The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-05

to tho Insurgents from Havana-The
Now CaPtain-General and his Dim-
cuIties.
The New York Tribune OF Wednesday says :
We have special and credible advices that by
means OF seven or eight expedtions which
have within few months lett New York and
Philadelphia, the Cabans have received large
ana surprising quantities Of
here and in Washington have. as we are in
formed. been inc,ssantly active, and the re-
suit of their efforts is seen in the animated
hopes and renewed spirit Of the patriots in the
| field. On the strength Of the recent help
given to their cause, or promised them at no
late day, the campaign of General Quesada is
| believed to have assumed new aspect, in
ly achieved for Cuba at Las Tunas, Altagra ,ia,
| Sabana Nueva, the Bay of Nipe, and near
Puerto Padre, oil Of which ere. claimed by
tic list of the expeditions alluded to. and their
oargoes of military supplies: BY the Salvador,
from Key West, 1900 arms and three field
Rysra as soo
cannon. By the Grapeshot, 1000 guns and
cannon. These vessels originally left New
York Those sent from Philadelphia in the
first expedition ther efr 1m were three schoon-
ers with $500 arms and four steel guns.
on the 17th Of April, and has already.
the situation in that greatly disaascted
quarter. The second expedition had it's land
ing at the same place with $500 gums in
smaller steamer. The third expedition has
just gone with $500 arms. By these various
expeditions the Cubans have received 21, 100
small arms and az cannon or feld-pieces.
These supplies, received within period com
and extensive aid the Cubans have ever OBJ
tanned. There is reason to believe that the
Cubsns are powerfully supported in new and
unexpected quarter, of the character Of which
" a III ttpHf To N11nr oo,,o -,
not likely to fail, we understand, for want of
efficient sympathy on tie part Of the North.
Never have the patriots of Cuba seemed SO
We are favored with private advices from
Havana representing the extreme corruption
OF the Spaniards there, and the venal indffer-
ence of number Of their officials to the fail
ure or SUCCESS of the war. so gross had the
avarice Of these officials or officers become,
that 1t was q matter of belief that they had
privately sold arms and supplies OF all kinds to
the enemy. Indeed. 1t is known to Cubans
resident in New York, that the first supplies of
arms, some. thousands in number, received by
the Cubans, were bought from the Spanisrds
themselves. Charges or reports Of corruption
are still common at the capital and in the field.
Not less significant is the fact that Spanish
papers betray a tone of concession to the
reb:ls, one OF them going 80 far as to admit
that the rebellion 10 gaining headway! ~
The appointment to the Captain-G Generalship
OF Cabailero de Rodas is viewed by the Cuban
authorities here and in New York as sign OF
fiercer and more merciless hostilities on the
part of the mother country. Do Rodas is an
able and prompt commander, and will assemble
around him the worst and least scrupulous
chiefs OF the army. such as belong to the class
he will draw the reins tighter upon the goaded
Cubans. and In consequence make the war
mere desperate and unrelenting. Meanwhile,
and before his arrival, the Cubans and their
needfni headway, The clog upop. the new
the finances of the island, and the generally
alleged oorruptions Of it's officials.
New advices have been received here from
Cuba, reiattvs to the recognition OF the beliR-
erenoy OF Cubans by the Government of Peru.
This .I " Vas , brought aDeus. IL appears, not
has been stated, but by an Official communioa-
ton, addressed by General Cespedes to the
President Of that republic. describing the pro-
and the prospects Of the patriot cause. Simi--
lar communications, il is presumed, have been
sent by CeSpedes 10 the presidents OF the other
republics OF South and Central America, and
it is confidently expected that the example Of
Peru in this matter will shortly be followed by
all her sister republics.
Affairs at St. Jago de Cuba-Barbar rites
OF General De In aTorre-Execution OF
Twenty Observation-Disclosures by the
Cubnns-The Torch. aE w0rk-Aelp
for the Patriot Cause an11ously exc
pected from the United States.
A correspondent Of the same paper, writing
from st. Jago dc Cuba, under date Of May 1S.
says: a
On the 21st ult., Don Simon de la Tore, our
governor. returned here at the head Of his COL
umn of three thousand meu and announced
to us that after the attack made on the insur-
gents at Ramon, fifteen leagues from this
place. the insurreotion was completely put
down; but the same paper. Ei Redactor, which
published the official dispatch, had an edito-
rial article, inspired by one of the officers
Of the expedition, in which 10 was said
there had been no attack whatever,; be-
qS the not being able to cope
in want OF even powder, abandoned their
camps. The column Of General de la Tore,
however, did not return to st. Jago without
executions. Overseers Of estates, Write and
black. who, fearing the order Of valmase5a,
had remained in their houses awaiting the ar
N rival OF the troops, were barbarously sacrificed.
Colonel Ormachea ordered the men to follow
the camp. and when they obeyed HIM he or
dered them TO be shot. The presence OF DE Ia
Tore in ST. Jago dc Cube has been the signal
who arrived with safe conduct from Colonel
Camara. was imprisoned, and, by the ,n,tiga-
ton OF the Galatians, was shot. He died like Q
Auaya, we'll connected, consisting Of q father
and three sons, we're also executed. These
acts have given to this city q sepulchral air.
Sor!OW is seen IN every lace as well as
Indignation. The insurgents have responded
to these offences against ciyilizat,on by execut-
ing double number Of the 4spanish pris-
oners in their hands, and by burning down the
ance to the government. The most magnif-
cent estates have bean prey to fire, and
every night we see from this city the immense
ALI the jurisdiction of st. Jlgo de Cuba is un-
der the military, but the soldiery cannot pre-
vent these acts Of revenge, and IN order to give
an idea Of the secret means that are employed
might tell you that few nights ago eight
houses were burnt down in Cobre, close to q
barrack Of 500 soldiers. General de Ia Tore
had threatened 10 execute any proprietors who
should give money to the insurgents to pre-
vent the destruction of their properties. With
this tt reaS banging over them they oonld not
insurgents. This, disappointment caused the
latter to commit depredatlOns. 4 On the other
hand, the spanish GoverDms mt, also feeling
the want. OF means. proposes TO collect the taxes
IN adYAnca. This ia anOthar caIIsa indno1nfx