The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-25
THE REVOLUTION
Spain Talks and Cuba Fights--The
Perils of Americans in Havana
Numerical Strength of
the Opposing
Armies.

From long letters forwarded from Havana on the
18th inst, we make the following extracts:-
The Public streets.
1t is almost worth a life for an American to go
into the streets alone. None do go out alone Again
long cipher despatch received day before yesterday,
has directed the archives Of the Consu-Generalshp
to be compactly packed, and that he will call meet
ing OF all subjects OF the United States tomorrow
next day.
The Numerical Strength
of the two armies stands ABOUT as follows Spain
has 5000 regulars the island She has sent 81, 900
men here since October, 1868. The army reports
show loss by battle, prisoners, and ravages of yell
low fever, and cholera Of 1000 men; $4,000 voiun-
teeTs have been armed during the same time; $1,000
of them have succumbed to disease and vicisstudes
OF war. There are then about 80 600 men fighting
for Spain. The number of Cubans who have arms
battles which Spanish ofcias make. there would be-
/ find on examination, about G5,OOO Cubans under
Cubans Quitting Havana.
This capital, before the revolt of Yara, claimed
100000 inhabitants. There are now, at the very
outside figure, no more than $4,000 people here
Thousands OF Spanish merchants and traders have
fed to Spain. 1,housandsiof wealthy Cubans have
gone to New York, New Orleans, Mexico, and
Europe, while very many thousands of Cubans have
driited into the interior to join the Cuban army
Not only have men gone, but at least 10000 ladies
have also left Havana for different towns OF the in
terror 1t is estimated that there are now 10000
empty houses in this city.
More Troops from Spain.
Gable dispatches were received here yesterday
telling the authorities to hold the seaports, and take
no risks in the interior until renforcements arrive
from Spain; that 25 600 men to be sent to Cuba
at the rate of 1900 weekly and that the first 1000 had
from Barcelona. The directors of the Spanish Bank
it is sald received telegram from Madrid saying
that all parties-Carlists, Bourbons, Isabeltes-all
clans and classes, demanded that the Regency shall
save Cuba at all hazards
Expeditions and Arms from ON; our Southern a Const
An expedition under General Ramon de Castro left
Cedar Key on the 10th instant for the Central De-
partment OF Cuba. It consisted OF 3I5 eX-C0nfede
rates, eighty of whom were of the Macon expedition,
which was betrayed by Strohecker. There were
| 5000 muskets landed at Cedar Key by the steamer
Mary, which plies between this port and Mobile, and
| Another line Of steamers runs between Cedar Key
and Fernandina. This liCe has also taken arms and
munitions to Cedar Key. large expedition, report
says 1900 strong, to have sailed from there for
Cuba the 29th, by the ex-blockaderunner Lillian,
and steamer fitted out at Mobile for privateer
| vice; but two Spanish spies found arms on board
the Mary on her passage from Mobile to Cedar Key
on the 18th inst. The managed to throw one box Of
| arms overheard. The captain of the Mary returned
to Mobile to put the spanards on shore; which
done, he steamed for Cedar Key with all possible
haste, to advise the filibusters rendezvOusing
0 Their possible "a aey ad mot not
captain OF the Lillian, and the result was that they
determined to make sure Of what men they had BY
| arms and munitions they had by the Lillian She
carried but one gun, a 24-pounder. longe range A
complete armament for her, well as for another
steamer, was to have arrived with the steamer due
at Cedar Key from New Orleans yesterday.
The spanish Gunboats Building in New York
| The New York Times publishes the following rela-
tive to the progress of work on the Spanish gun
| boats:-
The fifteen vessels already in port are so far ad-
| vanced toward completion that they are now all
lying at the extensive docks of the Delamater Iron
| Works, at the foot Of Thirteenth street, North
river for the purpose OF receiving their machinery
and rigging. This work is now being rapidly pushed
by the contractors and the result is noticeable each
succeeding day, so fast does the entire work pro-
| ceed.
The remaining fifteen vessels still remain at
| Mystic, Conn, IN the hands of the shipbuilders
Their hulls are finished and in the water, but the
joiner work upon them has been only recently COM
| menced, consequently they do not present very
| forward appearance They have as yet no masts
spars, rigging, machinery, or gun-carrage fittings
| and 1t is believed by those who have practical
knowledge Of naval construction, that it will take at
| least six weeks before the joiner work alone
| can be completed and the time necessary Tor their
| over three months. Work is, however, being pushed
rapidly upon all the vessels, by order OF the Spanish
officer there stationed, and every man that can be
| advantageOusy employed has recently been put to
work, the scene OF operation at the yards being an
interesting and bustling The other half Of the
| fleet, as has already been stated Is now at the
Delamater Works, in this city, receiving the
| for their proposed scene of action. Beside
the one already making trial trips fourteen are
| now having their machinery and boilers put in,
though the joiner work is still in unfinished state.
| They are however, in so forward a condition, speak
ing in general sense that 1t will only require from
twenty to twenty-five days to place the entire batch
| in instant readiness for sea. These final prepara-
OF Captain Arragon and his Lieutenant, who mar.
rowly scan each and every DETAIL and evidently
men who have a thorough knowledge OF naval archi
lecture and equipment