The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-17

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TIE ouThS CAMPAIGN.
Given, - . seat Of Hopular insurrectlon, long,
narrow Island, with unhealthy coast and back
bone Of mountam fe4usHee, with thousands OF
sive warfare, but witb3at ready means Of com
municstion through tSrritory which, though not
90 large a. New York, presents distances between
lts leading cities greatsr than from tidevatei to
scattered for q close qfsanisstion. but generally
In sympathy with the ibsurgsnts-s power three
thousand miles away i4slf In the later stages Of
revolution, with few troops and less money,
strsinng its resources and IL credit to the utmost
"a spost % reduce this islssd = slejsysoi-,
the government forces unseclimstsd, iIl-nstsd for
active operations, and comparatively ignorant Of
the country the insuFents hardy. familiar With
from The tsrrors which ihs approaching unhealthy
season brings 70 NEWCOMERS.
With such condiaoIk. what features would &
campaign be hkely =. exhibit j. Tho problem
does not seem one Of remarkable difficulty; shs,
confusion in the Cub{n news might almost, n
Emersonian style. dive it, solution from their
own CONSEQUENCES. ~
From the Havana oonsspsndsns New Ysrk Tribunsl
The provisional government Of Cuba ID ct this,
Doment 19sess o. ct leAse shfeedfthD Of the es,
nor ll6st SCI '6omndhicsH5h vilhf6 tdis fstSiu.'
spssids W. ne rsiass7ss 10 i ss!ss sss
to the sesbosrd and to the walls OF few priici-
pal towns; II has an orgsuiDsd senimili(axy gov.
eminent whose authority is readily and seriously
rsspeetsd b the people - has today, "a army
of over 40. 600 men In fhe Geld. and could easily
double that number Il in possession Of arms and
proper equipments. 6o much the revolution has
practically Oaccoppn4 bed. II hasJ On reality
done much more. f2r from the outset II hes 4
established The pelicya Of emancipation, aud Full
enfranchisemesf Of sf itizeDs q IL purpose. me
imnesss. There e a thsf notable feature inlths
success so far achieved. Il Il that 1t has Teen
gained by the almost 4lside6 oxertious Of theCu-
bans themselves. In spite Of oil reports there
has been but very Digit aid given from the out
side, either from our shores other Of she neigh
boring Americas ststea. few small cargoeS Of
arms were run In, but seven these are of recent
date. 1Apgthsr point d that from the Outset! the
movement has been regular and orderly, cartied
forward under organized direction and with d de-
finite policy 70 guid4. The provisional govern
nents Of which Csspetss b TO known chief has
been everywhere rdeognised BY the Cubhns.A
Whatever differences knd jealousies may have ex.
listed, and u j. prsspnkbls there have been snch.
they have never beenf wed to impede the pAtri.
otto work. At the eressnt moment. the e1tire
Eastern Department, with the exception of the
seaports and two or yshree interior places Of i'm.
portance, like PasrtA Principe, are controlled
by the Republicans. About ons-shird Of
Ssa Ws:tern Department = also really
to The Chico Villas i've toHnsj Of Remedies.
Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Ssgua ID Grande, and
Trinidad. According to authentic information
received here. the patriot forces are distributed
about % follows: 10 the Bsysmo and Msvsn
section Che LAT named place y, nov she ssak Of
has under his own control and that Of bis imme-
diats second y coppspd. xajor Gsnersl Donate
del Msfmol. about II 900 men. This force could
easily be doubled or ifsbled II arms we're attain
able. In the upper portion Of the "Orisnkal"
Department Qsesadd 10 operating with about
IA 900 men, Of whom .one and the larger coltmn !,
tn the neiRhborh6od d Puerto Pfincip6, under the
immediate .adkscsioaf q aQsssadA. y quite veil
equipped. In the Cinbo Villas dstrct the patfiots
have force Of sbout, Is 600 men. . considsreble i
portion Of which ID t'aefabIy weR armed. Every
week makes favorable difference 10 the afms-
ment I'm shs1ast named REGION one Of the prin- 4
cjpsl generals y Ptsllo, . Dominican malStto,
1s61-T2. ed