The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02
G u 3 a
Indignation Against the Home PrQvi-
SiOIal Government.
A Queer Telegram from Queen
+, Isabella.
Events i'm the Eastern De-
pastment.


from isabella TO L.crssndi- Operations
Around Puerto Principe and NIafanxas-
The Situation in the Vuclta AbajO.
.M HAVANA, Nov. 81 1858.
II IL now two months since the cable announced
the important events of the great revolution IN
Spain; nevertheless Cuba is still governed by the
same tyrannous monarchical regime as before The
only noticeable difference is that formerly we were
oppressed In the name and under the authority OF
Dona Isabel il. ana her ancestors, but now we
suffer from the Spanish nation ITSELF II Ia still the
same dog that harnesses us; nothing but his collar
"a changed. A great deal OF fuss has been made
here about the documents recently published by the
new governments at Madrid, as well as the last circular
OF the Colonial Ministry dated October rs. We do
mot nnd In either anything but promises and more
or less seductive offers, which are all put OF to
day in the future finally an attempt Is made to
deceive rs agan with the tresome study OF especial
laws to govern us hereafter. In order administer
justice and give due liberty to the colonies the gov
ernment OF Madrid has always put itself in the
poor and mean category OF . student. This Is the
reason why wo Cubans have always been forced to
appeal to the powerful argument OF to get jus.
tlce at our own hands; and the most convincing
proof OF tine spirit that guides rs Is the fact
tia. when the Madrid government became aware
OF tho revolution III Cuba, instead OF ordering the
the Peninsula it sent troops and guns to crush out
our hopes and trampe out cur right Of equal liberty
That is to say the Spain OF to-day follows the same
old course with her colonies-the regime of oppres.
sion by the use OF force and the bayonet.
shall now give you resume OF the events OF last
week.
AT Puerto Principe the patriots captured . train
with 1000 Remington rifles and $780, 600, which were
sent to the Governor OF that place. The former
70 Havana in the Columbia and thence to Nueytas
In the steamer Moctezuma. They also took the
mails, one captain and three officers OF the govern
ment. They DESTROYED two bridges and tore up the
rails At several points. They, however furnished the
passengers with horses and two light carts To con-
tinue their journey to Puerto Principe Government
acknowledges only tie capture OF Its correspond
ence and OF the Tour officials but has not said word
OF the arms AID money brought by The Noctezuma.
should note TACT OF much Importance and sig
nihcance. On the Ath OF October General Lersundi
received the following telegram sent from Pau by
the Queen Isabel liz
count your tried valor and loyalty 10 preserve
yRry OF those Antdes without any change IN their political
wiiha Few days shall return to Madr,a
This telegram, which Lersundi required the en-
poyes OF the Telegraph company to keep secret,
plains the conduct OF Captain General Lersund up
70 the lst OF october, When ne determined To recOQ-
nike the new government at Madrid after having
learned that all the probabilities pointed to its be-
coming an accomplished fact. He acted In TINS after
the fashion OF Don Jose dc Ia Concha.
On the Sth Colonel QuIros entered Santiago de
GuDA Win q portion OF Dis column III complete
ana hoty pursued by the patriots, who forced him
- strke his camp at Bare leaving $50 wounded aud
prisoners out OF 800 men TO cover up his rout, be-
fore he entered the city he ordered all the bells be
rung and procession, with bands Of music TO re-
ceive his detachment; but NJ tue same time, he de-
manGed all the vehicles OF the city TO bring IN the
crowd OF wounded and sick that he had succeeded
IA bringing along.
Government IL In the most straitened post
tion AZ TO money and complains most bitterly
1LIJuel the mario and the ircaS0 that Spanish
capitalists lend no support They hold back because
he res Ia fear Ia be-
come the victims or adhesion to government For
this reason said Journals are loudly calling every day
upon the wealthy ana moneyed classes TO rally round
the governments and give it decided support To
enable the authorities TO put down the Instruction
Bat not ole seems 10 sur.
The Dand tnat rose in the vuelta Abalo under Don
Augustin SANTA Rosa (who has been three times
tned at Ceua for his political oplnionsl numbered
over 10 men, and are now entrenched on the heights
OF Mog0;e one OF the least accessible mountains OF
Ct1co. Governments has sent against them 900 IN
fantry, MY cavalry and four pieces OF artillery. So
lar nothing has been done by tue latter troops.
Tue fourteen young men captured at San Cristobal
were their way 10 join santa Rosa TDey were
reported " PEDRO LofeaLo fereZ, lobacconlst OF
when the Nero Castle arrived here on the 1,th
Inst. the news was circulated that Mr. Seward had
sent n communication to Genera Lersuudl, IN which
IL is stated tnatin New York. New Orleans and other
cities OF the United states hBbusterng expeditions
were organized 10 SAL for Cuba ana aid the insnr-
sents in tue work OF Independence, but that the
American government would enectually prevent the
departure oil said expeditions IOelieyefhis news il
moi certain, because were il General Lersundi
would have oclay published ~ dlsconcert the pa
triOts But II IL prove true such DELICIOUS and
sdulatioD on the part OF Mr.. seward would arouse
against him the utmost hatred OF all Cubans who
seek their independence and annexation to the
United states. II would be an Infamous blot on the
government OF Mr. Johnson ana on his Secretary Sew
ard repeat that believe the news unlikely; for l
do not believe that we shall have repetition OF the
iBlpolilic and disastrous act OF Mr.. Fillmore in 1861
which resulted IN the shooting Of Colonel Critten-
den ana ms hIty-two companions az Atares. If the
government NJ Washington DO not protect the indie.
pendence OF Cuba 1t VIII deserve the ccnsure VI the
When taxing command OF the Eastern Department
Don FructuOso Garcia Mun0z said In his procaIna-
ton that The government troops must act the de-
feDsse. Thus proves the progress made by the revo-
luton "a well as the sad state OF the authorities
In attempting to make headway against It.
Coionei Lon0 remains co0ped up by the insurgents,
Notwithstanding the assertions OF the Dtdrio De la
Marina, which states from time TO time that
~Colonel Lono u at Tunas, but we cannot learn
anything OF hts operations, because the wires are
cut and COMMUNICATIONS with bAdepartnent are
oil cut onn Lono was sent out VIII the commission
W take charge Of operations against the insurgents
and AZ commander Of the spanish troops there sta
TONED, but aner Lis capture Count Balipaseda was
Every day we hear OF announcements Of the pro-
n'fns4dmtelfo In Puerto Principe, but the Dldrio
Aenies them with singular decision; for 10 Is certain
thai all the men there capable OF bearing arms have
left that city for the neighb0ring fields where tHey
gstncr ~ armed csnds ~ lnst the government The
forcos on which the government relied la that CITY,
according 20 the IsaTto, were 300 men OF ali arms
and they were on the 14th entrenched In the con-
vents. There were left In the city only the women,
the Old men child,en aud the spanish born rest
dents. 80 say the faudi ana the petitonary letter
addressed by thirty neghborlng residents 20 their
inrufTeni brethren beseechiDg them 10 return TO
tier homes because the city was desolatc and de-
serted fhis Clter was pabliched yesterday N the
bario, and VA tnstlsated by tie Governor, Meua,
OF Puerto Principe.
Tho day before Yesterday, 18th lust, there was
pubhyheu in tue Diarto he appointment OF Lieu.
tensnt Governor pr Nueyitas a ANAL towu and tho
seaport u Puerto Principe. what does this mean
1le appointment ~ "a Lieutenant Governor Tor Me.
titAs, when the Governor hls Always heretofore re.
.ded ~ Puerto Priacipe ~ ~ now stated on nh
hands that Puerto Principe Sen on the 18TH into nc
laais OF the tnsurgeu,s. TIE Df0rlo OF yesterday
NJ INST stated that General bAIEageda haQ arrived
NJ Puerto Pnnclgs - saety.
IN hslfnHseda proclamation 20 the Eastern De
fWmett ht declares war 10 tlie death without 0ther
ltvcss THAR verbal btAl by "a court martial. Uoes
he mean decree liks thal Of MACMILLAN against
yuafazf
Al Aatsn,ag Governor Scbslios las ordered the
Gfcrt 81 captain Don Jast Una town officer and