must say that nobody is ignorant Of the
wrong done 10 England by the sugar cane culture
IN Cuba by the slaves. aud that ~ soon M II will
cease, the English colonies will immediately fea-
lie rroht of an annual benefit, Amounting
10 more than hundred millions, and that
the English treasury will receive every year An
income OF five millions. Tho proprietor. remain-
ing in The Island Of Cuba are aware Of all thess
facts. They know that Spain will abandon them
some day or other, when they will not br prepared
for il, and they have tiled TO be supported oy
nauon by whose institutions property "a secured.
The moot rational means discovered by them was
10 propose the snneNaiion Of Cuba TO the United
States Of nefica."