Jettons un coup d’œil sur le produit du Sucre, qui<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> si <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />la saison est favorable<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> passerait cette année de 270,000 Caisses <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /> <del xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#s">de Su</del> = <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="4320000" unit="arroba">4,320,000 arrobes</measure> (L’Exportation sera de plus <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />de 1 million de quintaux, la <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0006552 https://www.geonames.org/3489940">Jamaique</placeName> avec 250000 <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>Negres</orig> <reg>Nègres</reg> </choice> en <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />exporta 1788 près de <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="840000" unit="quintal_spanisch">840,000 <choice> <abbr>quint.</abbr> <expan>quintaux</expan> </choice> </measure><supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0006783 https://www.geonames.org/3723988">S. Domingue</placeName> en 1788 avec <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />452000 <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>Negres</orig> <reg>Nègres</reg> </choice> <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="1600000" unit="quintal_spanisch">1,600000 <supplied cert="high">de</supplied> <choice> <abbr>quint</abbr> <expan>quintaux</expan> </choice> </measure>)<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">.</supplied> <note xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" hand="#author" place="right"> <placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0006552 https://www.geonames.org/3489940">Jamaique</placeName> exporte <lb />en <placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0005653 https://www.geonames.org/6269131">Angleterre</placeName> 1823 <lb />avec 342382 <choice> <orig>negres</orig> <reg>nègres</reg> </choice> <lb />1,417758 <choice> <abbr>cwts</abbr> <expan>hundredweights</expan> </choice> <lb />de Sucre et <lb />169734 <choice> <abbr>cwts</abbr> <expan>hundredweights</expan> </choice> de <lb /> <choice> <orig>cafe</orig> <reg>café</reg> </choice> <ref xml:id="b571af32-35fb-404f-b1af-3235fba04ff3" corresp="#cc957faa-0da0-447a-957f-aa0da0547a50" type="editorialNote"><supplied cert="high">Statistical</supplied> <lb /> <choice> <abbr>Ill.</abbr> <expan>Illustracions</expan> </choice><supplied cert="high">,</supplied> <choice> <abbr>p</abbr> <expan>page</expan> </choice> 54. </ref><note xml:id="cc957faa-0da0-447a-957f-aa0da0547a50" corresp="#b571af32-35fb-404f-b1af-3235fba04ff3" type="editorial"> <bibl corresp="https://edition-humboldt.de/55HHC3BM">Powell 1825</bibl>, 54. Vgl. auch <bibl corresp="https://edition-humboldt.de/HWI3EAX7">Humboldt 1826</bibl>, II. 57.</note> </note> Supposons 100 arrobes de Sucre par <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /> <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>tete</orig> <reg>tête</reg> </choice> de <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>Negre</orig> <reg>Nègre</reg> </choice><supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> les <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="4320000" unit="arroba">4,320000 <supplied cert="high">d’</supplied> <choice> <abbr>arr.</abbr> <expan>arrobes</expan> </choice> </measure> que peut produire <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000494 https://www.geonames.org/3562981">l’Isle <lb />de Cube</placeName> prouveraient l’existence de 43000 <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>Negres</orig> <reg>Nègres</reg> </choice> dans les <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />Sucreries. Mais dans un pays dans lequel jusqu’à ce jour <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />on n’a rien <del xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#s"> <unclear reason="illegible" cert="high">ait</unclear> </del> fait en <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>Arithmetique</orig> <reg>Arithmétique</reg> </choice> politique<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> on <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />ignore absolument si la supposition des <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="100" unit="arroba">100 <choice> <abbr>ar.</abbr> <expan>arrobes</expan> </choice> </measure> par <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>tete</orig> <reg>tête</reg> </choice> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />est trop forte ou trop faible. L’analogie de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0006783 https://www.geonames.org/3723988">S. Domin<g ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb break="no" />gue</placeName> ne prouve rien, les <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>francais</orig> <reg>français</reg> </choice> avaient plus de <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>Negres</orig> <reg>Nègres</reg> </choice> et <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />de <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>Negresses</orig> <reg>Négresses</reg> </choice> que les habitans de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000494 https://www.geonames.org/3562981">l’Isle de Cube</placeName>. La fer<g xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" break="no" />tilité du Sol, le Climat<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> les localités, la <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>celerité</orig> <reg>célérité</reg> </choice> avec la<g xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" break="no" />quelle on fabrique du Sucre brut<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> tout y influe. On <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>connait</orig> <reg>connaît</reg> </choice> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />ici des Habitations qui avec 300 <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>Negres</orig> <reg>Nègres</reg> </choice> ne font pas<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> année <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />commune<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="30000" unit="arroba">30000 <choice> <abbr>ar.</abbr> <expan>arrobes</expan> </choice> </measure><supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>tandisque</orig> <reg>tandis que</reg> </choice> d’autres avec 150 <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>Negres</orig> <reg>Nègres</reg> </choice> <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#s">n’en</del> <lb /> <add place="superlinear">en</add> </subst> fabriquent plus de <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="27000" unit="arroba">27000 <choice> <abbr>arr</abbr> <expan>arrobes</expan> </choice> </measure>. Combien de <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <sic>vielles</sic> <corr>vieilles</corr> </choice> Sucreries <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /> <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <sic>chargés</sic> <corr>chargées</corr> </choice> de <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>Negres</orig> <reg>Nègres</reg> </choice> usés, combien de nouvelles qui n’ont pas <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />encore comencé la roulaison<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> quoique les <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>Negres</orig> <reg>Nègres</reg> </choice> y existent dé<g xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" break="no" />jà. Comptant (quoique avec peu de <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>sureté</orig> <reg>sûreté</reg> </choice> dans la supposi<g xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" break="no" />tion)<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> terme moyen<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="80" unit="arroba">80 <choice> <abbr>arr.</abbr> <expan>arrobes</expan> </choice> </measure> par <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <sic>Negres</sic> <corr>Nègre</corr> </choice> et nous aurons dans <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />les Sucreries 54000 Esclaves et dans toute l’Isle (sup<g xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" break="no" />posant les 65000<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <sic>.</sic> <corr type="deleted" /> </choice> des Mêteries<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <sic>,</sic> <corr type="deleted" /> </choice> du Tabac, du <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <sic>Caffée</sic> <corr>Caffé</corr> </choice>, du <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />service domestique) près de 119000 Esclaves.<note xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" hand="#author" place="right" type="auxCalc">64,000.00 <lb />452 <supplied cert="high">×</supplied> 8 <supplied cert="high">=</supplied> 36160 <lb />640 <supplied cert="high">÷</supplied> 453 <supplied cert="high">=</supplied> 1<supplied cert="high">,3..</supplied> </note> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />1,600000 <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>qu</abbr> <expan>quintaux</expan> </choice>