The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-14
G. u Il A.
An Inside Chapter of Cuban AfIairs-SOme In
teresting Developments.

Senor j. NJ Lemus. Minister Plenipotentiary from
Cuba to the United States, has commissioned SenOr
Jose Manuel MaCiaS as an agent of the Cuban
Government to treat with any authorities of Spain
referring to the independence of Cuba, or to
plies of war. Senor Macias left this city
for Europe last Saturday. He will meet General
Immediately on his arrival there and if General
Prim keeps his pledge to the Cubans, given year
ago last june the Cubans will soon be in possession
OF their pdtTia and the alleged main object OF Gene
raj Sickles' mission will have been settled per
private and honorable compact made between the
revOutonists of Spain and the rebels in Cuba.
That Prim, Serrano, Topete, Udeate, Modet Cas-
tlar Hernandez and others, who were ready four
teen months since to receive Cuban gold and make
fair promises Cubans in return have not fulfilled
their contract is most true, and to make them fulfil
it is the object Of the prearranged meetngi France
OF MaciaS for Cuba and Prlm Tor the original reVou-
It appears that 81 500, 900 in gold was furnished
Spanish revOlutiOnists by Cuban patriots to assist
the inaugural of the revolution in Spain, by which
BOurbOnsm went down and the present revolution
ary rulers gained their probably short-liyed control
of uncomfortable Spain. The only two offcers in
the Spanish army in Cuba who were made cogntzant
of the arrangement between the revOutionists OF
Cuba and Spain were Udeate and Modet, then colo
nels commanding regiments OF spanish regulars on
The Spanish revolutonists promised the Cubans
that in return for their funds and moral aid they
would give them autonomy, at least, II successful;
and if failure became imminent, a portion OF the
Spanish army would sail Tor Cuba and assist an
effort to be made 10 free the island. correspon-
dence was carried on between the Cubans and their
Spanish allies, which extended to include some
American politicians VINO were 10 ASSIST III HDeGdulnS
Cuba provided Spain failed TO dethrone Isabella.
When Spain did succeed home ambitions appeared
to cause Prim and others to neglect their promise 10
the Cubans, who then determined upon finishing
the effort to become free or perish in the attempt
Senor Lemus, it appears, mas been pressing Prim
and Others TO fulhlment Of their promises, and
that is what has brought about the meeting soon to
occur between General Prim and j, Nj, Maclas.-
n. Y Herald.
Rumor About Captain-G cnernI DE ROdas and
the Peruvian Monitors.
A rumor. said to emanate from the Cuban Junta
of New York is current that on the receipt of infOr
nation relative TO the seizure of Spanish gunboats
building in the United States, Captan-General De
Rodas ordered the Spanish ron-clad trgate Victoria
TO follow the Peruvian monitors and either capture
or destroy them The report also states that
the Victoria Immediately left for This
seems decidedly absurd. Advices from st. Thomas
dated July 10, stated that at last accounts the
Peruvian monitors had arrived at Cayenne and left
there for Para and the probability is that they have
by this time arrived at and departed from Rio ia
nero Brazil, The idea OF sending in pursuit of
them would be QulXotic. They would doubtless
have turned the Cape before the Victoria could reach
Rio. We. hardly believe Captain-General de Rodas
so stupid as 10 send after them, and they at least
twenty days san ahead OF the Victoria, which war
vessel II she used steam alone, would be compelled
20 make numerous stoppages 10 coal, and If she de-
pended upon her sails could not make eight knots
an hour.