The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-30
SPAIN AND CUBA.

A Madrid correspondent OF the London
Times writes, January l2--
There has been for some time rumor in cir
culation, which, although again and again
semi-otticlally contradlcted, is, for all that all
the more stubbornly believed, that the Provt-
sional Government has received unfavorable
Intelligence from the island of Cuba. On mis-
last week, General Dulce, 1t was said, wrote the
following telegraphtc despatch-"Dulce Is In
same. Send reinforcements, which are urgently
wanted here, and let them be as numerous as
Be IL observed that the correspondence from
the island exults at the arrival of steamer after
steamer laden with thousands of the "best
troops in the world" assuring us that by the
4th or the 9th there would be no less than 1000
coming in, as 1t were, TO escort the beloved
"Don Domingo" as they call the popular
General Dulce, on his taking possession OF the
With 1000 fresh troops added to the ordinary
garrison the new commander.in chief does not
deem himself sufficiently strong and urgently,
not TO say snxiousiy, asks for m more Wsil I'm might
welcome news from the public here; but the
attempt was unaVailing, as 1t was necessary
appeal 10 the patriotism both OF soldiers and
citizens, so to interest the whole community in
the expedition. We learn now that the Minis
ter of War has thrown out some hints TO the
various corps of the army to the effect that
spontaneous oilers OF service IN Cuba would be
acceptable, and that the inIimation has met
| with SO ready response that the supply will
Ali the superior officers and officers of the
| infantry regiment Cadiz presented themselves
| TO General Pr1m yesterday TO teSt1fy their own
| and their soldiers ardent desire to be among
the first to sail for Cuba. Prim praised and
| thanked these gallant gentlemen for their pa
triotie ZEAL and added that none but T. 0ae who
wished 1t should be sent across the sea- Vol
unteers from the various cavalry regiments
| have already been sent TO depots where they
| are to be ready TO embark on the 18th. Be-
| tween the 20Lh and 10Th force of one thou
sand men win leave, CadiE. and the Steam
| Navigation Company Lopez engages to convey
| five thousand men between the middle OF this
month and the same date In the next In ad.
| we are told that four thousand "Volunteers of
| freedom" at Barcelona have engaged To go
| over to Cuba as champions OF the national
l cause.
Upon coming to the end OF all possible plans
4 and coDjectures, thinking Spaniards feel In.
| clined TO embrace the conclusion that, do what
| they may, they must make up their mind To
lose their West Indian colonies What the
l Government has hitherto done is simply look ed
upon as step In the the wrong direction. They
| rob the Cubans. All the sympathy of the most
| advanced Liberals here has only been for the
! blacks. Unless the whites are anxious to cut
| their own throats what inteeest can they nave
| in maintaining q connectt on which offers nc
| nroaDecJ of tangible good, but, on the contrary
threatens them with the danger OF inourable
The forces which the Government contem.
| nlates sending TO the Antilles consist Of foul
| Infantry regiments and four batteries OF stee
gSnon ouiIting the command had already 10. .0Ot
| Sagniar soldiers and four volunteer battalions
| toeether with other troops recruited IN In'
island. Yet the Government papers sViAI ue
clare all this TO be insufncienI
GREECE.
Her Conduet Towards the Paris con
ference.
| the London NeltS OF the 10Th says Co.
| 1rhe mowers represented at the Farls Son
ference might contemplate TesuI~h"en ~ 'neS'