The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19

referred TO. Captain Ampudia acceded 20 tneir
request, and o few hours after they returned with
the news that they had contaminated the assassina-
tion This news. however, Is not positive, although
the volunteers hold It to be fact which Is proved.
0nlcially nothing Is known, though the death OF
Donate Marmoi has several times been announced.
We. however, see him In new engagements, to the
dissatisfaction Of the Spaniards. who believed him
to be dead.
On the evening OF the LIST inst two prisoners,
one white and the other colOred, arrived here
Drought by two OF the modified They were taken
to the Government House, ana 1t was quite novelty
to hear the opinions and the delight OF the Catalan
volunteers. who believed they would be shot the
next morning. Some were OF opinion that they
should be Immediately SHOT and dragged along the
streets; but great was fheir dissatisfaction when
they learned that they were not prisoners OF pot-
zeal character and would be released the next day.
A new company OF volunteers is now to be organ
lzed here, to be denominated "Flankers OF the bat
TALON OF order" The commander Of the same will be
Mr.. ElOy de la Sierra, administrator OF the customs
OF this city. On Sunday 9Th instant, at A. M. they
Will have campaign mass on the boulevard OF this
place. ana viii proceed afterwards to the C0bre,
where they are to partake Of o dinner at the sole
expense OF Mr. Eoy de la Sierra. 1t is unnecessary
TO add that the volunteers OF this corps are the
same that composed the other battaons and who
have abandoned their ranks to enlist IN the new
company, attracted by the novelty. Our Governor
Mr. Simon de la Tore also thinks Of going to C6bre
this month, on 'Caridad" day. the patron saint of
that village. 1t supposed there will be great feast
mgs ana amusements on which occasion the presi
salute with cannon. The Governor OF this city will be
accompanied by the "Guias OF Genera la Tore"
been an engagement between the volunteers OF MI
guei Perez, OF Guantanamo ana General Jordan that
erea haS his mem and taxing
prisoners This AFFAIR, 1t is said, took place at
Y0guas, distant some ten leagues from the city.
With such plausible motive the volunteers paraded
our streets with band OF music crying hurrah and
other magic cries or EXPLANATIONS. To-day the veil
under when the truth lay has been removed and, to
there is no such thing The only point OF truth IN
the whole statement was the wounding OF Perez,
caused by v0lley from the insurgents concealed In
ambush.
It Is also reported that the insurgent Colonel Edu-
government With 400 Of his subordinates the truth
OF this Is not known; but 1t Is supposed 1t will turn
out hoax, like the engagement OF Perez.
Colonel Lopez Camara leaves this evening in the
steamer Cenfueg0s for MaDZanillO. He Will proceed
to Bavamo and Jiguani to institute legal process
against Colonel Palacios and Valmaseda, on account
OF the assasslnations committed on several respect
able persons OF this city. Said Colonel Camara runs
great risk in this mission for the assassins spare
no means OF escaping from the punishment OF their
crimes. The news OF this butchery mas caused q
tremendous sensation in this city. and many of the
few young men who still remained In 1t have taken
to the field to unite themselves their brothers to
fight for the independence or their country and to
help to drive away the tyrant3 who des0late It.
About week since some fifty young men, relatives
Of the murdered Victims left on an expedition.
Another being organized, end soon hope to evade
the vigilance Of the guards posted on the outskirts
OF the city.
The captain Of the modified volunteers Campiiio,
Is also being tried for r0bberes and for abuses CON-
mitted by himself and the body under his command.
Many tobacco planters ana poor farmers are pre-
sentlng themselves, complaining and claiming TO-
bacco and other products which CampillO caused
them to surrender under the penalty of beng shot.
The government has taken possession OF several
stores aud warehouses where Camphlo had stored
and deposited the effects he had robbed In the vari
GUS districts where he operated with the moblized
volunteers. Some 800 bales of tobacco alone have
been found Notwithstanding this the government
has not broken Campili0 from the service and has
only moved himttO another district He Is now in
Jaraguica, where he will doubtless again practise
Valmasena is expected here on the Sth inst. It is
said he brings list OF all the FreemasOns OF this
city, to pursue them and attribute crimes to them
that they may be judged and shot. 1t Is some time
since this General has been pursuing Freemasons
OF whom he Is a deadly enemy, and which ne has
proved to many who have fallen into his hands,
1t is also reported here that the insurgents Will
attack the village called CObre during the feast
insurgents are concentrating oil their forces
for the purpose about said village, to fall
upon 1t when least expected 1t Is very likely
the plan viii meet NTH success as s,.t the Gov
feasts and Will usual be found intoxicated. Our
first authority Is also always to be found at the balls
given on Sunday evening at the theatre, called Co.
mercio These balls are OF most immoral charac-
ter and only the low colOred women and volunteers
attend them. Many attest having seen the Governor
dancing with one OF these wOmen-he seeming very
much pleased at It, The insurgents, with o know
ledge OF the foregoing facts have chosen most OPP
perfume moment to show the authorities that while
they dance there are many who are wide awake to
the patriotic defence Of the country.