Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-10-03

string most dnectl0ndte ldfeWell TO
friends, with assurances of their high hopes for a
speedy release. Those who remain here awaiting
ship will follow their companions in a few days.
Those who are in the hospital are all doing well,
| and are very well cared for by every one around
them. They also have been allowed writing mate
rails, and their friends will probably receive letters
from them as early as they may receive this. The
Captain General has been very considerable and kind
in his orders relative both to sick and WELL and their
attendants and ailors have treated them with much
consideration.
In regard to exertions for their liberation would
suggest to you some prompt effort in their behalf,
through the American minister at Madrid, for the
reason that the proximate ACCOMPLISHMENT OF the
Queen will afford most advantageous opportunity
to grant them all free pardon, and the liberation
of three here would induce to suppose that like
boon might be obtained for all.
have the honor to be, respectfully your very ODE
dent servant, j. S. THRASHER.
ANOTHER INVASION OF CUBA.--A dispatch from
New Orleans says A report was in circulation in
that city to the effect that Gen. Quitman would
shortly place himself at the head of another Cuban
Expedition. The report was not generally credi-
New York correspondent of the Philadelphia In
quirer speaks of IA new expedition as follows:
Zone word more. That day, and hour, and
means, and all the appliances of war, will be
ged at very distant day. out of the jurisdiction of
the United States, to make another attempt upon
! Cuba, am certain. 1t may be at a time when this
| government Is poised between laDlnet about to
tire, and new about to enter upon public du-
ties-when there is kind of interregnum, and poll
teal parties not disposed to peril popularity 1t
may be sooner-but it will take place, unless there
are means taken to suppress the very design of
men.
One question. property question alone is the OBJ
| stacle to a much earlier action However you may
be prepared to expect more formidable invasion of
Cuba than has yet been talked of or contempla
ted by the public have disposition either to
predicting that an attempt will be made because
believe that very formidable military force will be
concentrated at great distance from the U. States
for the purpose of making descent upon Cuba,
| when one except the commander of it, know
the appointed hour.
Whatever reliance is to be placed in these state
ments of one thing we very confident. The
Spanish tyranny will never be permitted to rest
| curey in Cuba. The blood of such men Lopez
| Pragay Crttenden Kerr, and their slaughtered
American companions cries from the ground against
the enemies of Cuban liberty. When the time comes
thousands will rush to the support of the causes sane
tilted by their martyrdom .-ScUannah Neaos.
Cotton Culture In British Indie.
| The Southern States of America have increased
their shipments of cotton to this country since 1900
from 100000 pounds to G0,0OO,000 pounds, while
British India has but swollen her exports from e.
| 100000 to 100000 pounds. We cannot avoid
wishing for some explanation of the anomaly. Cap
ital has not been wanting in the East neither has
there been any difference to the question the part
of the authorities yet the real progress made is
wretchedly small and we are really at the present
moment obtaining less cotton from India than in
| 1911 and 1912.
| AS regards the progress of the supply of raw cot
ton in British India for local and export to other
countries it is estimated in round numbers to be at
| the present day 450000000 lbs annually, of which
fully two-t thirds worked up in the country for
local purposes. Of the remaining one third China
takes nearly half leaving about one-sixth of the
entire produce of the country at the disposal of Great
| Britain.
| That there vast tracts of land in each of the
three Indian presidences capable of being brought
under cotton cultivation, as also dense population
at disposal for working such lands there appears to
be little doubt: but the real question to be deter
mined is whether the manufactures of Europe real
y require in larger quantities such cotton the
tves themselves produce and use and which they
can most readily furnish Or whether they want
some other kind or condition of cotton than is at
present produced in India The result of lengthy
evidence given by Manchester manufacturers Liver
pool brokers' Bombay merchants. and East India
civilians before the committee of the House of Com
mons on the growth of cotton in India, appears to
be- that although lessening of the cost to the
uacturer of the present quality Of Indian cotton
would to certain extent enable him to work off lar
ger quantities of it, the great want is better quail
iy of article-such description Of produce shall
enable it to be freely worked up in place of much of
the present American Sorts and with which it can
not compete.
Much has unquestionably been done in the way of
improving the growth and preparation of Indian
cotton the East India company has spent largely in
importing seed, implements, and experienced hands
from the cotton growing States of America we'll
in prizes for the best and largest samples of fine
cotton produced within the preSidencies for shipment
| to England. In 1924 there existed difference of
ID. per Id. between the average price of Upland A
mercan cotton and the average price of Indian cot
ton at Liverpool In 1886 there difference of
Sd per h. in the qualities whereas since 1874
the differences between them has only varied from
I id. to Id. per ID.
ed the attention of the indian government to the cul
tivaon of cotton in india with view to its
agement. Two years later, reports received of
and Malta was distributed throughout the Indian
Peninsula. In 1899 and 1900, plantations were
formed on the Malabar coast and in the Circars.-
From 1901 to 1918, various samples of American.
west Indian, and Persian seeds sent out. al
so improved gins for cleaning cotton In 1918. four
cotton farms of 400 acres each, established at
Tinnivelly Coimhatore, Masulipatam. and Vizaga-
patam. In 1923. Barbados and Brazil cotton was
grown by Lady Hastings at Barrackpore. Five years
later, attention again called to the subject of
cotton culture by Lord Peterborough, then president
of the Indian board. Between 1880 and 1910. vari-
Gus cotton farms established seed and ma
chinery introduced from the Brazils and Egypt
ard officer in the companys service dispatch
ed to America for the purpose of collecting nforma
ton, and experienced cultivators, with seed and i'm
plements.
In 1910, ten American planters arrived under the
care of Captain Boyles. and were in the following
year stationed in various parts of the three presiden
oil tn practcahlty nfa pplv;nr tho