The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-07
CUBA.

Volunteers for the Field-Brutal Treatment of
Slaves Suspected OF Conspiring to Revolt \.
Landing Of Neutrality-suspicious. in the
Trinidad District-The Spaninrds Defeated
and Pursued.
BY the steamship De Solo, which arrived on Sun
day last from Havana, the following reliable letter
has been received In this city:-
MACURIJEs, Nov. 90 1862
On the LIST OF next month 400 volunteers from the
First battalion OF Matanzas VIII leave Tor the AL.
dana sugar estates, where they will be quartered
to guard the same. stan and headquarters at the
"Santa Rosa, which Is magnificent plantation.
The rising OF the negroes at Quemad0s lCarahatas)
which Trllls, the Governor OF Sagua pretends to
estates, vlz.:-~san Isidro, f belonging to More {
Aura; Lugardita to vatte!lano; santa Teresa, to
the Count Reilly; MarSarlta, to Francisco Armen
teras; Caprlepo, to Bias Muro, and the Eco, to
Stocker, which, together, contain about 100 ne
the eight estates referred 10 have been horribly
logged, and afterwards made to give their evidence
al the Santa Teresa. Three OF the number were
shot, one was logged on three different occasions,
receiving In all 500 lasles; aud one OF the best
groes on the place, q vigorous man, was whipped
while repeatedly fanting and falling to the ground
from sheer weakness, was made to delaro what he
down and submit to be tied and receive punishment,
fell senseless Nevertheless he received 900 lashes,
negro. suspecied to be- though not. Implicated in
the plot, received ], 200 lashes.
The hands OF the estates were collected together
upon the ESperanZa, and there In the presence Of
1000 negroes, the ringleaders OF thel conspiracy
were logged In gangs Of twenty-one ut Q tme-two
executioners being detailed for each victim. At the
same place nine were shot, and In the punishment
inflicted no distinction was made between free ana
slave.
A CARLOAD OF the chastised freedmen arrived of
Sagua la Grande headquarters Of the district, and
were thrown into jail, lying with their faces down,
because their wounds prevented them from assum-
ing any other position. The head physician OF the
Charity Hospital called there to see them and de-
cared that 1t was useless to treat their wounds,
because he was sure that they would all die. and
added that II they carried to the hospital it
would only be TO soil the wards. These sufferers
were nine in number, and near deaths ont il IL well
understood chat II any OF them mlraculousy survive
it Will be TO be shot.
white man, accused Of tncendiary Intentions,
was condemned TOT be shot to death by drumhead
court martial, which, in this country, Is merely the
dictum Of any commander. The plan Of the negroes
Is supposed to have been to rise Christmas eve,
kill the whites aud Join tine insurgents.
AT Santiago dc Cuba landing Of arms ct Mayari
- stu spoken q and the newspapets for the FIRST
time make mention OF LOU Marcano, and say that
Generals Jordan and J0ucep Marmol are marching
upon GDara. 1t VIII be remembered that Loui Mar
can6 was reported by the spaniaris to have been
assasslnated by his own men, but the story WAC uni
versally dsbelieved.
special despatch has been received from Gene
dad.
We have reliable Information from the Trinidad
district that the Spaniards were repulsed with heavy
loss IN formidable attack made on the rebel posi-
ton at Mecazus, and subsequently u heavy column
OF troops was routed at Aquada del Sant0, In the
immediate vicinity Of the city OF Trinidad and pur
sued by portion OF the patriot forces up to the very
suburbs OF the city. These attacks took place on
the llth and l3th OF November.
The Spaniards Defeated Near Trinidad-The
Cnbans Follow the Rctrcating Soldiers Up
TO the Suburbs OF the City.
An Official despatch has been received in this city
from General Cavada, the Cuban general Command
ing the Trinidad district, dated the 15tn Of N3y9rd.
-<t -,-,s - -. .ae following Is the sub.
stahVv,-
The spanish troops have been rcpulsed with heavy
loss IN formidable attack made on the rebel posi-
tons at Macagua. subsequently a heavy column OF
troops was routed at Aguada del Santo small
place In the vicinity OF the city OF Trinidad The
Spaniards were pursued by portion OF the patriot
forces up TO the very suburbs OF the CITY, These
gagements took place on the 1lth and 18th OF No