Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-15
CUBA.
War in Enrnest-ResuIt of Late En-
Eagemepts.

War in Earnesf-ResuIt of Late En-
EagemeBts.
HAVANA, May ii. - The insurgents
claim success in the engagements near
PueTIo Principe. A letter from Spanish
source SAYS that Gen. Letona was MORALLY
wounded.
Sebors Leniuta and Marez are going 10
Madrid 10 induce the authorities to revoke
the decree ooniiscating the property Of
Cuban refugees, fearing that the enforce
ment of the decree will lead to retaliation
AdVices from Trinidad Of the Slh stste
that the insurgents were near that city,
and that a great panic prevailed.
The crew of the schooner Galva 1iC has
been released aud taken to Jamaica by the
British gunbOat Heron.
Insurgents Tesppeared IN the vicinity Of
Santa Cruz.
1t ia rumored that Nalma-ela had an
Engagement with the rebels uLder Ces-
pedse.
More plantations were burned around
Santiago. The estimated plantations
which have heeu destroyed ia that juris-
diction, produced annually $4,000 hbds
sugar,
Tue fl g h T. Coutoosook returned to-
day.
WAsHINGTyN, May 14-Admiral Hofi
writes to the department from Havana,
9th inst, announcing that he would be sb.
sent from that port for few days to re-
lieve the Narragabsett at Key West, and
for a change Of air for the officers and crew.
He had Just received Inflammation from
Commander Fillebrown al Key West that
the English steamer Salvatore, a supposed
Cuban privaIeer, that our naval forces have
been watching for some time at the in-
stance of the government, has cleared for
st. Thomas via Nassau, without arms or
munitions of war OF any description.
| Everything at Havana is remark ably qHiet.
The Spanish authorities seem confident
| of suppre4sing the rebellion before the
| expiration OF the year. The rainy season
now coming on preCludes possibility
| of any active operations of any im-
pOrtanCe from the interior in tue move
ments Of either party. 10 conversations
| with Cubans, who were at one time sang
uine Of success, Admiral Hoh says, those
| IRsse Havana end Of the island are dis
| Aaaiai, d hom the fact that the revOlu 'iC n
| 6ss not been conducted in a manner Ia
| coincide with their views.
There is little or no organization among
them, although they claim the cause OF
their present inactivity ID owing TO their
| forces htsng ,exsrcised and instructed in
the use oil :srns, preparatory for a cam
paign At lie close of the rainy season
Geus. Rspedes and Querado are acting in-
dependeptIy, and have their own separate
\ forces ard adherents.
Mr.. Hall, our Consul General, and the
Commodore Of the English fleet, seem tC
think the ipsurreclon is being crushed
aud that in a few weeks il will consist o.
nothing but irregular bands OF outlaws
scattered throughout the interior.
A letter from Treasurery officer, al
Beaufort S. G., states that the schooner
GEapeshot, bound from New York for
Falmouth, Jamaica put in there for Ie
pairs April q, and she was laden will
arms and munitions OF war, and had 81
passengers. The collector Of Beaufort
telegraphed to Collector Grinnell at New
York and received reply that the Grape
shot was regularly cleared for Falmouth
Consequently she was not detained.
A few days after this, new Collec o.
was appointed at Beaufort, and he wa
i urged Dy OApJs OsheIINOl Lno T6NeDue ser
vice to investigate the matter. He replied
that il had been thoroughly inquired int
by his predecessor, and therefore decline,
Ding 30.
On the 18th Of May the Grsperhot still
lay in the harbor of Beaufort.
New YORK, May I4.-United State
Marshal Barlow expresses al opinion ths
no regular organized, armed and equipped
expedition has called from this port 70
Cuba since the commencement of Ia
Cuban troublts. He believes that man
men, since the commencement Of the In
surreclion, have taken passage from thi
port for Cuba, perhaps 70 assist the rebelf
and much war material has also bee
shipped to the island, bun the men al
went ostensibly as passengers, and wa
material o.IensibIy as freight regularl
consigned. Most OF the men went singl
or in small parties, and war material wa
sent in small quantities by various vessel;
and that isall of the truth there is in SEM
aiional reports about Cuban expeditions.
Alexandria girls have saved the glove
which they wore at Lees reception a
legacies to their expected descendants.