New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-11
THE REVOLUTION IN CUB1.

We are permitted to make the following ex-
tracts from translation private letter just received
from a wellinforned lady In Cuba who mingles there
among persons of all shades Of opinions:
"HAvAxA. December :, 1853.
1.-THE insurgents here muster already 1900 men, and
hold in check all the Government forces who cannot ad
have cut of supply Of water They hold the villages
OF Cobre HolguB, Yara and Tanos possess all the su-
on Sessee aso Where the
are starving much that the American Consul there
he'd the insurgents have established their newspaper,
III Gubano Librs, which they issue every day ,.
"The Government here has armed all the SpaDlarus,
and even the In JAIL and formed regiments OF them
From Spain 5000 men are coming ana tnose Ttn9nt
arms; for them their arms must DO purchased in the
" All the steamers bring arms and ammunition from
New for the Government but think all OF this is
Of no ava-thst the instruction VIII terminate as did
AL business Is stopped for want Of confidence. A
word, now, In behalf OF Cuban freedom and annexation
the heart Of every native Cuban and bring about. nlti
mately, the total abolition Of Slavery. and this Ever
faithful Ise into the casket Of jewels OF your blessed
Union"
THE SIEGE OF NUEyITAs-A MEETING BETWEEN
THE GOVERNOR AND THE FOREIGN CONSULS
iPRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
HAVANA, Dec. Authorization OF highly
interesting character comes to us from Nuevtas ON
the 25th ult the rebels held council OF war at half
league distant from tins place The Governor called
Consuls. Mr. Gibbs, American Consular Agent acoompa'
MED by the Prus,ian, English and French Consas at
he afraid the town would DO ATTACKED and ne had
not force rs r ss 20 esisad ~ na rlaon
TO say that he had received adyices q, rom
81: p tc SY ihs esarsens on Saeya then
the OF the two vessels on Nueytas were
to lombard the town and reduce to ashes MT G. re-
guestsd the Governor to suspend the meeting I'LL he
could retire with the other Consns for consultation ms
few nloments. result OF their deliberations was
That being neutras and the represer tatlves
tied to the protection Of the Spanish Government
at least their houses over which nosed their re-
tasted and 70 protect as Tar rs within their
lives and property Of their own cIes; anu .asy inr
and protect all the noncombatans the Governor might
them His EHeesncy said he had no control over
as he could, in case of attack. unsnccessinl
be s .nps Of n' but would the jenny
Clark sanxvessel at the disposition OF the Consuis
he said they could send vessels Of Of their
anything The meeting then appointed commission to
out of tom ans sa ,s Ss i leaders, rebels COL %
per, under q flag OF truce: Independence sad
lopez what we agree TO- nothing Less ana an HnsSI
for anything that might happen. DC He advised all the
Consus aud noncombaants to immediately leave, as tne
then terminated. Mr.. Gibbs has written here asking
Admiral Io has already dispatched the PenobscO,t to
the coast he suggested that the Admiral take
possession of his, Glbbss premises, which EN-
the respective begerents may respect his rights anu
property. He, Mr. Co. further considers himself ruined
man has, he says advanced about 1900 on account OF
sugar and has about $4,000 worth OF that article ID MS
warehouse He has determined TO send away his family
and thinks OF remaining himself AS long ~ possible
Mr.. Gibbs had. at last accounts, gone on Doafu Tue
Ocean Bird. American vessel. with his family aud
Dee I~several gentleman lately visited the MORO and
the Cabanas which the fortbcati0ns on the elt at
the OF Havana Bay. They saw gun carriages
being taken down. and others put parts or the OLD
wall torn down. and breasworks being bullt III lieu
thereof considerable number OF new guns we're inside,
rott's and Dahlgren's ordinary mortars, and
q howit1ers, with carriages Id attached tasied
There arc, as ar Macs, S0 srer % the NeT
was being done by negroes the cbainaDR under sur
yeillance OF body soldiers Visited tine cookery and
general barracks Of the soldiers found them a." m excel
and everything clean and nice inside tue forts IL wouu
be Impossible for any unsequanedwith the suDter-
passages TO find his way out VI these Inc case
mates are built in consecutive sections OK nl'
even hight -four in number), the highest one
on tho outside and arc very strong.
There some three hundred prisoners spoiiehD IN
these forts They saw six men inside who came
out ON a New.York steamer several weeks ago. These
were arrested In Havana as soon as they landed Saw
several prisoners who had lately come down from susy
others who had been captured az other points Several
of the prisoners reported az acll9p ~ having taken
sss very ''S Commander the ana robe Sss
taken prisoner ut the time with
them They say that Lopez killed both of his guards
while being carried into Nenva' ana, escaping Dy
Lopez claims 10 DO an American citizen was. Us Ia re-
ported Aid eamp to Gems Cadwallador ana Franklin.
philadelphia Prisoners reported that they well
treated and said they had for thrir money, everything
that they desired brought to them They seemed TO be