The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-15
Our Havana Correspondence.

HAVANA, Oct. /, 1850.
Scarcity Of Laboreys-Inyeased Value Of Ngroes-A,soer
Cargo Of Our -Four Hundred africans Arrired-High
Prices Paid for 7hen-Assossnation Of Young Creole
06icial-General Concha about to Leave Cuba, dc.
The scarcity Of laboring hands the South coast Of
this island and especially III the districts ranging
from Santa Cruz to Cenfuegos of late years become
great that most Of the planters have been compelled
abandon their coffee estates and the negroes to
swell the doatons required for the cultivation of the su
gar Five years ago good field hand in those dis
rcts could be bought for $780, the present date bo
zale or newly imported African will fetch from 5000 to
81 400.
The vicinity of Trinidad dc Cuba, and particularly the
river Zrza had been for years notorious the grand
central depot for the introduction Of slaves into the island
From Zarza they could easily be removed into the Interior
where they readily found purchasers and suppose it
owing TO the great facility with which the planters in
those districts obtained fresh hands when they required
them that they neglected to fill their dotatons that
when the supply suddenly stopped by the arrival Of
British cruisers and local appointments the distress the
planters whose negroes had suffered enormously from the
ravagcs Of the cholera &C., very great BE this as
may the arrival of SLAYER for the first time in at least
three years hailed with delight and the four hundred
and odd poor victims of human cupdty two weeks
ago safely landed the river Zarza jurisdiction of Sanc
Spus and conveyed 10 estate belonging the Gender
b., where they Immediately distributed 10 the
surrounding planters AT prices averaging 81 600 each
greater portion, however, retained by consipnee
Of the expedition who hns just boughta plantation and
quite lately held the important Office Of Acade Segundo
at Trinidad.
The landing Of cargo of bozalc negroes on the shores
OF Cuba matter OF common occurrence as to excite
but little attention and Isoud scarcely have
entered into the details of this had not been attend
ed with an incident which has created considerable or
element here and will illustrate to what lengths
the piraca wretces who engaged in this nefarjous
traffic will go thwared in their wicked schemes Young
creole highly connected here, short time ago received
from General Concha the appointment of Government In
spector at Zarza and was supposed given his Excel
lcncy some information regarding the landing It
was mere supposon on their part but that sufficient
to seal his DOOM the poor fellow remarkably handsome
and intelligent young man, received anonymous letter
requesting his presence at given place for the purpose
OF denouncng to him smuggling transaction which the
letter stated was about to be attempted In his district
Unfortunately the young fell into the snarchc at
tended the rendezvous at the hour appointed, $50 r. NJ
and was shot through the heart. The Captain General
has sent down commission TO investigate all the circum
stances OF the and has ordered that shall
be left untried bring the guilty parties To Justice
similar attempt made few years ago 10 waylay the
British Consul, Mr.. Sidney Smith, but the precautions
by him frustrated the designs Of the asassns al
though he attended the rendezvous 70 which they had in
yitcd him by Anonymous letter.
General Concha positively returns 10 Spain next month
but Il has not yet been decided who is 10 succeed him
General Iemony would be tho acceptable of MI The
candidates. and his knowledge Of English would be great
advantage 70 US Americans, as wei as to our government