The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-18
Continued Insults and 0utrageS on Ameri-
cans at the Hands Of General Dulce.
The Rebellion Spreading in the
Central Department.
Havana Virtually i'm a State of
Siege.
CUBA.

CUBA.
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Rising in the vuelta AbajO-The Ghlvanlc's
Passengers Sentenced 70 DeatL-Insurge nts
Occupy Lns Tunas-Risi Near NIatauzas-
Arrest Of Don Carlos del Castillo.
HAVANA Feb. ID, via LAKE CITY, Feb. II, 1869.
rising led by Colonel Incan, Mexican, is re-
ported at Colon port Of the vuelta Abaio tobacco
district on the south coast. and there is said
70 be an organization OF 1000 men in the Cuzco
mountains waiting for the signal to move. More
Mexican leaders are said 70 be there and elsewhere
The passengers by the British schooner Galvanic,
recently captured in the old Bahama channel, have
been tried in the maritime courts aud sentenced to
death.
General Duce refuses to recognize the jurisdiction
OF the court and will probably send the prisoners as
convicts to Spain Of the Spanish penal set
Elements. The wife OF General Dulce VIII soon leave
for Spain.
The schooner has been declared prize. The
British Consul has notified his government and
hopes to OBTAIN the release OF the captain and his
crew.
Adviccs from Trinidad to the 9th state that the
American Consul there has resigned, turned the
once over to another party and joined the insur-
gents.
The insurgents hold Las Tunas AMI have many
Spanish prisoners as hostages for the time ater the
amnesty proclamation expires.
The government has received news OF the rising
OF 300 in the vicinity OF Matanzas, and the public
alarm is intense.
Don Carlos del Castillo, president OF the Havana
Savings Bank, has been arrested and others are
pursued. The policy seems to be to arrest wealthy
men Of liberal views. in order to shut up their
money.
Action OF the United States Cousnl-Cubans
Seeking Refuge ON Board United states
Flagship-Itising at Sam Antonio-E Engineers
Abandoning she Sugar Plantations-News
from Cicnfucgos, Trinidad, Nuevitas and
Principe.
HAVANA, Feb. 10, via KEY WEST, Feb. II, 1859.
The United States Consul having applied for a
passport for natutalized American citizen, the lat
ter arrested, and the Captain General informed
the Consul that he did not recognize his right to ap
ply for passports. The Consul has telegrapned TO
washington, asking for prompt intervention to pro-
tecr American citizens or accept his resignation
Havana is practically in state Of SIEGE and Gen.
era Duce has been urged to declare it oicially but
ia not inclined to do So He may after the expra-
ton OF the term OF the amnesty.
xaov r,,hars 40 accvirx for raf, m ~, hoard fha
United states steamer Contoocook, the flagship OF
Admiral Hon. II the troubles here increase the Adj
miral viii probably take the American citizens to
Key West.
An American engineer who has come in from the
jurisdiction OF san Antonio eight leagues southwest
OF this, reports that body OF 800 insurgents had
scared the operatives from the sugar plantations in
that vicinity, and work had ceased.
American engineers engaged in taking on sugar
crops In the vuelta Abajo district and elsewhere,
fearing impressment. are daily coming into Ha-
vana.
General Duice has released the Cubars producing
American naturalization papers.
Advices from Cieniuegos state that the greatest
excitement prevails there The American residents
have applied for vessel OF war to be stationed In
the harbor but have been informed that II il impos
s,,,a
Aie''er rom irinoau Vi 'ne io'n s'a'c 'has eae
Cubans have risen everywhere In that vicinity and
DESTROYED the telegraph and stopped the mails
Advices to the 1lth from Nuevtas, states that
bandittl were pillagng the plantations in that vi
cinity
body Of troops sent on the 7th to san Miguel