The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-02-24
Dispatches to Evening Papers.
WEST INDIES.

HAVANA, Feb. 22.-Advices,fro st. Domin-
go report that Hartroute, the London banker
has been unsuccessful in negotiating loan
with Baez and returned to England.
Other advices represent that this Republic
was greatly agitated by revolutionary pronun-
ciamentos which were making their appear
ancs in every part of the country. The prov
inee of Ciebas was in open rebellion, and in
the provinces guerrilla war was waged against
Baez The revolutionists had Captured the
town of Nebo. The rebels are threatening the
town of Asun, the capture of which would give
them an open seaport.
VENEZUELA.
Late news has been received from Venezue-
la. Congress assembled and appointed the
provisional government to remain in power
until the election of a President.
HAYTI
Dates from Port au Prince state that the
health of the city was good.
After the surrender of the town of Aquin
the Salnave troops perpetrated an indiscrimin-
ate slaughter.
The Haytien ships of war were bombarding
| the ruins of the towns on the coast.
Since the raising of the blockade by the
French admiral many vessels have arrived at
st. Mares, and the export of coffee was reviv-
ing:
dered to Gen. Saget.
CUBA.
wards the revolutionists. Instead of harrass-
ing the Cuban troops by useless pursuits, all
the fortified points will be occupied by garri-
sons, and for the present no military operations
of an offensive nature will be carried on.
| Yesterday there were demonstrations BY the
seventh regiment of volunteers doing duty at
| a fortress, and by the sixth regiment on duty
| in the city. They demanded that justice
should be administered to traitors Their COM
manders had an interview with Gen. Dulce,
which appeared satisfactory to all concerned
and to-day the feeling is qnieted. The volun-
teers are the only ones excited. They demand
that Gen. Dulce shall adopt strong measures
| against the rebels, as the only means of pre-
| venting the situation from becoming graver
than it already is. His Excellency rejects all
interference in the course already adopted by
the military and political authorities.
Commercial interests have suffered greatly
through the alarm created by the violent pro-
ceedings of volunteers, and to-day business is
at standstill, paralyzed by the fears which
| sgitate the city.
Reinforcements from Spain continue to ar
| rive. Yesterday twelve hundred regular troops
/ landed.
Official reports state that the organized fore
/ es of the rebels in the central department are
| disbanding, and the rebels there are presenting
themselves in large numbers to the authorities
| to receive pardon.
| The instruction at Sagua La Grahde and in
/ the vicinity of Trinidad is at an end.
The Spaniards taken prisoners by the rebels
| at Bayamo were liberated and have arrived at
| Havana. IDA Eta, the late Governor of Bay
| amo, is under arrest in this city, and is to be
| tried by court martial on charges connected
with the surrender Of his post to the rebels.
Seventeen Englishmen who had chartered
| schooner for Alta Vela, for the purpose Of lay
/ ing claim to the island on behalf of certain
parties, found the guano there of poor quality
/ and have returned.
An American blockade runner had slipped
through the Spanish war vessels on the coast
at night, and had landed cargo for the insur-
gents.
There are numerous speculations here re-
garding recent arrivals of United States troops
| at Dry Tortugas, and many persons are under
the impression that it has some connection
with Cuba.
The headquarters of Count valmazeda are
at Bayamo.
Gentlemen just arrived report the rising of
two thousand Cubans at Palmo, near Carde-
mas.
Intelligence from Mansello reports that the
insurgents captured Spanish gunboat on the
river Canto with two guns.
The attack on Puerto Principe by the insur-
gents is delayed in consideration of the women
and children in the city whose lives would be
sacrificed by an assault. At the present time
the insurgents are besieging Nuevitas and are
waiting for the Spanish troops to make sally
upon them, when they will endeavor to obtain
an entrance into and take possession of the
| town.