Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-11

organ, and always has been Ir il does
not represent you let us cease to enlarge
the cumbrous machinery Of popular clec.
tons. CROSS ROADS
The island Of Cuba.
Cuba, which now commands SO much Of
The public attention. is us all know, the lar
Scst and most important Of the West In.
dla islands, lying at the entrance Of the
Gull oi Mexico. between the pcninsuIas OF
flonda and lucatan, and called the key Of
the West Indies. la length, il is seven
hundred miles, and i,s average breadth is
seventy mllcs--bcing thus about equal in
extent 10 the State of North Carolina. The
population of Cuba is estimated at l,loS,-
600. Havana. the capital stands on the
north west portion of the Island nearest 10
Florida. with q population of 100000. Il
was founded by Velasqucz in the six
tcenth century. The Captain General re-
sides at Havana. The harbour is cnpacious
enough to contain tho largest fleet, Lu, the
entrance to It is extremely narrow, SO that
vessels in tune of war may be captured
while about TO go into il, for us only .onc
ship can pass at time; The hindmost have
sometimes fallen into the hnds ofthc enemy
without their comrades being able 10 as.
sist. This narrow passagcis protected on
the east side by Moro Castle, a triangular
work. mounted with heavy guns, and ON
u Pros"e ',, SUI 'or, wh'ch commn-
"" ~ ''y uofto ae Irln-
- a"o'i We n''ddic OF tbc
..'i, III I'M" oo'''' "o'r q ''fu'c region a
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,;"a Wv ~ oc ''n noo u 'oos'' ., WIN u Popnla-
sma,,on 80. n.y,,nn uS,a's - "vsa vs,o urI INC
dad, sc. a chain of law mountains nm.
through The entire lcno,h ~ ~. ;sI,nl
he hiobcr port or n. a,h,;, I,..;.a -. ~,
cost Tho soil nccnL, i ,,,,a,,,'''s,as.l :.
fertility. npd its con,,ncrcc 1, s,,!,, ~ ,,..
nv disodvantoc,s very Lr ~ S;,,a,nl
under the tronic ,r Cnnc,r J.,,,o.n ,,,r.
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the frs, nf. .Oc,obcr ,Le ,,r,,, l. .,..lnn.J
with torrents of rain. This bo, and humid
season cnpenJcrs fatal (,.vcrs npJ Will. !,
is particularly Jang,rons for such No nr,
nnaccus,omci m Il II c,n,J ~, s,,I, M
Ter PASSING somc vc,rs IN III, ;sl,nI M.
come dcbiIifoicl iv ,bc ,.I;,n,i. i, ..nor,,v
of mind ms well os IN viy,r ~ boJv W,
ON the whole. the cl;n,ic or C,Lo i more
,cmperate than that of many or he w.,
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,IraJ nasaon, n .aI,., ,h y, .i'. na
leaf df wb;rh agarJs XIII. XIII - e"e @ o. ss e.
persons, and the royal palmetto, which at
whose verdani top Is agi'atcd by the light
est breeze. The tamannd' nc pine apple.
snava' the pia,','''' ana 'lio 'ragran, Pofic-
granite liourish mere hrolna''c ana 'ncdi-
e'nai 'ian's aoouno' ana r'ora sca.,crs 'er
beauties WIN a pro,"se ''and' sugar Is
,n9 s'e,' s'aP'c o' ,hc 's'ano' ne cane
feias "he' IN iu'' nloo'n about me month
o. NoVeihper' cxhi1i, an immense sheet o.
was.n5 Bo'o' u"Beu ~ 'nc sun rays w.'n
'he iiheS' Pu'P", pcS'oes sugar. u'e ch'ei
eApor's nro eo'iee' run, e'sarS, 'oo"cco'
o''o"' 49, 49, '''I"o, "s s"ooo "nu ','a,
HOpany. such Drief account CoIUDlifd
mainly from Malte Brun, of the last isavc
portr Kicol Of the American colouim pos.
sessions Of Spain, who once ruled over n
vast empire II The New World. Ata
short distance. from Cnl,a lies the little is
lind ,vbcyc Columbus first .,l;s,ls,vcd a.,
''p'' ~ '',''' 80, ,',
NJ l.,, a., r,;,,, ~ Jiscoy,,v lice ,ho
80 r., ~ ~ XIII ). " i. 49, -
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