New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-24
THE REVOL UTION IN CUBA.


LETTER FROM THE CAPTAIN GENERAL OF CUBA.
The following extract from letter from
the Captain. General of Cuba to gentleman IN TINS CITY
is published by permission:
In the name OF my nation and OF its Govern.
ment have TO tender the most sincere thanhs' anu -
express the security with which anticipate the prsc
teal continuation OF your good determinations nnu
can nation the gratitude awakened in the spanish
character for the noble manner ID Wnicn ~ nss
by impeding Adventures and piratlcal expeditions
against this island The high principles when govern
homage recently by expeing from this Island zen.
santa Anna when iloroea Oh ms uNt III e
tons with that Republc-are respected now, az they
States It gives me pleasure acknowledge thus, aud
shall feel IL honor II able 10 contribute 10 the justice
the e bsnss whR mem Of al nations cali down IT,
take advantage OF this opportunity 10 offer you The
sympathy appreciation. and consideration with winch
'uO'''''0 NY ''' jun FRANcisco LERsCspL
Harana Nov H. 1868.
SUMMARY OF NEWS FORWARDED BY TIE REV.
DICTIONARY JUNTA OF HAVANA.
HAVANA, Nov. 9.-COunt Balmaseda (Seenndo
Carlo or second TO Captan-Genera who left on the Iih
inst TO place himself the head Of the Spanish troops
some 10000 operating in the Eastern De-
parment issued under this date proclamaiioi daied
from Mannanllo giving the patriots eight DAYS to lay
down their aud deliver up their leaders we kboW
in advance that no attention Will De pald 10 Ms Ioh'e
Nor lO-For days we have had no intelligence
from the seat Of war Communications are enuiey ih
terrupted Even the official gazette has been silent ana
wanting in its usual budget OF made to order reports
proof that the Spanish troops nave enected otnup
We beg TO call attention the following sample ~
acme dea NAV he formed from this as 10 what
expect from Spain in the way Of freedom on the nghs
OF the 10th inst at lOt p M the ChieI OF foee III
panied by his satellites entered the printing oce Oh o
Pals the Cuban organ and liberal paper as the cen
serial gag has allowed II 10 be. ana OfclDy
types already the for some articles tnat Lao
assed the censorship furthermore destroyed abons
1000 copies of the paper that had area1y oteh
ces had been censured by the Government Censor and
referred to events already MTe ne erso o,
his office, and named certain Caydda 10 succeed Inn.
h psnrr oday Announcing the closing Of all the ports
in the Eastern and Central Departments, IN which DO
Custom House is established measure very injurious To
the cOasting trade The Pals published In It's coninns
yesterday short sonnet headed lsaoei de B2rpon re-
ing the Di1rio de Ia Marina and Pre,Sd, the Spanish
organs stated the head OF their editorial col.
uInns that they duly authorized TO state thas
his Excelency the Captain-GenerRl had seen with
surprise aud grief the sonnet published IN me fas lie
this city but kilograms sent in all directions where
communication cht Off ordering the seizure OF tie
| papers arrival OF the trains.
Nor i2-Lersundi has issued another order declaring
that railroad companies and all employed by them coast
ng vessels and their crews, and all persons occupied IN
the transportation OF goods Will be held responsible and
tried by the Military Commission. should any arms or
ammunOns be forwarded through their lines, vessels,
| or by their agency The preamble states mat ne
anomalous circumstances" IN which some districts 81
the Eastern Department placed require TINS measure
The revolution has broken out as loIetod n our ettsf
borhood of Candelaria san Cristobal and Aremsa on
course the authorities declared at that few bandits
and unprlneiped persons had made an attempt 10 hs-
turb public peace. but were immediately suppressed
Identical declarations were made when the Eastern De
partment rose ana me world noN SHOWS W,t oIann
official reports worth. Guaymaro, between Tnas and
An English brig. laden with arms and ammunltou was
unfortunately captured at Gbara ON the other hard
several small cargOeS have been successfully ianoed AZ
different points.
Nor is~Lorsund has given very patent proof o. his
he Acfiu IN liz
position that excessive taxation was the handspring ar
the revolt he has this day issued proclamation offering
years exemption the Territorial Tax Ia hi
the farmers aud small cntvatorS who VIII take up arms
against the revoutionists This proclamation bas de-
prved HIM and the Government a. represented ny hn,
OF the last remains OF prestige.
left for the Western Department. The war-stcamers
de Uoa aud Carmen have sailed. the first for
Nucyas and the second for Santiago de Cuba The 6des
announces this morning that fourteen young men. on
their way TO Join the patriots IN the Western Department.
were captured AZ san CrsoDai ana are now peiIs ueu
by court martial
Nor 1.-The spanish steamer Peayo has inst ar
rived from Nuevtls and santiago lie Cuba and by her
have received special dispatches from our chei Gen.
Cespedes and copy OF me One.G perio 1a;ent pno
shed by the Provisional cuban Government at bayano
the present headquarters OF the Patriot army under Gen.
Cespedes The patriots within four miles OF santiago
de Cuba the town itself IS IN state OF revolt ana assant
from the Patriots outside is hourly expected lT oil tho
principal families had embarked for Jamaica Gen Ces-
pedes has published IN his oihanl paper, The l'de-
pendent CUBAN proclamation In answer TO Count
Balmasedas proclamation giving The PATRIOTS eght days
10 surrender. In the proclamation all Peninsuares,
native born spanards, are ordered TO leave the terri
bans between the OF Is and A. are called upon to
take up for the independence OF Cuba. The com
municatons by railroad and telegraph between Naey;as
and Puerto Principe been destroyed by the Patriots
freight train carrying the American breeoh-lOaders,
lex steamer Columbian shipped 10 Nuevitas and st. Moe
teruma) was thrown of the track by the removal or
some rails aud in the confusion that ensued 400 Patriots
attacked the train aud carried O the Col Queross
column returned 10 Cuba thoroughly disorganlzed and
reduced 20 half original number; the had been
without for three days The roads between Puerto
Principe aud Tunas entirely possession of the Pa
trots who guard them vgilantly that not single
Government Courier has been able 10 The fnde
pendent cuban announces the arrival in the Patriot
Camp OF 900 rifemen from 81. Domingo men who few
fought against Spain ON their native soil Gen.
Cespcdess army numbered the 10th OF Oct 9oO men,
and has since largely increased The mother OF SecIn-
dino Bermuders, OF the Cubans arrested in this city
that her be imprisoned in Of the
fortresSes instead OF the common prison She received
that her request could not be granted the
in the ortresses all full Sellen OF the PAS
Cuban newspaper and Francisco Naldes Aguine were
both arrested yesterday.
Liberty and Independence. BY order OF the Revou-
tOnary Junta in session the City OF Havana me l4th
day Of November, 1855.
LARGE FIRE.
HAVANA, Nov PA Tire occurred Yesterday
in Batabano the southwes coast OF the island which
destroyed a large portion OF the town.