Encyclopaedia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics and biography, brought down to the present time : including a copious collection of original articles in American biography : on the basis of the seventh edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon (Volume 4).

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1830-33
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    amount to $13,791,267, which, after the subtraction of articles of food import- ed for the slaves, leaves $12,291,267 for tlie value of imported articles con- sumed by the 337,126 white and 106,494 colored free persons, which gives $28 as the average consumption of each individ- ual during the year. The total value of the produce of the island was lately esti- mated at $44,634,343. In 1827, the com- merce of Havanna contributed to the royal revenue $4,363,262, whilst, in 1815, it paid only $l,726,963i. The hiterior adminis- trations furnished to the I'evenuc, in 1827, $2,272,808. The whole revenue of the Liland has been estimated at $7,500,000, and the expenses of the government at $(),500,000. According to the Bcdanza Mer- cantil of Havanna, for the year 1829, it ap- peal's, that the imports in American vessels from the U. States into Havanna, in 1829, amounted to the sum of . . $4,086,230 69 From the U. States in? 610,797 12 Spanish vessels, ^ France, $1,048,965 63 $234,922 Hanseatic cities, Denmark, England, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, 913,601 00 12,962 75 1,548,779 37 29,773 12 289,758 88 56,144 88 $3,899,985 53 974,996 44 Of which imports, one! fourth, at least, was I brought in American ] bottoms—say J From ^pain in foreign' bottoms,$3,097,590 38, of which tAvo thirds, } 2,065,060 24 at least, were under the U. States' flag, Making a total of im-' ports, in 1829, under tiie American flag, in- 1 eluding the imports [ fi-om the U. States in 1 Spanish vessels, of j The whole value of Im- i ports for 1829, into> Havanna, ) Supplied by the U. ^ States and by Amen- > can vessels, ) Leaving, for all other ^ flags, including tlie > Spaniish, ) $7,737,084 49 14,925,414 50 7,737,084 49 7,188,330 01 -67,664 tons. 6,172 ■ 20,133 i 93^J'|;^|| $234,922 The tonnage duty paid by American vessels was, Thus, from the U. States alone (American ton- nage) came One Iburth of foreign ton- nage from oth- er countries. Two tliirds of tonnage of for- eign vessels from Spain, Total American tonnage, From the above notes, it seems that the U. States and her ships have supplied more than 50 per cent of the entire imports of Havanna for the last year.—The island is subject to the king of Spain, and, for the purposes of government, is divided into two political divisions. That on the west is under the immediate control of the captain- general residing in Havanna. The other is under a governor appointed by the king, but subject, in many respects, to the cap- tain-general. It is also divided into two ec- clesiastical jurisdictions, the one governed by an archbishop, who resides at St. Jago, the other one by a bishop, who resides at Havanna. These jurisdictions have their limits 20 leagues east of the town of Es*- piritu Santo. Since the beginning of 1826, the island has been divided, for the purpose of defence, into three mihtary de- partments ; these again into districts, and the districts into sections. The depart- ments are commanded by a general offi- cer. The eastern department embraces the districts of St. Jago, Baracoa, Holguin, Jibara, Jiguani, Cobre, Tiguabos, Manza- nillo and Bayamo ; the central, those of Puerto Princii)e, Nuevitas, Trinidad, Espi- ritu Santo, Villa de Santa Clara and St. Juan de los Remedios; tlie western, those ofHavanna, St. Antonio de Compostela, St. Felipe, and St. Jago del Bejucal, St. Anto- nio Abad de los Bafios, Guanajay, Guana^- bacoa, Filipina, Jaruco, Guines, Matanzas and Guamutas. These same divisions serve as limits for tlie jurisdictions of the three intendencies which are established for the collection and administration of the public revenue, and the heads of which reside at Havanna, Puerto Principe and St. Jago, the capital cities of the three departments. Education is in a very low state; but, according to Abbot's Letter* on Cuba (Boston, 1829), it is improving. The morals of the people are loose; the