The Arkansas banner., 1850-04-23
rmr rrn, EXPEDITION.

TH& uA |, sppeass from recent mVs~@ee's n me sfa"isn asrl Aa.vieaa eabiDet. tha, the revolutionary 'Pit Smnas the peopie of Cuba has not bee" entirely pmpss-s.ed. The 6setiy, uasathO'izsd, uaPsees- .sessea ana aai.rsPabesn inirrPos'iio" os The P's se al exeeasive with is gsveFnmeat sPses and span isA .ssSes oaly seOtehea " the expedition Oa the rssol,;on;., and eaaseA them 10 ehaage then pfsns Tn. n,o,-e, hs, never been altogether abandoned .;,h.r bv ,h. tax burthensd snl iyraat tr'den in- hah;,.n,s ot the Qssen of the Aa''''e' " nor 'te active tr;enas et freedom among ourselves Ever since the Round Isisnd ahAH, the ofgAn'1at'on o' ,A .,mx og C,ubs tnvasionTsls has been quietly ,,,o.,..s;,~ It is DOW rumoEed ihat their plan oi oopra,ioas is very nearly ma'oted. U !" supposed ,h,t rendezvous had been appointed somewhere .,on the Island ol HAyii. where the troops would he collected under the command of Gen. LOPs1, and a landing attempted al scme port upon me soo'" side of Cabs, where the revolutionary ieeilng is strongest. The united pOweTs Ot span, Eng'ahar and Gen TarLoA have sent out vessels Io' the pn' nose oG wsschiu9 sad intercerlng the invaders "'o Uni. intention the U. 5. Fngaie Rantan ana 'h% Br;sh steamer Vixen, both under the orders ol Inc Amp,;exa C pmtnodore Parker were. at The last aa- vices. in sal from Jamaica 10 Havana. We believe there can he bat opinion m regard 10 'hsse un- iusiii.blc and unnecessary proceedings upon 'oe p.rt of our government. Tae invassouIsts, however seeun this time to be very confident oi deieaing a' interference from the outside; st present there are sbout %, 900 Spanish troops upon the island when can eaIy be sustained by the revenues derived rom inc ,.nters og the island itself It is said that the confidence pf,he ultimate success off present eH- n-d;,,sa i, SO erea; that capital from the United States, has already been invested in Cuba m eSPse ts.ian of new order of things.
 The possessioa of this island is very important and to none more than 10 the United S'a'es. II IS the Key, to the Calf Of Msxieo. Besides 'he adSan- ,sses of s geographical position, its beau''ini ei mae. and wealthy and en,efprizing population, me variety and value of is productions from eon'fi- erab,e item of the commerce Of the world Even under the mistnanagenevt and tyrannie rule oi the spsnl,h govern nent it has yielded nei revenue of sl.eoo.oOo
 Spain is dependent upon Cuba Tor the means 10 keen ID ihe expenses of her crown and government Repeated attempts have been made by Ens'and to obtain possession of r but 'he position of the siand its pruxnity 10 shores, it's important connection with one commerce and the sffihity of It's people and productions with ihose of our scutherh States demand that, whenever Aay change IS effected, II sboald be under the control of the United States.
 Uaaer t.,e present circumstances description Oi the island and itl resources would no doubt eons'a- eraby interest many oi our readers.
 The following has been compiled. by one of our exchanges, from a work upon this subject by Turn b liI, which is said io be good a thority.
 "Cuha IS an original Rstne, and was m nse when Columbus visited the island in lI92. The island is eaIl-d the Qaeen os the Antilles" being one oi that gFoap the largest island ID the CaTribean sea- aad larger than all the other West Iadts .stans to- eether Is greatestieRgih IS So0 miles; is bresdlh is very itreguiar vsryin from l35 to D miles l. has upwards Of fifty accessible and saie ports and anchorages Ofihese. he harbor Of Havana world tenawned, is the finest on The globe. The entrance is narrow. but it spreads or; into magnificent bay capable of accommodating thousand vessels of the largest stze.
 The island is travsrssd by range of mountains. some of which are 500 feet high Among these, streams take their rise which descend into the plains sad ,rrisate and fsr,ihzs the soil The climate ot the interior is sabrous, and vegetation attans To high degree oi perfection. The beauty of the scenery is no, Il little enhanced by The veIdurr of
  flowers. Two crops year are usual. Mines ol eoppeT abound.
 The seasons srs divided into lrst and dry. July aud August Ire the wsrmest months when The me a n temperature is 3Io. JaausIy and December are the coolest months. when the temperature is lOs less than under he equatcr. The land and breez-s, which blow during the dry season, rebder the weather even and pleasant.
 The area of Cebs has been estimated at about 370OO square miles. Itbas one hundred and ninety five miles Of railroad in spccessfuI operation, and about sixiyoHe miles under contract and in course Of construction. The population IS about 400 09O which is thus divided 6I0, LOO whites, IsU GOO free e0lored. and 6G0, 600 slaves. The imports in Is47 were S325s9 ll9, of which S7.0i9. .976 were from the United StataS. The exports during the same periHi were S27. 7.99S.710, of which SI2 394 ST were to the United States. In ls4s. The numb of arrivals at is ports was 3,740, and inc number of elearsnces 3,lt6. The srnouot of American ioAnage The trade from Cuba 10 the Baltic is very great, and IS mostly carried iu American bottoms
 h Gonsfqusnce of he extent of Cuba, ihe gov- efhnsnt is divided into four jurisdic'inns-civa judicial. military and ecclesiastical The civil u- risdlction is diSied lnio two provinces. with iis- iinot Governors. eniItely ihdepeni nt of each other The Captain General, who has command of the eastern province, has he supreme military com msnd of the whole isisBd. h every cifv on the island ihefe are perpetual eoRris and gref num- beT o cca magistrates and police officers, comnis- sIoRed by the Governor.
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