The New York herald., 1869-02-27
CUBA.

Excitement Among the Volunteers-Orde to
Shoot All Prisoncrs Taken I'm Arms-Re-
ported Spirit Of the Home Government.
HAVANA, Feb. ~, via KEY WEST, Feb. 20, 1859.
The temper exhibited for the last two days by the
Spanish volunteers has been mutinous and threat
ening To-day General Duce assured the COM
mSnders that justice will be meted out to traitors
Orde.s have been given to the troops in the field TO
take no prisoners IN arms, but to shoot all.
1t is renored that the government in Spain is
incensed at refusal of the Cubans accept the
conciatory me Ssures offered them, and it win now
conquer the revolution II 1t should be necessary to
send $4,000 troops to do IT, The volunteers are now
quiet.
MobiIixIng the v0Iunte6vs-CienfuegOs Mcr-
chants Purchasing Arms-0perations Around
Trinidad-EngaGement ON the Darnuju
River-Defeat Of the Cubans-E Estates Be-
longing TO Spaniards Ordered to BE De-
atroyed.
The volunteer regiments ut this point have been
modified and are preparing to take the field against
the insurgents.
Several merchants from Cienfuegos are here pur-
chasing arms for the volunteers at that place. The
government has supplied them with rides and ar
tiery.
The Havana authorities have refused clearance
TO the brig J. d. Lincoln, OF Brunswick, Me- which
mas arrived here from Sierra Morena, with cargo Of
molasses because the last named port has been de-
clared closed.
despatch from Matanzas dated to-day states
that the volunteers there are mobllizing
Intelligence from Trinidad to Tuesday last reports
the Spanish troops to be operating in that vicinity
against the insurgents. number of skirmishes had
taken place and several prisoners captured had ar
rived there.
From Cienfuegos we learn that on wednesday last
the artillery column returned to that town. having
whipped the insurgents on the Darnuju river. The
loss in killed small, but many were wounded on
both sides. A Mexican general was captured and
instantly shot by the Spaniards The tugboat re-
Gently taken by the insurgents was recaptured.
Santiago de Cuba advices to the Goth inst. state
that the insurgent General Gomez has ordered the
destruction OF all the estates Of Spaniards, SO as to
prevent them from furnishing funds for volunteering
purposes. The estates Of Cubans and others are to
be respected.
The Dinrio on Emigration from Cubn-An
Adventurous Spirit Created by the Cubans-
Gold and Blood Sought.
HAVANA, Feb. 26 1869.
The Diarto in o leading editorial to-day, seeks to
discourage the emigration Of Cubans. 1t says this
movement is not viewed in the true light by the
American JOurnaiS WINCH near only tne CuDan siue
Of the question. These emigrants create abroad an
adventurous and dangerous spirit, which has no re-
spect for the laws and the rightsof nations, and is
ins.igated by unlawful ambition and q thirst for
gold and blood.
Havana Commercial and Financial Markets.
HAVANA, Feb 26-Evenlng.
Sugar is active on basis OF 10 101s reals for No.
II Dutch standard; sales in small lots have been
made at 103S 10A reals. Exchange on London IA
a 15 per cent premium: on Paris, q 2H per cent
premium; United States sixty days. sight, In gold,
az per cent premium; short sight, 9 per cent.
premium; sixty days. sight, In currency, % % per
cent discount; short sight, n 20 per cent discount.