The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-10
CUBA.

Arrival Of an Important Batch of DOcu.
menus for the Cuban MISUNDERSTANDING
the Isiand-Bsth Sides Preparing for "a
Vigorous Fall Campaisn-A Grand Expedi-
ton Fitting Out-Puert0 Principe Beseged.
The Cnban Junta and Senior Morales Lemus,
Minister from Cuba to this government, yesterday
received mail from Carlos NJ de Cespedes, Presl-
dent OF the republic of Cuba and from General
Manuel Quesada. COMMANDMENTS Chief of the cuban
army. Their mail came from the interior or the
island via Key West. 1t left Jivara on the goth ult.
by special messenger in disguise on SAILING vessel,
arriving OF Key West the I'd inst and here yester.
day.
Much Of the news brought by this mail has already
been made pubic. Other advices have been re-
ceived which caused the Junta and their President,
Senior Lemus, to despatch messenger to Washing
ton last night with Information for Cabinet conside:
ration. The report that General Jordan has been
made General-in-Chief Of the DEPARTMENT. Oriental
eastern Department. is officially confirmed. Gene
raj FREDERICK Carada has been placed In command
of the newly organized State OF Villas and Quesada
commands IN person in the Centre Department. He
will lead the general attack on Puerto Principe,
which was to be made by the 18th. All his men
were waiting for was a few pieces OF artillery,
which, with ammunition, had lately been landed
from the southern coast.
The whole number Of vessels so far landed in
Cuba with men and munitions Of war for the Cubans
Is nine-twO Of which were steamers and sail
ing vessels. Twenty-sx hundred fibusters, Ameri-
cans mostly, Is the total number OF foreigners who
have joined the Cubans on the island by expeditions
since last October One schooner from Mexico has
made landing ana returned for another load OF
Mexican sympathizers
General Quesada reports that he can concen-
| trate 1000 men, quite well armed and supplied.
al Puerto Principe within forty eight hours
nOCce. The city was closely besieged when he
sent his messenger with dispatches. lie has he
says, 5000 men enrolled who have the macbeth
only for offence and defence, but he ex.
poets cago OF rifles every day. Hoiguin
nine leagues from the coast, has been occupied by
the mouth OF the river. would soon succumb. Hol-
gum Is the native town OF Senior Morales Lemus the
prime mover In the work OF inaugurating the rebel
itCn
q supera5undance OF provisions. The government
has quite large amount OF specie on hand which Is
ready for the shippers of the looked-f0r cargo OF
arms
Authority has been received by the Junta from
President CeSpedeS to grant letters OF marque soon
as they are sure that the Cubans have a seaport
town. No further instructions are required than
those received yesterday. TWO vessels, long SINCE
offered for that purpose, Will be commissioned and
ah0at very soon.
Around the junta headquarters yesterday ana
during the last four or i've days might have been
seen crowd OF stalwart men, well dressed. They
bore themselves as gentlemen. They wore the air
OF SOutheners, and may he are the commissioned
Officers OF large expedition, which has been too
Well managed to be frustrated by our Jealous mar
shals and their deputies There were men who
appeared as though they might have rode with
Mosby or Wade Hampton, and indeed. we strongly
suspect that ali were eX-Oiicers OF either the Union
or Confederate armies They are such ma terial as
seis Will soon bear away full l50O OF them for duty
on the stenlpre Het tSId De CUBA.