The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-29
FORTY. three Of tne mues. bud tho remaining twonty

forty three OF the mules, but tho remaining twenty
remained the prize OF the insurgents. 49,.
It Is repOrted that the cuban Commanders nhNo
determined tnat there shall DO no grnuilg tne
forthcoming season. Whetner theY Wilt DO aole 70
prevent 10, however is to be demonstrated.
A MYSTERIOUS disappearance is az present occupy.
ing Dupiic attention here. Habahero naned
Ocampo has been III the ha0it OF coming mere ire
quently during the last SIX or eight H0htns, au
although his business and mode OF living were open
aud known % eli, yet ne MANAGED in some way 70
excite suspicion. on Wednesday evening last he
arrived m custody upon tho steamer Cenfuegos and
was aGen To the palace, whence he went accom-.
panied ~ some contra gueriilaj down St. Thomas
street. ana has since not been seen or heard Of.
Some state that he Is IN the San Francisco barracks,
while Others insist that he was only kept there FOR
few hours aud that about one 4. NJ. on the morning
OF THURSDAY. with three Others he YVES marched out
side the clly ana shot Doubtless we shan get at tue
uuth ere long.
Operations in the Vicinity of Tsinidnd-Signia-
cant Admissions of spanish Journai--ihe
Insurgents Pronounced Lords Of the Soil
Fatality OF Spanish Efforts Against Them
Return of the Column Under Colonel Qair0s.
TRINIDAD, Oct. 90 1869.
do not know that can better describe to you
the situation Of aiars in this vicinity than by quot
ing from a very significant article OF the Inparcsat
spanish journal OF this city which appeared In s
issue OF the 18th. Let me premise that the hard
words concerning the insurgents, who are carrying
on the war, according to the best light they have,
are OF the paper and not my own
WHAT has passed 10 the nsshborhood OF Trinidad for the
past three months il impossible 70 believe without having
This place, OF lsOJ0 inhabitants has battalion Of
volunteers body Of bomberos (amsd Gremen) a
ton OF cavalry ami yet and the country about under
tue control 81 party OF ncendares and assassns who
lords Of the soil Not 80 TO bath In the river be-
tween the hui La Ygia tln which the city ia situated
TRANsLAToR and those opposite without exposing himself
the palm OF the hand and o. no greater size than
two kilometres long and one, broad, has been
assnssnatons which recorded columns
Commencing at the shop situated out towards the river
Gar nrn have sean thpref fol Mt
tempt to burn the bridge the railroad inc nrng OF the
tate Abajo a. the far end Of the OF the other bridge
the railroad by Papaya the houses on tho country estate OF
his kNceencY senior Don Juso o. Cautero and IN concu
the hundred ATTACKS lsborers the different estates
situated WITHIN TINS small radius AL committed without IN
terrupon without anything being done to punish the
mcendares and ussassns who only attack defenceess
ana the sOry rms mas convinced rs thht unless the Ays
ten of operations IL changed here these burnngs and other
crimes such were perpetrated hs estate L. Psstora
yesterday within two kilometres OF this city, viii continue
at La IasOra may be summed up in word. eS-
terdBy negro came III ana reported the presence
OF band oil insurgents, by whom he had been seized
aua tled but had made his escape. detachment
the Insurgents They found one Chlnaman dead
aud two mortaly wounded. The latter were brought
mere, ana one OF them has since died. THAT the
saeS OF the volunteers from TINS city IL pursuit OF
the insurrects, and, indeed the character OF the
operations throughout the jurisdiction and others in
the vicinity, have been Woiully Ineffective Is GER
the weakness OF the SpGnlafds or the wisdom OF the
insurgents IN selecting style OF warfare against
VII Gu their enemies can 40 nothing
Tue column OF $40 men, which following the late
Visit VI Lesca, went out on the lith unaer command
OF Colonel Demetrio Quiros, in pursuit OF tue IN
surgents have returned without seeing any enemy.
They marched TO point IN the mountains, which
the insurgents style the "Sebastopo, oil the CInco
Villas, y but found IL deserted and then returned
again without having accomplished any thing. me
same Old story, and 50 IL IS Ike TO continue.