The New York herald., 1869-04-22

brance OF this Is perfectly distinct and we do MOI
report respecting any discrepancy in our several tes
| timOnes.
Burning Of tho Hotel dc InsIaterra-
British Mail Schooner Searched ut Sea-
Arms Making in Havana-Sequestrati0I
| Of Private Property,
HAVANA, April II, 1869.
The fire at the Hotel de Ingaterra, facing the
Parque promenade, broke out at midnight and
commenced In the pantry or office on the ground
floor. The flames rose with extraordinary rapidity
and soon extended oil over the house, devourinp
all but the stone material Fortunately, there were
very few lodgers in the house, 1t being now the
dull season for hotel keepers and no loss of life has
been reported, the inmates having managed to
escape to the neighboring terraces. The Louvre
Cafe, next door, filed with liquors and ardent
spirits, escaped by miracle, although the buildings
roof suffered slight damage. The aggregate loss
sustained Is roughly estimated at less than twenty
thousand dollars. There are not wanting persons
cendiary
The English mail schooner Ellen, in ballast, from
Kingston Jamaica to Santiago, carrying the mail Of
the 9th was boarded by the merchant steamer Bar
celona on suspicion, and thoroughly searched. The
British Consul is Investigating the matter.
A cannon was brought recently to the palace
yard said to have been made at the arsenal of this
city by American armorers. and 1t is further re-
ported that more of these guns are being manufac
tured there, as the most modern Improvements in
the cannon referred to have been exhibited to the
view Of the Captain General.
General Pueblo arrived on the 18th in Remedies.
and was to leave next day for Cabaren.
The Captain General has issued decree directing
every kind; merchandise and produce for expOrta-
ton shall be submitted to the government for ap-
proyal; and all the real and personal estate Of the
persons known to compose the Cuban Junta in
New York Is declared sequestered
At Nuevias on the l1th the nsurgent chief, Benja-
min Perez. recently made prisoner on the estate
Carload was under trial by court martial, and in
all probability will be shot forthwith
AT Manzanillo Spanish coast guard was sentenced
by council or war for carrying powder to the
enemy.
Artillery.
CIENFUEGos, April Is, 1859.
General Pelaez has ordered that the moment
force arrives at any Of the towns a fair tariff Of
prices for the articles Of prime necessity be enforced
by the rural police.
small garrison Of the little Jagua caste' TO surren-
der, and afterwards abandoned It, have not yet been
found.
The steamer Rapido brought complete battery Of
mountain artillery of four rined guns.
Movements of the Troops-a Spanish Trader
Shot for Disloy yal;y-Shooting of n Cuban.
VILLA CLARA, April IA, 1869.
company Of the Tarragona regiment, with por-
tion OF volunteers have returned from an excur
sion, without encountering any enemy. Two com.
panies Of Napoe's regiment from Sagua arrived
from the Santa Rosa estate.
santo was shot for dsoyaS by one Of the Re%edos u
columns Don Manuel Acost0 y BencomO pursued
by an armed force for rebellion, was shot while at.
tempting to escape.
Reported Capture and Execution OF Justo
acknowledges Around Gibara.
GIBARA, April 10, 1869.
Many insurgents have been captured. Among
these was Justo Aguera, lawyer, and president Of
the revolutionary junta Of Holguin, who was sur.
prsed the 5th and shot next day. This has ICON.
sternated" the rebels. Seventy have been sur.
prised on various occasions and shot-some were of
note and their acts notorious.
Colonel Benegari has now II 900 souls to protect
who nave come TO seek him out and he asks Tor re-
nfOrcements.
Arrival Of Troops-Twelvo Hundred Men to
Fiji LOsses-Arrest of Delnn Asuilera-Fight
with the Insurgents-The Peruvian Moni.
tors-Summary Execution.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, April H. 1899.
The steamer Cicnfuegos has arrived with the Bat
TALON de Leon on board, say 1000 men, more or
less also 200 artllerymen and thirty horses. Brga-
dler Buceta also arrived, but believe goes back on
Monday, his services not being required here.
great dinner was given to the officers of the
troops which arrived per Moctezuma. at which
General Latare presided. Afterwards the General
was escorted home by . picket Of volunteers and
band, and patriotic shouts were raised and music
played till eleven at night. The Moctezuma brought
some 250 ohlcers and men OF infantry from Havana.
They the frst reInforcemens received here since
the commencement OF the insurrection, as 1000
cies in the Cuba and Corona REGIMENTS. '"'"A
native OF Mayari named Delnn Aguera, lately
arrived here with his family, under safe conduct
he was tried at Mayari, IN his absence, and con.
demned TO be shot, and the Catalans here are clam
orous that the sentence should be carried out as
serting that he murdered one Of their countrymen
In Mayari; on the other hand, 1t is positively as
serted by people who have means OF knowing that
ne was not concerned In that massacre, and, In addi
ton, he has good character to back him. while the
fact OF his having voluntarily and openly come to
cuba goes FAR to show that his conscience is clear
The rout of the insurgents at the Isabelea conee
estate, on saturday last was complete The forces
under command OF Captain Suero had no idea
that the insurgents were there but merely went
,aI ,nere TO Est guide to pursue their march 70
picket Of the insurgents, who fired on them
and alarmed the main body which, however, was |
ake o completely I py surprise and after firing but
hats clothing and ammunition, ana losing thirty |
lead. The troops had only two men wounded. One |
mat Donate Marmol was killed. or rather escaped |
wounded and died in o neighboring |
The steamer Barcelona arrived to-day, reports the |
'afe arrival at st. Thomas of one Of the Peruvian
monitors. The other was stlll at Samana
The Moctez1ma saw n steamer yesterday Off Cape |
Marie In company with q brigantne. The steamer |
showed American c0lors. Both were standing In to |
he land. The steamer appeared u river boat, had |
)ne funnel and no masts.
Yesterday morning white man, coming into town |
rom the direction OF Quincy, answered the sentines |
1lalenge by shouting "Cuba bre ~ The sentinel |
advanced to arrest him, when he drew his machete,
,ut took 70 flight without using IT, He was, how
,ver caught aud tried yesterday by court martial,
sentenced TO death and shot this morning.
no. F0a CUBA
The Cuban excitement has at last reached Augusta