The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-03


whole country Is IN possession OF the rebels. one
cannot go hal league out OF town without surely
losing his skin. II there In not some change before
the end OF the year will II can, ask my leave and
20 home, and let some one else play out the game
All the creoes who are isarsctos IN the town nave
armed among ourselves, which seems very Quixotlc
on the part OF our government"
NO COMPROMISE IN THE WAR.
LETTER No. 3D.. Garcia writes from villa clara,
September 20 TO his friend Vicente IN Spain as lol
the intolerant spanlards and the same class Of
Cubans. Both are bitter IN the extreme, anu
neither VIII yield; SO both are suffering r n me
and pacific people bear tue brunt without daring
to put in conciatory word for fear Of being
ninsuiar element has the arms IN It's hands ana be
for this reason, or because 1t rendered important
sIii does So it certainly has subordinated the gov
eminent to its wishes, &c. We have mere struggle
In which no one mediates, and certainly no one on
the island could with any success attempt It. SO
that II God in His infinite power does not bring us
some remedy tue total destruction Of the island Is
WHOLESALE BUTCHERY OF THE CuBANs.
LErrEH No. 4.-Domingo Graino writes from Santa
Clara, September %, TO Don Ambrosio Bctran Bel
tran. and says:-"YOu cannot imagno the numoer
or deaths within the past four months II can hardly
be estimated. What between those that are killed In
action, and those shot as spies or coab0rers OF the
revolution, IN this district alone Is over 800 monthly
l, with my party, alone have despatched nine SO
Tar, and viii never tire OF killing" &c.
SPANISH VICTORIES ON PAPER.
LETTER No. 5.-Manue Fas0 writes from Fortress
De ia sabana, villa Clara. to MS brother Pope. under
skirmish aJ SelbabO, In which he commanded de-
tacnment Of troops saw some OF the rebels ial but
finally withdrew, tearing an ambuscade. &c He
says:-"In TACT did nothing, but have made good
reputation, and stand well with the general at villa
my report more than what really took place; but
you know oil do the same here. More than half Of
what is done here is to write what is not true; to
you only relate things as they really occur"
HOW THE PATRIOTS DIE.
LETTER No: e.-Jesas Kyacova writes from En-
rano-"On the 2sth ult. we went out TO pursue CAL
jas, who was said TO be wounded ana hidden at the
house Donna Tomasa Martinez, and although
we did not succeed in capturing him, as it was ali
lie, we caught seventeen satellites, OF whom thir-
teen were Immediately snot ana all OF them at the
mulatto cried out viva Cespedesp AS he did 80 q
sergeant OF volunteers drew his sword and ripped
him open with blow in the slde sostnat you could
his entrails, and then hacked him up beautifully.
On the following day we shot provost guard and
another fellow. caed me Masaguero. THESE Two
the first day there were three cons and their rather
He on seeing his soas shot, AID not change color;
indie pendence OF his country. What do you think
OF the mans nefvef
eve went on for four days, beating the brush, but
found no more game. On our return we took on
three carloads oil women-famiiles OF those we had
put TO death. Three women begged OF US
to shoot them. as they preferred to die rather than
live among pdtO,leSo
DEcIaArIoN OF THE SPANISH TROOPS.
LETTER No. 7.-Camlo Perez writes from Havana
to his brother, in SPAIN under date OF Goth Septe
Der, that he has nard time OF it; that when they
and only lis now remain, by sickness and bullets.
INTENDED ExTERMINATioN OF THE cUBANs
LETTER No. S.-Peiro JardOn writes from San
Juan de las Teras, the I'D September. to Rosend0
Rlvas:-"There VIII not be q single native left on
this island lor We shoot all we find in this country.
on their farms or In their houses; there Will only be
women left, and they too are all hiding IN the
woods" &c. The same Jardon also writes to his
father, under same date I'VE leave not live thing
wherever we pass, neither people nor animals If we
flnd cows we Kill them; If horses, ditto; II we ind
pigs. the same; II we find men, women or children,
otto; and II come across houses that may sheler
them burn them, SO that IN this war all have to
pay for 1t, and even the animals come in for their
share; the men we shoot and animals we bayo metz
A sPANIARD ASHAMED OF HIS NAME.
LETTER No. 9-Ysldro Sublrana writes from Villa
Clara under Date Of I'D September to his brother
Salvador III Barcelona-'Such acts are committed
that but little Is wanting TO make US ashamed Of
saying that we are Spaniards."
ALL CuBANS ARE REBELS.
LETTER No. 10.-Manuel Fernandez writes to his
father Andres Fernandez, from Calabazar 18th Sep
for they all rebels. Blood runs here like the cur
THE KNIFE TO THE Hit.
LETTER No. 11.-CapLain J. Barrero writes from
Clenfuegos September 20, TO his friend Diego
"Ths question Is long one to solve, il 1t be solved
at all. Up to this time everything is about the
same, or worse than when 1t commenced. We
make no gains worth mentioning, and the ranks
of the natives greater They call us patOnes. gor.
rtones, cicoudOs, and the idea OF independence and
Cuba libre Is carnated Ia the heart OF every Cuban
appear to the contrary, &c. am told that for the
action OF the Sd OF June In the pass to the Sgnauld
] am proposed for major. In SAID action I mad my
company IN the vanguard ana received the fire OF
the enemy ambushed In the woods, causing loss OF
SIX men IN my ana one 1cs e wounded
the rim Of my hat We finally carried the position
at the point OF the bayonet with only the further
loss Of nine artilerymen two cavalrymen killed and
several wounded. The action here lasted about an
hour and half and was very trying, owing to the
n comppiip0 down their there
he wanting 20 900 OF them who, with dagger In one
hand and torch In the other. Will make an end OF
the Island OF Cuba.
THE EFFECT OF RECOGNITION.
LETTER No: l2.-Antona writes to his brother
Gomez saYs:-"rhis Is intermlnabe, aud when we
least think the United States Will recognize them az
nsr and TINS We may q se w s
result, as N all the Americas. against which the
Spanish armies have been invariably wrecked, and
time will show"
CUBA A TOMB FOR sPANIARDs.
LETTER NO 13.-Lieutenant Jose del Plno Lopez
to Jose Maria Paacio villa CLARA 18th OF September
10000 men nave died since came out"
GLORIOUS SPANISH PROSPECTS.
LETTER NO. H.-Antonio writes to his wife in
Spain from POtrero Gomez, oath September:-"rhis
campaign has the appearance Of lasting long time,
renlorcements coming will not cover one-half the
losses sustained by this army. Were 1t not so !
would be the first to make the sacrifice and stay to
its termination to see what could make out OF IT."
THE WAR A SPECULATION.
LETTER No. TO- Ricardo Cantina writes from
Comma, September %, to hts father, DR.. Francis
Cantina, In SPAIN and says:-"This lnsurrection Is
more speculation than anything else, and to finish
it would require TO have ali the governors removed.
They are making fat harvest OF it.n
DEATH THE ONLY WINNER.
LETTER No. 16-Antonlo Nabas Molina writes TO
his aunt from Taguaramas on September I7:-"The
war is about the same as the day we arrived; we
have killed great many people ali over the country,
but many more have joined the nsurgents.n
WANTS TO SELL OUT.
LETTER No. 17.--Francsco Mendoza or Pachlco
writing to his friend Marlas, In Spain mo datel
says:-"fhey wage on us the same warfare rs In st.
Domingo. and doubt even with the 20 900 reinforce.
ments coming that 1t viii be finished up AS long
as there IN Cuba these woods there will be insu
gents Besides, you know no one here loves u.s.
and aside rom national considerations would be
willing 10 sell out for dish OF lentils.v
Cnba and the Action Of Congress- Fore.