Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-05-13
CUBA,
A Number of Expeditions SaiIed--Th'
Cubaus Sure to Succeed

CUBA.
A Number of Expeditions SaiIed--Th
i Cubans Sure to Succeed.
HAVANA, May THE journals to-da,
publish accounts ofseveral engagement
between the troops under Count Val
maseda and Cuban forces, in all o
which the Spaniards claim the victory
Captain General Dulce, accompanied
by a battalion of volunteers, will visi
Matanzas oA Sunday next.
The United States flagship CentecooE
sailed to-day.
HAVANA, May 6, via KEY WEST
May IA meeting of wealthy Span
iards was held at the Government Pal
ace, al which the necessity OF sending
to Spain for more troops was suggested
Captain General Dulce, who was pres
ent, complained of want of money.
Insurrectionary demonstrations have
been made in the Vuelta Abajo region.
The mobilized negro troops at Nuevitas
show signs of insubordination and
threaten to rebel
Advices from Sagua to the 5th inst,
show that the rebels are operating
around Remedies and Lachica.
Troops left Sagua suddenly for the in
terror. ..s ....s
Dates from Jamaica TO the 1st inst.
have been received. Commodore Phili-
more will demand the release Of vessels
captured in British waters, the liberia
ton of their crews, and explanations
and indemnity from the Spanish au-
thorities at Havana. He will also re-
quire an explanation of the circumstan-
ces connected with the landing of
Spaniards on British territory. II the
reply to these demands is unsatisfactory,
he will make reprisals.
EXPEDITIONS SAILED. is5
1t is reported that within the last
thirty-three days nine thousand men
have left the cities of Charleston, Balti-
more and New Orleans for a point ada :
cent to the Cuban coast; and for the island
itself two thousand have left the city of
New York, and five hundred more men
are awaiting to get off. 1t is reiterated
that the steamer Arago has sailed for
Cuba with four hundred and twenty
men and eighty-four officers under Gen.
Jourdan. Among the officers were
Brig. Gen. Charles May, Lieut.. ]. +.
MagiIl, of the British Artillery; Lieu
tenant Edward Berre, of the French
Cavalry; Major George 1nman, Seventh
Rhode Island Infantry; Captain l.. G.
Bailey, formerly of the Fifth United
States Cavalry; Lieutenant Thomas
Fitzgibbons. Quartermaster; Major Il.
B. Martin, of the Twenty fifth Pennsyl-
vania Cavalry; Colonel Warren, Colonel
G. Reid, Colonel srhomas Lester. -Four
other vessels are reported to have sal I'D
from New York within three weeks; the
first under Colonel johnson, taking five
hundred and fifty-two men, the second
under General Spinola, three hundred;
the third with six hundred, and the
fourth, under General French, with five
hundred and eighty men. 913ist @a
Late advices from New Orleans state
the blockade runners, Peru and Lillian,
were engaged in carrying filibusters
from some point contiguous to the Cuban
coast, and have landed at the island of
Grand Jucgua, in the Gulf, some twelve
hours by steamer from Florida Keys,
and the filibusters have gone into quar-
ters and are waiting for reinforcements.
The British Commodore Philimore ar
rived at Kingston, Jamaica, on the 1st.
He goes to Havana to investigate mat
ters there pending. and then to Nassau.
N. P, to investigate the report from the
Bermudas, and afterward TO Hayti,
where the British Consul helds the
steamer Salnave as an indemnity for a
carge seized at st. Marie. h'ea..A "a.
HAVANA, May Ie.-The Havana press
praise the American authorities for their
prompt action in detaining the steamer
Quaker City. No important news has
been received from the interior to-day.
Details of the fighting around Nueyitas
are still wanting. '+-..-...a.-..F.....--...
WAsHINGToN, May 1e.-The Govern
ment to-day. received advices direct
from the insurrectionary portion of Cuba
giving information as to movements in,I
that quarter Parties here ir the inter
est of the Cubans state that there, are
now in the Cuban army $4,000 men,
$500 of whom are Americans, and that
about 1900 of the latter nationality have
recently been added to the number. tt
is said by representatives OF the revoln-
tionary army OF Cuba IN Washington
that success would be placed beyend al
nize the belligerent rights of those who !
are striving TO effect the independence
of Cuba, and in that case the men and
money already promised would be fur
nished in abundance. -@,.-, -. 81 !
Mr.. Fsblens, the confidential agent of
the San Domingo Government, recently
had au interview with Secretary Fish.
The subject of annexation will receive
official consideration at an early day.
The parties interested in the annexa-l
tion movement furnish an extract of a
letter from Prof, Gabb, who says he has |
prospected two hundred square miles of
geld bearing territory, surprising in
any kh"yn portion of Califor- |
mia or Australia.