The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-15
pALMAsEDA AS CAPrAIY-o EHERAL.
The Plot TO Gust X Rodas-Coupt vnims seda to
Take his Place In Defiance OF tho Home
Government-Cau of Puelle's Defeat.

The Plot TO Gust Rodas-Count vnlms seda to
Take his Place in Defiance Of the Home
Government-Causeo Of PucIlo's Defeat.
Correspondence Of The sun.
Havana, April 6.-The secret movement in
this city among the volunteers TO oust the present
Captain General. Rodas, and place in his stead the
Count Valmessda, Is a proceeding which the people
OF the United States should observe with great inter-
est. Whom the Count valmaseda first came to the
island o.Cuba, he made studied concessions OF orin
ion ia local matters to the people Of the district in
which be held political position. Subsequently be
returned to Spain and married, and came back 10
Cuba and acted as the Military Governor OF the
city Of Havana. He held tLat position at the time
Gen. Sherman visited the island. The Count is a
pletloric man. lie became so excited when Gen.
Sherman was In Havana that he had to be bled when
the dinner was given IN honor OF the General and
therefore the Coun, ate by PROXY on that occasion
Count gained popularity In Havana, and he IL more
lopular to-day In that city among the volunteers
than any other Spaniard. By tho practical exhibit
ton Of tact In strategic military move ;2ents, Val
maseda defeated the plans OF the Cubans In t,c out
set OF The present struggle by taking possession o.
Puerto Principe.
The majority Of the volunteers in Havana and
vicinity are determined to place Valmesada In
power as CaptIin- General, soon as they can and
consequently disruption among the Spanlards on
the island may be loosed for at any moment Val.
felt that he has been sighted by the home Goyern.
pent and therefore II IL thought that should the
volunteers suddenly put Rolas out and eTbitrah.
ly elevate Nalinaseda to the position OF Captain.
General, Nalmaseda would not particularly care n
the home Government became dispeasei on account
Of that change.
The past military situation on that part OF the Is.
land Where the war Is in progress has been bad,
because the chivalry ,ho spanish army would not
serve under Gen. Pueblo, who IL q colorod man. In
such manner that he c. did successfully make com
nina'ion mi ilary moyetients Ills Theoretical plans
may have been wise enough, but the subordinate
onlcers whose duty II was to execute taem allowed
the plans to fail by premeditaedly Disconnected In
stead OF prompt ard concerted action. IL IL the
dneultes that arose under Pueblo that Rodas is
endeayoring to clear away.
MOST REMARKABLE STORY.
few important contradictions to the universally
rosy state of aairs ns painted by Gen de Rodas as
existing In Camaguey have leaked out here. II is
stated by Spanisrds hero that De Rodas
had ordered three hundred OF the Catalonians to
pretend to pass over to tue PATRIOTS and. wien the
latter we're caught In the trap to destroy them One
q the Catslonans disclosed the little game and the
shortly alter. the latter were caugat unarred, and
every man o. them killed OF by the patriots ma
cheies. Powder and shot not even wasted on
them. As tis IL related by the Spanilrds, n II be
not true, the fault Is theirs, not mice There Is 4
peculiarly
UNPLEASANT AND oNIsoUs ArMoSPHERs
just now about this place. 1t seldom finds vent and
exists nevertheless. The volunteer. know their
strength, and are considerably dissatisfied. More
over, u.eir angry passions are cleverly worked up
~ the ofnssartes OF the slave traders here These
men che volunteers OF this place. nave resolved that
II DE Rodas returns IRON Camlgupy without having
finally crushed out the revolution they will depose
him bs they did Duce, and then confer the supreme
power on Nalmaseda.