country and Great Britain, in such a case, what would be the state of our commerce with Cuba? We should be compelled to limit our imports to the amount of our exports, or pay the greater part of the balance against us in the precious metals.

"We should be much pleased if some of our mercantile friends, or some of our statesmen, who understand this subject, would inform us why it is, that, our exports to the Island of Cuba do not increase in proportion to the increase of the commerce of that country; and why there has been such a rapid increase, of late years, in our imports.

For the purpose of showing the nature of our commerce with Cuba, we have made up the following tables, from the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, for the year 1848.

STATEMENT OF EXPORTS from the United States to Cuba, for the year ending 30th June, 1848.

IMPORTS from Cuba to the United States, for the year ending

30th June, 1848.

lbs., 174,979,362

6,034,310

"loaf and refined,

Molasses, gallons,

Coffee,

lbs.

The following table showing the amount of the exports from the United States to Cuba, and the imports from that Island, since the year 1825, is made up from McGregor's Progress of America, from the American Almanac, and, from the reports of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.

The following table showing the amount of exports, and imports of the Island of Cuba from the year 1826 to 1842 inclusive, is taken from McGregor's Progress of America; and for the subsequent portion of the table we are indebted to the Merchants' Magazine.

YEARS.

1826

Table showing the amount of exports and imports of Cuba, to, and from all countries from the year 1826 to 1847 inclusive.

POPULATION OF CUBA AT DIFFERENT PERIODS.-In 1775—170,370. In 1791-272,140. In 1817-551,998. In 1827-704,487. In 1841-1,007,664. According to the census of 1841 there were of the white population, 418,291. Free people of color 86,054. Free negroes 64,784. Slaves 442,495: of these 425,521 were negroes and 10,974 colored.*

⚫McGregor.