The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-04
The Cuban Press-Some Estimates of Circuln-
tiOn-Captain General ManzanO Learning
English Road the Herald.

tiOn-Captain General DIanzanO Learning
English TO Road the Herald.
HAVANA. July q, 1867
To reading people like the Americans the following
account will prove startling fact, which no correspon
dent has brought forward, that of, and
the result of my Investigations, which in figures of
plain arithmetic approach the truth and reality
anything that be ascertaned in this country the
least comment make upon the subject will perhaps DO
the best.
The entire population Of Havana proper is supposed to
consist Of about hundred and fifty thousand souls
of all coors. There may be about twenty periodicals
issued in the capital including weekly and monthly
publications But there only i've daily papers, and
these only permitted TO publish political news and
treat politics. and to such limited extent the censor
may think proper These Diaro Ia Marina joint
stock concern with thousand subscribers Ell SoIo.
(he only liberal paper with six thousand subscribers
La Prensa de Ia Habana with three thousand subscrb
ers; Correo de Ia Habana with thousand subscrib
ers and the Gacssa Ofcia (Which does not trouble ito
head about politics. and writes leader, except
special occasions about royal obseques, &C. 1t is
specially used by the authorities for matters official law
business and courts OF justice, sc. So that,
including the Gazette, which is only read by specal
classes Of society OF two hundred and fifty thousand
souls only very few read the daily papers Special
classes subscribed, OF course different papers,
ous tnoy are low, anu eVen IN INC ABOVE esumate We
consider that many OF the subscribers reside in
other parts Of the island and elsewhere These, Of
course do not subscribe TO the insignificant that
como to light the spots where those subscribers
side, and this il Of the why the country pa
pers can barely pay for the printing ink and wages
Maanzas with population Of about thirty.six thou
sand souls publishes two periodicals. The principal
daily paper IL La Aurora de Mdtdnsds Until two
back the subscription only about three hundred;
bat an improvement having taken place In tn manage
men the number Of subscr has increased about
seven hundred. Several attempts have been made At
different tnoa nubah III THAR Az haa
always been Of very short duration, being unable 10
support the expense.
Santiago de Cuba with . population Of twenty.
I'VE thousand souls ID next in importance Tho Didvio
de Santiago de Cuba she paper OF preeminence next
TO those Of Havana II 10 well managed and deserves
better fate: but ifs subscribers scarcely numbered
thousand and perhaps they do nine hum
dred The Rcdoctov de Cuba may have from Eve 70 six
hundred Il can scarcely cover its expenses.
Puerto Principe, with population of perhaps twenty
four thousand souls, has only paperEi Farmland
probably does not count on more Than four hundred
subscribers II must occasionally very closely pushed
FOR resources TO keep the paper going at ALL
Tho rest OF the newspapers in this island nsgnf-
cant every respect Very few Of them have two
hundred subscrbers most Of them can barely exist
Cartsnas, however, has improved OF late The pres
ent population may be about thirty thousand souls III
BoLn has about Eve hundred subscribers but It's pro-
pretors make but poor business OF It.
With the exception OF the i've Havana dailies-the
aurora OF Matanzas the two Santiago papers, the Puerto
Principe Fdnai and the Cardenas Bolcfin-the rest OF
the papers only appear twice or three times during the
week. else OF them could their expenses ~
all
In the midst OF this semi state OF chaos. IL consong
learn in highly respectable circles hts Exceency
General Manzano taking lessons in English for the
ostensiblo purpose Of reading the NEW YORK HsRALp