The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-29

Prom tho foregoing will he that tho loss OF fc
the total number shipped actually amounts 70 ls,i per
cent wbs the number OF deaths Of those brought
hther Portuguese ships amounts to only 24 per cent,
the numbers brought in American ships amounts 70 IL
sps 70 per cent whist IA feruyan sSVs sns nu@
ter OF deaths amount 10 3S a per cent
Who can contemplate this vast amount Of loss OF lfe
without horror Who think OF the sucrnss OF tue poor
wretcbes alter they arrive hero without regret that the
tag OF this country has been dgaccd in bringing theso
"Asatcs 10 Cuba, without the manng blush Of shame
tngug his chectr had thought Illegal for AoserQ
shps be engaged in this trade, bot appear
Il there bea law against their being so engaged, Il Is
broken with impuniiy
IL ia worthy a remark that the n,mbcr Of deaths have
sways been proportonate TO length Of the pasase
and cannot omit drawing particular attention 10 the fact
that all these A,iaucs brought here males, not q
single female having arrived among the - 900 and up
wards that have come TO this sland Is not this tho very
reinemt Mt OF cruelty
Bsists this trade has no, the sorry excuse Of thu
African slave trace The Afri ans ssvsges, whom IL
may be said charity 10 cvlize and Chrstaniss tho
Asistics are far from being savsgcs many OF them
are persons OF rennei habits and considerable educa-
ton.
We are To have the "royal reas in honor Of tho birth
Of the Prince Asuras the ih 5th eth and lth
Of next month. The following Is tne programme, a.
ind the Gdoetd, Of tho lgh nst-On Suoday, lh OF
April at O'Clock IN the morning, military mas In the
Campo Nltei a. IL oc.cck regatta m the bay; st
O'Clock opebirg Of the bazaar the saloons OF Tho
Bolsa thxchargc and dancing the Plaza de san Fran
cisco; nj O'Clock In tho Afternoon q drawing (ol the
tickets OF tho bszaar suppoeeJ in nd OF poor widows
ano orIbans at the Plaza do Armas and public per-
,grmahce o. ,ha,nis equestrian company at tho Campo
harte MTls o'clock In the evening, fireworks 81 the
Paza de Armas and the Paseo de Label Segunds nlu
fnDaton and ball at the paace. Monday, Aprl o. nt
O'Clock, the bsz,ar NJ ~ O'Clock in the afternoon bull
lgh, IN the Plea de- Beiacoain ithe bun rDg), ct 5H
O'Clock, etcanas (plsciDg flowers the bul),
In tbs Campo Marte; at ~. O'Clock a military and
naval sham hight nj the entrance OF the port and
bay at So O'Clock performance 70 invited guests
the 1catro Tsoon, when Will be performed "rhe
Battle OF lnkormannn by the orchestra and all tho
bands and musiciars Of tho garrison. On tuesday,
April y, a one o'clock the n zssr; at ave O'Clock q
public performance by Charms equestrian company, n
the Campo Msrte, at half past O'Clock, combat
and sssut OF the walls by the volunario- and Mill
tary Gy mnastc School directed by Mr.. ChAmont inu-
mDeocs and musc on the Plsla de AruAs Pasco do
Isabel Segunda at O'Clock ball for gue-ts invited
~ the most excellent Ayuntamiento nj the earo rxcon
I'm Wednesday, April cham fight and s,tsck OF the
castles Of Princpc and San Nazaro On sunday April H.
grand ball given by the officers % the arrsnda IN This
and, board the limo Of battle ship Isabel ssegundA
she is a, this time alongside Admiralty wharf being
hei tor the ccossion and observe light shed n In
tho of erection from the entrance OF the sharf N
the side Of the thip IA far be ox ,ectsd
70 DO shall be rresen all these grand oons, and sent
you word pictures OF all.
1be Iph ps, was the feast day Of 81 Jc.s, General
Copcbas patron saint
The preceding evening ,hrre we're several military
bands the Pazs bo dscoursed most excellent musc
until bali rast ten O'Clock.
The physic and law mstter yet before the courts
and tearing might DO injury 10 the other OF the
parties concerned we're 70 send you the deta forbesr
doing 20 until q decisisn IA arrived at
The British cruiser (gun boat Siyx, looked Matsn-
days and ber captain visited this city
ing here by rail HIS orders from the nrtsh Com
modors nj Jamaica dot " harbor with
cruising around the Island, and hear that ore or too
Others shortly expsctei the will have To
keep sharp EYE 10 rrnd~ard."
The Ncstva company proceed by 6rst steamer " New
orleans Mrs Mscs.ter hsi very full and respecabs
house at the Testro rscoD last Thursday evening on tho
occasion 81 her beneht She scee hence to Matsaras.