The New York herald., 1869-07-05
COnciliatOry Policy of Captain General
De ROdaS.
THE SIEGE OF PUERTO PRINCIPE
Capture Of Samana Bay, st. Do
mingo, by Luperon.
THREATENED REVOLUTION IN VENEZUELA
CUBA.

General Letona Relieved from Command-In-
surgcnts Increasing in Numbers Around Nue.
vitns-WhRt the Captain General is Doing
Volunteers Offering Their Services.
HAVANA, July g. 1863.
General Pueblo has been ordered to relieve General
Letona, the Commanding General OF the Central De.
partment. He sailed this evening with 1000 fresh
troops for Nuevitas. whence he Will proceed direct
to Puerto Principe.
The Preuso says the number OF insurgents around
the latter place has largely increased but the cho-
lera and yellow fever were making havoc among
them. kuevitas Is as healthy as usual at this season
Captain General De Rodas Is gaming general sym
pathies by his attempt to pacify all classes. San
culinary instincts have been falsely attributed to him.
He Is busily engaged in investigating the cases
OF the prisoners confined In the forts. with the Oh
iect OF ordering the release OF the innocent.
Volunteers are Offering themselves for active SER
vice IN the ClncO Villas district.
Review Of Regulars npd Volunteers i'm Ha.
vana-Kelease OF Political PrisOners-SaiI-
ing of the Porto Rico Deputies to the
COrtes.
HAVANA, July 4, 1869.
Captain General De Rodas to-day reviewed all the
regular and volunteer forces in and around the city,
lie received by the volunteers with enthusiastic
cheers.
The Captain Genera! has released several political
prisoners
The Deputies elected 10 the Constituent Cortes
from Porto Rico have sailed for Spain.
The Recent Fights Around Lns Tnnas-P0si-
tion OF the Armies In the CincO Villas Dis
rict-GeneraI Guesada's Force Largely In
creased-An Offensive BIovemeni Ordered
Dissensions Among the Volunteers.
WASHINGTON, July A. 1859.
Dispatches received by near lady relative of the
General In command OF the Cuban forces now re-
siding near this city, give full account OF the at
tempt TO succor the Spanish forces In Las Tunas.
train with force OF from 1,5O0 to $500 men as a
guard, sent to relieve the garrison at that place.
They were interrupted by squadron OF General
Marmol's cavalry and a large portion OF the train
captured In the contest the Spanish loss was over
200. They succeeded in reaching Las Tunas with
portion Of the train and found the garrison suffering
from cholera and accmating fever, which had
almost rendered 1t helpless. After few days the
disease broke out among the renforcements. The
encampment was vacated, and after severe loss the
garrison succeeded In their retreat.
In the CinCO Villas district the forces under Lesca
have been repulsed with considerable slaughter, and
the whole territory regained to the Cuban army
The result has given courage to the Inhabitants and
the recent outrages perpetrated by Lesca, and the
fact that quarter Is to be given to the revolution
,sts whether actively engaged in the field or In SYM
pathy with the cause, has Inspired the inhabitants
with an utense hatred OF Spanish rule and driven
thousands into the amy of Quesada Thus reinforced
he has ordered an active offensive movement by the
entire army aud dispatches received state that he
has regained a number OF important positions and
Is now master of the northwestern portion OF the
island.
Captain General, DE Rodas are to carry out the
policy OF Duce-that OF Cancellation, and positively
to control the volunteer organizations aud MAINTAIN
the supremacy OF Spaln-and that orders
have been issued to prevent the committing
Of such atrocities recently committed
by General Lesca in the Cinco villas
district. The effect of this policy upon the volun-
teers has been to produce dissensions throughout
the entire organization. The volunteers VINO have
given adhesion to the De Rodas administration by
the surrender OF the control OF forts, arsenas and
other important positions are denounced as trail
tors
The emigration to the island Is rep orted to be IN
creasing, and now amounts to over 1000 men, who
have served In the late in this country, and are
now acting IN earnest with the Cubans In their ell
forts 10 secure their independence. Tn dispatches
assert that the Cuban forces well organized
armed with the most approved arms, a large pi o.
portion being breech-ioading rifles, are well provis
ioned and In the best spirits In the arrangement Of
The commands Of the army General Thomas JORDAN
has been named as commander OF the Eastern Di-
vision, and some OF the most prominent and success
ful OF the Cuban generals are In his command,
among whom are Marmol Marcano and Perata, OF
louisiana.
The town Of Hoguln, after an encounter in which
the Spanards lost over 800 men, was captured by
Jordan's command.