The New York herald., 1870-03-24
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Captured Correspondence Relative
to General Q1esada.
Was Queyada Dismissed or Did he Resign mo
More Military Operations for the Present
What the Havana Press has to Say
About the Sale Of the Island.

About the Sale Of the Island
The steamer MORE Castle. from Havana the 10Th
inst. errived at this port yesterday. She brings
the following letters from our correspondents Ia
Hayana;-
General Qucsadn-Wns He Relieved from
C0ninsud e--Tho OHiciaI Docum ents-His
NIlssion-TLo Migration or the Insurgents
from the Eastern Departments.
HAVANA March 1S, 1870.
AS some OF the New YORK journals have denied, as
If by authority, that General Quesada was relieved
OF his command Nv the Cuban government and as
that o!cer, In his address to the American people,
states that he lett the island IN order to maze the
real state OF matters known. with the approval OF
Cespedes, who In conseguence-as is the unavoida'
BILE inference-delivered the command into the hands
OF Jordan, with instructions for action during his
(Quesada's) absence, the following correspondence
reported captured. and published In certain Havana
papers were probably fabricated:-
REpuBLIo or CUGA-HoUsR or REpRvsxNrArrvEs-In
session seebra,ed h day has been resolved by aceans
virtue Of which win Immediately rn the archives
Iency Ger era Thomas Joria commssoned 10 that effect
as y, s9mnInc1ssd ns e y yHS s aor your Information
SSSIsE kSfT & hSR4IEs, au1LEsnsz ssss.s:; ss:;a'o
To c. MANUEL QUesADA.
To which rhe following reply was returncd'-
HoncoN px NAJAsA, De- IS, 1889.
rtvFs-Under envelope have received to-day by post
two communications fron the House Of Representative:
tha. body separate me- from the position q & ener,n
pertaining these hsausrters to his Exceaency General
Thoma. Jorsn he other Is acknowledged the receipt Of
Thy Thy poson witch S dea IN w
s tss h d ny he so w,n y the hi o
have haa no inlaenes upon The determination which had
before The deuen. Of deposition wa, sent and without my
al tho non acceptance Of my RESIGNATION in order 10 sustain
my depostion, the evident intention In the words
duct Of of the powers Cuba whose prestige have
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graph General Nj. QUksADA
These documents as published, are taken from
the body OF an address to the people by General
Quesada, explanatory OF his acts and rec:iing the
details of his dismissal. Also nbe Spanish papers
appears communication from AJolIo yarona,
now accompanying Quesada: reclting bls great SER
wees ano inyeighing in tie most bitter manner
AGAINST the tyranny and assumptions OF the House.
In truth, there no doubr as TO the authenticity
OF these documents. The disposition or Quesada
was known soon lrIer outside Of spanish sources,
and In due course communicated 10 the ERALD and
Que5ada was extremely unpopular from his assump-
tons and his want OF capacity, and though the
American people ardentiv sy yIhpathize with The
Cuoans IN the strugg for that independence which
Is divine right there Is no reassn why they should
be deceived.
As to hls mission. there Is no to discredit
1t. and certainly no man has greater knowledge or
the condition ana wants OF the Cuban patriots.
There is reason to believe that the expensive cam
paign OF the Camagney Will turn out entirely barron
OF results The insurgents have entirely disappeared
from their old IL localities leaving the 5000 troops
not glorious Is without danger. The general impress
sion IS that they have moved toward tue West. The
be certain that the rebels OF Camaguey have
abandoned the Eastern Department and are
stated S that ' jordan has has been encountered
IN Niagara Bo,nba, IN Puerto Principe. wess OF
the CITY, y; the .rG acnS cSr. nmser Of large
done, shows that some important movement Is
hand Douptlcss the Insurgents have moved out OF
the va, or the pursuing troops and before they
be CO lceutrated at any other point for practical
service. the slckly season Will have arrived. The
nS nas sen ace
some point. That locality mad been left almost M
protected. IA
rumor has been current here that the Captain
General and Intendente de Hacienda had been re.
lieved, but 1t is authoritativey denied.
The Ante-NI0rtem Examinations of the Chief
Arredondo and His Compapion-NO Further
Military Operations OF Importance Ex-
pccted-Havana Press the Sale Of Lhe
Island-The steamer Lloyd Aspinwnll.
HAVANA March 10, 1870.
The Gazette OF last evening publishes the result OF
the examination OF ArredOndo and Cueto, the
former at the head OF the band Of Insurgents which
recently appeared III the jurisdiction OF Gunes. Tns
first was named Luis de la Maza Arredondo, native
OF Havana ard married. He came from Macagua, IN
Cientuegos, accompanied by about lrty men, to see
IL ne could NOT discover other revoluticnists and
unite with them in defending the cause
Of Cuba That in Jaguey Grande the
men acted In such Q cowardy manner
that he directed himself to some point
Aat, noH uor 40 hoxS
the HERALD or some other Of the many papers which
sargents there. Wien captured he vas on his way
20 Havana hoping 10 obtain through his numerous
acauaintances passport and escape to iOreign
shore lie represe nted that there was in the Cteneya
only about thrty-siX men.
fhe other stated that his name was Rafael Fernan-
dez de CuetO, or BOuyOn, that he was twenty Two
years OF age aud a bachelor, a son of well known
lawyer in Cienfuegos. He had gone into the insur-
rectlou fired by the enthusiasm OF youth. At the
TING or his capture lie was trying to maze his way
to Havana to JOIN his mother, VINO resides there. He
placed the insurrects au about 1ity, mostly armed
There remains a complete dear tn OF war news. nor
ts probable taat there Will be further operations Of
importance to report tins season.
The journals here are much exercised over a te!e-
gram stating thaC some or the Spanish papeS ara
advocating The cession OF CUBA TO the United StaSeS.
Their remarks on iae subject are more lorcible tan
elegant ana the words ''COwardy,r "anti patriotic"
unreasonable" and such like fly about thick ns hail
The freISa il out OF oil patience 1t says
I" We hear every side the eternal question as 10
the purchase aud sale OF this Antis. We care to
know nothing the SUBJECT for already the Spanish
nation, peninsular as Wen as uitramar, has
spoken Is the final word-Cuba Is not for sale.
Spain dcsi res to retain what belongs to her,"
And this the universal sentiment The order
OF September I, 1869, prohibiting the passage
OF medicines and SAT- Into certain localities has
been recnded. These are as iolows-Pinar del Rio,
san Chrstobal, Bahia Honda, Guanaay, san Anto-
Mo, Habana, Belucal, Guanabacoa, Santa Maria del
Rosario, Guincs, Jaruco, Aatanzas Cardenas-
The steamer Colonel Lloyd A5plnwall l3 not yet re-
leased, has any reply been made to tke protest
or the captain forwarded On the 10Th OF February.
Captain McCarty is now perm1, Ted to come shore
at WILL but the cRew are stall detained on board.
The properties OF la. &C number Of the residents
OF the jurisdiction Of Santa Clara are announced
seQuessrated.
THREE THOUSAND BaLLAR BOND ROBBERY.
IN September last the Norwak National Bank,
Conn.,. was robbed OF bonds and securities to the