The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-31
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Political and Military Situa-
ton Of Affairs.
SPANISH ACCOUNTS OF OPERATIONS.
General Activity Of the Patriot
Forces.


Forces.
The s,eamthip Eagle, Captain Greene from Havana
July a. via Nassau July &C. arrived 81 THIS port yes
terday viva passengers and merchandise.
Below We give the latest mail Intelligence rom
Cuba
Suppression Of She Hernid-Rclease Of Ameri-
can Citizens--Decrcc of Coast Surveillance
RIsaiaed-News from the seat Of Wnr-The
Inhabitants Tleeing from the Interior-De-
rsrpcti0n OF HOrses--Creas Havoc by Dis
ense-The New Captain General Selects His
HAVANA, July "a, 1859.
The Captain General Is said to have become tact
turn, preserving mysterious silence. He receives
NO visits but OF persons thai never meddied WIN
-politics, among whom are the Marques OF Amen
dares t1i Others OF his class. II IS nevertheless
kuown trat his Excelency is greatly diseased with
tue course which affairs taking in the interior,
mad also owing to the want OF resources in which
ha fpds himself, TO attempt any restoration
of ue.ce Although poslsng is heard in public, 1t Is
ted that he 10 altogether free OF appre-
henson hat something may turn up ON the part OF
tnectgen s0diery. II ls stated that he mas boen
DESTROYS TO have Iher arms taken from them, with
enc caution hlntisg that these are needed for the
argiy OF operations. In consequence thereof the
Filth battalion has IL is said, bought rides ana car
bines on their own account, delivering up those OF
TIE government; but the other battaons particu-
krly The Second and Fourth, which have number
Of poor men in their ranks, without the means OF
having costly outfit, are remaining en- csadro.
There can be no doubt that General Rodas has had
apartments prepared Ter him In the Cabanas forsess
his parsans believe that he apprehends some oppo-
sitIon TO the departure OF Espinar. fixed for the
CadIz mail steamer OF the Soth instant, and 1t Is
feared that BY that time some disturbances may
occur unless matters are managed so as TO obtain
some important triumph, wherewith to occuy the
public attention. The government has also cornpre'
nended that the emigration Of wealthy persons
constitutes one OF the dreadful arms employed
by the instruction, and looks for all the means In
It's power TO stop 1t. The press has been applied TO
70 write on the subject ana IL nothing be got by that
system of "ferrorzing'' may be resorted to- The
other day gentleman, rich and well known IN this
city, about leaving the Island, in order not to be
mixed no III politics. and on applying 10 the City
Governor for his passport this functionary stated
that he would hot refuse 10 give 1t him, but that as
soon AS he LETT the country he uhe Governor would
issue orders 10 embargo the gentleman's property,
ana the consequence was mat the latter had no al
Tentative but TO remain. With regard TO these
representations 1t is feared that some complications
vii arise because the greater part OF the properties
enoargoed are either sold or mortgaged TO foreign.
Senior ALBANIA had 1909 boxes OF sugar IN the
quo ic store although he knew that the govern.
ment mad an intention 10 embargo the property, 10
would not give any orders for the sale because it ls
said, he had made negotiation WITH some
bank abroad inorigagng all his properties, Including
the produces OF his several estates Meanwhile. &C.
corning TO la Foz ds CuGa, his town mansion is
likely TO be hired the principal part occupied by the
Casino Espalol and the resi- by government Offices
The villa OF Don Francisco Fesser has been adver
tised for lease for the last fortnight but nobody
seems inclined TO rent IT. and although II has been
offered gratis to the British Consul General TO occupy
Il that gentleman has respectfully declined to DO go
20 that II Is said government empioyes are gong 10
take possession OF IL.
am told that the authorities plate embar.
going ali the properties OF Don Jose Baro, a wealthy
Catalan, merchant and planter OF this city, whose
seven plantations nave produced no less than 49, 100
steamers for New York, and Is now suspected Of
having given money for the insurrection with a
view mat the insurgents shall not burn any OF his
estates. The truth Is that although some OF these are
situated in the midst OF the Instruction none OF
them have been IN any way touched. From the H.
terror many persons have arrived AID more are
coming, running away from the misery which pre-
yaiis there. me insurrectionists In Trinidad enter
the town, i Is reported, whenever they please buy
tie needtul at the stores sleep at the taverns
without any effort being made TO prevent or capture
them. A lieutenant Just arrived from Santiago Is
understood TO have said that his battalion was
broken up In less than q fortnight without having
had one single fight that could be called an action;
IN fact the rebel tactics OF firing at the Spaniards and
Tnis oalcer, 1t appears. had been wounded by. a
on the road His opinion Ia that the revolution
not suppressed. II is stated that Brigader Esca-
III
would be necessary TO send 100 900 troops out from
Spain TO put 1t down completely.
The MUNICIPALITY and the "Audiencia,N or High
Court OF Puerto Principe are said TO have made O
representation 10 the Captain General not TO allow
General Pueblo 10 be Governor OF that district pe-
cause being colored man. II would produce very
bad effect and give rise TO greater difficulties Pueblo
has not yet arrived at the city, despite having
twice left Nueytas for that purpose. some attr1b-
ute this TO the resistance be met with from the In
surgent forces on the way, ana others mat he is
Keeping himself IN the field.
Aphyscian writes from Puerto Principe that since
the order to destroy all horses unavailable to the
army besides those seized by the troops III that
jurisdiction alone more than 1900 animals nave thus
been rendered useless and that at THIS rate the es-
tates and farms VIII erelong be without any horses
$50 indispensable there's besides the stencil produced
by the decomposition OF so much animal matter
cannot but increase the havoc already maze by the
cnolera and other diseases.
Ia Fox de Cubd ironically asks "what has become
OF the fifty carbines that est the Navy Yard In FEB
as the estate called santa Rosaf We only know
that they were very good ones, and that the volun
teers OF some place we do not remember counted
Oh getting them. but found 1t necessary to supply
themselves by purchasing others ct their own COST
This refers TO sort OF an enleme OF the volunteers
and the attack on Aldama's mansion. who wai
absent on the above Plantation when Dulce sen
him this aid.
la Voz de Cu6a says:-"Scarcely q day passes
since General Lesca took the command, but we are
Informed by the Official organ OF some new achieve
ment by our brave iroops in the Cinco Villas. VIII
should this not have been done before ~
General Lesca telegraph5 to the Captain General
as lollcws;-
three pursuit the cavalry OF Irilos'
and 1ela as columns have With the bulk Of the
ton on TIE plantation Fsrnas. Complete dispersion
fourteen dead the d. The small continue 10 burn
Ghe houses which might shelter the troops
July 2l-The column Of Lieutenant Colonel Perez, re.
connoterng Sierra Alta, destroyed three camps
pont which the troops esd rot penetrated BEFORE provided
with paiacks containing ample suPpea OF provisions and
cots; Killed three rebels,
on The 18th Colonel Acosta Alvear, with a few O.
his stat, arrived here, via Batabano What with thf
loss OF men ia action, by sickness, desertion and
other casualties ms battalion OF mobillzed militia
has been broken up His estate has been destroye,
py the rebels, and the volunteers OF Sant Espritu
wanted to XII him Has intention was TO 70 to
SPAN, Dut az nc mas been OF signal service In the
island he has been prevailed upon to try ana orpa
nize another battalion here, and public notices have
been piacarded about with that view
IL has been remarked IN the principal towns snnt
as Santiago and Trinidad, that the weathest peopl,
neither there nor AZ their country villas 20 tina
~ mn hoi