The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-27
THE CUBAN REYOLUTION.
Sad State OF fAzsairs-Refugees-Fe
OF the Spanish Troops-The Shooting
OF Captain Lopez. .~-


OF the Spanish TroOps-The Shooting
OF Captain Lopez.
The letters received from Cuba give sad
picture of the unhappy state of affairs in that
island. Many outrages are committed by the
Spanish troops and volunteers. Arrests are
very numerous, and widespread alarm pre-
walls among the people, hundreds OF whom are
heeiDg from the island to places OF safety.
many Of them seeking refuge in the United
States. letter from an American in Cardenas
says: !Es: ro.o,,.;, : !,
ing all the efforts of the Spanlards to stop it.
The treasury is bankrupt, and appeals are
made in the papers for Subscriptions to sup-
port the volunteers in the field, but think all
will be in vain. In a few months more the yell
low fever and cholera will find abundant food
IN the ranks OF the unacclimated Peninsulars
that are coming or are already here. They are
afraid here that the insurgents will make q
raid upon them and destroy the crops though
they try to put bold face upon the matter.
Hundreds are being arrested a1l the time. The
Moro Castle is said to be full Of prisoners.
letter written from Manzanillo by native
Cuban says:
Affairs here are growing worse ana verse
every day. The insurgents are RAPIDLY increas-
lug IN number and extending themselves all
over the island. They have taken away the
hood, and have armed all the able bodied ne
groes. The Captain-Gen granted gene.
raj amnesty for all the insurgents who would
iay down their arms, but they have not taken
hatred toward the Spanish Government seems
to increase daily, and they all appear determin-
cd to throw Of the Spanish yoke. The City
rection, was completely destroyed on the ap-
proach Of the Spanish troops, and now thou
sands of families are wandering about the
country homeless, and in the most deplorab:e
state imaginable: The goverpmen forces are
acting shockingly, stealing end assassinating
In every direction. Here we sec nothing but
soidlers and spanish volunteers, for all the
Cuban young men have Joined the insur-
gents.
The following is an extract Of a letter dated
Cienfuogos, Cuba, March 10, written by 8
highly intelligent Cuban lady to friend in
Philadelphia:
land. Our br ,thers, men Of heart and intel
lect, are daily arrested and imprisoned or ex-
lied, and the fow who remain at liberty have no
alternative but to Gee the country, or join the
insurrectionists in the interior. You can form
no idea OF what we suffer; and, IL it were possi-
bic, we would shut ourselves no, refusing to
see our friends, for the theme Of conversation
ting to our feelings. We sre watched and sur.
rounded by spies; for, as you know. the largest
prop rtion OF the population Of this town are
nNuVes OF Spain, anu they openly proclaim that
they will not be satisfied until emigration or
determination has swept all the natives from
the island and left them sole possessors Of our
idoli1ed Cuba. a
No formation has reached ,1s ae to Whist
success the Spanish troops have had who q
few days ago went in pursuit OF the Insurgents.
It is stated here that Adolph Cavada, chief
Of the patriot forces in this district, and also
Felix Bouyon, have captured large number
OF Spapiards, soldiers and civilians, and instead
OF putting them to death, as the Spaniards do
with tho prisoners they capture, have lnyari-
ably treated them with the greatest humanity.
God grant, If these two men she:!d ever fall
into the power OF the Spaniards, that they may
receive the like treatment; but Idoubt 1t much,
for these cruel Spaniards have an unquench-
able thirst for blood.
Yesterday was o day of mourning. Poor
Don Juan Capote Lopez was arrested in his
own house, few miles from town. He was
brought here, jnlged by . military commis-
sion and shot. He died with the most heroic
valor, exciting the greatest grief In the hearts
OF his conntrymen, and feelings OF compas-
sion among the few Spaniards who have any
heart left. he asked for an interview with his
wife and children, which was refused and they
kept him from seven A. M. to four r. M. in an
open field, exposed to the fiery rays Of the sun,
with his hands so tightly bound aH to cause
them to be much swollen, giving him great
pain.
As he waa entirely surrounded bv tYoons. and