Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-23

As the narratives and opinions of the accomnl;sh
ed tourist Mr. Ampere, challenge attention and d..
ference, it may be well to report of the head.
of his twenty eight pages accorded to Havana ana
the Island of Cuba. He arrived at Havana at TN
end of January of 1852 The aspect of the Git
and the brilliancy of the climate delighted him tbs
athletic forms OF the laborers in the incomparaHU
harbor and their songs engaged his notice he .onl
not recolect that be ever heard workman in nv
United States even hum tune while executing his
task the slaves, if not happier, were gayer than
the freemen. The American whites are the graves.
and most anxious of all business people. At Haya,
ma NJ Ampere noticed yfaneu, spersons looking "n
everywhere, not working, which species of oilers !;
unknown in the Republic. Paris. always exhibits
crowds of them, decuplc the, number in London al
though the greater Babylon abounds still more in
persons of leisure He was glad to enter again in
to narrow streets, having been fatigued with tho
monotony of The American wide .thornughfares Of
brick. He found an agreeable variety in the paint.
ed fat houses and the fancful irregular architecture
of the churches. ..
The public walks for recreation and exercise we,a
full of gay company and picturesque costumes and
vehicles. In those of the United States he has
seen 81 few poor devils only reading newspaper
The moonlight and the skies, and the merry ladies'
in their vOlantes. reminded him of his evenings ot
Cadiz and Seville. He carried to his small cham.
Der in the Havana hotel pOetical Impressions suek
as tropical scenery can alone produce.
From observation and inquiry the traveller con.
cluded that the lot Of the slaves in Havana is not
severe certain affectionae familiarity exists be-
tween them and the families to which they belonc
The Cuban negroes have peculiar facilities for pur-
c asing their free om or exchanging masters Mu.
lattoes ADMITTED into society, and may buy A
legal license TO pass for lrhites. church half in
ruins was novelty not unpleasant after a ramble
in the United States. He relshcd true French
dinner at table dhOte, and enjoyed himself in the
crowds at the coffee houses, the want of With sad.
dens extremely. for Frenchman, the American and
the English cities. He learned that the yellow. fe
YER was becoming much less frequent and mali nant
The University is charming spot with its trees
and flowers, but he could never get access to its Ii.
brary the librarian being always absent with the
key in his pocket. The scientific and literary
movement" is not very considerable. Neverthe.
less, the schools frequented the police was
sensibly improved by Gen. Tacon. The charitable
institutions are numerous The tomb of Columbus
in the Cathedral does not equal the magnificent
monument at Seville, erected by the of the
igator of the ma gnGnimous heart, as Columbus is
designated by 'rasso.
He visited the sugar factories at a small distance
from Matanzas. On one plantation he witnessed an
array of eight hundred negroes. He thought the
labor among the canes rather hard. He in.
formed that no moral or religious instruction was
impaired to the slaves. He preferred the condition
of the operatives the Louisiana plantations The
strokes of the whip may be many more in Cuba
He admits that the Cuban negroes are wel-lodged,
tolerabiy fed. and attended in sickness Sometimes
the curate is called to confess the moribund. The
slave trade is unquestionably rife. Cen Concha
set his face acainst it, and threatened the heaviest
penalties his predecessors had connived, and levied
for themselves ounce or two of gold for every
negro imported. The traffic could not be suppress
ed it was boldly and even openly prosecuted.
The introduction into Cuba Of perfected machine
ry for the production of sugar is much more diff
cult than it is in Louisiana. owing to the necessity
of greater outlay. The Chinese laborers in Cuba
answer we'll they bear the toll well as the Afr
cans. They submit to the lash only when it is in
fiicted by order of of their race appointed
by themselves The general agriculture of the is
land might gain by the abolition of bondage Beet
root sugar is potent of the slave system
it is as good as the produce of the cane Maple
sugar is no, according to M. Ampere. It will be
as long, think before the beetroot rivals and SUI
persedes the cane the cotton of the eastern hem
isphere that Of southern and southwestern
States. - 80.
NJ Ampere treats through several pages of the
growth, qualities, manufacture, supply &c; of to-
bacco in the island of Cuba. He cites the American
Almanac for the fact that less is expended in New
York for bread than for tobacco The aborigines Of
Cuba took snuff Tobacco was the name OF the
drilled reed through which the Indians of Hayl
smoked il transferred by the Europeans to the
plant. Formerly in France sailors and soldiers
alone smoked now the naughty habit is almost
universal. Chewing BELTS none except sailors at
sea.
Before his arrival at Havana Nj. Ampere
persuaded that the Yankees exaggerated the dis
content of the Cubaas with the Spanish rule; but
he mistaken. All classes, from the highest to
the lowest, complained of Spain He reports the
alleged motives the ncurable griefs Yet the
whole the island is really prosperous Spain, how.
over, has the lions share. The Creoles saw with
keen resentment that no lenity was shown their
people who were implicated in the late disturbances
whereas the Americans of the United States were
pardoned by the Queen with alacrity.
Paris Cores. Journal of Commerce.
The Condition of Turkey.