The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-01
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The spanish Minister Writes TO DE Rodas 4
Letter that Never Renched its Proper Dcs-
IiHnIion-N hat was Found in the Interccptcd

Letter that Never Renched its Proper Ocs-
IiBaIiOn-N hat was Found IN the InterccDtcd
Note.
From the Ne,o York Sun ofthis morning.
The following intercepted letter from Minis
ter Roberts to General de Rodas has been for
warded to us bya prominent patriot. 1t came
by the Missouri
LEGATION OF SPAIN, WASHINGTON, Aug. %, 1867
Cabalero de Rodas, Captair-General of Cuba
Dear Sir:-In reply to your communication of the
10th inst relative to the probable future action of
the Government Of the United States, can only
answer you from opinions formed by myself after
having given due attention to the subject by
suting with gentlemen OF reputed intimacy with
this administration
Respecting the gunboats ordered by our Govern
ment they are being pushed TO completion. Twelve
of them will be ready to receive their armaments by
the 10Th of September: but under surrounding cir
cumStances, have advised the agent not to purchase
any ornaments for the present. | am inclined to
believe that if the vessels were ready for the arma-
ments, and they were shipped, it would give new
excuse to the administration to seize more firmly
upon the boats While the present standing order
for their detention is a mere formal affair, or so
considered by me- think that it would please the
administration if it could have some more potent
excuse for holding them until Congress meets in
December. The shipment of American seamen
even to take the boats INTO cuban waters VIII neces
sarly have TO be dispensed WITH and other arrange
meEts made. But there will be time enough TO act in
this case after obtain more satisfactory informa-
tiOn regarding the designs of this Government.
AS things stand at present, | note a manifest
change OF opinion among members of the Cabinet OF
General Grant. Secretary Fish is the most nneXi-
bic of the Cabinet still fear that he respects our
rights more on account Of the Alabama question
with England than out of any respect for our Gov
ernment.
Respecting beigercnt rights being granted the
rebels, am 10th to believe they will be conferred in
haste The pre- of this country is clamOrOus and
may yet succeed in forcing the administration into
granting belligerent rights to the rebels. Our great
est fears are that the gunboat release question will
be delayed until Congress assemblies, and that body,
] iuust confess. will not be 81 to indicate to Gene
raj Grant that Cuban independence must be acknow
edged
l have repeatedly urged my Government to for
ward at least 1000 more men 10 Cuba and with the
least possible delay Also, have urged that mani
festation should be made of the intention to for
ward reinforCements which would dampen the zeal
of American sympathizers and decrease the popu-
arty here of the nsurrectiOn. If General Prm pos
sibly can, he will forward 5000 men to you in OctO-
her, consequently you Will have to rely wholly upon
your present command for continuing supremacy
until you can be reinforced.
What you say regarding conducting an expedition
into the Central Department, with Trinidad Nue.
vitas for an objective point am unprepared to
tend you any counsel II appears TO me of most vital
interest that no seaport should be allowed to fall into
the hands of the rebels for am made aware of the
omnous fact that number OF commercial houses OF
both New York and Boston are perfectly willing and
ready to supply shipping and goods for the rebels
whenever they shall have port of entry.
The draft sent me for paying Deamater Il Co. was
duly presented, paid, and the amount accepted by
the firm. Respecting the next instalment, it should
be paid according to contract, for its non-payment
may cause not only annoyance but unnecessary
When receive further instructions and advice
shall be prompt to communi ate with you.
Yours, respectfully, ROBERTS,
Spread of the Revolution.
HAVANA, Aug. 2l.-The fires of revolution
are increasing, and have spread to San Miguel.
The civil guard had fight yesterday with the
insurgents, two hundred strong. These latter ut
tered the revolutionary cry near Cosco The
Government has demanded reinforcements by
telegraph, from which it would appear that up
to the present the said rebels had not been put
down.
Spanish Atrocities.
An act OF Don Juan Argudin commander of a
party OF disciplined militia, operating in the
Cinco Villas country, is now being much dis
cllssed. Recently he arrested two young brothers,
eight and twelve years old, who had employed
their time in giving the patriots news of the
Spanish movements
Argudin sought TO induce them to inform him
OF the locality of the insurgents, their number
etc, but no means of persuasion avaled He
lhereupon threatened to shoot the younger
-Four soldiers were ordered to present their
pieces, which were only loaded with powder
lhe boy refused to say n single word, and re-
celVed the discharge of the soldiers rs became Il
man. The other boy was then fastened, though as
yet ignorant of the fate of his brother, and was
placed in position to be shot.
be refused positively to communicate any
thlng, but simply demanded to be allowed to
draw lew whiffs from the cigar that he was
Then smoking. The discharge was as Intellectual
as the first, the guns being loaded in the same
way, and Argudm became so enraged that he
ordered the little Cubans TO be shot in the old
lusIloncu style, DuC the captain charged with
the duty refused to carry out his instruct Ons.
All the news received points to the spread of the
rebellion.
The towns of Guines Guanajay, the Cinco
Villas Remedies, Colon, and tue Vueta Abaio
country are also on fire. Nothing more is needed
really at present but arms and munitions of war.
Men are abundant; but arms arms that is tue
true want OF our patriotic bands. Last Sunday
the volunteers in Guanabacoa, having no one
else to fight, concluded to get up a row among
hnT sINNp Ntrhf n IpA
minutes among them, but no one was seriously
harmed.