The New York herald., 1869-04-07

IL
Ine Dtari0 de Ia Marina, with its chronic uisre,
gard OF TRUTH claims that the Mary Lowell was seized
mne miles from the Bahama coast IN I.s conileh.s M
| thereon It is by no means complimentary 10 tne
| Anglo-saxon race, and says that spain mas rgnt
70 pay other nations In the same com sue mas re-
ceived from them." The coasting steamer Comerclo
! has been armed and fitted out as . gunooat 10 pre-
vent any landing near Cardenas.
| The Spanards are styled by the Cubans gorlfoneS
! or sparrows-reerrng to the grasping thievng pro-
penslties OF those BIRDS Recently one OF them ttne
birds fell dead from tree in the Plaza de Armas.
II was picked up by a volunteer, who doubtless ap-
preciated Its name AS applied To SpaniaruS, ana py
| him and his comrades was placed in neat box and
laid out In stale, like corpse, with candles, &C.,
about It, The matter finally attracted SO much at
tention that presents were sent for the occasion by
| s3i5 was collected about the remains Of the poor
bird, which has been placed in the hands OF Colonel
Jimnez, commanding the First battalion OF light n-
fanty Seventh volunteers,, for distribution among
those volunteers who may be wounded In the neld a
request has been sent from Matanzas for tae box TO
| be sent thither, to be returned again.
meeting was convened by General Dulce few
evenings since composed OF the propretors OF small
farms and sugar Estates for the purpose OF enabling
them to contribute towards the maintenance or
respectable rural police force, or Guardia Civil, to
prevent incendarsm and other depredatlons. such
representations were made them that they agreed
to pay certain sum, prOportiOnate to the amount
OF gar that they raised. Evidently this Is but an.
other means adopted by the authorities TO screw out
money from the small property holders as with the
large number OF troops they have In the island they
make no headway In stopping the depredatons re.
ferred TO. Again large number Of the officials sent
out from Spain are as yet unprovided with places,
mates tnat the force required additional to that al
ready in service VIII cost 81 44O, 0C0 per annum.
Admiral Hon has obtained Information tnat there
are nfteen or twenty American engineers on estates
in the Island some OF them with families, who are
anxious 10 get away. he represented the matter to
General Duice, who has promised to send orders TO
the authorities TO facilitate their coming 10 Havana
as much as possible At the same time Duce ex-
pressed himself desirous to do everything possible
to preserve the existing good relations with the
United States.
Ihe ODfciai Gazette contains a decree of the
General Morales
Leinas lately commissioned by the Cuban COM
mittee to apply to the Washington government for
belligerent rights, the olce OF Counsellor OF
Administration subject to the approval OF the
Supreme government, and declaring him liable to
the penalties which the Spanish code imposes, OF
which due notice has been given to the High Court
OF Justice here.
Jesus Maria. where most OF the free negroes and
many poor whites live, during which muattO and
the Military Hospital. A rumor was started that
theY desired to attack the hospital and number OF
volunteers soon collected and so maltreated the
muatto that he subsequently died. The affair
created considerable excitement at the time.
The captain General has given permission for the
establishment of Spanish club In this city. 1t was
duly inaugurated on the 26th. 10 is called the
"CaslnO Peninsular," and among Its objects CON-
merce the arts and agriculture are to be discussed.
The gunboat Narraganset left this port for Key
West on Tuesday evening for the purpose OF taking
IN coal. She will return Immediately after.
Details of the rectiOm-Op Near
Villa Clara, CienfuegOs, Espiriiu SantO. Neu-
yitas, Holsuin and SantiagO-Fearful Condi-
tiou Of Puerto Principe-Forced Inactivity
of General vaimaseda at Bayamo.
HAVANA, April l. 1869.
1t Is said that the mail bag from Nassau by the
Columbia addressed to the British Consul and sealed
by the Post once at New York, has been found
opened at the Havana Office whether by mistake or
not can only be conjectured.
The customs returns of February show that the
aIttl
si6s 49, against so6s 77s for the same month In 1868
showing the enormous decrease OF s203, ,336.
Two volunteers, guilty OF irregularities and mutt.
conduct the occasion Of the departure of the
political prisoners have been sent to Spain as prs-
oners and for punishment. One or them Is Lavi q
notorious bull fighter here and man OF bad charac-
ter The city press lGud the action OF the govern
ment therein as evincng feeling OF impartiaty and
justice.
The Diaf1o de Ia Marina, commenting on an article
in the London Times concerning the situation In
Cuba, which says that there only a5 900 troops
here and that 1000 would not be sufficient to
re-establish the prestige OF the government claims
that there 30 900 in the island. including, of
course, the volunteers. The Didrio increases the
number paper to about 10000 per week.
The Blasco De Garay. which recently arrived here
with the Mary Lowell in tow, brought DR.. Manuel
Casteanos, OF Gibara and a rebel chef captured at
Nuevltas, now in solitary confinement here.
An engineer named Adolfo Molnier. Cuban, re-
siding In Coon, was recently shot down by volun-
teer without proyocaton.
A letter from Pnar del Rio, dated the 25th. SAYS
the Spaniards from Paso de san Diego 10 Mantua
are all armed. Tobacco crops excellent vegetables
plentiful and the people in good spirits.
The coasting steamer MocteZuma arrived here on
Saturday, the 9th, with four prisoners In IRONS
nan on pita
Vice Consul at Gibara, accused OF completely
with the rebellion. lie has since been released,
owing, as Is said, to his relations to the United
states. He Is spanish subject.
Senor lnnocencio Casanova, an aged and wealthy
American citizen, has been arrested He was long
resident Of New York, where he has sons and
daughters VINO have been there for some time
gagel attending his large ana Important inter-
ests The American Consul, Mr. Hail, immediately
called on General Dulce IN reference TO the matter,
and wonderful TO tell, was informed that Mr.. Casa
nova was charged with completely in the capture OF
the Comandltario. or course no one believes this
ridiculous statement, evidently trumped up TO Justify
the Imprisonment OF the head Of an extensive fam
iy, which, on account OF its American sympathies is
very obnoxious to the Spanish government here IL
Will be recollectcd That son OF Senor Casanova
was recently compelled TO abandon his estate
near Cardenas account OF the persecution OF the
ing The matter to the government.
Dates from Cienfueeos are 20 the 2Sth. The art-
lery column under Morales Rios had gone to villa
Clara. seventeen hundred troops. under Colonel
Buceta. rom Havana. han arrived bY railroad. The
steamer Rapido brought two batteries OF artillery,
with three Armstrong guns. Brigadier General
Amabe Escalante, win forces OF all arms, goes
Nueyas. Three thousand troops were about leav-
ing for Slguanea. The telegraph to Havana. via
Cruces aud sanu Clara has been re-established.
The Santa Elena estate, belonging TO Ramon de la
bandara Lonba In Las Iaas had been pillaged and
set on Ire Dy Dand OF lOO men under ilamii who
carried away twenty-nne coolies ana twenty-threo
negroes. The insufgent chief. baOn, with his fol-
lowers l. reported 10 be completely surrounded at
Nclad0ra and his surrender was expected
a letter from CienfuegOs the 3Jtn. states that a
gang Of negroes on the plantation Manuelita be.
longing 20 Nicolas AGRA, had Del, with view OF
joining Tue Insurgents The troops had captured
tnirty-'Ou OF them.
Accounts from Trinidad the 9th state that with
the Dai talon OF Chasscurs Of Colon from Cienuesos
arrived Colonel COrraes, OF the column which de.
ieated the insurgents at Pueblo NrjO IL u believed
tnat there are i've thousand Insurgents between
GuayabO, sipiabo ami Sguanea. 1hey had shot
thirteen spauiards. some OF whom were rural police