The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-14
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An inside Chapter Of Cuban Ahnirs-scncral
Pr'm 70 Confer with Senior Macas-A Prior
Understanding between Cuban and Spanish
Revolationists.
senior J. M. Lemns Minister Plenipotentiary from
Cuba TO the United States, has commissioned Senior
jose Manuel Maclas as an agent Of the Cuban gov
ernment 70 treat with any authorities OF Spain re-
ierrg 10 the independence OF Cuba or TO negotiate
with private parties In Europe for supplies of war;
Senior Macias len this city for Europe
last Saturday. Ho Will meet General Prim
IN Paris, or as some city in France
Immediately on his arrIva; there. and If General
Prim keeps his pledge to the oubans as given year
ago last June the Cubans viii soon be IN possession
OF their patia and the alleged main object OF Gene
raj Slckles mission Will have been settled as per pri-
vate and honorable compact made between the re-
volutionists of Spain and the rebels in Cuba.
That Prim. Serrano Topete, Udeate, Modet, CAS-
THAR Hernandez and others, who were rea dy four
teen months since 60 receive Cuban gold and make
fair promises to Cubans in return, have not fulfilled
Their contract Is most true, and to make them fulnl
II Is the OBJECT OF the the prearranged meeting in
France OF Maclas ior Cuba ana Prm for the original
rev OlutlOnary junta OF Spain.
1t appears that sl,5oo,6oo in gold was furnished
Spanish revoluionists by Cuban patriots to assist
the inaugural OF the revolution In Spain by which
Bourbonism went down ana the present revolution
airy rulers gained their PROBABLY shorrlived control
Of uncomfortable Span The only two officers In tho
spanish army IN Cuba who were made. cogniZant of
the arrangement between the rev0lutonists OF Cuba
and Spain were Udeate and Modet. then colonies
commanding regiments OF Spanish regulars on the
island
The Spanish revolutioniss promised the Cnbans
that In return for their funds and moral aid they
would give them autonomy at least, II successful,
and II failure became imminent portion OF the
Spanish navy would sail for Cuba and assist an
efiOr to be made to free the island. correspond
ence was carried on between the Cubans and their
spanish allies which extended to include some
American politicians who were to assist in beraung
Cuba provided Spain failed to dethrOne Isabella.
When Spain did succeed home ambitions appeared
to cause Prim and Others to neglect their promise to
the Cubans, who then determined upon finishing the
LeHus, 1t appears, has been pressing Prim ana
others 10 fuhlment Of their promises and that
what has brought about the meeting soon to occur
between General Prim and J. N. Macias.
Rumor About Captain General de Kodas aud
the Peruvian Monitors.
A rumor. said 10 emanate from the Cuban Juntn
Of this city, current that the receipt OF infor
nation relative to the seizure OF Spanish gunboats
building in the United States Captain General de
ROdas ordered the Spanish r0n-cad frgate Victoria
to follow the Peruvian monitors ana either capture
destroy them. The report also states that
the Victoria Immediately left for sea- This
seems decidedly absurd. Advces from St. Thomas,
dated July 49, stated that at last accounts the
Peruvian monitors had arrived at Cayenne and left
there for Para, and the probability is that they have
by this time arrived at ana departed from Rio ia
metro, Brazil. The idea OF sending In pursuit OF
them would be Qutxotic They would doubtless
Rio. We hardly believe Captain General de Rodas
80 stupid as to send after them and they at least
twenty days. sat- ahead or the Victoria, which war
vessel II she used steam alone, would be compelled
pended upon her sails could not make eight knots
an hour.