New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-15
THE CUBAN SLAVE-TRADE-NEWS FROM
ST. DOMINGO-MEXICO.

ST. DOMlNGO-MEAlCU.
From Our Own Correspondent.
HAVANA, Dee. 9, 1856
The great difficulty of procuring slave labor,
owing to the exorbitant brides now eTtorted from
those parties who have hitherto supplied the de-
msnd, has had the good result OF enhancing the
value of free white labor, so much 90 that the
Coolies now bring $3.50 per head, advance money.
They are taken as last as they arrive, end feel
confident that the supply can never equal the de-
maDd. Every day we have stronger proofs OF
their adaptabihty to ell kinds of work, cad they
areunsvrpassed for decity aud good behssicr wher-
ever the7 are properly cared for and their contracts
are strictly adhered TO- Even the worstea emes
Of the Chinese emigration scheme have bsen forced
70 confess that they arr the best laborer that can
,Ss found to take the place of the African "boza"
Several Ell nent Creole planters have started pro-
.ect of cult:yating tobacco exclusively with these
Coolies IL the experiment turns out well, tiou
sands of acres of the fine tobacco-growng LANDS III
- the yueta Absjo district that have been yleg I'm
cultivated f., centuries, i'll soon be coyeredsWlth
fel6s of tobacco, which sooner or later must neY-
Ttahy be the great staple of Cuba This la 10
Idle assertion for there ere many who think rs
Z do Cubs has rial for her tobacco,
while she has many strong competitors 10.
vom the cultivation of the care the same way as
! N,happened wi.h the coffee, the export of WHICH
h, xdecIeased rapidly rs to Justify the assertion
IN q in ton years more we VII import 1t tor con-
~, sptiOn Such. can never be the result with Onr
t"h, eco, crop railroad will soon be built from
tIsv Naa to the besxt of this grsat growing
a.. 1T ard with suffciency Of abOrers it is con
Sdsn, " believed Il 1t the present crop 100, 600
,slss can bo treblec in five years. More than hah
hs o., salTequired, S2 100000. TO build the road,
1as s,r xdy bcen subscribed, among parties friend
French
now mn hing eIrrangehlents with + arties here u
Dr".ure Migrants. Trey agree to rring them out
p stssme, v, arc from tie high standing of the con.
,..o,;na tsnts,, the hope is foudly in
a.'r-u1 os Ising able - get the Chinese
.u W % ceGsent 10 the ex{atria.on Of
e snUi LAO =. The project is grand one
1;s :, sncc sads Hill do more toware destroying
, ana than all the i!aves in hs world, for
as soon as these peeiie see s1e working on the sys
VS. ~ and how e tWh is to Gerry on their agricul
.eh anu rsnts az sl,ls.vely wh Chinese laborers,
isIai Pun am ladk Iepi helping hand. they will
snei w. ,Ss,s va, An1-y Chin SO smigrart is far
,,rossrahs 70 an A SieaR apprestce, VINO 81 best
r netting more tn; - ,hm compass ons' iofced IA
horer without one sperA OF tha. superior ''9eni.
.s.,ce that distingus dos the Asst races. Last
So go ~s had ,nothev e4lival Of these lsboa ers
Thcv came in A Spanish vessel which. TO speak tue
nth have been so far ,.DInety successful IN LAID
inc their csrgoes free sai az disease. Ireque'ny
withast losing a single man. ferhapr thc COS
aeiOuSpes oil being oougeu 10 give sGtes "~V'.H'
90 any disaster has had good effect on item. be
- =. Il nav they haze always tIeated the Coolies
- ~. ar than either the Americans or the E,Iciish.
Dell pei Vi careoes are now daily expected
sever - heard of 10 very late iapliugs of a,gss,
and a am uelncd to believe that tss bisiues; Sas
Jackeped N IN the North on the eve II their de-
been oets >ir aestnati,u, the principals here have
ParIuro ,ol ~, W. timid liz risking their funds in
oecSne ns%;,"ns The price OF slaves has coniin,
issy 20 srs now high as in the soa herr
Stses Senior Argudi avg ms tsa
not abandoned their pre- q to liU thew are to Be-
ana Se Spanish sss Iand Of Fernando Po
Ths Is dssolate place, and believe soassin sn no
inhabitants at all 20 that supp ne vessels WI o''