The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-05
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Our HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.

QUA HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
The Entrepes Msvement-Free Labor-Cen-
traIixed sugar Plantation scheme-Immi-
grafton and It's observation-disclosures Co.'S
mercial Enterprise i'm the Gulf. &c.
HAVANA, Jan. 30, 1851.
The meeting Of merchants, TO which called your a.
tsnon in my last took place Monday evening a. the
residence Of Don Francisco Fesser. It was very
numerousiy attended nearly oil the principal drms
were represented and the chair was occupied
by Don Jose N. Morales Mr.. Fesser opened the
discussion. explaining In few appropriate words
the object Of the meeting, the importance Of attract
ing 70 this port the bonding and transit Of cotton which TOT
years past had been abandoned in consequence OF
the royal order OF ls47 until the blockade Of the South
ports Of the Uned States which partly had revived
the txanic. Monsieur Clement Caro- expressed his
opinion that II would be necessary not only TO ask for
the revocation OF that order but also absolute exemp
tion OF the tonnage dues all vessels loaded with cot
tos and the abolition Of the and quarter per cent
dsposit duty levied on bonded cotton and other
merchandise The dscussos being unanimously in favor
Of the motion, II was resolved 70 memorialize her
Msjestys government through the medium Of the Cap
tain General accompanied with appropriate manifest
alton the subject invoking at the same time the
camille communities Of Barcelona, Malaga and other
ports OF Spain to give the proposition their support and
to commission . competent person 70 look after IL
committee was accordingly named, consisting Of
Messrs Sauna, Sotolongo Co. Riga Dardet, J. De-
mestre Co., Don Francisco Fesser and Others 70 draw
up the memorial and obtain the desired result
Fl Sglo treats the questions Of Capitalization Of the
sugar plantations, immigration free labor &c, &c,
paramount to all others relating to the future develop
ment and welfare Of Cuba Ever since the time OF
Tscon there have boon who exhortsd planters TO
l~6~ At
step toward the division Of labor and the final salvation
OF the Cuban agriculturisl At about that period Don
jose Dan wrote pamphlet on the subject; out rs
versve necessary to apply to the Captain General
before 1t was allowed to be printed Shortly after,
. planter In Puerto Principe set about establishing
plantation with free aborers all from Catalonia; but it
failed because the induced to abandon the
Ss YEAR @ drawn % sbe ouv
ton Of cotton, and liberal offers were made to aborers
and the division OF labor was attained BY allowing them
ra results The first planter who may be said TO have
practically carried out the system was DON Francisco
on n II nn 20 s
establishment Of central planations but this like many
other joint stock concerns seemed 70 have fatality 10
this country and II h very doubtful any real good will
result from It As in banking business 1t appears that
everybody attend hts affairs better than
association THIS fact inherent in this country,
different from all Others and will be Of the
great obstacles towards it's proper development and pro-
gress The people, 90 different from those Of other
communitisa We must therefore wait ana what
may be accomplished by individual planters In the
instances alluded TO In Q previous letter.
The question that Of immigration and COLOMBIA
tion which, amer ALI appears TO be the greatest OF all
difficulties in this island There Is natural aversion 70
the introduction Of any but that from Spain De-
spite all tho professions 70 the contrary II s 30 pract
caly. am quite that were only few hundred Of
any part Of The Sand every pnssSs obssscs would Be
thrust in their way % tre them ont and finally compel
;as colony 2 ssnSSo he COUNT. sas And
from the Canary Issnds Of whom few ioccason-
ally to I'll the ground and % grow gras they are any
an sysico g Srnsins out her smss aad he IN.
married men come cul only for trade or to al mental
3 r. > sy ses
un v only to repeat the same practice bat seldom 70
ssesls The country the Sigh suggests that these DIM
cues ought 70 Be overcome, but knows fall wen That
The Spanish irousAer Tctuan 10 expected here daily
ns ss rses ss sos ss ana
Valparaiso accounts sy they arc bound southwark to
The Dsas;s A. SasaOs d. ss contains the details Of
the voyage 70 Fernando 10 Of the snip Rosa del Tura
which conveyed the convlcs sent out by General Lar
sa s history o e..
customs and productions together with the OF
the political convicts which had arrived there from
Spain. The author gives most favorable account NJ
Liberia, where the vessel bad 70 put in advised you
OF this vessels return here In baias which fact
United States government have heard il stated that
the wnoosk the Hugh McCulIoch ana the Florida were
from he Sa e n
teno1 was % send the suspected vessel from Fernando
Pc 70 China for coolies vs s es1l,ek
IDENTITY extending and regularzing the communications
between the Antilles, the Mexican Gulf and the United
States, thereby accomplishing that which both the
American ana English have. never yet achieved. The
Darien vas TO commence the regular communication be-
tween Havana and New Orleans, but the Guyane has
already forstalled her. There 10 doubt that the
company will make money because Of the punctuality
and accommodation Of their steamers In all probability
they will take large number Of passengers from Ionisi
San Pelayo Herrera, the suserprsng owners Of the
Spanish lines Of steamers have the intention 70 connect
from Izabal, in Guatemala, as far ~ Aspnwall, IN
Colombia in the same way as the Panama steamers
running along the Pacific touching a. the principal
There we're twentyseven new cases Of smallpox ~
Matanzas on the 22d and there being only Elk deaths
that day, the disease is decidedly Decreasing There
have also been some cases In Las Tunas Santiago
de Cuba When some OF your medical men come this
teri which Is much needed here i1h
Tho grand review on ths 2sd cssebrats the young
Prince u Assuras birthday, was snowy sight sautes
were fred In The morning from the forts and shpsof
var. and the palace was illuminated In the evening
Among the recent arrivals there the following -
South America aud Jamaica, formerly known BY the
nane Of Madame Petipas, IN the Conservatoire ana
salon Her. in r..s ALSO Don Luis Arroyo On an Ina
The Captain General has ordered the liquidation Of tho
gold mine company OF Guaraoabuya joint stock con-
started some time sgo for nos having applied in
due course TO the government for the necessary per
mission, with liberty however 10 reorRanss tho asso
NEW NAIL LINE OF STEAMERS.
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ovn NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE.
Imp0rtast Postal Treafles-New Line Be-
tween Havana and New Orlcans-Psstmns-
ter Generals Instructions. SO.
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