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Saturday, February 28. -- At eight o'clock this morning, I take my leave of Matanzas, by the railroad for Havana.
Although the distance to Havana, as the bird flies, is only sixty miles, the railroad, winding into the interior, to draw out the sugar freights, makes a line of nearly one hundred miles. This adds to the length of our journey, but also greatly to its interest.