The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-06-16

trenches were. cut, and the seven an
non, three Of brass and four of iron,
were therein placed. This was all
done previous to the engagement.
Bloodshed and murder are openly
and VIGOROUSLY practised in all direc-
tons by the Spanish officers. There
is a military tribunal at Puerto Prin-
cipe, presided over by one Stefani,
and almost daily the patriots are lay
ing down their lives as martyrs since
the world began, occasionally some
grand example of nobleness of soul is
exhibited to the gaze of mankind
General Quesada henceforth bears an
immortal name. His uncle, Jose Man
uel Quesada, an old man of IS, has
just died a noble death. His offence
was sympathy with the insurgents
He was tried by the court-martial, and
being brought forward to be shot,
promises were made to him if he would
but reveal the names of certain parties
concerned in revolutionary movements,
his life would be spared.
He would not divulge, but gave en-
enlargement to his fellow co%untrymen
when placed in similar circumstances
by saying. 81 desire nothing else than
that others may (under such circum-
stances) have the same heart that /
now have"
The whole island is entirely and
wholly in the hands of the volunteers;
and when say volunteers 1 exclude
their officers. These cannot control
their men at all, as has been lately
VERIFIED They treated the colonel
of the 9TH, Herrero, with contempt,
and the colonel of the 9th has received
worse treatment still. The predeces-
sor of Ibanex, Colonel Calderon Y.
Kessel, was forced to resign. Zui-
uetts, another colonel, has been like
wise subdued by his own men. The
true statement of the case is simply
this: The government of the island of
Cuba is wholly in the hands of
the mob. There is no government
here. The Spanish authority no Ion
ger exists as such. And this spirit of
mobocrecy will 60 on from worse TO
worse until the Spaniards (the decent
ones) themselves will unite their for
tunes Off such an arrangement can be
made at all with their present oppo-
nents, the Cubans. AS to the power
of Spain, that is already at an end,
and the question now is, What must
the weather. Spaniards do ? All who
a are leaving the island, but there
is a vast number who cannot get away.
They must make the best they can of
the situation. The shrewdest ones
are going, however, because they see
nothing but disaster ahead. Rafecas,
n of the oldest merchants among us,
very rich, and lately q captain in one
of the battalions, sails on the Moro
Castle to-day for Spain. Many others
are preparing to follow suit. You
know the old proverb-"Rats always
desert a sinking ship"
Another New York paper, refer
ing to this expedition of General Jor-
dams, says:
The next day after his landing Jor-
dan was attacked by a strong body of
Spaniards, reinforced by troops arriv-
ing from Mayari. He moved out of
his position, and thereby gave the
Spahiards to understand that he gave
up the field. They charged immedi-
ately up to the abandoned points of
defence, (saw a dismounted gun and
a small quantity of war material left
as a decoy,) and soon occupied them.
Jordan had, however, previously ar
ranged other houses, cutting port
holes, &C., and mounting cannon of
Stirring calibre. These were concealed.
Askoon as the troops had fairly got
up to what seemed his abandoned
works, he all of a sudden rained upon
them a perfect fusilade. They were
cut down terribly, and fed as fast as
possible, until they met another de-
tachment from the garrison at Mayari.
Jordan brought along six field pieces
and two siege guns. He arrived q
little sooner than was expected, and
did not get into communication with
Quesada until the third day. He left,
what lie should have never carried
with, the siege guns, and retired, as
he did not wish to wait and have all
the enemy's forces concentrated upon
him. He is now, however, safe and
sound with the rest of his artillery
and munitions of war along with Ger
eral Quesada.
-