The Portland daily press., 1869-03-23
WEST INDIES.

CUBA.
HAVANA, March 22.-At Porto Rico 18th the
sugar market was greatly excited. The gov
ernment has imposed additional export duties
of So per hogshead on sugar, 65c on molasses,
50e per quintal on coffee, and zoe per do on to-
bacco
The man arrested on the wharf Saturday on
charge OF theft proved to be Cuban rebel
He was tried and sentenced to death by a court
martial in the afternoon, and shot the same
evening.
Capt Gen. Dulce yesterday issued procla-
nation addressed to the citizens of Havana, in
which he refers to the events of the day before.
He says his promises of maintaining order and
Justice have been observed. The man who had
just been executed was probably instigated by
others to create disturbance, and it was nee
essary to act in his case with exemplary sever
ity; at this moment the government was lem
lently sending out of the country more astute
but equally culpabe men. The proclamation
concludes with a fiattering address to the citi-
zen volunteers.
The Captain General will hold review of
all the troops in and around Havana to-mor-
row.
In skrmish near Trinidad the rebel Gen.
Schmidt was killed.
Two more plantations in that jurisdiction
have been destroyed by the rebels.
A journal here reports the towns of Manu-
acaragua and Porto Rero Galano burned by
order of Cavada.
The Prensa reports that 25 insurgents, most
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captured and executed within five leagues of
Trinidad but adds that the situation in that
quarter is more serious than has hitherto ap-
pearea.
The Eco, newspaper of Matanzas, processes
to have received intelligence that Florence
Jiminez, rebel general has presented himself
to the Spanish authorities to receive pardon.
He says other leaders, members of the revolu-
tionary junta at Villa Clara, will follow his ex-
ample provided their lives be spared and they
be guaranteed safe conduct to some port whence
they may sail from the island.
A special to the Herald says Consul Schmidt,
who was leader of the insurgents was shot at
Trinidad.
ST. DOMINGO.
Advices from st. Domingo to the 10th inst
have been received.
There was comparative quietness around the
capital, but arrests and executions continued
frequent. In the extreme eastern part of the
country the insurgents were very troublesome,
and the government declared martial law in
the province of Seiby.
Mr.. Fabens, special Commissioner of the
Dominion to the government of the United
States, carries with him instructions to rent
the Bay of Samana to the United States
Dates from San Domingo to the 10th say
Gen. Luperon and others arrived on the Tele
grafo at Porto Plato. The authorities threat
ened to shoot them if they landed They pro-
cesded to st. Marie, where they remained at
last accounts.
Advices fron st. Thomas of the 10th state
that the Danish authorities at the request of
the Captain General of Porto Rico, had ban
ished DR.. Balances, of Mays guez, who was sus-
pected of organizing an expedition against the
Spanish colonies. He refused to leave, saying
the action of the authorities was illegal, and
that be was citizen of the United States. In
this he was supported by the American Con-
sui.
PORT Az PRINCE.
Port au Prince news to the 11th of March
states that Salnaves forces were besieging
Jaemel, aud the insurgents had commenced
merchants in Port au Prince and sent them
to reinforce the garrison of Gonaives.
A convention has been conclued with France
by which the latter is to receive 12 per cent. of
the revenues towards the payment of her
claims
The Haytien revolutionary steamer Mount
Vernon was at Jamaica on the 18th to obtain
her armament.
The yellow fever prevailed in Caracus March
10th.
Advises from Hayti to the 9Th inst. say Sal
nave had been defeated in a battle by the rev
earnons.
SOUTH AMERICA.
PARAGUAY.
PARIS March 22.-Later advices from Rio
Janeiro have been received. 1lfe news from
the seat of war in Paraguay is mainly unim-
portant.
Joseph Maeir de Silva Paranhas, the Brazil
ian Secretary of Foreign Affairs, has gone to
Ascencion, the Capitol of Paraguay, to estab-
lish provisional Government.