The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-03

~ Nm. = FOSTER. ESQ. 10 the AUTHORISED
agent for the Dtspatch N Ner1oik anu s"f.sn'o
Huoscftpess IN tnoss casaes VII ,nyssrt
tc3asat.y nom nf1a ~ she 0"sn'''
= w $500.
n-rs rm = usa ne aesans--The Coolies.
Tha R.v m. Ievburn. Of Philadelphia, who has
recsntiy ,i-,ad cnb.. h.. written series Of let.
e.r. i, .ha :. pr..hvter;an - descriptive OF the
s.,.,a .,n.uh j 49, stllhuster,s mouth va.
tar Tha Rsv v..tI.m..>avs he IA himseif no fiii-
hu..Ar hat n. .rts acaba IN worthy of better
Sa.,in, thar the vre,cbad despotism which now
oppresses it.p Most persons. after reading his
1,sch,. ..co,,n, ~ ~. ,..o,rc.. ana attractions
~ The cam ~ the Anime. viii fu,,v agree with
sh., n,aro.,;on ~ So. N. tar,t,itx az the soil
1. .I.o~t honna,..s ,,,s ,.,or rsoured In raising
>.o,,, i. eornar.s,v.lx ,o.hing ana the remune-
80, 4 v.i, n,,h snhr,or. ,Ta w.. told shat
..s.A ,,.u..,. 20, ~. .r.h ..,.s.. have an In
-. - .,.hs hr,a,.a .ha,..na or million OF
s.,,... ...r.,,. r., - .ro,,na .,oar which
vsonira. 40 =. n,.a,.a IN Tan;a,ana once In three
80. M, r,o,,.. a.. cro,, Cor nine or ten
80. - -, ~. -. r,,h,ng N do lint TO
-, ~ h.-.... go 49, comnarsd with such
.-.s.-,..--, -. C.,,ss.,. &c.. A.. .ma,l af-
go RI, ,o.,v,,hs,.aa,ng tha.a temnting prof
-. e. ,na larger nor
A.. mi
- ..s.s. - - ..sa,,;s,h mart Of IL
:. 80 o.,,,s.,,o, some mar, ~ lbis. n il true
:. ..s..,-.... III u,,,,,.,,s. I'm, vs,v consds
.h,. ......, :. ss,,;lo a. ,h., wb;eb vields 40
.aor,n"n. 1900. A, ,hs eastern extremity Of
=. $500 ,ha.s ar, .vo ,or,s with barbors equal
- ,n., ~ u.,.na-,h orsh q, al, available uur
-. .. a.. C.h.. a., ,n;.,. a. wall Ia in
A..
.ha,a -. ,,ha, .h,,,.,, ,n.,.,;.,. ,-heraw;tb an
.n,.,nr,.,ng r.aor,. ,vo,,a .nr,.h themselves Con
~, ,,,n.. 90 .,r..dv ,s,,,a,,v and nroduct;yeiv
ro,lad !, .hnra.ncs If coaI liz. bnried in ,hese
mountain. ready 70 .unulv the feet. of steamers
which rsndszvons mr. call bere wbeneyer any one
.bai aig n ON, nd hiring a tn market whilst the
,o,a... shou,a With mahogany cedar, and other
.uch vood. a. ra u.sd Tor fnrn;,nre and the p,ost
rostlv fnbrics. Tho Crban cedar. the material of
vb,cb seo.r boxes are made. rrows IN n much
greater size than our tree of the same name. the
truuk sometimes reaching a diameter of three fee,
or upwards. With it's varied products and re-
sources and its postiop. the wealth of the Island
great AZ il now 10, might be multiplied ten-fod"
The only drawbacks to this magnificent state of
things according 10 Dr. Leyburp, are the eperya.
ting climate, the yellow fever and musquitoes.-
she seapors, and probably the mosquitoes also; at
least, We should hope 90, from the Doctors &C
count, for, he says they far surpass the American
varieties, and their sting is very poisonous
But, notwithstanding these drawbacks, we are
satisfied that Scuba is worthy of better destiny
than the wretched despotism which now Expresses
her."
1t appears from DR.. Leyburn's account, that our
ndv ho
In Cuba in numbers, some Of them as machinists
and engineers on the sugar estates. The wages OF
these, he says are large, some Of them getting as
much as $50 month and their living, but they
live on remote plantations, with little society but
that of the negroes the proprietors almost mi.
formiy residing in Havana.
Dr. Leyburn thinks that the infamous Coolie .ys
TEN will, IN the end lead to the abandonment of
the African slave trade. Although they do not
stand the climate as well as the Africans, and in
other respects are not as good laborers, they re.
anire no outlay of capital, and the supplv bids
fair to equal the demand 1t appears that ALREADY
there are at least thirty thousand on thu island
and accessionsare constantly arriving. In Haya ma
numbers of them are employed as boatmep. ser
wants, &C., some of whom are described "A having
a very respectable and even genteeI annearance :
DIR. Leyburu adds that "tbeir treatment IN the
plantations, according to the uniform testimony
we received, is much worse than that of the ma.
sroes. The proprietor has no interest in preserv
ing their life or health beyond the time for which
he has secured their services, and it is no matter
to him If they are turned off at the expiration of
the apprenticeship, with constitutions broken
down by overwork and bad wages. The Coolies.
however, are not always as submissive as could be
desired. "Thus far, tho SO brought to China. are
exclusively Chinese. The planter paws the shin
that brings them seveuty-v e dollars for each one
delivered on the plantation. They are then 40.
prentced to him for eight years, he pa yiug them
six dollars month for their services. As yet, the
time of but few of then, has expired. Those who
gaging in pedding and petty traffic of various
kinds. 1t is predicted that many of them never
will get their freedom-that the planters will
manage, by some means, to get possession of them,
the Government winking at it, of course, 'for q
consideration One OF the American residents
said to US that if the United States do not get pos
session OF Cuba soon, the Coolies will as they are
ssgacious people, and If they continue to in