Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-21
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
The New Constitution on Citizenship.
Consul Gregg, the Cuban Banquet
and the Jamaica Press.
Statement from the Secretary of The
Junta.
Spanish Officer Assassinatsd on
Suspicion of DisIOyalty.
Some of the Petty AnnOyanCes Of
the cOOIie Trade.
lncendiary Proclamation, Percussion
Caps, and other Fireworks.
The New Constitution on Citizenship.
IOhn chinaman Setting up for Him
self on the Island.

NEW YORK, November 20.-The
new Constitution of the Cuban Repub-
lie has been published by the Junta.
Among its provisions are the follow
ing articles:
" AN the inhabitants OF the Repub-
lie OF Cuba are absolutely free, and all
The citizens are considered "a soldiers
of the liberating arnly.
1.-The House Of Representatives shall
not abridge the freedom of the press,
OF public meetings, eduestion, the
right Of petition, nor any inalienable
right Of the people"
The document Is signed by Carlos
Manuel d. Cespedes, President of the
Convention, and all the delegates.
A private letter from Jamaica, un-
der date Of the 18th of October, states
that Consul Gregg declares that the
report Of his speeches at the Cuban
banquet. as furnished by the Jamaica
nreSS. was incorrect. Mr.. Gregg as
-erts that he simply expressed his be-
lief that Cuba WOuld secure her free
dom. and that, ia bis opinion, judg-
ing from the existing state OF public
feeling in America, one Of the FIRST
acts OF Congress would be the recOg-
NaltENA Afl A0AdtA EAAATs III dAAAAND
having uttered the sentiments attrib-
uted 90 him. What he really did say
Was that there is a scarcity OF seamen
for the United States service at pres
ent, 50 much 30 that great difficulty
IL experienced in finding men to en-
list. In consequence of this, the Sec
retarv Of the Navy has issued an order
providing for the payment of the
bounty TO the men willing TO enter TIE
navy.
The Secretary OF the Cuban Juuta,
on his recent visit To the Navy Yard,
stated that all the men who were PTis.
oners with him on the receiving ship
TfSmOnt, were in Cuba, and that their
position was not SO desperate as had
been represented by their enemies.
They Wega successful in repelliug the
Spanish tre5gs constantly, and the
greatest trouble they had 10 contend
with there was the position assumed
by the United States Government
against them.
4 private dispatch from Trinidad
10 4 gentleman in New York gives
the news that Gen. DeR0das, on his
late visit 10 that city, shot Col. De-
basso, killing him Instantly. The
reason assigned for the act was that
Iiehas-o, commander Of the regiment
reeQtly sent from Spain, was detected
in the get OF communicating with the
ueV0luti6ni-lS
\ Havana letter 10 the HOrld states
that the French bark TOmaSis recent
iy arrived there with only siXty-eight
coolies on board from M8OcOa. 1t APP
pears that after leaving port with
s.argO OF $40 coolies, the latter mutt
ned and murdered the captain, and
drove the crew on in boats. The
crew reached Java, when a Dutch
war steamer pat to sea, and after a
night, daring which jity-eight coolies
were killed, recaptured the vessel and
brought Ii 10 Java, where another
captain and tAe old crew were put On
board. Sine then sailed again for
Cuba, bat during the voyage the COO
lies committed suicide by cutting their
thrOat5 and jumping overheard 20
such an extent that but siXty-eight re-
mi. ined un her arrival at Havana.
nAyASA, November 2J.-In Mo-
naco al jncendiary proclamation and
"A large uUmber Of percussion caps
were fnun1 ~ the Spanish authOri-
lies. and number OF individuals
arrested Gn su-picion OF being con-
cerned in a plot to use them against
tho Spanish Government.
The campaigu in Cienaga de Zapata
i concluded. The insurgents escaped
to Cinqua Nillls.
Nearly a thousand Cinnamon were
found near Cienaga, who had organ
lied an independent government.
They were arrested.