The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-23
CUBA.

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Arrival in New York Of Colonel Quesada-
Glowing Reports the Patriot Cause
sympathy for General Jordan.
Among the arrivals In New York Of distinguished
strangers on Saturday was that Of Colonel Rafael
Quesada brother OF Manuel Quesada, General-ln.
Chief OF the Cuban forces. Colonel Quesa1a arrived
on the Arizona from Aspinwall, which port he
reached few days before the sailing Of the Arizona
by steamship from jamaica, which place he reached
rom Cuba by small schooner month since.
Colonel Quesada Is the first chieftain Of
the Cuban forces who has arrived on our
shores from the interior Of Cuba. The SUGGEST ul
landing OF the expedition which sailed under his
Nassau In May last, has given him prominence
among the Cuban berators The Colonel is bearer
brings most glowing accounts OF the situation OF the
army OF noeratorS. he says that there are now
least $4,000 more armed by the middle Of September.
The slaves OF the island volunteer by thousands and
oer to work IN the trenches and do the entire druid
gerry OF camp. Iney procure and cook all the pro.
visions Tor the army, which gives the armed troops
the entire time for drilling and discipline num-
Der OF machinists who went out with Jordan have
made foundry in the copper regions near Palma
Sorano and have cast some very far specimens OF
camps OF the revoluuonsts were engaged In collect.
ing all the horses not required Tor the use OF the
cOrrals In the mountains. They were also kept oc.
cupIed IN destroying all Kinds of products grown
near tne Towns garrisoned by their Spanish enemies
The Spanlards have not yet ascertalned wnere
SOONER sae 0uesada landed his expedition. He says
ara oy the lst OF september and open the first
the reported discordance between Genera, Jordan
| ana other Cuban leaders Colonel Quesada states to
| oe without foundation. Tue entire army OF Cuban
Jordan and look upon him as an illustrious general
and valiant warrior. There are In the interior OF
will be offered for exchange with Americans as soon
as Jlbara or any other port Is taken. Colonel Que.
Trinidad, Puerto Principe Nuevtas almost at Will
However, as the Cubans had not received any siege
the guns which the spaniards could orng TO bear
upon these towns he would delay storming
which had been purchased abroad and the arrival Of
| which was daily ex pected.
| Colonel Uuesada makes no disclosures as to his in.
| tended movements, but does not hesitate to make
known that the object Of his visit this time Is a d.
piolnatic mission.
| Imprisonment and Assassination Of Prominent
Cubans-Iuterventi0n of Foreign COnsals.
From Cuban patriot sources we have received fun
particulars OF the most fragrant crime committed In
Cuba by the Spanish authorities since the revolution
began. demonstrating how utterly valueless is De
| Rodas' promise OF justice and fair trial.
On the Goth OF last June the eight Cuban gentle
men whose names appear In the subjoined memo
rial to the Governor OF that district were arrested
on the AFFIDAVIT Of one Casanova, Spaniard OF long
residence In Santiago, at the instance 1t Is supposed
OF Lieutenant Colonel Pa!acios intimate friend Of
Casanova, who a few days previous had
gone 70 o, saya%o On Sa,,; July commits.
to congratulate General de hodas Oh his arrival on
the Island. When the vessel reached Clenfuegos the
| Fdbeuton National Of that city had published The
arrest OF several or these men I'VE days previous 10
the date OF their arrest, showing that the whole
crime portrayed In what follows was q premedi-
| tated, cod-blooded murder. These men were kept
10 close confinement fifteen days by order Of Colonel
Marcanaz, the Fiscal. At the end OF that time Mar.
canaz went TO Havana, when the Governor ap-
| pointed another Fiscal, who on examining the pr.
them innocent Of the charges preferred against
them. The Governor then released them on ball.
SIX DAYS Afterwards they were again arrested and
they were to be sent TO Bayamo to be tried before
Count Valmaseda The prisoners realized the
| memorial to the Governor OF Santiago de Cuoa
which was presented by the Consuls Of England
states and by them placed on file In their respective
,,a" ane oowing copy was furnished BY the
Ohited states consul at Santiago de CuDa:--
| PUBLIC PRISON SANTIAGO DE CUrA)
jos AoioIio cS.zo Don Ascenco Dom Jo Sn
s1 S0T s.ss s'e citizen.
a % are your appr
your -" order Ss ~s
ON 1S 3 ss
o. being there sas
majority no ready means with pc
support Of our families Who 20 conseau sHyT w 70,
greatly, distressed, and present greatly alarmed at the
threaten tie passage Maasuo Su. T fom
onsy ssnS hT."s as. d s infested Nth rsyO
fourteen eagues that to co. and IN ~Sieh al
While they ike ourselves have unbounded confidence our
result Of iha, march, and respect we Bog to ea
Rodas sth inst in which se declsres iSe
9ops w"u dno 20 eye every sh Of person and
We do not in the least desire place ourselves In an.
BE- legally on msrs s ,as'
P,eiPa and further Is against the expressed conditions
we a. belong santiago Dc Cuba where
we s sn sn rom % s % taken from
y proofs Tia, he charges ss sns
81 BE 'sas ss q General General
., sSSns sGgs5 We ought TO be tried
the reasons that we have stated and many others equally
order yGoi ne h. We You . .qRe. ., or ss; you
shall go no farther Than aanza6lo or that from
eme oneer 10 whom You and we,s'o hsge perfect comb
Amado saa,ar Jose Rodriguez Guozo and Lorenzo Gre.
mato In conclusion our fear 10 not that shall be
the territory through which we have TO pas. something
m occur ~ sne ROAD when WI give The escort an excuse
ton to insure oD safe transit from Manzanlo Bsysmo
The Governor replied that he could not revoke
his order for their removal. but would grant their
second request by detailing Lieutenant Colonel Ju.
| Ian Amado Salazar 10 command the escort which
| woulu be placed over them from manzanillo to
| Bayam0 This treasured both the prisoners and their
friends They,arrved safely at Manzanilo and thence
TO Bayamo. Colonel Salazar and eight soldiers con.
| stued the escort.
Their fears were over az soon as they appeared in
| sight OF Bayamo. They were placed IN close confne-
| ment on arrival there until the I'd inst, when they
were apprised by valmaseds That ne mad determined
| to send them to Jguanl for trial, and with
| them Don Manuel FresnandA, Don +. Alverez Don
Jose Benitez and Dr. Perez. Seven Cuban gentle