The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-22
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Policy Of Captain General de
R0das.
Particulars Of the Fight ut
Baga.
Spanish and Patriot Reports Of
Operations.
THE CUBAN CONSTITUTION.
THE CUBAN CONSTITUTION.
Movements Of the Patriots in the
Various Districts.

Of Foreign and Spanish News by the Cable.
HAVANA, July H. 1869.
General Caballero Rodas continues master OF the
situation 30 far. II any Governor ever was nt to
keep 1t IL would appear that he Is the man. He
seems fully equal to the task Yet situated as he Is
In the most anomalous position possible, and being
surrounded by so many discordant elements. arising
from variety OF incongrutles, 1t is questionable
whether even he Will be able to get clear out OF 1t to
the satisfaction Of his government, the Spanish
residents and the different Cuban partlsans
Caballero Rodas appears truly to be o honebre
jt.stctero. He very soon discovered that all the
imprisonments made on political grounds the ma.
jorty from personal acts OF vengeance, from
mercenary motives. II public rumors might always
be believed, II would appear that even the City Gov
ernOr has been whispered In connection with these;
but this may be calnmny. Several however, Of
the socalled political prisoners have been re-
leased, simply because Rodas gave himself the trou-
bic TO have their 'cases investigated; and not only
was there no evidence brought against them
Tor such Imprisonment, but In many in-
stances 10 'cases'' whatever were found to exist!
This very audabie act Of the first authority
to have nightly displeased some OF the
Epaniards especially our over Jealous citizen SOL
diers.
The Captain Generals circular OF the It'll to the
Au,o,a--a translation of which was duly sent to the
HBRALD-has produced so much sensation mere that
q commission is said to have gone to the Captain
General for the very absurd purpose Of inducing
his Exce'iency to revoke 1t. Is further stated that
the Governor OF Matanzas who seems to have given
1t for publication without authorization, Ii being
sent to SPAIN not exactly under arrest but to report
himself at Madrid, or 6oJo pd'ttdG de registao.
learn ron respectable source tiiat tne captain
prominent Spaniards the tclegraphic orders no re-
Ceived from the Madrid government to come to
some arrangement Win the insurgents. 1t Is added
that meetings have been held on that account, in
which It was proposed TO prevail on the 'humbIer"
classes Of Spaniards who show the greatest oppO-
quish their objections and render Overtures more
prncticabie anu agreeable.
rated with CaballerO ROdas. He took ride on
horseback on Tuesday evening and as ne passed the
Plaza de Vapor 10 WAS II IS eald Kissed at; and, IN
order to ascer ain II they dared 10 insult HIM, he mas
since gone on foot through Muraa street aud other
Nothing, however, mas occurred to draw MS atten.
ton.
A splendid country house, In Marianae, nine miles
from town, having been offered to the General,
wherein to pass the not season, he c0urteOusy de-
clined the oGer, adding that his business was in
Havana, and that should the capital become too hot
for HIM he would take up his residence at the
Cabaias fortress, which, Dclng situated on the high
hill the bay, only 200 yards from the city, Is
three large saloons aave already been prepared FOR
him whenever he Shall think proper TO take up his
The orders which he has received from his gov.
ernment are very severe. 80 far as maintaining all
uus aespec. " eu t "1 i S e ~ "a ns
surprising that his ENoelency should have made
S4e povs,cn wav sy 'ae o"'s'" 'n'ef any
1t N out that the citizen soldiers contemplate
oispahuhs 90 "s'esan aau ~.
measures which they are SO long accustomed to.
An anonymous let is said 70 have, been sent 70
@ M 'oTos ra;i ' Imam 70 becon,a cnrnse
soue ~ o $500 ss,'a,nr rho o,,,ri,,
airai o a 'nS s,a,oS ns hoe" rnr.a,lad i"r noa
hw a. dane amvthnC r. nrevent The aenostion oS
nav.mg o T ans 'ns W pie'en' INC oepoS'ion u
General ms Duce a,,on,o rcnavorr,a MANAGER Of t,o
v,l,nusvo rEovonaS Ra,Iroad was rncens1v arrested
sn hos w. az, scn, TO- renorr himself MT Madr,n. also
n.y. psr,,oi p,asg" tn,ne,iv eIttor OF RI fens"
Co s 20 ,h sssc,". f,ne,,y Ir 20 rnmored
Ht tr0 or tho valrntser commanders are also To- he
san w S .ne atnnrs SENIOR niros s ~ aSo M
soms ~ npa ..a cn,,snaru r ..s,ics as
men,ioned, tne famous SOsssy o. foi,cs' en-
.ns e 'a couse or Sovn~ lost ~ 20 ea,d 70
cea " e a,o ,,sovara ,a nv sason VINO ~ 10
LIE. sau .r m rae yah ,Sios Sepommced ne mis
kupy a. 80 oa No sns' ,ct,,,s Sr"a !. rcd,
sosa our ~ lsn ~ s a. oon ,,s "tay ho,
SaeD ~ raanTa ~ MI I'm nav he sn,, wy
may Dc ne true stae oi aaTs nsrc 1ne
cas- V"nr TcaiieTs have seen thar mora Imam ann
families in Prinripe have lately been included ia tie
thas circniar ho been nassei to All tHe nola,Ies
nuiiIic ordering them 20 e;barro the imlnenso nro
Pe1Ies po na t0I wv iHIe sst sa ~ MS
donbt IL Wonld draw TOO much attention. to see so
iarge a numpcr OF wealthy und promirent citizeDs
Concerned IN the instruction. Ia Yoz dc Cu1a
has an exec iIent communicatlon from a subscriber
eiailnr that The Sequestraion Board RECEIVING the
pr0auce OF the embarpoe,i property, Is easaiIy
hound 10 discharpe the debts Of creditors holding
lawful len on sIcn property.
il is quite evident that among the instructions
vvhich General Rolas TOOK with h.nl from Madrid
early ana elective measures OF retrencnent In the
nubl,c expend,Jure mere were TO be resorted To-
Amour 1tRcr economies already introduced his Ey.
IA ON, ~
prisons. thus formnn one branch more which tho
DIreccion de AdrnIn:stracion will have 10 look to
in irture in accorlance with the decree of the Nth
instant. " avn
The aca,rs In the interior continue unfavorable.
A volunteer lnobIlIzc In Lersund,s time iust re.
furned from the sent of the insurrection and vino
was wounded by n 0,ocbeie IA understood TO have
declared that Principe Ia almost LETT I'm the mower
or the insurgents, because they enter and leave the
city when tney please ana run over tiferent ocaii
tes freely ar which The limited forces there Cannot
prevent The last accounts rom the patriots state