Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-04
SPIRIT OF TIE MORNING. PRESS.

The Intsiiigercsr publishes extracts from
various foreign papers bearing on Concha's
Communications to the Spanish Government
relative to Cuban afTAirs and the ec:icn Of the
Csrtes on the dispatches in question. The
editor doubts the accuracy OF the representa-
tions in question so far as the action OF the
Cortes is concerned, proposing to wait for the
Madrid papers to get a. the truth OF the &C.
counts We take this to mean that he does
not believe that tho policy Of freeing al the
slaves in Cuba has been aVowed by tie Span
fish Government. The substance Of these ex
tracts has already bean published in the Star,
except the following, viz:
"For a long tiIae past Gen. Concha had 8
presen,imsnt Of this conspiracy, from the as
fascination CT the man who had taken Lopez
(Castaneds) ard the abortivo plot of Baracoa.
The police al length succeeded in unravelling
the thread Of it. and il appears from the decls-
ratien made and the papers seized that the
plan of ne COZ spirscy had existed long before
the arrival CT Gen. Concha in The island; that
the Consultations had considerable resources;
that general rising wos contemplated in Gu
ba; and that the whole was combine cd with an
expedition WI ich was to leave the United States
under the orders ct f ksnnney This expedition
had at i's disposal four large steamers-the
Pampero, which was to sail from Galveston,
Texas, with 700 men; the Daniel Webster and
tie Prometheus, wbict were to leave Savannah
with equal forces; and the remainder, to the
nunber OF 600 men, were to leave New York
in the Massachusetts,. This last vessel has
been detained by American authorities, in
virtue OF o demand to that effect made by the
Spanish Consul. The coDspirators deferred
the execution Of their plans IN order to wait
the issue OF aIr Soule's mission.
"0n the decision of the results Of that mis-
sion the expedition was to depart immedi ately
for Cuba. In order TO support il armed bodies
were organized throughout the island with
recognized chiefs; they were disposed in such
n manner that in given time of two or three
days these bands could start from points agreed
upon Tho American fliousters had sue
ceeded in deeeiging the vigilance of the press
and Of our consuls In the United States By
pTopagating the ruucr that they were about
TO proceed to Costa Rica.
"The conspiracy having been discovered,
the Captain General concentrated all the
forces Of the island q. Havana AID az Los
Tunos, after leaving efo.tiVe garrisons in the
towns Of Santiago de Cuba and Puerto Prin
clpe Tie point msSt menaced, Triridad was
also occupied by the troops CT the Governor
In order 10 increaSe his force, arms we're placed
In the hands of q few companies of Gallician
emiyrants who had been brought to Cuba by
the Feijoo SotomayOr Company, the military
who had served thar time were again called
into service, Preparations were made for CT
gaining into militia regiments the Peninsu-
lar resident In Havana, and reinfol cements
were demanded from Puerto R:co. In addi
fioa TO the adoption of these energetic meas
rfes, the Government arrested and inpI isoned
a number OF persons who were rcputed to be
members of the janta Of general Instruction
or commanding generals or chiefs Of organized
bands.
"A: Havana there were arrested Ramon
Pinto, head of the cons piracy, rich Catalan,
very intimate with the Captain General Gin
ira, an eminent advocate; Jose Antonio E,he-
vsriia, distinguished writer; and the euei
neer of the railroad from Ma;anzas to Havana.
Carlos Rusea, Juan CadaIzo, the two young
Balvines, and Iinelo.
'OInsr arrests were made at Matar=as Be-
jucal, Guines Cisniuegos, Puerto dc Golpe
(Silia Clara Ca-denss, Piaer del Rio, Trin;-
dad, TsrucO, Is. a number of persons says
ned thus snIlr is being actively followed up
BIZ the Government. Pinto, the head of tha
Conspiracy, is deeply coupIomised. and i'm.
Portant papers have been found ir his house.
Enii. rants who bad been De mitled to return
TO Cuba are among the number CT the most
dangerous and most deeply compromised coz.
s2irators.
la consequence of the measures sdoptcd
BY General COncba, 5000 lien ere co1cen
tra;ed at Havana and 3 600 at Las Tunos.
Inc IN iitary organizations which have peen
effected raise 20 20 coo men the nun Der Of the
dele 4ders # the government of the island.
Is expected that the American steamers
OF which we have spoken will be detained by
the uihoIiti6s &C ths United States OH the de-
maEd OF OR CCnsul. All the Spani Ia ships
OF war have bie1 sent out 20 watch the enemy
Large transport steamers have also been rot
In readiness to convey troops to all The points
that were likely to Gail for protection.
The Council OF Ministers listened with
much interest 10 the report Of N. Bastillos
IL was decided in Council that tkere should
leave Cadz on the l2ih for Havana battalion
O. Infantry which is ct present OF the island
OF San Fernando, ard that by the lst of Nav
there saould be ready To embark for Cuba
seneIent troops tn oO;Bpiate in that island the
elective force o. 30 coo nen. The Governor
Lad ordered Ihe Judgment by COUNCILS OF war,
conIoIncbiy TO anterior laws, OF armed bands
OF more than three men wko might be found
trayersins the interior Of the island"
The UHiOH answers the Inte.Iigenesr's plea
that Spain had a legal right to stop the FL
Dorado, successfully, and quotes John Quincy
Adams to prove that thirty-two years ago the
policy of the acquisition Of CGbs was eminent
]y our national policy. The editor also quotes
Spanish military publication to prove that
Spain is hoping to hold the island only by
aTmips the slaves against their masters