The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-22
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Amid Confusion and
Tumult.

New YORK, May 21.-The neutral
ity laws are to be strictly enforced
and no expeditions supposed 20 have
gents will be allowed to leave this
| point. The MahOning, one of the
heaviest steam cutters in the service
has been ordered to this port to assist
In enforcing the laws.
| Van Wycke gives notice that the
sales of gold will be made on Monday
and Thursday of each week Not
more than $2.000,000 per week will be
disposed of I
! Senator Chandler, of Michigan. and
his family, will sail to morrow In the
City Of Brooklyn for Europe. -
NEW YORK. May 21-The follow
ing dispatch from Mr. Vincent Gel
lyer, who was reported captured by
Indians, with a detachment Of sold
iers of Company b, Lieut.. Jacobs,
acting as his escort, has just been
received in this city:
Los VBaos. New Mexico. May 20
We arrived at Fort Ba-com all we'll
walking across the Staked Plain, 435
miles, in thirty-Ose days, resting on
| Sundays. The Indians met Us with
much hostility. l leave for the Ma
vagOes and Apache country to NOR
row. Signed ] VINCENT CoLLYER.
New YORK, May 21.-The Herald
states that Mr.. La Reiutrie, late Vice
Consul at Havana, had an interview
with President Grant, Yesterday, on
Cuban affairs II e has been frequently
in the interior Of the Islaud, aud says
that the Cubans will certainly sue
ceed, as their policy of harrassiBg the
Spaniards, by avoiding decisive en-
gagements, was proving very effective.
The side wheel blockade runner
Salvador, which escaped some time
ago from Key West, was at Nassau
on the 10th inst. She has encounter
ed but little litigation there, aud
seems to be taking on Cuban men,
arms and munitions, under the open
eyes of the British without any inter
ference. .-,.-..,f-..
1t is stated that the Cabinet Have
recently discussed the eight hour
law, and concluded that it was not
intended to reduce the wages Ii was
thereupon decided that the President
should issue, at an early day, a pro-
clamation to that effect. sH s8
Senator Sumner is frequently in
receipt of abusive letters from Eng
land and Canada, in reference to his
late Alabama claims speech. s2.Il at.-
Representation from a Consular
Agent, who has resided in Cuba for
the last fifteen months, place the
Cubans largely in the advantage, and
he is of the opinion that the Insur-
gents will eventually succeed. His
reasons for so believing are. that the
mode of warefare adopted by the
1nsurgents-thato Of not giving open
battle In the feld-but by detach-
ments and bands will greatly harass
the Spanish troops, and eventually
bring them to terms.
The provisions of the bru.a al prOela-
nation of Voimasada are being ear-
ried out with terrible severity, and
/ long lists of brutalities are being
| constantly reported. Six women, one
child, and one editor were recently
put to death in one day.
The ram Atlanta, at PHILADELPHIA,
/ has been sold to the st. Domingo Gov
ernment, not to the Cubans. A cir
cular from President Cespedes, of
Cuba, says the Union of the free peO-
| pie of Cuba is already an accom-
| plished fact, as throughout the Island
the Democratic Federal Republic has
been established and the provisional
Constitution has been ratified. The
country has been divided into four
departments called the Eastern. Ca
maguay, Los Villas and the Western.
The offices necessary for the adminis-
tration of the Government will be
filled without delay by gentlemen Who
inspire oOnfidence