Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-07

Havana toct. ~ Correspondent N. Y. Tribune.
HAVANA. Oct. q. Ia6h


Havana t0ct. ~ Correspondent n. Y. Tribune.
HAVANA, Oct, q, 1865.
The question ofSlavery, which you have
just been settling, produces here a relent-
less struggle, the effects of which are made
manifest in the a~ntagonism existing be-
tween two classes of the inhabitants of
Cuba, the Creoles and the PeHiHSulares or
Spaniards. The Creoles, or natives of the
Island, who are in reality the owners of
nine-tenths ofthe soil, are, from experience
and principle, opposed to Slavery; while
the Spaniards, who are coming here to
make money, no matter how, find that in
stitution eceedingly profitable, and do
their best to have it maintained.-Both
parties have their regular meetings, in
which the first are demanding the abolition
of Slavery and other reforms, giving them
equal rights with the mother country, and
securing them a certain amount of local
independence and the second opposing
these reforms, are pleading for the preser-
walton of the present order ofthings, under
pretense that change would deal a fatal
blow to the prosperity of the Island.
Each of these parties, the Creoles and the
Spaniards, have drawn petitions and sent
them to Madrid, under the care of dele
gates intrusted with the defense of their re-
s~pective demands and interests.
Notwithstanding what has been said of
the abolition of the slave-trade in Cuba,
that business is exceedingly fourishiug.
Not long since IN expedition of EIGHT hun
dred boyaleS, or African negroes, entered
the harbOr of San CristObal and was seized
BY the Government. But thanks to the
influence the negro traders nave with the
Government of the island, only one hun
bred and forty seven out of the eight hun
bred of these u~nfortunates were captured.
The balance of them had been sold and
General, Dulve, to shield himself against
he imputations OF conniving with negro
traders, had few poor wretches arrested
and put into prison. As to the real per-
petrators of this criminal trade, they be-
long to the millionaires of the Island or to
the officers of the Government, and conse-
quently cannot be suspended or disturbed.
official Statement Of the Public Debt.
Secretary McCulloch to-day promul-
gated the statement of the public debt, as
II opPOaAo hOAu C4C bOJn1Cr nc T4ctS-
urers returnf and acquisitions in the De-
partment on the 31st of October, 1865.
The recapitulation shows the following:
Debt bearing interest in coin...... SL.IGI.137 6gI
Debt bearing interest in lawful money l,I9I, Sl9, 1877
Debt on which interest has ceased.... 1873, 92O
Debt bearing no interest .................. 3sG,523,359
Total amount outstandiDg.....-..-. g., 40. Ssh jS
The total interest is S13s, g3s, g7S, of which SG7.-
: 0,34O is in coin and S7I,257, 73S is in lawful
money.
The legal tender notes in circulation are
as follows:
One and two years five Per cnts...-.-.-S3 53G. 9Ol
United States notes, old issue ---........ 3g2, go
United States notes, new sue-.---.-..-42 7GS, 469
Compound interest es.---..-....-....-l 73 OI2, al
100, 5S1
The following is the amount in the
Treasury:
In So, 55L,9s7
III currency &c $685.
lotai '".''.'....--''''........ SOS, 355,51S