The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-07

THANKS are Que 70 captain W. H. OS2o0i I0r i0VoTs
received
Stringent Decree CONCERNING Passports
Expeditions fror tho Stntes--ScditiOus DOcu-
menis.
The Captain General has issued decree touching
passports, as follows:An persons leaving the island
without passport will be fined 500 or imprisoned
100 days. Captains permitting persons to embark
without passports to be fined 5000 and the ship de-
tanned until 1t is paid. or the consgnees undertake to
pay 1t. The consignee who issues ticket without
the presentation OF passport shall be fined $500.
Tue government has received notice Of an exped
ton from the States with $50 men. The point Of
departure or Intended landing Is not known. The
Ferdinand el Catoco went 10 sea on Tuesday even
ing, doubtless In search.
the rebels recently captured convoy within that
Jurisdiction, loaded with arms and supplies.
letter from Trinidad, the 23d reports all quiet In
that vicinity The insurgents are In the mountains
lengthy document being an appeal to span.
ards not 20 oppose the reyoatloa "a Oaoa ana
residents alike lniniica to spanish rule has been
secretly circulated through tho ciiy during the past
week. Also circular OF the more Dig0ed voun.
teers finding fault with the lack OF energy displayed
by the government, and insisting tnat the only pro-
por way to close up the instruction Is TO slaughter
Poeition of the Insurgents-A Landing FIX.
pected-Expedition to tho COuntry-Sickness
Among the Tr0Ops-Depnrture Of General
LEtorre-His Unpopularity With the Span.
tartls-I1orrb,c Assassinafi0ns by tho V0lun.
teers,
SANTIAGO pH CUBA, Sept 49, $780,
There IS strong nsurgent force between here
ana Guantanamo, at place called Ramon. and
from the perslstency with which II has occupied it,
and its position regards the coast 1t Is believed
that they expect landing of arms and ammunition.
This is the more probable rs the rebels have been ex-
tremely busy Of lase In collecting horses and mules
Otherwise but little is heard OF their whereabouts
and the immediate vicinity OF this city Is very
quiet. The military authorities are tolerably active,
ana have nearly all their disp0saDle men In the
field. on the 2ist inst. column OF 400 men, with
two pieces OF artillery, under command OF Major
Izquierdo, LETT by train on an expedition the dest
nation OF which Is not known. Toe whole Of the
Guantanamo garrison has also gone out leaving only
volunteers IN that place.
AS already advised, the sick In the hospital are
very numerous, and every train and every coasting
vessel continues to add to their number. low lever
is the principal disease.
General de la Tore leaves to-day, per steamer
Pajaro, for Havana and doubtless for the peninsula.
lie was formerly very popular with the Spanish ee
ment here, owing to the frequency 0! executions
under his command; but he has recently become an
object OF hatred 10 the Spanards, owing 10 has oppo
sition to the evi counses OF bloodthrsty. clique
here. Hts indignation al the Jiguan atroclty, par
ticuary, did much TO bring about thus change.
have a fresh ASSASSINATION by tie spaaiards to
record, equal in atrocity to the Jguani affair,
though fortunately, more limited III extent. Near
the village OF Cobre lived family, OF which Joaquin
Rosabc, sixty years OF age, was the head lie had
the other members of the family consisting or
three women and SIX children. On the both
ult. Rosabel and his sons were arrested, taken to
Cobre ana put in jail. On the 4th INST they were
taken out and despatched for Cuba, four leagues
distant under the escort OF party OF volunteers,
commanded by certain Juan Ruiz. After march,
AhOut teauiIe and when their home fh0y
were shot down and their bodies huddled into
ditch and 80 scantily covered as TO leave them q
prey to the dogs and vutures. The women ana
children are LEFT to beggary. The government has
taken notice or the AFFAIR. regret to say that
this Is not isolated case, bu. s only sample OF
many where the object Is to get people out OF the
way without q trial.