New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-02
PROGRESS OF THE REBELLION.
lFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE


HAVANA. Aug. 2S-Gen. Pueblo reporting TO head
quarters says only await your orders evacuate,
as the day may come when we shall be compelled TO
surrender to the insurgents. They certainly have
sufficient forces to demand unconditional surrender,
force it, and am at loss TO account for their in
activity 1t may be policy on their part, but it is
ours to evacuate quick, and uso the men under nay
command to protect the wealth i'll the western dis
tTict Here nothing but stones have been lett to
protect And In "A later dispatch he adds: Some
of the nsurgent forces operating III front Of Puerto
Principe have moved toward Nuevtas, and bunt all
remaining estates in its ncighborhOOd, and again
destroyed n bridge and one-third OF our railroad.
Our losses in protecting the road are about 81 IN
evacuation when Colonel -- gives you verbal
explanation OF the condition of affairs with us"
The steamers arriving are crowded with passengers
from Nueyitas and the CncO Villas. The G0yeInorof
Trinidad, Demetrio Quiras who succeeded Mencndez
Valdez, reports All the cottages beyond the valley
in blaze The rebels are preparing TO burn the
valuable estates of the valley. Unless | am re-
enforced by at least 1000 volunteers il will be mpOs
sbe to prevent it, and the ranks of the ncendiaries
are increased, even by Spanlards as they commit
The Commander of the Cinco Villas writes from
Villa Clara: Fire and smoke is the daily spectacle
offered our detachments III this district without 1t
being in power to preventi The Spanish residents
are indignant at the weakness of the Government,
after it has Tansaccd them in contributions and war
taxes, and of the influential planters OF the dis
trict nsulted me the the other day. threatening to
look to the TebelsfOT the protection they cannot get
from the colonial authorities
Some of Valmaseda's detachments have beeu
routed at Rio del Canto and he continues closed up
in his positions. From rebel sources we hear Bene-
gasi had lost almost all his men and convoy on his
way from Maniban TO Las Tunas. lie, however,
escaped with his staff According to the press re-
ports he reached Las Tunas with the convoy but the
Government has received no official news from him.
The Commander on the line of the Western District
reports THE work of destruction continues actively
by the rebels. They bagged two companies OF
Chapel gOrrs, sent out to recOnnOiter at Colon, and
have already burnt eleven estates reeniOrcement
nDD, 10 trrO fltr cd g.
been all the week publishing It's correspondence IRON
the interior, with long editorials calling the atcn-
ton of the people to the gavencss OF the situation,
recommending all men here at Matanzas and Car
denas to take up arms, and trying to induce the vol
unteers Of three CITIES to help Their brothers
| thew published telegram from Madrid,
porting that 5000 men would land at Havana on the
! 18th pTox., and more would follow. This was how
ever counterbalanced by the influence of the Secret
| Committee, who was informed by Government
employee of the for the suppression OF the late
cable news from the States The supposed reason Is
that Rodas was informed of the success OF Slckess
mission for the purchase OF the Island Conserva-
tive Spaniards and the Cubans are OF course happy
TO hear of the prospect of such arrangement but
| it has thrown division in the Spanish ranks. The
! mob is now turning against wealthy SpanlaTds ana
American residents ana w0ui1 not nc suIpLiseq o 10
| men at his command. He is ylglant, and ready TO
| suppress the first disturbance. "
| Some volunteers who attempted 10 rob the GAIA de
| AhorTas and two others who shot two Cubans at
Jesus del Monte have been locked up at the Castle
of the Punta- This IS creating considerable eAciN,,
meut The volunteer artillery also attempted to XIII
| its Colonel, SuaTeZ Vigil AT Castle Point, when he
| endeavored to dsaTm one Of the companies for IN
subordination TO their Captain Leon Martiatu, and
his sons, who officers of same and Cubans,
| PATRIOTIC OFFICIAL REPoRT-REvoLTING BAR
| BARITIES
| The following is copy of the official report OF
Gen. Marmol to c. Jose Morales Lemus President of
the Revolutionary Junta at New-YoIk. 1t reveals a
catalogue of revolving cruelties on the part of the
Spaniards which, fortunately for our common hui
manity, has never been surpassed III the darkest
ages: -. -, r,.,-rc ,r,co 1,ro a. 1900
Citizen Bayamo the Cradle Of Liberty the heroic city
which reduces its hearthslonSs 10 Sshes, ouaS S
find not parallel even in the tunes OF inc So.qus
The Count OF vamaseda impoten IL the mater OF sumo
eating the cry liberty gwen by It's inhaDantS mas
sworn, without calculating the means, 10 make wal
against and TO weaken us as mucn as POssipc
10 this end he families thus tearing away many
| pacific country people, whom lie promises hot tC
| harm. This evil-designed policy Is resOfteu 10 ~
order conceal crime. In days past there were very
many of these unhappy people thus taken but to-day
few remain alive Daily parties OF these go OUT
make excursions in different directions, aud not
turns with them: thus they disappear Parties OF Vouh
tees 90 out every day looking 10. the "a Ii
is proven part by the shooting Of Juan Fomarls and h
brother Manuel solely for the fault Of faut De' INA
their brother Fernando tgnarls is the luepTTy i h
BayamO III the House OF Representatives. In,s dhy
| 10 persons have been assassiuated. Louis Mercon
first robbed, their houses burned and they tnenseve
brought tied TO the place Of execution Their wives ahc
sisters left IN mountain their only Iaut oeht
that they belonged 20 the family Juan Mendoza wai
nailed TO q and his throat then cut there he ded II
the most horrible agony. Fourteen nelghoofs ol th
estate La Pubta tied by feet 10 the trees ao'
the roadside. 4 lady who was passing the (holong'
road and who fed upon seeing tic enemy into th'
woods unfortunately LETT Ter little behind lie wal
cut The large family Of Fajardo, composed mostly
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