Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-06
CUBA.

~ CUBA.
Affairs In Hayana-Military. Opera
Prudent Spaniards.
la Correspondence of the New York Times,
HAVANA, June 26, 1S69.-Reports anG
news from various sources state thai
ValmAseda's fire and sword proclama'
tions are being carried into effect by the
troops under his command wherever the
the requirements contained in his edicI
of April are not complied with by the
unfortunate inhabitants. The insur>
gents, emulating, doubtless, the example
OF their Gg)noble enemy, and animated
by the ter tdttonis, are also engaged in
making huge bonfres of the property
of-the loyal Spaniards, contributing, as
it were, with two-edged sword to the
work of fmutual destruction. Where this
will all end is easily to be seen, for fin
ishing with the improvements existing
and necessary TO the development of the
agricultural resources of the country, it
reverts naturally to its former normal
condition Of wild land, unproduetiVe OF
wealth, and in some cases even of mere
subsistence to either of the contendipg
parties. Famine and all its terrible con-
sequences will follow fast on the heels
of this destructive policy, and in many
districts military operations will have to
be governed Oh either side by the exists
ing state Of the respective commisssry
departments. Should such a state of
affairs ensue, the Cuban will stand the
starvation test longer than the Spsniards.
The former relying solely for subsistence
on the spontaneous productions Of the
country, will fare much better than his
CaStilian adversary, verifying the truth
Of the old adage that zone mans meat is
another mans poison.' What the ma
tive can live exceedingly well on, will
only bring disease and death to the
Spaniard. In this way the guerrilla
style ofwarfare so much in vogue among
all classes of Hispano-Americans is like
ly to be the order of the day before
much time elspses. go
Out Of the immense mass of war news
contained in the press generally, who
probably, for lack of more interesting
matter, industriously occupy themselves
in giving the most lengthy details of the
most Insignificant actions, have con-
densed in the following paragraphs all
that has transpired in the various militia
ry jurisdictions for the past week, rs re-
corded by private and official reports.
The headquarters Of the Spanish for
ces at Santiago de Cuba, through its
chief of staff, Colonel Carlos NJ. Rivera
announces that from bona fide iDforma-
tion and captured documents it is known
that the expedition which landed at Bar
acoa consisted of only thirty men, and
that they are now destroyed and dis
persed." George Smith, Ssriol and Disz,
the leaders the party, have been killed,
and the balance taken prisoners. The
latter were to have boen shot on the 10th
instant, and doubtless that has been done
with the promptitude and gusto which
characterizes the Spaniards on all such
occasions. All the war material lande d
by said party has been captured.
In the district Of Cuba a reconnaissance
was made on a camp of insurgents in the
Mountains of e. Cielo, (the heaven and,
being successful, the camp was destroyed,
with a loss to the insurgents Of their
leader, who is favorably known to the
Spaniards by the charming cognomen Of
Bayou, the incendiary," and quantity
Of arms, munitions of war and horses.
The Spanish official report of the de-
struction of the insurgent camp of San
Simon, states the force of the rebels in>
cluded from 800 to 1,000 men, while the
Spanish attacking force amounted to only
140! Your humble correspondent is
totally incompetent, in his own vernacu-
lar, to do justice to such an exceedingly
brilliant affair. In this brilliant cam
paign, in which, as usual, the rebels, we
are told, received a severe castigation,
the Spanish troops suffered loss of ten
wounded, three Of whom are severely int
jured.
Valmaseds informs the Commanding
General at Santiago de Cuba in the dis
trict comprising his command general
tranquility prevails, and that having sc-
complished the occupation by his forces
of Canto, the flying columns are giving
the best results. In the course of 3
month and a half over 400 insurgents
have been killed, and five good brass
calnon and three schooners captured
along with various other articles, all of
which have been deposited in Manzanillo.
Gen. Gomez is said to have taken refuge
in the mountains with some 200 follows
ers, badly armed and in starving condi- =
ton. Communications have been re es,
tablished between Manzanillo, Baysmo
and Holguin. According to Spanish ace
counts all is fowery for themselves and
gloomy fer the rebels.
Mr.. Robinson, son Of an Englishman,
born in Cuba, was recently arrested and
accused of carrying correspondence into
the rebel lines. He was tried and acquit-
ted, and "SalUo coRductO" given him
by the commander of the Spanish forces
to enable him to return to Matanzas. On
his way, however, he was again arrested
by some mobilized volunteers Of Ma
tanzas, and, without trial, was forthwith
shot on the beach between Corral False
and Matanzas. His father protested tC
the English Consul, and the English
man>Of-war Defence, Commodore Philli'
more, left this port for the above-named
port, where the English commander pro-
poses to investigate the affair. Nothing
has transpired here regarding his actor
in the premises.