The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-08

ENVlHITT
the desired result. 1t IS an effort Go say popular
things III The style OF iterate person, and save
III ne adiDlssi0us IL makes, IL oil no Importance II
Is regarded by the public as q catcnpenny OF TIE
printers.
AS TO the policy OF General Rodas, at this early
day, 1t remains open to speculation. Lake Duice, ht
comes with vows OF peace and reconciliation. anu
despite the contrary opinions which have been
here aud elsewhere entertained, there are reasons
Tor believing that he will ut first try the efcacy
mud treasures. THIS would seem Impossible after
the experiences OF his predecessor. SUM- though like
an spanish oflcias seemingly incapable Of stating
anything directly, he hnts AT this his address he
says, ut rs my mission to restore confidence and
peace" What Is OF still greater significance in connec
non "th the national integrity, he speaks OF justce
aud morality" by the jater he can only radical
feorm IN the administration OF the public service
want OF which has been ono exciting cause OF. the
rebellion; and by the former. such rights 10 the
people OF Cuba AS are possessed by other Spanish
PROVINCES. Again. he hopes $50 enace every track
aia vtStge OF the determination and destruction
"hch ewH war OF necessity produces. to extln
gaish al animosities 10 heal past wounds and TO
"iS many tears" Certainly these are words OF
ace In his interview with the editors OF the leading
~dfnals, wiica took place "Wednesday, there were
'ianiiested even stronger indications OF a mild 20 l.
~ ne expires Sed 70 them his dissatisfaction at the
Nets and coarse language used Ia treating OF the
suatuG since. far from tending to union ana paci-
ncauon. they tended To excite the passions and
throw obstacles in the way OF carrying out the poll
~ OF The government. He said, 81 am beiieyed to
be sanguinary; but on the contrary desire to pa
ana expect the press TO aid me III the
work OF Cancellation and peace" He stated
DulCc uuu Dctu HdTSniy tTeuteu, umuiux ia
The matter Of honor he yielded to no one. thereby
doubtless intending to express his dSoellef IN the
accusations against Dulce Of iavOrng 1nsurgents
lie has. moreover, remarked in conversation with
his friends that upon leaving the island OF Cuba ne
wished to do so as the pacidcator and not the con-
queror Of the insurreCtiOn.
In the policy thus indicated. certainly unexpected
enough the General, moreover Is not nkeU To
lack support and that from quarter equally uneX.
pected. ~ Is SAID. upon good authority, that enc
volunteers OF Matanzas and Cardenas, In paying
their respects to his Excellency represented 10 him
tile cOun:ry''-Duice's iangu ige-and that ex-
perience had taught them that vigorous CINE
was Ike TO end in the independence OF the island.
Others there among the Spaniards who entertain
these sentiments and the idea Is becoming prevalent
throughout Havana that an attempt 1t peace and re-
concliiaton viii be made.
Wniie such the evidences OF change in policy,
General kodas manifestS no lack OF energy IN pre-
pairing for war. At the present his plans have not
developed themselves but 1t Is well understood that
he WILL at least, visit the field In person. and then
judge OF the situation and its necessities. Hls family
Is expected In the next steamer, and he will then
proceed TO the Clnco Villas taking with him the troops
he brought from spain ana such OF the volunteers
as wish 10 accompany him. Probably OF the latter
Two or three battaons Will he made up from the en-
tire corps. Following his arrival, says rumOr, an
amnesty OF short terin VIII be issued.
The volunteers Of the city, meanwhile, are quiet
and complalsapt. Whether hopeless OF any attempt
against the prestige or Rodas, convinced that ony
IN obedience To authority can they hope Tor success
they nave certainly made no demonstrations OF late
but have Welded To the current OF events
Amid all this serenity ana rose water 1t must not
ne supposed tnat we are Tree rom SENSATIONS. The
idea has been for the past fortyelght hours very
tensvely circulated that every tnng to be made
subservlent TO the early suppression OF the rebeon
That the city was TO be placed under martial law,
the shops closed and their keepers sent to the fe,
and that devastating war was TO he inaugurated
against everything not Spanish. The Casino Espa1ol
Spanish CuDl, the bugbear OF the hour, Is said TO
advocate ths and other fearful things are told OF il.
or late notice" has been quietly and extensively
circulated, reading as follows
convention OF perverted Pennsulars recently been
n to massacre at momens notice all
ie residents, in order that they not surprised
La r. ejlS1 whose editor Is a member OF this club,
publishes the notice, and says 1t IL what might be
expected from the enemies Of the pltytd That the
Casino Espanol has not the good OF the Cuoans at
heart may he believed, aud, moreover, that 1t advO
Gates energetic not cruel and barbarous measures.
but the various sensational reports though thus re-
cited in order to guard the readers OF the HERALD
against them, are but mere canards, gotten up by
designing persons upon both sides.
our news from the seat OF insurrection Is neither
extensive nor interesting. Lesca, from Villa Clara
Spaniards and many insurgents with the usual
amount OF capturing ana killing. The details may
be found in the account OF any other four encounters
hitherto published. lnsurgent sympathtZers CLAIM
great successes for the forces Of Quesada about
Puerto Principe but the latest dates from there
make no mention OF anything additional to that con-
tanned IN your Nuevitas correspondence. and they
are probably incorrect. 1t Is rumOred that LetoDa
IS 10 be relieved and ordered to Spain, and
that Pueblo will replace him. Colonel Benegasi,
who has been operating In HOguin, Is now here, his
command having dwinded to almost nothing. Pas
senRers by tue MOcteZuna report that Ferrer. In his
movements between Puerto Padre and Las Tunas,
has lost 1900 men. Officers from Camaguey state
that the plan for provisioning Principe Tunas and
other places, during the rainy season. has failed, and
that serious results are likely to follow.
The Moctezuma- which arrived on Monday MORN
ing, brought eighty wounded and SICK soldiers,
who were immediately conveyed to the military hos
pitai.
The rations hitherto supplied to the volunteers on
guard in the city by their commanders have been
as the outlay was TOO great. They are
now furnished with the ordinary rations OF the sol
der which causes much grumbllng.
since his arrival Rodas has sent TOUR volunteers to
SPAN for offences OF o political character. One of
these was an employe OF the government and en-
deavored TO excite feeling against K0das by stating
that he had deceived the volunteers in Spain and
after having won their friendship and confidence u.s.
armed ana shot them.
The GOgete announces the appointment of Cesarro
Fernandez Duro, OF The spanish navy, Secretary
OF tue political government of Cuba in place OF Don
Jose NJ. DlaZ.
BY schooner from Puerto Padre has arrived
COMMANDER fernandez, chief OF the fTth battalion
of mobhized volunteers Colonel PoitNo IS tue
newly appointed Governor Of santa Clara.
The British war vessels, four IN uHInber which
concentrated here pending the arrival OF Rodas,
have all left, fearing the yellow fever. There had
been one OF TWO cases on board the agsbip Defence
recently arrived from England.
The Contoocook, having on board Rear Admiral
Henry X. Hon, arrived here from Key West on
Wednesday and returned the same evening. This
vessel has been iB this latitude for eight months
and the officers and crew are very much de Ilitated
Prudence would dictate that she he ordered North.
The Admiral has orders not 10 remain In Havana
haFbor over one night
Monday, the 2sth, being the anniversary OF victo-
ra's coronation, all the war vessels In the harbor
hoisted the British flag at the man, and the usual
salutes we're nred.
According to the Gazeta OF Sunday the proper
ties nave Teen sequesred OF twenty-n i've persons in
Moron, seventeen in Nuevitas, nine in Santa Clara
aud eight IN Remedies. The following are the
mes:-Moron-fernando Sanchez Lopez Ramos,
Mariana hichado Marin. Pedro Machado Fer
de Ia Tore Varona, Caros Enrique de Lens Felix
dc la Tore Guerra, Jose Naldes, Diego DegadO,