New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-21

Of Cuba by the United States wherein 1t says
AS naval and military position in the Gulf
of Mexico, Cuba is of great value. Troops ana
a squadron would be required there, but the
people of America, with whom the acquisition OF
Cuba is so popular would offer objection to such
an outlay. There is no reason for Great Britain TO
grudge their possession Englands possessions in
those seas exposed to attack at present that
the danger cannot be augmented In the interests of
commerce il is desirable that Cuba be prosperous,
and her prosperity is much more probable under
American government than as q distressed colony
Spanish Republics
THE VOLUNTEERS REFUSE TO FIGHT--A SUGAR
SCANDAL.
HAVANA, Aug. 15.-To replace the losses the
battalion of modified volunteers sustained In campaign,
twas lately proposed to select three men Of each COM
pany Of the Havana Volunteers To induce them they
promised not to be sent to the field Of operations
and told that they to be employed merely TO
garrison the city Of Nuevitas Mono would enlist; but
they said they would all in body Of 5000 or 1900 men,
commanded by their officers, which they Of course,
know is impracoable News was received at the Palace
yesterday from Macagua, Jaguey Grande, and Colon,
stating the insurgents intended TO open active opera
tons in the western district The Dtdito Is alarmed
In respect 10 conscated the Roberts family are
now the talk Of Havana. Mr.. Lopez Roberts, who Is
Civil Governor, and has charge OF the business OF
sugar turned over be sold The amount Of con-
scated sugars large and they are all sold by
they bring large lot coming from the estate of Senior
Mora (San Joaquin has been lately sold TO Perez and
MeyerOs Spanish spectators. These gentlemen would
not report the price at which the were bought
even when pressed for an answer by some OF their friends
and other brokers' Bills of exchange 10 tho amount OF
$4,000 reported having been drawn recently III
favor Of Lopez Roberts, the Civil Governor
THE CUBAN EXPEDITION.
A suit has been brought in the United States
District Court of Brooklyn, by Jacob Herrion, Peter
Hammond and Catherine A. Franklin against Ignatio
A nd oth CuDan Jacob
Heron $9ss5 for ten days Of his tug
boat Jonathan Chase. His claim was secured by the
cases. and parts Of three wagons the property Of the
Junta in this city. The suit OF Peter Hammond is
for the amount for charter OF his tug6Oat il. NJ
Cool and Catherine A. Franklin for 5000 for the use
Of the tug r. L. Mabey. The property 70 have been
S5m Wien he t through their counsel applied 10
Judge Benedict to have the default reopened The
pected that the suits will come up for trial at the first
session Of the Court.
ANOTHER CUBAN EXPEDITION.
1t is suspected on good grounds that Cuban
expedition will leave within few days either from this
port Boston, Preparations have been quietly and
silently going for the last three weeks among tho
Cubans of this city, and it IS believed that the two
three expeditions a small scale from Florida were
blinds to divert the attention Of tho public from
the direction In which the work is going Marshal
Barlow has been for the last two weeks taking
extraordinary precautions against any violation
win probably find some difficulty in getting safely on
Wild and probably unfOunded, story aoat ycster
day. 20 the effect that conspiracy existed among certain
OF the Cubans In this city TO seize several OF the Spanish
RunbOats as completed. and sail of IN them TO
the Antilles What with the Port Admiral, Barlow, Del
amater and the spaniards this would be indeed din
cult, If not an impossible, achievement. The released
nbusteTs have been mysterOusy quiet for three weeks
past and their leaders have subsidized into sudden OBJ
SECURITY,
CoNTRABAND PUBLICATIONS.
Copies of La RerOlucion, the Cuban organ
printed In this city are being extensively circulated IN
Cuba and Puerto Rico. The copies to be forwarded
printed tissue paper aud inclosed in envelope like
an ordinary letter