New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-01
CUBA.
RAILROAD CUT BETWEEN VILLA CLARA AND
CIENFUEG0s

RAILROAD CUT BETWEEN VILLA CLARA AND
CIENFUEG0s,
HAVANA, Oct. 30-Intelligence from the Central
Department is TO the effect that body of insurgents
while operating on the CienfuegOs and Villa Clara
Railroad, INSTRUCTED the track in such a manner as
to freight train to be run off. They then car
ried away the freight into the interior and
burned bridge, thus cutting of communication be-
tween the two cities.
SEVEN OF THE CUBAN PRIvATEER's OFFICERS
HELD IN BAIL.
WILMINGTON N. c.. Oct 30.-All OF the officers of
the privateer Cuba were to-day discharged by the
Commissioner except David A. TelfaT, ID. d. Nun
roe Nicholas Islund, X. H. Gibson, n ID. Phillips.
Lewis French, and John Lynch, who were required
10 give bail in $500 each Tor appearance before the
District Court, which meets on Monday. The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury received information to-day
that the case of the action of the United States
against the officers and crew of the Cuban privateer
Hornet had closed and that one of the attorneys en-.
gagged by the Government died this morning, The
suit on the libeling of the ship will now be com
menced and will consume some time
GEN. HIGGINS AND SENIOR EEMUs-CoUNTER-
STATEMENTS TOUCHING THE HORNET EN-
TERPRIsE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O.-Statements attributed to
Senior Morales Lemus, in of the NewYork papers,
convey a false idea of the circumstances by which
the Confederate Gen. Higgins and Others came 70
ioin the Southern cause. Mr.. Lemus and his fellow
Cubans are represented to be more OF less Disguised
with our once rebel brethren especially since the
failure of the steamer Hornet. When intelligence
of this kind reaches Jordan, battling for foreign
rights he will not feel inspired with lively faith in
his detractors and the less so because it is believed
that the story of his offer to sell out to the Havana
Government did not strange to say, originate
IN
Higgins. the story that his wife was no
titled 70 meet him at Wilmington before the
steamer had sailed is stgmatized as an
untruth though il Is certain that the Juna did not
at first appear to manifest any displeasure upon
hearing that the Hornet had entered port it having
been freely said there could be wrong in his tax
ing shelter at Wilmington. Furthermore, the per
sons who bought the Hornet presented her to the
Cespedes Government on the express condition that
they were to name the principal officers, the few
Cubans on board having been useful to give the
character Of nationality to the ship in order that it
might with good grace bear the commission OF
marque and reprisal Considering these facts the
friends Of the exTebes are apt TO retort-rst, that
the Junta had not great share in the inception OF
the Hornet enterprise, willing as they might have
been TO draw Government into difficulty; second
that the envoy of Cespedes does not exactly
according to supposed prejudices growing out of our
late war, and in ignorance of the fact that great
nation honors gallantry, whomsOever the hero.
MINISTER BECERRAs PROFESSIONS.
HAVANA, Oct. 23.-SefOr Becerra Colonial Minis
ter has sent communication TO the Captain-Gen-
eral, in which, after prasing his energy. he recon-
mends that he shall impress all his subordinate
generals that they cannot with IMMUNITY permit the
murder of prisoners, who must on the contrary be
hurnanely treated and turned over to the regular
tribunals The Minister intimates that he will insist
upon this clement policy and bring to grief its in
tractors; but Senior Becerra is $500 miles away
Gen. de Rodas is the author of the Cadiz mas
sacre; Count Vamaseda rs notorious for wholesale
executions the volunteers are not famous for deli
cacy in question of life and death; the Governor
who gave the innocent Jiguan victims over to GER
tain martyrdOm is not scrupuous, and, in short the
tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
THE SPANISH DETERMINATION.
In reply to the Porto Rcan deputies. the Minister
of Colonies youches for the resolve of the Regency
10 Give Cuba reform Of all sorts after the instruction
is put down, with if need be- the last man and the
last escudo The cardinal point he says Is to con-
ouer If without bloodshed, well and good; but,
either the force of right the right OF force must
decide. The Galatians, however, are complaining
that of one of their battalions only 200 men have
survived the fever and the bullet.
THANKS TO THE HEROES OF LAS TUNAs.
The gratitude of Spain has been voted for what
its mover in the Spanish Cortes calls the most goI
Gus deed of arms in modern military history" TIC
describes the exploit as follows: 1.-The hllbnsters
united their forces and appeared before the pueoio