The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-07
CUBA.

tna In chs seuare-Troops 20 Be Sect
Against All she lssursenf sfronsholds.
y. -. HAVANA, Nov. 30, 1868.
Your correspondent OF Santiago do Cuba. writing
ON the 3d. says
On the morning of the 2lst inst, long before dsv
light and before the inhabitants were ~
soc .sscps ssss s~p,,yy our new eoverqf,
! Xaacs, 70 Voore, u email town 2eoM Twelve mDss
from asre: u va sale The. large body Of inssr-
gents % the number Of 10000 had taken POSSESSION
OF the tswn which was badly defended by THIRTY or
forty a the line and twice many volunteers The
troops sent by Governor Muhoz arrived in
Cobrs At twelve o'clock NJ. marching along the
limo Of railway IRON Punts Sal, on The opposite
side Of onr bay, their baggage and Ammunition being
carried By the railway cars About 200 yards before
arriving at Cobre number Of the rebel party were
discovered IN the act Of pulling UP this Iron rails and
barricadlng the road These were Immediately put
| TO night by the government troops. who hred npon
them, killing four and woundng others. The rest
Tetreated To Cobre as fast az time would permit ~
s r nsss 81 e s e
! at CObre. The Inhabitants rushed into their re-
speotve houses, saInmlng and doube-lcc9ing their
doors and windows. Tue screaming Of women ana
l children WAS everywhere heard.
| As soon as the troops reached the square, where
| more than Thousand OF the insurgents were sta
toned, terrible firing followed, In which the latter
were completely routed leaving from 100 to 300 OF
Hlnl0 ana ApCut nal1 mat number
! Tho nrlng listed but few minutes. as the rebels
speedily retreated betakpg thenseiveat to the ada
cent woods and fields firing back at tbeir persccu-
tors IA they went along In this conflict ak OF the
government troops and four Of the volunteers were
| Killed ana iiteen dangerously wounded One Of
! the yolunteeTs-a doctor named Luis Martin and u
I renowned huntefsucceedcd in picking or one Of
| the rebel chiefs ia ne was making his escape. the
whole OF the government troops, with their wounded
/ returned here yesterday afternoon
small detachment ~ 10 lie sent to-day or to-Inor
row to the village OF Caney, nine miles from mere,
txrtn fa strtth nf rkolo
/ taken up their quarters. Troops arc 20 he de-
spatched to the Gate OF Byamo about six miles and
| encamped Their banner ia distinctly visible rom
here, IL Ia planted at endd, or wayside Inn, OH
1 high hill the other side OF the pay.
Our new Governor seeIns To conduct everything
| In such quiet, systematic manner that IL is
impossible TO know. what his intentions are
till the last moment He has promised us
that the instruction In the department. which he
governs, shall be quelled within fifteen days. lie
appears 10 able man. very diercnt from the ex-
Governor, Kavenet who did Dothing but excite him
I self and create alarm everywhere. Munoz has
served his tune ia Havana as CHIEF OF Police. Re is
! q wealthy planter and slaveowncr.
There was grand review OF volunteers yesterday
Sunday wilton passed of with good deal or ect.
| The onlcai account OF the Conre niIar published
| In the Havana GGzette OF yesterday Says:
"I'he column sent to Cobre Was ander the COM
pieces OF mountain artillery The loss sustained by
| the rebels WAY siSty-:wo Killed and large
number Of wounded, which they were aole
twenty-one prisoners. zoo horses, two nags
| and large quantity OF arms ana amnuni-
| ton. Many wounded were subsequently found
thrown into the dcnes BY the rebels 10 hide their
real losses The so-cailed Dominican General Mar
cano was killed by tho nands Of Captain An,ado. OF
| the Spanish army, commandment at uobre. Jesus
Perez, commanding company or volunteers.
turned traitor, having gone over to me eneay; bu.
three Killed and fourteen woundsd.'
Ii is said thai fresh troops have arrived In
santiago dc Cuba from Porto Rico; tao number
Ths otllclal estimates for the month OF December
amount TO 81 209 G62 or winch So l62 Ia or law and
equity and sb2,3t7 Tor public works. Nearly the
tire balance As absorbed by war, navy, &c.
Balmascia's Entry into Puerto Principe
Sentiments az the People Arcnnd Bnyamo--
Important Meeting OS the Rebel Juntn.
HAVANA, Nov. 80 1863.
Your correspondent ut Nuesltas, writing under
date OF the Goth inst, says
Affairs have not materially changed since my
last, only the insurgents are inore numerous and
daring and hold MI the interior from here to Sant
ago de Cuba, excepting Principe, aolguln and Las
Tnnas These were surrounded nj last accounts, and
| their ANAL garrisons have no doubt surrendered
by this time. Balnaseda entered Principe from the
south side tho 10th with about 900 infantry
and cavalry He intended to commence operations
against the rebels Immediately, bat st the request
OF the leading and most influential crcocs q sus-
pension OF four days was granted. with o view Of
attempting conference anu q reconciliation. All
the cnefs were 10 meet In council yesterday und
discuss what should be done. +.
The people around Bayamo are for indep Evidence
while those OF this jurisdiction are divided. The
most wealthy and influential are disposed to be EaI-
ished II tile new order OF things IN Spain h. estab-
lished here. The meeting rs 10 decide whether these
reforms will be accepted and the peuple retire to
their homes, or q war Tor Independence be iraugr-
rated. TIC time granted expires at midnight OF 70.
day, and may learn the result before closing this
Of the reforms, but says he viii he guided by the
majority.
this jurisdiction toward the Spanars IL iutepse It
IL impossible 10 appreciate ths feehng except by
Many prefer ruin misery, death even rather imam 70
live under Spanish rule, and this hatr0j extends NIT
only to the authorities but to every individual span
lard no matter what his position may be. Still am
CT the opinion that this revolution Ii premature,
reckless and foolish, and II something Is not
suit Az I pnderstand, the rebels have no field or
ganizaton, very few arms little or no ammunition,
nS p n g wS ase To- aIe y nas
ish rule From my knowledge OF the people be-
lieve Independence would be the greatest curse that
could fall upon the land Rud that II would soon
come another st. Domingo or Mexico. This island
must either continue under Spanish rule OK be an
nexed 10 the United States.
HALr.PAsr NINE o'CLocR r. NJ
Tue steamship Moctcznua, from Havana, has Just
arrived and suppose win leave in the morning. and
viii ada n few lines. ! have Just heard from the
meeting, Or grand janta, Of last nignt There
were over $50 chiefs and leaders present,
the greater part men u talent. education
and position many OF them planters and men
! Of great wealth. The discussion continued unit
nearly daylight this morning. Some Of the most
eloquent and talented pleaded strongly In favor of
accepting the reforms offered under the new order
or things In Spain; bar the great majority insisted
that their only hopes rested In war for independ.
ence, and this was the nral conclusion. shortly
after daylight they dispersed "a their different parts
and commands, AND o commission wns sent To irtn.
cpe to notify Balmaseda Of the respf.
Hosttties will doubtless s0ou commence. Prom
what have inst sarued the Insurgents would Seem TO
be better organized and armed than had supposed,
and you may expect 30 hear of bloody struggle ere
long. Tho insurgents arc now determined 70 win
their Independence or lose life and fortune. How
long this state VI mind VIII continue remains 10 10
ssei.
$500
Arrival Of Fifteen Thousand Stand Of Areas
fer tine Rebshs-nunors A1ont.
HAVANA. Nov. 10, 1868
A COPY Of tho cuba Lfbre the paper of cue Incur
gents published at Bayaio, has been received here.