New-York tribune., 1868-12-26
INSC4RGCrloY IN CUBA
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HAVANA, Dee. i9-1'hc insurrcction which a
few months ago broke out 20 Nar was bat small cloud
uuon the poiIcaI Ky of Cnba u; faith, energy and
devotion To % cause made grow larger aud larger Ia the
horizon. until toasy " ovcrshadows onchaf of the
Island; and not the healing waters peace lien
or some what ike the Ares Of The material world which
t the moment appear small aud Insignificant. and easy
ofcxunoton yet after repeated efforts at suppression
sil burn darling ont Of Tho cracks and creyecs their
anbent tongues aud ignitlng other conibustbo matter
vch N soculogly arrested, but nnon sends foth
again IA flames through ihor apcrtuIcs aud goes on So
bofhood j. on rc l. would win an msurrecion
aud particularly WIN ~ one Hy92t ~ HA,a our a,"n'," &
ilur circumstances IN the same way one thing IS cy
dent, that The revolution has SPREAD "iIh Ssoni,lnS
rapdliy. yet an THO while ma seemingly quiet manhet
Again uId a-aiu q Was supposed - almost or quite l,
FLIED. yet to-day. instead 4" de'reaang or stopping
marches ahead IN its way and apparently pay but
ntnc attention to thr Efforts Of The SHnr, To arrest ~
II hns been stated Ia you thnn that the IN
surgcHt- only occupy Town in tbe Eastern Depart
meut. aud Whatever private or prhlc tu'ls' 0t tlc'
grams lnay 10 The contrary, @ iehlins slc'y cor
rect The excepted place is Balnm" 'lis true; f,w
days the rebels came ncaF thkng llolgnin try en-
tered he town. but INC GARRISON o y men "n n"9 si
render. Ia shoIt time, the troops uHati tpL l;oln
made their appgnranoc aga after hAid nshl, IN when
both sdcs suffered severely ihc place was ngdn occn
pied by the Government forces. ManLhila Is IN tho
hauds VI the Spluais. Is lnfa. AMI tho same IS luo
e Tunas; an unpctchding htilc NbAEr ea,n ~ ~Cuu';
about tig miles from ~. dc Cuba. j. ~ turns occupied
aud cyacuacd 10y The Insurgents. Yet hcr sly us ih-,
and which does not argue lnuch IN ihyo OF n r.nvis
the more Important, and tote opan'ars dmnSinE ilnth
practically, III the hands Of the inru-cn- TIC country
every hore Is ~ thrr power they 20 Nheh "n1 ",'
Puorto prncipf since Bllmsuda left on the 2ith ait.
matters immt datcy resumed Their w9ncd aspect, 9hu
the convent aud churches, ana fortified houses being ei
to the spanish troops II appeHs hal me reoei' 30 manu-
out pretty ulucli ~ they plca,c' ,,.,. ,,,.o
taken Nucytas had they wished. but IN such case th2
town would have been 6Ombnrted by the Government
he sthont honsos or seteri Matters very bad at
Santiago do Cuba: The insurgents are mmedatey back
hundred 10 light them In. IL il reported mat meas
II extremely DEAR are also, all the other beecsshrles
of life Bee quoted at sOc To " ~ There stand IN
front Of the city seyera war ships, ready to bombard u
dnrl 10 DO 40 Arr the rebels deferred from making the
attempt Of the cnr of being shcled while making
for want Of provisions Thoso estons cannOt po salts
flcorly answered mt The ;9ct Is tins; so,!lago de
Cuba must fan or laer unless the lace OF thhSs II
The Rebels have been It true defeated In several
engsgcInoas the truth N coming To gt, Aud tis
quite probable that the spaniars also have suffered re-
verses LqSk AZ ies o'e & pI sos @
cavalry and cannons. ie lights two battles ana ac.
cordng TO The fnrest estimates cannot have lost less
than about 800 men, killed and Wounded The numbers
ore given higher but TINS - near tho marx III ~
not known officially but Ia believed for several reasons
20 be true that of lila guns he spiked and got on only
O. Rumor says moreover that he could not got back 10
Nueyas by ap ana tnat 1s e'ossga st o H. " howe
However wo do know this: IIo, Immediately arrv-
ing at Nue as begged Tor 5000 additional men, and not
content with waiting, put himself on steamer ahu ar
rived hero last Sunday morning to SEQ the Captaoeu
ernl aud repre- tho poros position III which o was
placed and his utter inability To do anything win ms
present forces. On Monday morning last couhcll or
officers was Called the Goyernor-tieneyai In the chaif
and 10 docided To give now renivfcehon!b 10 Dat
mssrdn and to lombard Bayiino. short line AFTER
ward the Consnls of tho different Powers called ~ the
palace, and were informed that they could take te
steps protect tho property OF teif sunecs
In that place The evening the Segnhdo CdOo re-
turned io his command taking along with Nun one Foi-
h0, muiattn colored man. who hd servea the span
iards In Domingo war. During the week ABOUT
100 troops have arrived from the Peninsula ana othcrs
are hourly expected. by tho 25th probably tpo ada'
tiona men. recently arrived, VIII DO put ia the neu
Aud now comes tho tug of war. WIZ bhimhseuh DO
nbc 20 do any thing In his projected expeatoht ~ ~
doubtful IN tha rst place hisf0rco Is small The fopeis
sny tIey hayo 900 men Bayamo and 5000 outside aud
near The town Balnnseda will not have, all told. moro
than 60O0porhaps $500 nhn. ne VIII nave eanhnn ou,
only OF small caliber and ns the roads arc nan VIII
meet with great difficulties Ia gcttlng near tno pn'o
How the rebels ARE armed no eau tell lher lonas
saw they have good number OF guns but that not GER
tain fh.y have moved up from C0bfo AL he iachlheiy
for borng aud working copper which, oy tn1 way, S Is
said 90 bc of highly valuable character THIS mas been
put 10 la BAY yaO with all tile necessary INJURIES ana "
l. said TINT tloy have Some expert EnHis hhu
machuss aud founders at work, together win ail the
hands at tho Cobra mines. making cannon anu guns
Aud it Is further stated that the WORKS nave Oeeh tu
tnrcd out any cannon ~ small arms eahuol DO ,ou'
They are oweyor making both iron anu Dihss pleoe
Iicsilo this the Information seems 10 NC petS ~, "
ut IA defended In such way ns thai u VIII 10
cxoeedngIy difficult to reach H. The isioraht VINO has
rnlsed Tits abatement sAys that tho rebels ha|o out
thrro bitches around tho town, Which, ny uo pS"; W ~
hu II,ysuD River tho town und. Ihfthrr. WNn
and litto. thak thtsd utth.A l'