Miscellanies [pp. 550-560]

550 STATISTICS OF COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES.
For the five years ending with 1845 we have only the exports before us from
a portion of the island.
WVe append a list of the export of boxes of sugar from Havana and Matanzas
d(luring the y'ears 1830 to 1846, which will show the progress of cultivation in that
part of the island. In the year 18-15 a great fhlling off appears; this wxas owing
to the destructive hurricane which took place in October, 18I4. The estimates
(,t' the ensuing crop, which is just beginning to reach Europe, are from 800,000 to
900,000 boxes. The Cuba sug,ar-boxes contain about 400 lbs. English weight.
Up to the end of February there had been shipped from Havana 63,199 boxes, and
from Mlatanzas 34,204, against 28,736 and 14,552 at the same period in 1846.
EXPORTATION OP SUGAR FROM THIE ISLAND OF CUBA FROM 1830 TO 1841t{.
Havana. MITatanzas. Total.
1830......................303,3411........1 11,138........ 4414,479
1,31......................276,329........ 1265(;0........402,889
183'2......................298,801........142 886........411,687
1833.... 284 955........ 144,030........ 428,982
1834.2.....................83,164........175,582........458,746
1s35......................306,007........185,553........491,560
1836..................310,208........189,945........500,153
1837......................316831........!I. 1117........ 507,951
1838.3..................... 73,920........36,592~....... 610512.
1839...................... 3297621.......194,01:3........ 523,8051
1810..444,324........ 263,215........707,539
1841......................434,461........ 261,967........696,431
142.1.....................15 465........ 2(;07(;6........676,231
1:3.4.....................429),003-......270,692........699,6951
1844.5'28,7781.'299, 189. 8'37,.~671
844...................... 5b,7X 8........ 9,........ ~27 -1
18 45....................256,55'6....... 99,436(........355,9921
1846......................505,983.... 289; 1 12........795,095
The greater part of the sugars produced in the northern part of the island is
"clayed," but of late more attention has been turned also to Muscovados, and a
larger quantity of that description than heretofore is likely to find its way to this
country lor the use of refiners and grocers. WVe have no particulars of the production ot the south of the island, at St. Jago, Cienfiugos, and Trinidad, but are
informed on good authority that the quantity grown in that part is at present not
under 150.000 to 200 000 boxes, claled and Muscovados.
The exports of coffee for the whole island were, in 1840,2,197,771 arrobas; in
1841],1,260,9201 arrobas. We have not the complete details forsubsequentyears,
but the exports in the past two years were 1845. 18,16.
Arroas Arobas. Aoas.
From Havana........................... 1t;0,;68......298900
From Mlatanzas.......................... 10,325........ 21,817
170,9931 320,717
IISCELLAN'IES.
1.-SLAVE TRADE ON COAST OF AFRICA, SIERRA LEONE.
THEa European settlements on the west coast of Africa, are, to the northward,
Goree and Senegal, owned by the French; Bessa6 and Cacheco, by the Portuguese; Gambia, Bulama, and Sierra Leone, by the English, with Cape Coast,
Prince's island, and Fernando Po, to the south.
The French do not export slaves across the Atlantic, although they tenaciously
maintain domestic slavery in their settlements. On the contrary, the Portuguese in Bessad, Cacheco, and Cape Verde, carry on the traffic to a great extent
under the flag of Brazil; as does Spain, also, preferring the Brazilian flag, which
loes not forfeit the vessel, and consequently remove it from the trade.
The notorious slave-dealer Governor Kitara, resides at Bessa-; with him