The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-17
CUBA.
Arrival Of the Spanish FIotilla at Havana
Moro Confscatiens and sheotinGs.

Moro C0nnsc0tt0ne ana SmoOttunbs
HAVANA, Jan. 8.-Seventeen of the Delamater
gunboats, 80 long overdue, have at last come
into port-one on last Saturday, one on the 9th,
and fifteen yesterday, the 9TH. The Spaniards
have shouted themselves hoarse with u5ods over
this American contribution to their cause, and
feasted the officers that brought them here most
magnifcently. No 4, the first arrived, having
received her armament, has already left to take
her assigned position for guarding the coast OF
the island. By the steamer Eagle the Spanish
authorities on Thursday received information
that a vessel loaded with arms and ammunition,
and commanded by General f. X. Cisneros, had
been seized by the authorities of one of the
Bahama Islands. As there can be no doubts of
her cargo being intended for the Cuban insur-
gents, the authorities at once sent Spanish
war steamer to look after the suspicious vessel
On last Monday thirty-six political prisoners
were brought here from the Vuelta Abajo, and
then sent over to Las Cabanas. A number of
them are of the lot of thirty men arrested in
connection with the San Juan de Martinez
troubles, as explained some twenty days
ago. In Pinar del Rio young Cuban, Felipe
Hernandez, was shot on the Sd for dlsloyalty in
pursuance of the sentence of drum-head court
martial. In Matanzas City three Cubans-Senors
Luis Ortega, Luis Azoy, and Rafael Oliva-haye
been tried for disloyalty by military commission,
found guilty, and sentenced to be shot, but the
appreciation of Governor Burriel is yet to be OBJ
tanned to the sentence before it be carried into
execution.
The insurgents are once more overrunning
BayamO ana ManZanlllO, emDOlQeneQ 10 90 30,
no doubt, by the diversion of goodly part of
the Spanish troops lately operating there to
other districts. large number of them have
crossed the Canto, and spread terror and devas-
tation among the Spaniards of the Caureje sec
tion, whilst another band lately appeared within
a few miles of the port of Manzanillo, and cap
tured and killed some thirty Spanish residents,
all of them volunteers. This occurred on De-
cember 30 and the authorities have since made
no attempt to revenge their slain soldiers, being
WifhOut fYOODR with which to the insur-
gents.
During the week General Rodas has doomed
only one Cuban, Don Ramon de Armas at pre-
sent residing in Paris France, to lose his island
properties by confscation; but he has, during the
same time ordered two of the political prisoners
confined in the Moro and Las Cabanas to be tried
by military commission for dislOyalty, two to be
banished to Spain, and seventeen to be set at
liberty-seven condiJionally, and ten uncondi-
tionally.
The marble statue of Columbus, so long kept
in the first yard of the palace, has been trans
ferred to the pedestal of the removed statue of
Queen Isabel la Segunda, in the Prado. The
statue is much too small for the pedestal, and in
its present position presents almost as objec-
tionable a coup d'8n as when it was so injudi-
ciously located in the yard of the palace.
The situation from n Spanish Standpoint
Military Movements, Etc, Etc.
HAVANA, Jan. SIN the Cinco Villas district
the military operations have been so active and
successful that 1t is expected 1t will be entirely
pacifed in short time. Brevet-General Coy
eneche advances towards Puerto Principe with
large forces from Ciego de Avila, without hav
ing encountered so far any opposition from the
insurgents. General Pueblo is marching against
the bulk of the insurgent forces, which are
roaming in the territory between. Puerto Prin-
cipe and Los Funas. In the rest of the island
everything is quiet.
The Epiphany, which Is yearly celebrated by
the colored population of Havana with great
merriment and joy, all the slaves being allowed
entire freedom on such an occasion, and parti-
cipating in what may be termed the negro car
Eival," passed off without the least trouble or
disorder, although they were not restrained in
the least, and not even any precaution was
deemed necessary by the authorities to prevent
any disorder of surreptitious character.
The first batch of the gunboats reached Havana
safely on the 7th, which event caused much Joy
and enthusiasm and a great display in the
Havana harbor, General De Rodas and other
authorities having gone to pay them visit, and
all the vessels in the, port mixing in the demon
strations.
The Havana Ayuntamiento sent General De
Rodas a very fattering address in response to
his proclamation. They highly praise his wisdom
in the administration of affairs.