Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-03
CUBA.
Population. Productions and
Prospects.

From the washington Chronicle Of Monday.l
In conversation wittzA gentleman con-
neeted with the Cuban delegation repre-
sentipg the insurgent government, VINO
is at present in this city, we were furn-
ished with some interesting statistics IN
connection with his native Isle. Inc
census OF Cuba is taken every ten years,
the last being in 1852, the population
th at year numbering ], SOC, coo. OF these
500 O6O were negroes snd 900, 900 whites.
or the white population but l59, ,OOOr in
Guiding the army and the women and
children, were SpAniards, the remaining
$50 OOO being natives Of the isle. OF these
latter 325 coo were women, 2l5,OOO chill
dren and aged persons, and 2lO,OOO able
bodied men capable OF bearing arms.
OF the 600, 600 negroes, it is confidently
expected that 50, 600 Of them at least are
able to fight with the insurgent army.
In the same year (lS62) the pr0duc-
tioBs of the Island amoanJed to S3O5, OOO,-
600. The taxes derived on duties
amounted to S37, $50 goo the exports to
S57. 400 coo; imports to S43, ,4O0, 900; max
ing a total OF exports and imports of
800 500 900. The present trade amounts
10 over $4,000, 900 per annum. The
value Of the rural wealth in 1852 was
1881 900 600; wealth of towns and cities,
SI2O, ,OOO, 900 and the wealth of industry
and commerce amounted to $474, ,OOO, ,OOO
The same year the sugar production was
valued at $62, ,000,O00; tobacco crop at
SI5. COG, 600; other productions at S52,-
OO0 000.
From these few statistics may be had
ssme idea of the great Importance OF
Cuba and the tenscity with which the
Spsnisrds have held to it, and the de-
termination they are evInciDg in the
midst Of their discussions at home, to
vet cling to tho " faithful isle" A glance
at the army the Cubans can bring to the
field, however, evidences the power they
possess, and with orgsnizstion and the
determination TO do or die, none can
doubt the ultimste result.
The State Department is in receipt OF
news from our Consul General at Hs-
vsRs, which gives some authentic lnfoF-
nation regarding the status OF affairs ID
Cuba.
He states that the prospects OF the in
surgents are fully as good as those OF the
Spaniards, aud that both parties are con-
stantly receiving reinf0rcements-the
former from natives and parties IN the
United States, ETC., and the latter from
Spain. He complains that his duties IN
protecting American citizens against the
tyrsnnicaI exercise Of power by the Spsn-
isrds are increasing, and suggests that the
NUMBER of vessels in our West Indfa
souadron should be increased. The war
steamer Seminole, now at Boston; the
Galena, now at Portland, and the Juni-
alta, at Philadelphia, have accordingly
been ordersd to prepare themselves for
duty in that squadron forth Fith. # was
originally intended that several IRON
elads should be detailed for this duty,
but the above named vessels have been
ordered, substituting them for eeono-
my's sake, IS the expense OF malDtsln-
ing iFoa-clads is very heavy. Never
theless the irou-viads will be sent II nee
essaTy.
senoF Morale Lemus, the envoy OF the
insurreetionary Government, has gone to
New York; where he will remain until
the middla pf this week. His business
there is ufFsstooG to be to srrsDge for
the sale 81 ,sSnds of the provisional Gov
erpment which he represents, and he
will doubtless extend his arrangements
FOR that purpose to Philadelphia and
other cities of the Union.