The New York herald., 1869-04-21

during the war. The government has been made
A schooner from New Orleans with seventy men
and arms ls reported captured. No details.
The Spanish war steamer came M yesterday ana
went out again together with the Pizarro.
Patriots In Good Spirits-Outrages by the
Spanish Tr00ps-True Result Of Lesca's
March, Corroborative Of the Heraid's
Acrounis-Quesadn Captures Convoy from
Santa Cruz % Principe-Caban Assembly
Arrests Napoleon AransO-Wreck u the
s. StSut.
Arduous is the task to give intelligence In such
times as these and IN such o country as Cuba The
news mostly comes through the government sources,
and even as 1t Is cannot find two individuals who
can give the same account. Some honest engineer
rarely comes through the lines, and only then can
get gsam Of what Ia going On in the country.
The hatred Of the Spanlards towards the Cubans
is daily increasing, and were their wishes and de-
slres carried OUT not native would remain alive.
The Spaniards think that the rebellion viii be put
down within two months Tais song they have been
singing ever since the revolution commenced, and
in my humble opinion they will keep on singing it
with the same result as heretofore.
hear that the patriots in good spirits In this
section Of the country tnat they keep on the same
kind OF warfare, sticking to the Old adage Of 'ne
Of sixteen soldiers and eight volunteers COM
manded by a sergeant started across the bay to sur
prise party OF seventy-four negroes led by one
named Pasto Recio, who were said to be at the
plantation of Don Pedro Sanchez. They returned
the following day with twenty-six horses, provis-
lons three Old towing pieces and four slaves the
ReclO party skedadnng on their approach.
On the 2oth two companies numbering $50 men,
commanded oy the Governor OF this CITY, went to
the plantation Buena Vista, owned by Don Gregori0
returned with seventy-two head OF cattle, alter
setting lire 70 all the buildings. This was very
seven miles from mere. The Governor was greatly
exasperated at the soldiers. and SO were the volun-
teers, but nobody was punished. The soldiers
always do the burning in the same way, and the
blame Is laid 10 the Insurgents.
On the I'd q corporal stabbed o soldier, thereby
causing immediate death. The same night party
Of l5O volunteers and regulars, commanded oy the
Governor, started Iof Punta Pedra, village nine
miles from here, nhabited Dy charcoal burners.
Five OF these were surprised IN their beds-some
with their wives The men were all instantly shot
before their families. Thus many poor miserables
perish. All and everybody residing beyond the
limits OF the town are IN danger OF losing tneir
ilves The Spanlards do not calculate tnat many
have not The means 10 come out and live In the CITY,
and rather than the risk Of starvation they
pose themselves to be thus shot down like dogs In
any OF the raids Jhe troops make.
The Spanish gunbOat Africa arrived lately from
Glbara. heard from one OF the officers that forty
hall oi them mad arms and these were Immediately
shot without trial.
On the 3Oth ulG the tugb0at Gltana brought the
master and crew OF the American orig s. stout,
wrecked aG Paradon Key ON the 2lst. She
was loaded with guano, from Nayassa, bound for
Wilmington, Del.
From Principe no news has been received direct.
An engineer arrived lately from the Minas, and he
tells me That there were only 700 insurgents TO Op
pose the march of Brlgadier Le5ca from Guanaja TO
Principe, and that their loss Insignificant In
comparison to the losses OF Lesca,
General Quesada did not command at the fight in
Cubitas. Colonel B0za was In command, Quesada
being sick with the measles. 1t Is very strange
Brigadler Lesca mas not sent for the provisions he
left at Guanaa. lie was to return forthwith, and 1t
Is now nearly two mOntns since they lett that spot.
The underground telegraph brings the news Of
sharp hand to hand encounter between General
Quesada's troops and column from santa Cruz
gong to Principe, Ill which the latter lost their
convoy and tue former had 100 killed give this for
wnat is worth, being only current among the patriot
sympathizers.
Leopold A. Price has been recognized by the au-
thorites as United States Consular Agent In this
CITY, during the absence OF Mr.. kicnard Gibbs.
have Just heard, from good authority, that Ma
pOleon Arrange and his brother Manuel have been
rested, by order Of the Cuban Assembly, at Sibancu,
and that they held In that place to be tried by ali
the chiefs, on charges made against them traitors
and inducing their brother Augusta to 90 to Principe
to treat with the Spanish authorities, thereby being
the indirect cause OF the assassination Of that la
mented patriot.