New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-31
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.

of the San Antonio estate Governor Trillo of Sagua
| la Grande surprised the insurgents at Encrucijada
| and killed - Of them. Capt Urcola, with 100 men
killed 10 insurgents and took 10 prisoners Cubi-
tas in the jurisdiction of Puerto Principe. The Ddo
editorial semimonthly review Of the situation for
The Spanish steamer regrets its inability to send
fiatterng notices regarding the suppression of the
insurrecton, but reiterates the statement that the
Spanards completely in the ascendency in
| Jurisdictions Of the Eastern and Central Depart
ments.
| DISHONEST CUsTOM-HOUsE OFFICIAL.
| HAVANA, Aug. 30-Domingo FerreTa, q member Of
o Vigilance Committee who were appointed by the
| Government to enforce the collection OF the Gus
toms, has been dismissed for engaging in conraband
| traffic.
THE PROPOSITION FOR THE PURCHASE OF CUBA
| REJECTED BY SPAIN.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 80-It is well understood that
| the propositions looking to a settlement of the
Cuban difficulty which were presented to the Gov
eminent at Madrid through Mr.. Paul s. Forbes,
were rejected by the Spanish authorities. The exact
| nature of the plan which Mr.. Forbes empowered
to suggest to the Regency has been misstated, in
| at least important particular. The United
States did not undertake to guarantee the pay
ment of the sum in consideration of which the
Snaniards were TO relinqush TO the Cubans the
eregnty Of their island but offered to act trustee
OF q fund for that purpose, TO be raised by
setting apart part of the customs revenues of the
Island The correspondence on the subject was COM
municated by the Spanish to the French Govern
ment as is customary in the diplomacy of some Eu-
ropean nations in when friendly relations and
some degree of similarity Of interests exists
Whether French influence had any part in the de-
cided rejection of the Overures of the United States
is not known. Mr. Forbes is now on his way to this
Int 10 in rita ha
will again return to Spain a similar Grand
SUCCESSES OF THE INSURGENTS IN THE SOUTH
DISTRESSED CONDITION OF THE SPANISH
TROOPs-RAvAGEs or CHOLERA AND VEL
Low FEyER-THE LAW OF CONFIsCATIoN
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July ga few days
the insurgents entered BaracOa releasing the prs
In Jail. where 20 were TO be shot for political
odenses and surrounding the fort In which the troops
had taken refuge The gunbOat Guadana has left this
place with 100 men, and will take 200 from Guanta
namo proceeding thence TO Baracoa On the 18TH IL was
stated that Guantanamo threatened by the insur
gents and that all the male OF the estates would
join them They have q Jealous and valuable ally in one
Poearplo Rustari, very intelligent muatto, 40 years
OF age About eight years ago Policarplo, who was
servant TO Catalan at Guantanamo, was imprisoned
through a complaint from his employer who wished TO
avoid paying him his wages and sentenced by the
Governor TO receive rs lashes He escaped from prison
before the execution Of the sentence and has since lived
In the mountains between Baracoa and Guantanamo
Being full OF hatred against his oppressors he does all he
in nsugating the people to join the patriot cause
On the evening OF the 10th detachment Of the 9Th Cav
airy arrived In Santiago de Cuba bringing their Colonel
wounded and announcing that 200 OF their squadron had
been loft behind sugar estate called Marel with
their commander dead OF his wounds The troops
coming from siguanay and had been pursued all the
way by insurgents who had decmated the corps the
officers especially suffering terribly The following day
p the column arrived here with scarcely so sound
men. They had endured many hardships, and excited
more pity than fear. sergeant told mo deJectedy,
"Ths IL all that IL left OF the Bayen Regiment, which
months arrived from tho Peninsula twelve huud-
red strong" The Reus Regiment that went 10 Magyar,
being In this city only two months has but zoo men
GEN vamaseda who oc upies Bayamo, has divided
his 800 men INTO email detachments Of geo men each,
placed In strategic positions The INSURGENTS have cut
of his communications and yellow fever and cholera
have added his mseries decimatng the troops each
detachment having large number OF lnyalds. Inc
healthy soldiers make attack In the fear that
the sick the wounded might fall into the hands OF tho
enemy In the Interior there arc AT least ~ 9 men To
attend the sick and at the same time defend themselves
the insurgents. When the spanlards return rom
an engagement they find their tents burned down and
the posture thus weakens them even more
than tho attacks OF the enemy. THIS viii explain new
arms and will triumph SO soon az they can command
them In what does the strength OF spain consist IN
the sea II all the troops had TO move by land spanish
domination would not exist here But the Spanish navy
ardy aud sluggish that IL Is not OF ISn use ae
from carrying troops ahu arms SPAN VIII nave
The law Of conscaton is being remorseessly executed
nv m, snanards aud the property already conhscaed
amounts 10 fully 100000 In Santiago de Cuba there
are many whose property 10 yet 10 Do cohnscateu,
but their not published so as not TO give them
any Information the authorities swOOpng down upon
them like birds OF prey The law In question anhus al
sales all transfers, all mortgages, made since OeloOor
isGs, when the nsurrecton commenced An English
house that lad bought sugar amounting to y 600 from
planter whose property confscated on INC ot vi
last month"; has saved itself from paying the money
over 20 the Government only because the nrn was com
posed of English subjects and the SPanaS' SS pU'
ment The properties contscated hereaDout DelohR W
Cubans residont abroad, OF whom LETT on account
OF cholera some because their lives were In cohsaht
the threats OF Volunteers and others
because the Governor had told them that IL Wouu Do
prudent for e. leave as he could not protect ne
The properties contscsted Will enrlch the Depos'y,
the Secretary aud the Chlei OF romeo For
tunately however, no will buy property now
A ne W national sOHg has been adopted by the hsur-
gents styled FL Negro Baeno which they sing when
oppr, son and martial In Its spirits as the Marse
lase.
CIrRAN FXIIEs IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN
AID OF THE WOUNDED PATRIOTS.
KINGSTON, ia, Aug. 10.-The last steamer
from Santiago dc Cuba TO this place has brought the SAD
news 10 several OF the Cubans residing here that the
Spanish authorities have confscated their properespur
,nant TO the decree OF connscaon Issued last April
weye some of them very wealthy. Poverty stares
than I'm the face to embittor their exile.
Popular feeling continues TO Do very strong mere IN
favor OF the Cuban subscription list has just
&c ga ~ the wounded patriots Of tho isle, fighting
freedom and the sum OF 5000 mas areuy
been collected This Is but beginning ten times that
sum will speedily be raised among the Jamalcas-Poor
as the country $50 warmly do they sympathlze Win
the Cubans.