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The TslaEd Of Cuba.
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CITIES. sc. OF CUBA


Hauana, the capital, city of 10000 inhab-
itants, is situated on the South side OF Cuba in
lat. 23o To-. 1t is walled city, has six castles
and several batteries, marine arsenal, iron aque-
duct, railroad, &c. Among the multitude Of re-
markeblc things arc the Sepuici,rc of Christopher
Columbus in the Cathedral and the Cotton wood
sc. &c. 1t contains 10000 houses, 42 churches,
an excellent and very secure harbor-strects mar
row and badly constructed its eyrons are stud
ded with beautiful gardens.


Matanzas is handsome city OF 10000 inhab-
tants-situated also on the South side, between
two rivers the Yumuri and San Juan, GO miles
from Havana. Its harbor is very capacious, and
in commercial importance it ranks next TO the
latter city.


Puerto Principe has $4,000 inhabitants, and
is situated in the interior, having Neuvitss for its
seaport, distant 60 miles. 1t is between two
streamlets which unite and form the River San
streets are narrow and bad, and in wet weather
impossible. The Castilian language is retained
here and the primitive customs in all their sim.
picity.


ST. Jago and Trinidad arc cities ON the South
side, with populations of $4,000 and $4,000 re-
spectively.


There arc many sulPhurors springs in Cuba
The most celebrated and the mos: resorlcd to are
those of San Diego in the Vueta- -abaio, 100
miles WSW from Havana They are at the foot
Of the Cuyco mountains, surrounded by the cee.
brated Tobacco fields of that region. Here as
sembe annually, from February to Nay, thou.
sands of people in search Of health. The baths,
like all Others of suiphurous character, are par
tcularly elIicacious in diseases of rheumatic OF