Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26
Cuba.

New Pork, Feb. The Herald's
special states that no further mill
tary field operations will be attempt-
\ ed by the Spaniards, but all fortified
points will be occupied by garrisons.
An american blockade runner hffs
successfully landed cargo for the in
Isurgents. fsra~vo1vrr sfa7sr.- 1r61.rs' 80
Two thousand Cabans have revolt
led at Palma, near Cardenas. Eabt
A Spanish gunboat has been cap
tured by therevolutionists near Ma
camilla.
The attack on Puerto Principe has
been delayed ON account of the women
and children. hf ~ ~ ISL
IAN English party have returned
from Alta Vela, reporting the guano
there AZ worthless. 'af ia
HAVANA, Feb. 23.--Gen. Dulce has
issued a proclamation to the volun-
teers, announcing that he il about 10
commence. q vigorous campaign
against the rebels yet in arms. He
tells the volunteers that they have
been misled by the Vaccinations OF
their enemies, and advises them to
remain quiet and obey their superior
Officers. ~. ...,., -, ~
Citizens are greatly alarmed, and
Intense excitement and agitation pre-
vailed all day yesterday, but partially
abated In the evening, when il was
known that the danger had been
avoided by the firmness of Gen. Dulce.
The plans of the volunteers were dis
covered early in the day, and the of
ficers went among the men and ex-
horted them To abstain from violent
acts, and to obey the authorities, but
the influence of the officers was not
strong enough, and it is certain that
the resolute action of the Captain
General and General Espinaro, of the
regular army, alone prevented the
commission of disgraceful acts. f.-
The insurgents had q battle with
the regular troops at Mayajiqua, near
Remedies, and defeated them, captur-
ing the town. Frequent accounts are
received OF smaller engagements in
the vicinity of'Trinidad, Cienfuigos,
and Villa Clara, with results some
times in favor of the rebels, and some
times in favor of, the troops. +, The
rebels have possession of tug on
DamtUi river, leading into Jaqua
Bay. ,t.. ~ f. a.. ,-.,.,yrs
A dispatch from Spain received yes
terday afternoon announces the or
ganization OF, q force of 1000 Gaia Ian
volunteers for service in Cuba. ,f4l
Noon, FEB. 23.-The city is quiet,
Volunteers are guarding the streets
and walls as usual. The agitation of
the two preceding days has abated.---
The weather is very hot. ri.
The Prensa publishes authentic ac-
counts of the situation in, the Central
Department. 1t says persons living
in the country have abandoned their
homes and estates and taken refuge
in cities. ,t..,- ,..r,, .,...r -.
The insurgents are to be formed in
every province of the department. =
They subsist on thecountry, but take
only the property of Spaniards. The
rebels in the jurisdiction of Cienfue-
Cos have artillery, and their cavalry
is well mounted. The troops sent in
pursuit of them are infantry. The
Preusa adds that it is useless to in
dulge illusions as. to the state of af-
fairs in the interior. We must ac-
knowledge that the condition of the
inhabitants could not be worse. No
other political news of Importance.
Sugar inactive; No. IL quoted at
l4l@l4S reals. 80, - Il.
The insurgents entered Lazos on the
18th, burned the archives of police
headquarters, seized the guns, uni
forms, and equipments of the civil
guard, and carried Off all the horses
they could find. At Santa Espiritu
the. Governor was conscripting all
male citizens over IL years of age fol
military service. i. -,,gd ~ NJ. .r
FEB. %, p. m,-The city of Sagua
LaGrande has been declared in a
state of siege. An insurgent force
400 strong is operating in that juris-
diction. Several plantations have
been laid waste and buildings on them
destroyed by rebels in the Vicinity Of
Sugua. ....,