The New York herald., 1869-02-13
Particulars Of General Aran-
go's Assassination.
THE lNSURREcTION GAINING GROUND.
The Insurgents Reject All Offers
Of Compromise.
BILE Report of-TheiI.
Condition.

Particulars of General Ar2ngo's Assassina-
ncn--Freacl.crous and CGId-bioodcd Mar
der by the spaniards-rhe Revelation
Gaining Strength.
NUEyrAs. Feb. .. 1869.
In M last Of the 2sd uit spoke OF tae efforts OF
the Peace Commissioners 10 arrive at settlement.
Things were progressing !avoraby one Of the m
surgent generals. Augusta Arango had several in
rerviews with Messrs. Tanayo aud Corea. On the
o3d arrange came TO this city and cioseted with
the colonel commanding, the commander OF the
marines anu fhe Governor OF the town. it was well
knowp that arrange had great influence and repre-
seated the hoIer OF the insurgents o. this district,
aud nc represented that he had great hopes OF sue
ccedng III his mission o. peace. lie afterwards
went 10 the insurgent encampn,ent between .Baga
and San Miguel. aud had interviews with
various OF the chiefs in council aud with
a member OF The Central Committee. lie wrote on
the 2th ihat the prospects were fair Tor such ami
cable arrangement as would ne pleasing to the
friends nl the country. He subsequently left for
Principe wlth dispatches FOR Governor Mena nclud-
ing one iram Dace urging any settlement that could
be honoraDy mads to oil parties. Arrived az the
outskirts Of the city he prescntel his papers to the
commander Of the guard and was taken into the city
by an officer aud an escort OF six men. After
entering lac town his escort fell Alm with their
swords and brnaly assassinatoj hin. Ills body
was thrown into cart aud carried through the
town. The fact becoming known 70 the insurgents
has terribly exasperated them. Those Cuhans who
were left the cities and towns have gone TO join
their countrymen In The leid burning to avenge the
death of .Araugo This information reached here on
the 2stb and Immediately the spaniards started the
repcrt tdat Aaago had been killed BY orders OF
Qucsada and by his own countrymen.
This CHIEF was looked upon as the bravest man Ia
man on the island; splendid shot and q man OF
great endurance. In 1851, when quite lad, he was
out with Joaquin Aguero and in o skirIalsh he was
severely wounded. The Spanish soldiers came
across him the field and supposed him TO be
dTing,0 An officer told one OF the soldiers 10 finish
him, ahd obeying orders. the man placed mis- mus
ket near his mead and fired, leaving im for dead.
The wound was terrible. but not fatal. lie revived
during the night crawed through the woods, bushes
and lleids 10 a small farmhouse, the inmates OF
which took care OF him. his brother, DR.. Augustin
Arrange, now practising III New York. performed
the operation Of trepannig and saved his life, TO be
taken away IN the same cause seventeen years after
The SpaniardS until recently held San Miguel
with some $50 men. but the insurgents, having
twice captured the train, moving thiher with pro-
visions, the troops abandoned IL at midnight OF the
3oth IN very hurried manner, leaving a large
quantity OF ammunition, over Is 900 Peabody cart
ridges aud all their stores. The town was occu.
pied next morning by the insurgents, and they now
hold possession down 70 the village o. Baja on the
bay.
on the evening OF the slst arrived the spanish
man-ol-war Francisco dc Asis, bringing some forty
sappers and miners. a few artillerymen and TWO
mountain howltZers. By same steamer arrived
Brigader Lesca, appointed 70 relieve Mena at
Puerto Principe-when he can pct there Her
Britanic Malesty's ship Royahst arrived yesterday
from Jamaica 70 look after the interests OF British
subjects IL this quarter
By parties coming IN through the lines OF the in
aurgents II IL reported that General Namesada had
been taken prisoner, between Bayarno and Mansa-
milo. with his escort and part OF his sIaU Matters
in no better corGition here than they nave been
for the past two months. indeed, think FOR the
government. they are much worse every way and
that the insurrecfion in this quarter daily gaining
strength and sincerely believe that the troops here
consider .dscretoD the better part Of yaior,n and
ior that reason do not 90 out. Moreover | am con-
vinced tnat Il this column OF over 1900 men DO 20
out they VIII be destroyed before they reached
Principe. Some desegtons Of spanish soldiers have
taken place.