I put up at "The Havana House," where I found everything very clean, and the proprietor, an American, very civil. It is now kept by his son.
This was written in January, 1853.
The Filibustero movement in the United States has caused Spain to increase her military force considerably.
When first suspected of treason, he had been hunted with dogs like a wild beast, and, with considerable difficulty, escaped to America.
Those who desire more detailed information respecting Cuba will find it in a work entitled La Reine des Antilles. Par LE VICOMTE GUSTAVE D'HARPONVILLE. 1850.