The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-24

More Plantations Burned An Expe-
ditiOn from NueVitas-Incre rease ia Port
Duties
By Cuba Gable.
HAVANA, Feb. 23.-Tne city is now quiet, aud
hopes are entertained that there Will DC no
further demonstrations by the volunteers. Three
thousand Spanish troops leave here to-mOrroW
for the interior, put their precise destination is
not yet known. All the paoers published here
urge the volunteers to preserve good discipline,
and place reliance upon the assurances of the
authorities that vigorous measures will be
pursued towards the rebels.
When the salutes iu honor of WSshingtous
birthday were being fred yesterday the in-
habltants of the suburbs became terribly
frightened supposing that struggle had
commenced in the city. Reports from Villa
Clara state that another estate has been burnt
near that place. At Jaguey the insurgents have
fred thirty.six cane fields. They have also
burnt the plantation Australia belonging to
Senior Mara, Cuban. The steamship Bavaria
for New Orleans will carry 250O Q) passengers 8.
Intelligence from Nuevtas to the 18th inst.
represent that Governor Lesca, at the head of
an expedition of $500 men, including force of
cavalry with several howitzers a large number
of horses, provisions to last for some days, aud
gone to sea- 1t is not stated where this force Is
destined for bat Guanaia Is supposed to be the
objective point From thence they can march
to Puerto Principe, distance of thTty-six
miles through an open road, avoiding the rebel
fortifcations. Guanaja being in possession of
the insurgents, no oweVer, and fortified with
several pieces of artillery, the troops will pro-
badly have to carry The place by assault before
nri., ,n;.> hnu
make flank movement without leaving their
rear exposed to the insurgents. The road also
runs through the Cullta Mountain, which is now
in possession OF the Insurgents.
The schooner Kate Ranger has been pro.
hibited loadingg cargo which came through
the rebel lines, and has gone to Matanzas. The
steamer Semirams has sailed for Hayti,
eaving the claim upon her unsettled. By
decree of the Captain General the export duty
from the first OF March next VIII be as follows:
On sugar, fifty cents per box and one dollar
and twenty-five cents per hogshead; on tobacco,
one dollar per BALE and cigars fifty cents per
thousand. On all imports five per cent. addi-
tional tax will be levied. twenty-five per cent.
of the receipts will be paid to the Banco weekly
for the advance of $s,0O0,00
Celebration of WashingtOn's birthday.
HAVANA, Feb. 2.-Washington's birthday has
been celebrated here by the United States
steamer Contoocook, the fagshsp of Admiral
| Hof, firing the usual national salutes. The
Spanish and French fagships in the harbor
courteously replied, hosting meanwhile the
stars and stripes at the main. During the day
the French Admiral paid an official visit to Ad-
| miral Hoff.
Intelligence has been received from Key West
to-day of the arrival of two iron-clad ships
there, which has caused great excitement and
much speculation as to whether they are the
two Spanish lron-clads, Fernando el CAtolco
aud her consort whose coming has been an
| nounced from SOaiR,