New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-27
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FROM SPAIN.

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| LEASE OF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
| HAVANA Aug. GA battalion of volunteers has
| been enlisted for active service in the field, COM
| posed of six companies of white and two companies
of colored men. Volunteer regiments will be formed,
to act as q reserve and will take the place OF the
| volunteers already enlisted when they go TO the
field. George Aab, American, was lately arrested
by the Spanish authorities at Cienfuegos, and re-
| leased through the intercession of COnsulGeneral
| Plumb. Mr. Aab sailed for Key West this afternoon
| An attempt was made yesterday to rob the Savings
Bank, but it frustrated and the robbers arrested
in the act party of insurgents lately attacked the
town of Bando. in the Central Department but were
| repulsed
| COL. PALACIOs' ACCOUNT OF THE MASSACRE
| MILITARY oPERATIoNs-CoNDITIoN or THE
SPANISH AUTHoRITIEs-THE FERNANDO Pc
ESCAPE.
HAVANA, Aug. ell recently had an inter-
view with Col Palacios who shot the Santiago de Cuba
prisoners on their way to meet Count Valmaseda for
trial He has been ordered to Spain. The reason he
gave Rodas for thus acting is that the prisoners endeav
ored TO escape but he frankly confessed that when
the volunteers in the interior made aware Of the
sensation caused the States by Valmasedas proclama
ton and its condemnation there they all agreed TO make
liberal offers to the rebels in future, and to execute
secretly all who fell into their hands In obedience TO
Rodass orders says the prisoners in Jail are taken
from one place to another Ostensbly for trial. The com
mandng officer in whose custody they are reports an
attack by nsurgent force, the escape OF some Of
the prisoners and the shooting OF the rest for safeyt
sake The prisoners in custody in many instancet
reported a body of highwaymen which have been dis
posed OF in encounter Hence the continued reports
OF engagements all quarters, whereas It is wenowr
that military operations the part Of the spaniards are
at stand on Of the condition Of the roads ane
| sickness.
The official dispatch Of the Governor Of Trinidad the
loss OF convoy from Jucaro to Cego de Avia as fol
lows Col Portal escorted the convoy with $50 men
and was surprised at the PeagOnes estate by body Of
insurgents 700 strong Portal killed. losing his con
voy and men, with the exception Of two, who are now
here" The press report is that Portal with 90 men, wal
attacked by 1900 He killed at the start Some q
his escaped and the convoy proceeded under the
custody of another detachment which had been sent u
reinforce Portal They have been compelled to comics,
the disaster because the from insurgent sources
had reached Havana six days previous with such detah
as admitted doubt The Prensd says the intelligence
was brought here by an insurgent, via Batabano IL
looks the rebel organization very serious for the
Spanish cause aud calls the attention Of the Government
| to It.
The official dispatches from Colon, Macagua, and
Jaguey Grande, in the Western District, follows;
"a strong body OF insurgents divided into small deach
ments have opened their work Of destruction At Colon
so volunteers who met the first body, have been assas
snated, with the exception Of nine, who had much
trouble to escape Two mail carriers with Government
dispatches been captured Prompt reenforce~-ens
much needed protect the wealth under our Gus
tody the Spaniards in neghborhood begin
to OF the Government TO protect them,
and may be compelled to join the rebels TO save their
property" On receipt of this all available men were
sent in that direction, say about u.s.
The negroes Oan estate Of Pedraso, at Vuelta Abao
have revolted and the Cubans there keep secretly
turing their plan Of instruction for the first available
opportunity.
of fba of
villa Clara, after losing half the me
he had taken with him. In his Dispatch
Rodas, he urges the latter 70 send him a
enforcement of volunteers to protect the property Of
spaniards Yalmaseda not yet been able TO move
from his position No news from Benegasl, and ii Is
mored that he has committed suicide. De Rodas has
dered the commander Of Cinco Villas to maintain himself
on the defensive To the commander Of Puerto Principe
he says The evacuation Of that place by our forces to-
day would be us5 bad for ma as its capture by the
reheIs II woud have ch weight with the Government
at Washington present circumstances as wouu propa
bly lead 70 immediate recognition OF the rebels must
therefore request you 70 stop the evacuation and main
tain your position until further orders" He has been
maneuvering all the week with conservative officers OF
the volunteer us o. the city. to induce them TO go to
The field commanders OF all the battaons appeared
anxious the privilege OF starting first but when the
matter became decisive, they backed out as already
had anticipated or the party against the proy
jona government has worked much 20 call their attc
nose On the other hand the officers and soldiers OF the
regular army are very hostile toward the volunteers
The enlstments for the two modified battaons mas mol
progressed in the least and may be reported failure Dt
Rodas took the OF the Bay Railroad Company at
o'clock Yesterday morning a visit TO Matanzas, II
company Secretary Roberts and the guides OF the Gen
era Upon arrival OF the Spanish mail boat brngine
official report OF the escape OF the nineteen Fernando Pt
proners orders were issued for the conscaon OF the
property and has increased the excitement against the
provisional government and its representative here
THE sPANIARDs BROUGHT TO A srAND-MoRE
CoNFIsCATl0Ns.
HAVANA, Aug. 2t.-Gen. Lesca has gone tc \
span and the reports in circulation to he credited
there is good number OF other officers who exceed
ingly anxious TO leave the island This feeling is largJ
shared by the sodiery There is money with which
TO pay the troops and the dlsaecon becoming YerJ
great The GovernorGeneral is visiting Cardenas
Matanzas and other towns in the interior and Oh te
coast His reason for dong so at this time Is sao
10 be an apprehension that the volunteers VII
ranove the governors OF some OF these towns
"a was lately the case at Matanzas. Al preseh'
eight largo men-of-war here. They cannot s'
out cruising because they are short OF eoi anu eau
get none It is estimated that the Governments aIe"y
owes the coal companies $C0OOO ana mas oecn ue'e
mined ON their mart TO furnish more coal, unless iot
money Maid down. This will occasion cohslueraoe en-
harrassment in the matter Of naval operations.
ing - reported the jurisdiction OF the Can
dIar,as which is in yueta Abajo Country Western
recruitment The laborers on three sugar estatesre'
Ited and were joined by other country people Thel
uroents are in the serras awaiting an expedition e%
eced 70 arrive with guns aud munitions OF war; This,
a. is supposed, will land on the Northern coast.
The insurgents making Roadway In the jurisdiction
o Colon and in the colony of San Domingo. They have
BEEN Of lae burning up all the sugar estates in those re-
on and the county full Of rebels The Gaeeta OF yes
tardav contains decree OF tho General with
10 balances OF money and accounts current per