The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-04-01

refuge in the United States. A letter
from an American in Cardenas says:
"The revolution is progressing, not
withstanding all the efforts of the Span
iards to stop it. The treasury is bank
rupt, and appeals are made in the pa,
ppearss for subscriptions to support the
volunteers in the field, but 1 think it
will be in vain. In few months the
yellow fever and cholera will find abund'
ant food in the ranks of the unacclima'
ted Penninsulars that are coming or are
already here. They are afraid here
that the insurgents will make a raid upon
them and destroy the crops, though they
Try to put bold face Upon the matter
Hundreds are being arrested all the time.
The Moro Castle is said to be fall Of
prisoners -. ,.y, >. :.
From letter written at Manzarill by
a native Cuban, we make the following
extract: .:.. ,..
Affairs here ar arc growing worse and
worse every day. The Insurgents are
rapidly increasing III number, aud e1-
tending themselves all over abe island.
They have taken a#ay ali the Slaves
from all the estates in rhis Gefghbor-
hood, and have armed all the kble-bod.
led negroes. The Cnptain:Genearal grant,
ID 4 general amnesty for all the iDsur-
gents who would lay down their arms,
bat they have not taken..the least notice
of it. On the contrary, their hatred
towards the Spanish Government seems
to increase daily, and they all sfpear
determined to throw off the Spanish
yke. The City of Bayame, which was
the focus Of the inssurrection, was COM
pletely destroyed on the approach of
the Spanish troops, and now thousands
of families are wandering about the
country homeless and in the most de-
plorable state imaginable. The Govern
ment forces are acting shockingly, steal.
lag aud assassinating in every direction.
Here we see nothing but soldiers aud
Spanish volunteers, for all the Cuban
Young men have joined the insurgents.
The following is an extract from
letter by a young lady ipa Havana to her
father in Troy, written Fortnight since:
Havana is becoming deserted of Gu
bans. The castles and prisions are full,
al.a most of the prisoners are innocent
people. The volunteers guard them,
and are in subordination to Dulce. lie
commanded some of the prisoners scnt
to Spain, and the volunteers refused to
give them up. They treat them un.
mcrcilully, and yesterday took eight,
and were about to shoot them, when
Dulce's second in command arrived in
time to prevent them. Gen. Datcc's
officers say they are tie worst "canaiIle"
that ever VAS seen. When they are on
guard they pass the residences of those
who have relatives prisoners, and tell
them their friends have Just been Or
are to be Shot. But of one, and only
one, brutal thing that Occurred during
the three days turmoil will tell you.
In Street pear here they caught little
child only Eve years old; and absolutely
tore it 10 two before the fathers eyes.
The father has since become insafie.-
They have threatened Dulce's life, and
also hiSS WSifs'ss, for she is Cuban, and
many of her nephews are in prison.
One of them was killed Ry brute with
aelub, and the family are now in MOURN
ing for him. At one time they left
their prisoners two whole days without
food.