New-York tribune., 1869-03-03


1osta have no reason ito doubt that Masedas
troons had knack for the same kind OF business,
and knew how TO provoke it splendidly. The Count
hes reached the coast at last, and waits reentoree-
spts from Spain. while Cespedes is supposed to be
,rorobinp IN omen communication with Quesada. SO
fay there is plain confession either that Yaimascda
has been wholly outwitted by his chief enemy whom
he has always failed TO reach; must pause because
he has not enough men to bring eflectually against
the army Of Cespedes, AguilleTa, and Marmol' ana
their numerous adherents about Holguin ana else
where. Don Gabriel MenOcol and a Mexican ofhcer
are the chiefs of The nsurrection which has its re-
treat and supplies in the wilderness OF the CleIaea
and the Corojo mountain near Jaguey Ia Granoe IL
the jurisdiction of Colon His forces have been sen
eral times reported beaten with losses OF aDoul "
killed and wounded The Manicaragua reDels na'o
also been officially described as whipped anu us
persed: but need not say that they SUI l|e No"
deposits of arms have been captured III the Oo'on
district aud the oyasts say that 10 OF tne '"suey
rebels have begged for amnesty. Inc OoNeiuoi "
Baracea in the East has entertained an ouer u eV
with a small body of hungry Insurgents All oiooI
- coora Ia Grande prohibits walking the streets
after 10 o'clock at night except III cases proVueu IOr
A Snanish expedition from Nuevitas ought to nave
arrived near Puerto Principe, between which ana
villa Clara are supposed TO be the forces OF uesaua
IL is now a question whether the army OF Cespedes
ord Aguillera can be brought within cooperating
distance of that of Quesada. need not say that the
military dispositions of the Captaln-Genera look 10
pushiug the rebellion by the way of Villa Clara,
where it has head-ceDter aud numbers, and in
1vbieb direction the forces Of Quesada are likely to
le met. Spite Of those who give us news of them,
we have occasional proofs that the rebels are dis
posed to be enterprsng and IN the nelghborhood OF
Cartagena we hrar that they had obstrueted the
4I,a nf a
steamer In about 20 towns the Spaniards are re-
ported vigilant and court martial regns.
PosrsCRfPT-The truth of a fact, which. in the
foregoing letter refused to believe, has just been
ascertained The volunteers have again threatened
the Captain General which viii explain the tenor OF
his late order. This time il is because he holds
number of DTisoners-sOme say 20 young men caught
on an English vessel their way to join Quesada-
whom it is their wish he should execute at once.
Report runs that they have dared to say tbat-they
will plant cannon against the palace walls unless the
Captain General will adopt vengeful and summary
measures; but for this do not vouch. The temper
of the new Spanish reenfOrcements has been excited
by the killing of of their number outside Of the
walls it is not known how; and yesterday negro
was bayoneted, perhaps in compliment TO this fact;
perhaps also because of the secret circular first dis
covered melting the negroes to revolt. The authors
of the circular said TO be in prison. and it may be
that they are the persons whose blood is clamored
for Arrests are frequent More than 100 prisoners
have of late been brought into Havana for careera
tiOn. and fear that the dreadful exile of Fer
nando PO will be again in prospect for those who are
not the worst Of them. AS usual families crowd
ing away from the island.
THE TROUBLE BETWEEN DULCR AND rHE
.i SPANISH VOLUNTEERS.
HAVANA, Feb. 24.-It is true that the Spanish vol
unteers have threatened insuTectiOn against the
authority Of Dulce. On Sunday as a body of them
paraded the streets the palace, insulting cries
were uttered against the Government of the islnnd
along with the shout of liucra DuIcelD This time
the Spaniaris threaten their Captain General be-
cause he holds number Of prisoners in the Fort Ca
banas the other side the harbor whom it is their
wish that he should execute right away. Some say
they are 20 young men just captured from an En-
Elish vessel on their way to join Quesada others
that they the crculators of secret paper inei-
ing the blacks to revolt; others that they the
yousg Cnbans captured in the late massaeres town
These all Stories but the general truth is the
volunteers have been making uncomfortable
pressure on the Captan-Genera 10 give them
bloody example of one kind or other at once. They
have murmured against Dnlce as being Cubanized,
and not for the first time. There is no question,
however, that the veteran Captain General will per-
form what he believes to be his whole duty TO Spain
and that he viii perform il with all severity if pro-
vozed either by enemies OF friends. The paper
addressed by the Captain General the other
day is thus accounted for. That the volun-
teers actually threatened to hold possession
OF Fort Cabanas and plant cannon against
the palace proves the force of the demand made upon
Dulce. With but one regiment of perfectly devoted
men, it is quite possible that Dulce could summon
the nerve TO put the whole of the rebellion under
his foot, but the rumOr goes that he is threatened
with disObedicDce on all sides He has given the
volunteers general assurances. all and perhaps more
than they have night or reason to expect 1t would
have been better it, in the first place. following the
massacre be had made no promises Of Sudden jus
tee, and had not treated his subjects with ambiguity
The distributors Of a secret circular urging the
negroes TO conspiracy and revolt are. understand,
IN Jail A negTo was bayoncted the other night.
probably in compliment TO this fact-perhaps, also,
because volunteer Of the Dewly-arriyed forces was
shot outside the town the other nightan occurrence
which has exasporated in some measure the attitude
which the volunteers have ASSUMED toward their
Government. The offenses and crimes of which they
accuse the Cubans and the vengeful measures which
they camor for bespeak hearty and bitter hatred
ON both sides. The Government has sent private
crcuar to AL its commanders nstructing fIern not
by any means TO wait for overt acts Of rebellion but
70 arrest without question upon suspicion anywhere
and whOmsOoyer Hence arrests are veIy freoueut |
and hundreds of prisoners are being brought to the
Capial IRON Remedios Sagua Cienfueeos Pinar del |
h'o ana other places The towns of Saqna Trinidad
oahens spcrltu. villa Clara Colon and Others have
Doei declared ~ state of siege. The Gpaniards re-
POrt anu gains some credit, that fort near Nh |
eNias probably at Mayanabo held for the rurpose |
vi htfdSslng and opposing Snansb veos,1s 10. boo 4