Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-15
n U MBER II.

Tur vApn CuBA.-Gen. Quesada mas
written the Cuban Junta report Oh the
onerations of the Cuban army autlliS Tue
onenino scenes of the war. be Chains Vne
(rovarn o,ent of the United States ana GREAT
Britain are ignorant of what has happeneu
in consequence of the facility with "nIon
the Spaniards can disseminate false he"o'
The General will leave for Washington W
morrow and will wait on the Secretary VI
State and present his credentials as Cuoat
Ambassador. There is much excitement
among the Cubans here and in Washing
ton on the subject, as a number OF lni1ueh-
tial members of Congress are reporteu "
favor Quesada's claims.
Gen. Ouesada's documents relative to al
fairs in Cuba states that in OctObera span
lard. named Tegada, made such earnest
application to be put upon his stall, that
suspicious of his loyalty were aroused. lie
was searched, and a commission found on
him from the Captain General authorizing
/ him to assassinate Cespedes and Quesada
his reward to be thirty thousand dollars.
/ He was executed. A conspiracy having
/ been discovered among some seven nun
dred Spanish prisoners, who had taken an
oath not to take up arms against CUBA,
they were. on the 10th of October, all exc
cuted. This was done to insure the safety
of the Cubans and partially as reprlsal
for the slaughter of prisoners by the span,
ish Generals, who had previously refused
to conduct the war as a civilized nation
Ouesada states that he called a council OF
war and submitted a proposition that he
should come to the United States as the
accredited commissioner of the Cuban Re
public. to inform Americans and the Amer
lean government Of the true status OF at
fairs and the progress made by the patriots
The command OF the army was turned over
to Gen. Jordan, and Quesada, duly com
missioned to this government by Preslden
Cespedes.
Gen. Cayada, in January, sent strong
force into the rich district of Colver, TO de-
strov the cane fields Quesada left on TIKI
, 2Sth Of January. Everything was theT
going on prosperously for the Cuban cause
, The following is the force of the Cubans
The total army roll is 81 .6SS; firearms, %,
1913: cannon, - machetes, 50, 705; lance,
I 5000 swords, G34.
There are in the territory occupied b
+ the Cuban forces, sixteen public school,
six Catholic churches, one Episcopal churc
and four Masonic lodges. There are store
+ sugars, mOiasses. cereals, tobacco and hide
to the value Of many millions Of dollars
o which cannot be realized on for the lac
Of expectation. An immense deposit c
guano has been discovered in the caves
5 Naiasa Cubitas and elsewhere, which j
being converted into powder. The tanner
= les supply the army with 1900 to 400
hides per month. The shoe factories tur
out 5000 pairs of shoes per month. In I'll
y arm factories macLetes and lances sutiicier
for the army are manufactured, and o.
: fashioned guns converted into Remington
One powder mandatory furnishes fit
pounds per day. The other four have ne
= yet commenced work. The cartridge shot
supply 1900 caps and 1000 metallic catrid.
= es per day. In the Central Department
number OF estates are producing sugar 0
account Of the Republic, and the crops
e coffee, tobacco, rice, corn and all classes
vegetables arc more abundant now tina
n they ever were in time Of peace.