Indiana State sentinel., 1849-09-13
CURA.

tcians who mainly control the policy of the present
administration in favor of such acquisition, there
is no misinking the fact. A Washington correspon-
dent of the N. Y. Herald, the paper which first pro-
posed Gen. Taylor for President divides the President
and cabinet thus the question of the annexation of
Cuba:
For annexaton-Gen. Taylor. Messrs. Clayton,
Meredith johnson, Crawford and Preston.
Against annexaticn-Messrs. Ewing and Coamer
If there be nothing N this supposition. immediate
remote then the appearance of the following eab
crate article from the Washington Republic, just at
this particular time, is a curious coincidence,-ha,s
all:
From the Washington Republic.
Cuba and its Resources.
This beautiful island of the earliest discoveries of
The great ADMIRAL has been know Europe since 1892,
and has borne successvely the of Juana Fernando
ma Santiago and Ave Maria and has found refuge from
this confusion Of titles in The aboriginal appeation. The
westerly of the Antilles equals that OF all
the other West Indies together, and of the large
Islands which approaches nearest the North American
continent, hundred and thirty miles from which,
eminent Cuban naturalist maintains, by great con-
yusion Of very remote day, has been sep
arated. The length Of the island which extends nearly
and west, from the 74' $50 Of Greenwich,
about six hundred miles, and its average breadth about
one hundred-between the 10Th and 25th parallels of
north latitude Ii blessed with the prodigal fertility OF
tropical climates while the per-
productions ocolder climates thrive This lofty
range Of mOunns, extending IRON Cape San Antonio
the Punta de Maysi, divides the island into equal
portions, and declviiies and ia valleys
regions and heaIthfuI any in the world.
Rising the height Of 500 Feet contains the
of which abound with peculiar and deli
cious fish, and which bring down inconsiderable por
ton OF gold DUST esteemed of Importance but which
elected because the labor necessary collect il,
if expended in the cultva of the soil, would yield
thrice the The mountains also abound in other
mineral wealth, among which copper, iron, and The
magnetic Silver is also found. The vaua-
BILE of these mines, however those Of "copper" which
since the completion Of portion of elaborate system
of railroads. hundred and ninety miles of which
in operation have proved most profitable invest
Principally in the hands Of foreign capitalists,
they employ many thousand miners, the wants of whom
provde for the small planters that greatest Of all protec
tons and encouragements, home market.
Marble and coal also known exist in inexhausti-
BILE quantities, and the value Of the letter is daily becom
ing more apparent from the rapid consumption of wood
by the immense azucaras sugar estates Of the island
This coal, exceedingly biumnous, is evidently out
crop Of the great asphaltum beds which, in than
Of the Antilles evnce themselves n the lakes of mineral
Ii is employed the gasworks of the city Of
Havana, and has been found of great purity and good
| quality.
which, that of Habana-named tradition says, from an
Indian gooddess Of that name statue Of whom placed
than of the gates Of The cy-is probably
the best in the world With entrance, expand
ing into magnificent bay il is capable OF enclosing the
navy the world and from the earliest day has been
carully fortified TO be considered impregnable Mel
her history scrutiny sustain this idea for in the
middle of the elgh eenth century, expedition, under
the orders of the British Admiral Vernon composed Of
small force of royal marines and few regiments OF
colonial troops landed few miles below the city, all
the defences of which, including the Moro it carried
without unusual difficulty. The of with
| its immense batteries, steam and rockets would cer-
lanly reduce the place 10 necessity in very short time.
Esconddo excellent habors, with great natural
factls for Improvements aud for6cations
The climate when consider the latitude, saubri-
i a a IN.
The warmest portion Of the year is July and August
when the mean temperature Of each day is about 040
Fahrenheit The coldes in December when the
curry ranges at about 50 except when the wind known
d morte blows, during which the instrument shows
| rapid decension.
So fertile soil is not known TO any other por-
tcn of the globe. Ii has been known 10 produce three
crops year, and in ordinary may be relied
on The profuson of it's flora, the variety of forests
are unsurpassed; while the multitude OF IFS climbing
shrubs give n richness scenery, which
tributes make IL of the fascinating countries
in the world. Nowhere is life easily supported and
is deIcaeIy nurured la addition TO the plan
tain the yucca of two varieties, the poato yam Indian
rice, melons, chestnut cocoanut pineapple,
cusardappe, medar banana, orange, lemon, shadock
and lime, abound The growth of the forest comprise
the mahogany tree, cedar, lgnumvie, various kinds o
ebony the noble palm tree, aud numerous woods io
, building
On this island capable of supporting opulence pop
ulaton equal to that of Spain less than mil
lion and half OF men, of which seven hundred
thousand white, two hundred thousand free negroes
mulattoes and Zambos while the rest slaves IL n
supposed that but wofths OF the island Is cultivated
the being wilderness, uninhabed, and despoied
by ruthless Spanish avarce of the glorious forest ree
which struck the early nasgators with so much amaze
ment.
The chief riches Of the island result from its exports
which consist Of sugar. Coffee tobacco, wax cocou, mo
lasses, honey rum, maze &C. The first of these Is IN
nitey The important and probably the only on
which is regularly increasing, spite of the changsab
seasons hurricanes and the immense direct and ndrec
taxation TO which the planter, subjected. The erea
.a flao tnan
n 81. 64S boxes exported and IN lS47, l,24ol
The exports for the last fiscal year ending with Novem
Der l2109l7. of other articles, during the sam
time, exported 70S 94l arrobas (25 bs of coffee
205 $50 hogsheads of molasses III 909 pipes OF run
4647 737 pounds Of tobacco; 141 239 boxes thousands
e of cigars, and sol ,s26 quintaIs OF copper ore.
e GEN. GOLFERS PAKrY.-The St. Louis Union o
the 31st ult, contains variety Of information from
s Santa Fe and the Palms. derived from Mr.. William
MITCHELL who had just arrived in that city from San
ia Fe. The following mention is made of Gen. Col
lier:
h "Gen. Collier, the newly appointed collector 70
IF California, who at Santa Fe with hundred me
s when Mr.. Mitchell left, about starting for Cali
fornia under The guidance Of the experienced Hatch
er Hatcher receives $1,000, three mules and a
necessary supplies, for his services in plotting III
n Col. 10 San Francisco.
II Kit Carson engaged perform the trip for $500
but he went to Taos to take leave Of his family, an
. they prevailed upon him to abandon the journey
s The route the Col. intends pursuing, lies tina
e taken by Col. Fremont down the river Gila.
SPEAKER OF THE HoUsE.-Who will be Speaker G
y the House of Representatives, the session
the Indiana Legislature!
is This is important question: and that shoul
be considered with ue deberr un, before the repre-
is sentatyes meet collectively. We would sugges
t. SAMUEL S. MIcKLE. representative from the coune
of Adams and Wells, proper and competent per
st..tc