The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-03
Progress OF the Revolution and the
Prospect or Stamping 1t Out


here after.
Every kind Of rumor is afoat, and the arri-
val Of q special agent of the government, sent
some time since to Cuba to ascertain the con-
dition OF affairs in the island, is daily looked
for. The action Of the government, it is said,
will depend, to some extent, upon the report
made by the agent. who is gentleman in
whom the administration places implicit conf
dence. The report is looked for with consid-
erable interest
THE SITUATION.
!, The Cuban Government is acting with Vigor,
and Count Valmaseda, commander of the Span
ish, forces in the Etstern Department. has
issued q proclamation, whereof the following
are the chief featur 20: First, every native male
over fifteen years OF age found away from his I
residence without sufficient cause will be exc
cuted; second, every uninhabited dwelling,
and every inhabited dwelling, where awhite
third, all women away from their houses will
come TO Bayamo or Jlquani, or they will be
brought by toroe: The proclamation was dated
Bayamo, April 4th.
cording to the Havana journals the news from
the Eastern Department has of late been favor
able to the government. No great results are
announced but several skirmshes in which the
Spanish troops were victorious are reported.
According to The government accounts one
thousand insurgents are still in the field, under
command OF Cabada. in the vicinity Of Trini-
dad the Governor of Remedies. who had
returned from military excursion through his
district, announces that he has made arrange
ments to put down the insurrection in that
vicinity, which we take to mean thai it was not
yet put down !; and in Neuvltas extensive pre-
parations are being made for csmpaign
against General Q1esada, who still holds all
the country around 'erto Principe. From
tine Eastern d% we Mam" have only
ElguSredO for arms and reCOQ milton of
their belligerent rights. In Havana men
were arriving freely from Spain to replace
mlserably clad and unprovided with any Of the
elements for war. The splrlt OF the volunteers
in Havana. however, provides them amply inn
mediately on arrival, and they are at once sent
of negro troops has also been eon6 20 the field
from Havana, being the first, we beliaye. that
has been put in active service. pressure
a aas hsa s e e
import duties. The war is now, in fact q war
Of resources. FromSpain the colonial authori-
e, M 9 M PC Of var material. Everything else must
|. be provided from the resources Of the colony,
and these the government is pressing to the
utmost On the part OF the Cubans the ques-
b great difficulty, if not an impossibility, in
driving them from the & sid il they oh 3ose to
hold it In small bands adhering to the Fabian
policy. eta.e
THE NEW SEAT OF WAR-HOW THE REBELS FIGHT.
The Havaaa correspondent of the New York
Times writing on tie oath April, says:
The Spaniards are evidently becoming aware.
are fast approaching, and that something must
be done by main strength to change the pre-
sent uncertain state Of affairs and to fix on
place which may be called the seat ofwar, and
until now been the Richmond of the war. The
Cubans have tried as well as they know now to
take it, while the Spaniards, with great tenac-
ty 5axe t aes to give IT up and still not only
forces to points on the north and south coasts
to escort conveys Of provisions back. An army
Of about 5000 Spaniards, under the conn
their FIRST object will undoubtedly be the re-
construction or the railway, which will enable
them to remove the troops quickly from the
coast and TO use the 1000 men which are now
engaged Conveying provisions, 70 act against
the enemy: Judging from past events, they
VIII undoubtedly be successful in their at
tempts, and viii clear the neighborhood Of
journals wall publish glowing accounts Of bat
ties won, and Of deeds Of heroism performed,
aud probably will make the announcement that
the he insurrectl9n in that part Of the Island has
ton all over the island will Join in the chorus
or the DiariO and other Journals in singing
hosannah and halleujah, and everything. will
weeks, when the lul and then the reaction will
set in. The troops will remain stationary in
some town or hamlet, and will make occasional
saliies. and kill % few insurgents. Then
all Of sudden the whipped and dispersed
rebels will appear O hundred or more
miles from the then seat Of war, will levy con-
tributions, burn plantations, cut of communi.
cations increase their numbers and be ready
to commence the same game over again, while
the Spaniards will have filed the hospitals,
done great deal Of hard work and gained
nSthisg: not even alosy for there are no faghts
say and publish that they always run from the
troops but forget that everything is fair In
love and war. and that the pubans are yicco.
rs9us i9s. l whenever tney run aTsy. Their princ-
r@unnlng @ away; they use up The spaniards and
save themselves. The troops fald no enemy
TO fight, but the Cubans cause them navere
stroy the energy and ssoyds1 Of the Spanish
SOLDIER, who doea nothing but narch, and who
gets disgusted st d war M witch there sYe no
eas%sa assss spa hs e , ss s rgsR RR
can INSURE them success. Y gsss4s
aM DIREAT OF THE sPAaIAaDs.
n The steamer ColunhiS, lust arrived from Ha.
vasa. brings private letters from trusts worthy
persona thas citizens Al CAbede and Juan vii. .
leRas have Appeared. with reduced forces near
the City of Trinidad, and taken possession of
Gil the arms and aInInunittol belonging to the
Spanish Government il the arsenal there, the
doing. - ,1>'' : Z. - y ~ - y - ~ :
THE TIIaHrt oy puLoE's sHMpAvmxeRs- THE
sPANIARDs' D1sooUaAaaMsNrs.
p. HAVANA, April "A. The emigration OF Cubans
stu goes On; perhaps half Of those leaving .
now tSs g4 e Msxiso The spaniasds not liking
numbers our ssi sysgy @ s .i tIs i,snihs as
suia, AND. from she WY their alairs afe al.
|srangsd beforsi isaying, one could sasIiy suppose
turning. Ey1dently r0,6 r,1nol,nr ~ M. tSas,ir,