The New York herald., 1869-02-26

were given on the I7th the insurgents burned the
bridge at tho Santa Cruz station which makes the
fourth bridge DESTROYED on the road n0m Cieilue2os
eJurissictlon OF Remedies has undergone q fear
fnl sale OF alarm. great many OF the families are
aud otner ports-and not only Is this the case from
| the towns bnt also from the rural districts. ine
telegraph Is completely destroyed, the nails are IN
ierrupted every branch Of industry s parayze1 and
the dstrus daily Increased. All articles Of necessity
From iiolglin We have dates to tho 7th. The
troops were IA possession OF The town, but there was
no communication outside, as the Insurgents sur.
people are permitted TO enter the town. All have
been ordered TO Keep from twelve to eighteen niles
distant wn their cattle, PROVISIONS, &c. ON the day
mentioned column was 10 start for Gibara 10 com.
DIne with tina force expected there, and 10 see II u
were possible to bring IN conyoy q provisions =,
| letter irom Gbara SAYS that column OF 400 mon
| len Hoguin on the sti leaving behind to garrison
| the town 200. They somehow came suddenly on the
| enemy entrenched at the i'aso dc Tobalo. They
were attacked. says the account. In Detail and the
troops arrived at Auras fourteen miles distance, N
i've hours march, taking with them the carts win
wnich they started ana capturing f0ar prisoners,
some rifles, powder and saddle horses. iheir o5s
wounded An attack had been made upon HoIgun
previously, which was replsed after the insurgents
had burned tnirty-seyen houses OF various sizes
The news FROM Puerto Principe Is not later tnan
the 2Sth ult., wnen everything remained as II was
two months ago, only that provisions AMI articles Of
by 5000 troops and volunteers Nearly all tho lnsur-
gent forces were between tnat place and Nuevl-
and his column still were On the 18TH inst From
Moron Remedies and Espritu Sant0 there - nothing
new. small party mad risen IN Banao, In tie lat
ter jurisdiction, but almost immediately alter availed
itself OF the amnesty. In both the jurisdictions or
Trinidad and Cienfuegos 1t Is tranquil enough The
nsurrection OF the West is in fact confined to the
hills Of Mancaragua and the swanp3 OF Zapata, nl
though some parties, not numerous, are ac other
points OF the jurisdiction or SANTA Cara. Ia Matan-
zas, Cardenas and cagua there is nothing new. but
the vigilance adopted there Will never be too much.
1t concludes that the instruction in the west will be
| aitrttt
and that once overcome the resources VIII be ampe
to carry on the war with energy IN Camaguey and
and the volunteer force scarcely able to preserve its
organization. At this moment the goyernmenr has
over 10000 men OF az arms, aud the volunteers dls-
cipned and instructed are equal 10 veteran troops
and the navy has multiplied and done immense SER
vice on land and sea.
have given this resume IN full as explaining the
reasons why the spanish residents who derive their
Information from the papers here, regard the nsur-
rectlon as contemplate and nope for IN early resJo
ration OF peace. Meanwhile information reaches us
through various sources OF continued rsings IN va
rous directions, indicating simultaneous move
ment. gentleman who recently arrived here from
Cardenas states that on tue 18th body OF 1000
men had appeared at Palma, near that place, caus
ing great excitement IN tue section.
Operations In the Enst--Choiera Mt Santiago
sugar Crop-lIilitnry Movements Unim-
portanf. as.
SANTIAGO Feb. IS. 1869.
News from the country continues meagre and I'M
important. The sugar estates sCardad" and ''Es
peranza' as Is said, have been burned by the nsur
gents, who are stl IN tolerabe force In the neigh
borhood or at Bayoe de Canto. General Figucrdo Is
in command IN that district and Is held responsible
for this destruction. But am inclined to believe
them acts OF private vengeance on the part Of the
negroes against their masters rather than the work
Of rebels. WN ia 2T ~
The cholera continues, and yesterday there were
twenty-five fatal cases in town. There are many Of
tie troops In hospita, suffering from cholera and
yellow fever. Some 5000 men are expected here
from Spain soon, and II these have to set to work at
once they Will suffer heavily from the climate.
AT Guantanamo the sugar crop Is being rapidly
delivered. and three vessels have already cleared Tor
New York. The exports for 1853 show q large in
crease over those of 1861 and the presept year would
have been still greater had 1t not been Tor the insur-
recton, which will reduce 1t Ut least 20,O0o hogs
heads. Of tobacco, instead OF about 10000 bales
exported from here, there viii be scarcely any.
Military operations here are few apd neither inter.
csting nor determnate. ABOUT 900 men and several
small conveys left here this morning. probabiy for
ana see .s ae
fear OF cnolera from dislike OF the service.
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has marched Tor Puerto Principe. Colonel villar,
recently arrested for taking out some insurgent
prisoners here, intending to snoot them without
authouty, has, l am Informed, been sent TO the
the French war steamer Sarcouf arrived here on
the sth, leaving for Havana this morning.
Her Britannia Majcstys ships Vestal ana Heron
arrived Yesterday and left AFTER tie one for
Bermuda aud the other for Havana
Cuban Ladies' Association for tho Relief of
tho Sick and Wounded in the Patriot Army
ROOM No. 8 ST. JULIEN HorEI,(
NEW YORK, Feb. rs, 1889.
To THE EDrroR or THE HERALD:-
snail be INDEBTED 10 you through the medium
OF your journal you will allow to correct an error
that has been 70 certain extent publicly circulated
respecting the object OF "Cuban LADIES' Assoca-
tion for the Relief Of tHe wounded in the Patriot
Army OF Cuba" OF which have the nonor TO be the
secretary We can assure you that our mission is
purely that OF peace and charity. Our object Is not
revolutionary in any manner or sense, nor can our
present movement have any political character.
Animated By the most ardent sentiments OF patriot
Ism and moved 10 pity by the sulerins OF our breth-
rem In Cuba, who are shedding their blood Tor tho
redemption 0f their country, and being unable To
render them personal assistance we have associated
procuring them medicines and hospital stores, which
will prove later by the weekly publication 6l the
lists OF articles acquired by the ASSOCIATION ana re-
mlttcd 10 the camps OF ths Cuban patriots.
As this error tends TO der0-ate oar object we beg
you will correct IL In time AID receive lasting
thanks.
remain. with the greatest consideration, your ro-
'''' EMILIA G. DE vILLAvERDE. Secretary.
MASSACHUSETTS.