New-York tribune., 1869-06-25
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.
THE CUBAN ENvOY's INTERVIEW WITH THE
PREsIDENT-DESERTION OF SPANIARDS-
MUNITIONS FROM MEXICO.

has no additional papers to present and that ho
would not call on the President in an Official capa-
eity IS erroneous Mr.. Lemus came here from Phila-
delphia and will remain here with his suite for
several days. He had a long interview with the
President aud Secretary Rawlins to-day: but the
result is not known.
Recent dates from Cuba state that considerable
number of the regular Spanish soldery have deserted
70 the patriot army There is also a great deal of
sickness among them The Republicans have re-
ceived as much or more aid from Mexico and other
ponts in the way of munitions arms artillery, &C.
than has vet been obtained from the United States.
AN EXPEDITION FROM CHARLESTON.
The Charleston Is. c. N0cs of yesterday says the
steam propeller Aspinwall, which left Charleston
with dispatches to Ilayt on Sunday, also carried
number of men, volunteers for the Cuban army.
Some Of them were residents of that city. but a
larger portion were non-residents, and seemed to
have come there by appointment.
IMPORTANT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. VALMAsEDA,
LEsCA, AND LETONA, CONFESS THEY ARE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIE RIVAL
FORCES-MERCANTILE FEARS.
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
HAVANA June 19.-On the 10th, the Acting Captain
General received the following dispatches by mail
and the wires. From BngadIer Lesca: am over.
powered. Send me 5000 men," From YalmaSeda
send me 2O0O' LetOna says he needs 5000 to 10000
quickly to open his way through with some chance
of success and if the Government delays so days in
reinforcing him, 10000 Will not suffice He has not
disamed the volunteers as rumOTed here, but he
holds them and the veterans the defensive, with
only one cartridge each He adds in his dispatch
IL positively decline to pursue war of eXtermina-
ton as desired by the volunteers because 1t would
end IN the determination of the Spaniards' His
troops cannot travel half mile on the road 10 Nueyi-
tas without being shot by the patriots, The City of
Dfiua IL fv ted n
pitas and the suffering of the people is intense.
captain of the CataOnian Volunteers is now here,
crdcavoring to have vessel chartered by the Cata
ouans to 60 to Nueyitas and carry back to Spain 200
remnants Of their battalion-guarding the road.
Tie says they have been humbugged, and his COM
radcs are dying from want of provisions of fevers
and cholera. An officer of the Battalion de Madri-
lrnos who had fallen sick on his arrival here has
also received letter from one Of his friends advising
LIN that of the whole battalion only q are left
Nothing has been heard from Buceta lately. Lieut.
Gov Prillo of Sagua, reports the reappearance of
large body Of insurgents which has debouched at
J3guey Grande and entered Palmidas sweeping all
tue veterans and volunteers on their way. The most
outrageous lies are published on the capture of fill
busters lately landed.
Tidugs from all quarters have indeed been so
gloomy for the Government this week. that Espnar
called for the colonels of volunteers to advise them
Of the necessity of sending of their men in the
Interior They did not like it much but agreed to
form a couple Of modified battalions with the men
they intended to dismiss out Of the 1st 3d. 9Th, and
Liceras The article published the 18th in inclosed
bulletin of the PreRsa completed their discourage
meut; but they experienced renewed hopes yester-
day on receipt of the following kilograms, published
il bombastic style 10y the press" oficial'
n York. 1sth.-The Cuban Juuta l. c. Morales Lemus
F"sser Mora BassOra Lamar Alvarez ana Others nave
The Grand Jury has imprisoned Morales Lemus and
others forming the Cuban Junta Minister Roberts has
b1yged the Revolution. FERRER De CoNTo."
The majority of them, thus informed and ignorant
of the United States laws stupid enough to ex-
pect the arrival of the Cuban Junta per first steamer
They at the time and in the same style reported
the consolidation of the Home Government with
SerTanO as Regent and are endeayoring thereby to
destroy the conspiracy and rally again for the last
and supreme effort. 1t is, however, too late. Con-
fdence is entirely lost with the men of wealth in
their ranks who have seen clearer since the depar-
ture of Dulce. They find the island the verge of
bankruptcy. They fear the United States will not
interfere soon enough to them from ruin, and,
not expecting more help from the mother country,
they keep huuying the remittance OF all available
funds to Paris, London, and New-York.
An officer Of the army here has just given me this
statement Of the forces in the field The Govern
ment has 1900 veterans 21O0 volunteers, added to
1880 volunteers garTsOning the principal cities OF
which 600 are in Havana The forces of the Patriots
to-day are 900 whites and 1900 negroes, OF which
about 10000 are well armed. He says their forces
wonld undoubtedly increase TO $4,000 whites and
negroes, in short time, should they keep receiving
arms and ammunition from the States
REPORT OF SPANISH ATROCITIES.
Adyices. received from authoritative sources, are
the foundation for the statement that follows
large number Of families living in Porto Principe,
abandoned the city, and, mpanied by guard OF
insurgents took up the ir abode in the country IN
ramps prepared for that purpose. When Let0na as
certained that few men were about the camps he
eontryed to send thther a large force at night,
which without respect to age the laws OF clylza-
ton slew the old, the women, and the children.
The report made to the Captan-General shows that
about 1900 persons were butchered, and all OF
nearly all Of them Were above stated defen5eeas
persons. The excuse for this unprecedented act OF
barbarity given by Gen. LetOna was that it was dark
and his soldiers could not see what they doing.
OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FROM CUBA
There has been received authentic and very inter
esting communications from the Government oi tie
Republic Of Cuba, with dates OF 18th ana SOth OF
NAV and 1st OF June By these is confirmed the
notices not only Of the happy arrival Of the cXpedl
tion of Nuevas Grandes, but it is further made
known. with particulars the arrival OF the Bay OF
Nine expedition with its arms and munitions ot war
This last has been joined to the forces OF the hber-
nting forces. They met the enemy, however on two
occasions and succeeded in beating him.
STATE OF MATTERS IN THE CINCo VILLAS
CHOLERA-sAILING-Y VESSELS UNsAFE-THE
CAPTAIN GENERAL AND THE VOLUNTEERS