The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-22


The New York World has the following special
Telegram this morning.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-There is q rumor in
well-informed circles that Secretary Fish is SO
ncensed with Siekles that he has demanded his
recall, and the sudden return of President Grant
is believed to have some connection with this
demand of the Secretary OF State. There Is the
best authority for saying that Sckles has eX-
ceeded his instructions, and made demands upon
the Spanish Government which are not only
needlessly irritating but are in express defiance
of the cautions given him when he lett Wasnlng-
ton. Secretary Fish, ii. is now said, never de-
signed that Siollles should have any discretion
in this Cuban business; hence he first used
special agent, Mr.. Paul Forbes, and subse-
quently conducted the negotiations through the
Spanish Minister in Washington. Sickles' un-
authorized interference has set everything out of
Minister sicIsles' Note Repudiated.
In the Herdlds Washington correspondence
of yesterday we find this:-
There we're many rumors flying about town
this morning of the prospects of war with
Spain, but they were all set at rest this after
D noon by q more definite story, which at once
gained ground that there is to be clean back
down on the part of our Government. 1t is de-
clared that Sickles exceeded his instructions
greatly in presenting propositions for the sale
of Cuba to the Cubans, and our Government Is
SO alarmed by the violent and belligerent tone
of the Spaniards that it has formally repudiated
General Sickles action, and has pledged itself
to censure its representative ut Madrid. This
will, of course, result in his resignation. Those
in authority here disclaim any intention of de-
string to effect settlement of this question, ex-
cept in the most friendly manner, and the
present excitement in Spain is attributed
entirely to the injudicious utterances OF Minister
Sickles.
What the Recognition of Cuba VIII Entail.
"A statement is made here this morning, appa-
rently well founded, that the Spanish Govern
ment has notified the American authorities that
the recognition of the Cubans as belligerents
will be regarded as a direct intervention in Spa
nish matters, and just cause for declaration
of war; 1t is noticeable in this connection that
during the last few days there has been q marked
change in the sentiment expressed towards
Spain by officials here More caution is OBJ
served, and fewer words of hostile character
spoken. 1t is clean back down on the part of
Spaniards, and it is so re arded here by most
men, The shame and indignation of all who
have heard the news know no bounds.
The Patriot Victory Mt Las Tunas.
HAVANA Sept. 11.-Accumulatng facts prove
that the victory of the Cubans at Las Tunas was
well-nigh complete. One new fact deserves
attention. General Benegasi, in going to Tunas,
had q convoy of $50 horses loaded with supplies
SAB men. The insurgents fought him two days
after the Tunas battle, at distance of 400 me-
tres from the town, of which fact the correspon-
dent of La Voz speaks as follows:-'Becauseo of
our deeply-fet losses, and for the reason
that our forces were small and overworked, we
passed the remainder of the 16th the 18th, and
half of the 18th in great anxiety fearing, as we
did, repetition of the work of the 10Th At
about mfd-day of the 18th Lieutenant Colonel
Benegasi arrived with 500 men and few pro-
visions, which animated our spirits greatly.
This officer took command at once of this CEN
tral point of operations, and is now at work en-
larging the Notifications. Excepting the centre
of the town, everything is in ruins"
Here it is clear that the insurgents took in the
fight with Benegasi most of his supplies. Two
hundred and eighty horses should have carried
a large amount of provisions and war material,
yet La Voz'S correspondent acknowledges that
very little of this convoy got safely into Las
Tunas. The bad condition of the Spaniards is
made more manifest by other language used
in the same journals it be well for us to
keep Las Tunas, it is useless to send up
there 300 or 400 men. We must forward at
once 5000 or 1000, we'll provided in all re-
spects. The enemy have been
about this place eleven months, and have been
during all that time harassing our troops"
The Diario de Ia Marina publishes the fol-
lowing statement, which is, at the least, anu
sing:-"We have under our eyes statistical
tables, made up from the oficiul reports of our
officers, which go back to the 18th of October,
1868, and terminate at the present time. The
losses of the two parties during the time indi-
Gated were as follows-
Cubans. SpdnidFds.
Dead .............. l4,69l Dead ............ 31(