The New York herald., 1867-10-24
PUERTO RICO.


Wrstched State of Affairs on the Isah"-
E.nances All the Trsnble-r~moess A'sss
the C0ast-Extraordinnrv I.snsesny.
HAyssa, oct 10, 1877.
The papers received from Porto Rico, BY the spshss
steamer Peayo TO the ID inst are fspis.s Win os~ai
ngs in regard TO the depoabe state OF the nnanes and
the general situation Of the country The governments
organ does Dot form exception this time But shs
has prevailed for several months past and there 70 no
hiding IL any ionger-it is now coming TO climax.
The fact that the extraordinary ouays Of and pay
ments made BY the Treasury in consequence OF
the war in St Domingo principally, added
TO the entire absence OF conhdencs among
the moneyed meu, owing 70 recent events,
have brought the country TO yery wre,ched condition
Public works have been entirely suspended and shs
Of convey and trade between part Of tho
country and the other have been completely parayzed
Commerce and agriculture q par, and, unless
somo very wholesome measures be adopted soon. the
island may not be worth retaining This seems 10 bs
the general opinion OF passengers that come this way
most OF whom are mercantile men, well-to-do IN cir
cumstances One OF them assured your correspondent
that no contributions bad been collected rather that
the people we're determined TO oppose the new system
OF taxation, which account Il had not been en-
forced Thousands OF the aborng classes were withous
employment.
The Captain General, In view Of such state OF things,
had convoked meeting. representing 10 the members
present the necessity Of looking for remedy 70 the
general distress His Excelency clearly pointed out TO
them that, despite all the economy which had been
adopted in the expenditure and others under consdea-
non its effects however ecacous would not and could
not be expected 70 serve Immediate ameoratiou.
The authorities after very deliberate discussion came
TO the conclusion thar there other resource left TO
their choice than that Of the home govern
ment to permit them to contract ioan 10 the extent
that might be judged sufficient give vigor the pub
lilo works. and thereby revive the circulation Of money
and do away with the despoudency prevailing. The
idea met with general appreciation, and tho negota
tons were TO be set aoat Immediately The bases were
not made public
The tempest Of the 9th ulimo extended all along the
southeast coast and passed from Cabo Rojo Penueas
The wind was most violent In San German Gusyanilla
and Penuelas where the foods have been kn0sn
so destructive before particularly in Penu however,
only ono case Of personal disaster had place.
In the small town OF Vega Bael Pablo Maysowet died
at the OF l30 years. One OF his sons who attended
the funeral stated that his eldest brother youth of
one hundred and six years The father was born in
1887 his eldest son in l76i, and therefore lived five
reigns
The American steamer Cumberland, OF the Venezuela
line recently established arrived the 26th ut. She
sa led the following day for aguayr and expected
back via st. Thomas the 14th inst
Provisions were plentiful; donr abundant No less
than Eve cargoes in port on tine 9th ut.
The vessel with the iron bridge be erected the
river Bay amow, had arrived.