The New York herald., 1870-04-21
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The Situation In Camaguey-The Statement Of q
spapish ofiecr -Fasity Of Official and
Other Spanish Accounts Results Of
the Captain Generals Visit.
HAVANA. April 1e, 1870.

HAVANA, Aprll 10, lo1u'
the Spanish steamers Paaro del 0ceano and
Cuba arrived here from Nuevtas on the l3'h, br,Dg-
ing dates from that place and from Puerto Principe
to the llth. Lite OF interest Is furnished add.
onal TO tnat which the Captain General has sent oy
telegraph. Among the passengers by the latter
steamer came Captain b. Josi 0iano, who accom-
pan ca his Excelency command OF hislescoyt,s ,sne
"Guas do Rodas.n THIS ofiicer furnishes to the
Daarao de Ia Marina long COMMUNICATION concern-
ipg matters In the Central Department which fully
confirm the oltrepeated statements made IN The
HERALD correspondence from this is and, and show
how ridlcuously false were the stories when nave
Deen furnished US through official and oner Spanish
sources OF tue campaign there. lie says wnen the
Captaln General arrived az Puerto Principe on the
23d of March that city was one vast cemetery,
guarded by great disorganized camp. Counting
the SICK. the cOmbatants, camp followers ana SER
wants there were some 600 men. The baitaons went
out to the field luxuriously provlded with beasts
. OF Durden even the lieutenlnts and tue servants
were mounted, many OF them Dav,ng led horses.
Defective nDjde was clearly OBSERVED IN Tue en- are
army and also the resultant danget TO discipline,
local order, and happy end 10 the war. 20 grave
was The situation that tue resident Spanards were
much depressed fearing that their sacrifices were
To be IN vain he st eets were solitary me suDurns
entirely deserted, uesUlatlon az misery relgned,
and multitude OF poor wre. cheS cainorsJ Tor
bread 70 sausly their hanger Military operations
The war by columns adapted To the enemy, had been
changed 10 grand divisions. winch went out and
returned with no decisive resat, ne lpsursents
encouraged, overran the whole department., aud
Ing az the very gates OF Sne CITY, hrlhg dairy upon
the small baiis which went out for forage and caus-
lng them some loss w0ile spies and lnaii carriers
entered the city every night 10 BRING and carry away
correspondence anu 10 learn the y ans OF lhe gov
ernmenC wnicn notices tney acquired with great
lacy for it seeyed that three or four DAYS be ore
the departure OF a column even the little children
knew when and where, who commanded 1t, aud
uha ,harI tlI
yen.ence OF the enemy,
Suca was found TO be the condition AZ portrayed
by tue commander OF the Captain Generals escort.
For describing II In corresponding terms during Gae
past tnree months your correspondents IN TINS lsano
nave been assaiied with every vile term winch the
Spanish angua9e-proiifc III mas, mess s-conains by
men only remarkable lor Their sublime ignorance OF
the real situation.
Ihe writer tAen proceeds to recount the changes
which followed upon his EXcelency's ariva.
Pueblo was relieved. lie Is pronounced brave and
honorable man. 1aithiul 10 the banner OF SPUN, tut
without that h Rh order or military know edge
whlcn the campaign required. General DE Rodas
recognized the gravity Oh The situation at once, ana
as Pueblo sought PERMISSION 10 Visit the capital IT
was granted at once. soon alter a chief VI police
anu one Of the inspectors. with nve negroes, were
sent TO prison and subjected 10 trial Dy cOuncl OF
war. The latter were arrested IN q house III the
SUBURBS Parties engaged in carrying mails TO and
from Tue insurgents were arrested TWO Oh tnem were
executed ano one, woman, pardOneu. A revOu-
tlon IN the civil and military admin.stra Ion iol-
lowed: tue resignation OF number OF officials was
accepted-noDOdy Is ever dismissed In tnl5 Island
ana great vigor was infused Into The campaign. Va
rIous columns were started out Ill diiierenJ 6irec-
tlobs, and the result It Is Gained by tie
Captain General mat the nsurrection Is about
What has really been accomplished As familiar TO the
readers Of the HERALD through your well informed
corr espondents at Nuevias anu Puerto Prncipe.
As the Insurgents nave been neitler kslled nor cap
tured tney must exist somewhere. and lG Certainly
remains dn open question wneiher any thiag mas
Ceen or will be accomplished through tle visit OF
tle Captain General, winch has promised and IL
promising mucn.
The story OF the embarKation OF Jordan, COrnelio
PorrO ana Others is repeated, but no evidence iur
nisned OF the iacts. Valme5ida was expected ut
Puerto Principe, he having arrived at Manan On the
lOtn, en- TOkt; for tnaG pace
Colonel bcnegasl le1t st. Miguel on the 4th, con-
Quoting convoy containing q large amount OF pro-
VlsOps Tor Gualnar0 and the Otner cities now 0ccu-
plei oy dctachinenJS of troops.
Tne anniversary OF our LOr0s death and resurrec.
ton mas been e.ebrateu by Tue usual suspension OF
business, proCesSiols, &c.
Tue eXequatur Oh The new Consul In this city, Mr..
Thomas Bud has been Iurnlsued hlm by the gov
ernment, winch fact Is announced in Lle OUtCiGl
Gdxeue.
Attempt to Detain an English Bark at Trini.
Gaa-The English Consul Threatens to Pitch
in and She is Reieased.
TRINIDAD DE CUBA, April 13 1870
The English bark Charlie Wood, Tonse, master,
which sailed from this port to-day, bound Tor New