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humboldt's cuba. 



with Spain, that the trade should be suppressed 

 north of the equator from the 22d November, 1817, 

 and totally abolished on the 30th May 1820. The 

 King of Spain accepted from England (a fact which 

 posterity will hardly believe), the sum of four hun- 

 dred thousand pounds sterling, in compensation for 

 the damages and loss which might arise from the 

 cessation of this barbarous traffic. 



The following statement exhibits the number of 

 African negroes imported in Havana alone, according 

 to the custom-house returns. 



1790. 



...2,534 



1806 . . 



..4,395 



1791. 



,. 8,498 



1807. . 



..2,565 



1792. 



. . .8,528 



1808 . 



..1,607 



1793. 



. . .3,777 



1809. . 



..1,102 



1794. 



...4,164 



1810. . 



..6,672 



1795. 



...5,832 



mm . 



..6,349 



1796. 



...5,711 



1812.. 



..6,081 



1797. 



...4,552 



1813. . 



..4,770 



1798. 



...2,001 



1814. . 



..4,321 



1799 



...4,919 





,9,111 



1800. 



...4,145 



1816.. 



.17,737 



1801. 



...1,659 



1817 l . 



. 25,841 



1802. 



. .13,832 



1818.. 



.19,902 



1803. 



...9,671 



1819.. 



.17,194 



1801. 



.. .8,923 



1820. . 



..4,122 



1805. 



...4,999 







Total, in 31 years,. . . .225,574 



1 Other MS. notes in my possession state the number for 1817, at 

 23.560 slaves. — H. 



