The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-06
FIRST EDITION
Q u B a.
Reported Landing of Ameri-
cans-The MILITARY
Situation.

From Havana correspondence to Wednesday
last. we learn that there is great anxiety among
the Standards relative to the landing Eof troops
and munitions of war in aid of the insurgents.
The reports of the landing of hlibusters and
recruits from the United States for the service of
the Cubans increase, and, although the Spanish
papers are very careful not to publish anything
which might throw light on the affair and dis
nearten their countrymen, 1t Is known that
several hundred have arrived. Popular rumor
speaks of thousands, but the most reliable re-
ports only mention from four to seven hundred
Should this, to the Spaniards, unwelcome emigra-
ton continue the war Will then assume u dis
tinct feature altogether, and the supremacy OF
The Anplo-Saxon race be enabled to show itself
Tefulgently.
Instead of skirmishes and running fights there
will be battles, and the Spaniards viii no longer
need to complain of fighting an unseen enemy
and the Workmanship of the Southern rilemen
will prevent the official accounts from teeming
with glowing accounts of heroic battles and
valorous deeds of arms where thousands were
engaged and only one soldier Killed ana another
bruised The idea of reporting bruised soldiers,
believe belongs to Spain alone, as the accounts
of big battles where French or Others members of
the Latin race were engaged, make no mention OF
bruised soldiers
The military situation-or as it might properly
be termed the mystery situation-remains in
statu quo, although the Spaniards have un-
doubtedly gained great deal OF territory and
importance within the past month, IN the central
department of the island especially. These are
NOT calculations or reports based on the flaming
and lying bulletins published In tue Dtdr'o, or
from letters received from the reliable gentleman
who has peculiar means for receiving news from
his friends in the insurgent camp; that renowned
parsonage the reliable gentleman just from the
'front.' not being known in Cuba.
The fact is, that telegraphic communication
with Villa Clara, Cienfuegos Sagua, and st.
Spiritus has been re-established and If the mere
fact of this is taken into account, considering
the puerile force needed to destroy telegraph
pole or wire, it argues conclrsively that the
insurgents have withdrawn from the sections
of country they occupied, which assuredly
they did not do from any motives of conve-
nience, as the district of the Clnco Villas is
one of great Importance to them OF course no
Cuban likes to believe this, although they
are perfectly right in discrediting the reports
published in the Spanish papers, which are
only so many exaggerated versions and bap-
tisms of rows magnifed into battles, ending
with the usual ''the insurgents ran" But the
Spauiards also ran sometimes in direction the
very opposite to that occupied by the enemy;
then it is called mark OF prudence or else given
some other equally euphonious title, but the
fact of their not advancing leaves the result that
they were afraid to meet the Cubans In connec-
ton with this, the Navy may also be mentioned,
hut in different light; the Spanish man-ot-war
Blasco de Ganay bombarded the half of the town
of Gibara, occupied by the insurgents Tor more
than five hours with shell and round shot, the
vessel being anchored half mile from shore.
The headquarters OF the insurgent general could
he plainly seen from the shlps ueck, ordernes
were riding in and out, but not single man was
seen TO run. The gunboat Africa did the same
thing with the same result. Very funny gun
merry this ;On dit the gunners do not care to hurt
anybody.
Brutal Murder by the Spanish, Troops.
By adyices from Cenfuegos, dated the 24th
ult, we have further particulars in relation to
the murder of Don Juan de Dios Castellanos.
This old gentleman, who was OUer serenity
gears of dge lived on his plantation in company
with his daughters, his sons being absent with
the insurgents.
The latter circumstance was considered by the
Spanish troops sufficient reason for visiting the
plantation and killing the poor old man in pre-
sence of his daughters Not content with this,
they prohibited any one from visiting the house
assisting in performing the last offices to the
dead. and il was not until five days after the
murder and when the body was already in an
advanced stage of putrefaction, that the broken
hearted daughters succeeded in digging grave
and interring the body all of which they had TO
do alone and unasSisted.