New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-31


The Spanish soldiery reported in bad condition.
and in the Eastern Department 200 Of them have died
Of cholera .-.. ...
CONFESSIONS OF THE SPANISH PREsS-THE IN
SUBTRACTION ADMITTED TO BE GAINING
STRENGTH - SPANISH DIsHEARTENMENT-
ROBBERY OF MAILS BY TIE GOVERNMENT
lPROM OUR own CORRESPONDENT
HAVANA, May 22.-ThOse who believed that
the Instruction which commenced at Yara now eight
months ago, would soon terminate have been more "uo
more disappointed all the while. remark, when was
apt made in COMMUNICATION from this place 10 IAE
TRIBUNE 10 the effect that the whole island was under
mined" with the revolutionary element, was in every
particular true This was said during last February
and every day since has but developed the correctness
OF the statement Let us instance rev proofs vi VIC
fact Out OF their mouths shall they DC conVc'eu
The Pa5ellon gaeional OF Clenfuegoi in late NUMBER
saws that there are numerous bodies Of insurgents IN
that jurisdiction and that they committing excuses;
stirring ND the people to to the authorities
and IN ne that the whole country around In state OF
nrOfouud cOmmOtOn" These words are lteraiy coIlou
from the Spanish paper referred 10; ana the day issues
~ the GoyeTnmeut Journals while attempting conceal
the truth reveal in the strongest ngh the weakness VI
Idyai man writes from Santiago de Cuba to the Dia-
rto 1--WE need another battalion IN order that the service
ONLY i'm hs way may surprise be avoided such as took
place yesterday, and which sows ruin ana dissennates
DidriO Ito its influence To brng ABOUT thls emu he
raising Of the battalion &c and This people ne adaS
heard from Trinidad There 500 or COO insurgents
are stated to be IN the paaldo OF CS9agan III PGc
Spanish inhabitants. The whole jurisdiction of Remedies
is in a state of revolution Valmaseda vii soon be
driven Bayamo IL he has hot already left and TO
conclude upon this point, the Pd0eton hdco'ac sags;
after "A full review Of the state OF matters In the Central
and Eastern Departments published few days ago. that
II is idle attempt longer TO conceal the true stuatOp
fact growing stronger" aud along with 1t general
spread of anarchy. Sugar estates are constantly re-
cut and torn up The one between Nuevitas aud puerto
Principe has been more or less OUT OF wVKS 10 20
by the fact before cltei with the additional one that
the train is drawn by oxen and the further one still that
the insurgents and tho Spanish soldiers ACCOMMODATING
the train had three encounters during the trip Tue first
fight happened at the ODonnell station, where
number OF Spanish soldiers were killed ana wonhueui
and the seeohd u Station San Jose where nS 6 Se
ast affair took place Within nine miles Of Puerto Pruepe
A ARcn tins these Is provision ST fh aR are re
goes ont, as they are frequently Iorceu 10
While the war RACES both parties suffer from the want
Of tho OF life In the camp at Batabayo there
found large number OF women ana eHullem VIZ
had fed thither for protection against the Government
forces And Iesea finds the prices Of provisions SO hn az
ting of Of supplies that he has caused to he p3oshed
scale Of prices eonforY99e TO mat Oh peaee!
this done under pretext 0ut hgt te true one
He says the order is made because vi the spirit OF spee
laton but the truth u.s. mat the G9Yerneni, ny tGe
first place wants TO get food for ts soldiers as cheapy az
pOssble aud all yrannieal measures are done under
some Ostensble preteXt, this spirit OF speculation
should be read to mean Rum TO the prosperity OF tls
Of inSarecOS; staryaton and death 10 ths people
who, under the pressure Of tho hour, salute me Win
their lips, though their hearts are Tar away
The spauards hereaboHt have lost the confident tone
which they have been accustomed 70 use IN speaking OF
the rebellion and its prospects Decentralization holds
high head i'm the ranks OF both the regulars ana yOun
teers Only short time ago. because the 9TH Battalion
became offended at Gen. Dulce, 1t forced It's Colonel TO
march by the CdlleOn OF Justiz when going TO the
Cabaias instead OF passing as heretofore before lhe
CaptanGeneral palace. In this way they showed their
extreme contempt for the head authority A few days
before, battalion refused 10 afeh ont OF the Caoahs
because the GeneTa had paTdOned some poor
suspected person and there is chance IN the world
for Duloe 10 escape murder for much longer time,
except in resignation ana III Journey abroad haVana
is deeply revolutionary as any DINER part OF inc sle
aud nothing prevents the flame OF revolution bursting
forth at any 1e except tue Wen manned iorts aronna
the town, and the wHr-steaIeTs fehuJ dI nIoieHts
warning to fire shot and shell into the the doomed clty
And this punishment has been promised In case Oi
severe revolt here 49,, -
cag upon the coast would add to the eIlaratiOn winch
all Cubans feel Disease is doing lie WORK among
seem hatterng to the CuDs Cespedes reuaus quietly
at the captal-Sibancu-directing all the movements
Of the insurgents loved aud yeneraed by all his country
men as the grand figure Of tho revolution while Duce,
the satrap Of almost efete monarchy, is at times
trembling for his safety, and his friends unwilling,
on certain occasions to him 20 out upon the street
OF a people determined TO be free; while the other is
moved by the we'll grounded fear that spain may lose
though every effort DO put forward TO prevent 1.-THE
brightest jewel of the crown.
Won have Doubtless heard s.mething OF the
veance which has been lately placed over the Post,
Office. Bat here Is something new: NOW, GA every
Saturday morning QuirOs, SuOInsFecor Of the Police
may be- seen standing at the door OF Drain d Co, con-
OF the Atlantic Mail steamships aud lie taxes
pleasure in relieving gentlemen Of their letters especially
should they in DC suspected OF being TOO strongly
Ia sympathy with the reyoluton This has been actually
done lately, and extraordinary
things attempted by the Government before THIS
war shall have been brought TO close