The New York herald., 1870-07-22
CUBA.

Different Ideas Of the Situati0n-The Fight I'm
Bayamo-Reports from Various Parts Of Iu-
surrecti0n--The Aggregate OF Killed and
Wounded-Arrival Of Sick and Wounded
Loss OF American Brig j. ID. LincoIn-News
from Porto Rico.
HAVANA, July 1o, 1870.
"Time passes and the rebellion continues say
those who from the duration OF the contest hope that
ultimately Spain will be forced 70 yield Cuba to the
insurgents as she has hitherto done with ner South
American colonies. Time passes, say the Peninsu-
lares, and each day the rebellion Is being reduced
within smaller bounds, TN now II has assumed a
predatory character which In tropical and sparsely
populated country may be prolonged some time Jet,
though the Handwriting s on the wal' In favor 0!
Spain. vamasedas forces, In four columns, attacked
the insurgents intrenchsd IN the Bare hills and ad
joining sierras, under the immediate command or
Maxine Gomez, destroying four camps, with loss
TO the insurgents as the Spanish accounts assert Of
over one hundred killed ami wounded. Between
holguin and Las Tunas the valmaseda rangers
attacked the partlsans Vicente Ca ca, julio Peraa
and the men under them, dispegaing them as usual.
Colonel Marin, with a deiachmet or artilerymen,
Is kept busy by various sGial. bands OF Insurgents
between Las Tuhas and Puerto P,dre, the latter
attempting at every opportunity 70 cur of The supply
trains rom the las, named place Intended for the
garrison az tue former point General feifer and
Major Obregon find work TO do In the jurisi ton of
Hoga'n, hunang insurgents who tide OH the ap-
and BayaN>o; rne insurgents here sage,ed Accord
ins to oifcas reports Of tie Spanish commanders IN
tne Camagusy district daring the past ifeen DAYS,
loss or 100 kiilc forty prisoners Snd 700 who have
presented themseyes; IN Ctnco Villas, Sanu
kiled and 500 who surrendered; IN The Edstera De-
pdrtnent, ninety killed ana 2iU pr scntados, with
out including the kiled aud wouGlJd Bare; total
III the different points where rebellion Is rife IN CuJa
400 Killed, iorty prisoners and j,5vJ surrender ed
the last including women
La Voz de cuba, journal OF this city, In al edl-
torial on what Cuba Is wortl to Spain, among other
things says:-"All the seacoast provinces OF Spain
know very well that capital acquired in this island
slstains the agriculture, fisheries and commerce OF
those places and Is employed in building elegant
houses for those who return to live In the mother
country The trale between Castle alone ana Cuba
amounts TO thirty millions yearly. To Cuba Is
owing the fact that the mercantile marine OF the
Peninsula equals or exceeds that OF the United
states. Cuba, economically administered, can send
home So 100000 year,
The latest advces from santiago de Cuba state
the weather TO be warm, and conse luent thereon
much sickness exists, with but little movement on
the part Of the troops. The inhabitants or this city.
prevented by the presence Of Insurgents from ire-
jacent mountains, now turn their steps toward
socapa, on the coast, where guard is stationed for
Letters from Perto Rico contain copies OF an agree.
ment entered into by the merchants there fixing the
which are as iolows-spansh ounce rate 1xed by
law, $lI; California $40 pieces, S2l; Spanish So
pieces s. 26ta; South American ounces, SO 80;
sovereigns, $4 eo Yellow fever is not so prevalent
| as In Cuba.
General Per,illo, in command at Santa Clara, has
asked to be relieved, and viii likely be succeeded by
General GOyeneche. Adylces from Hoguin are to the
! effect that Peralta the insurgent chief there has
1000 men under him. The steamer Barcelona just In
| from the east end OF the island, brought III
sick officers and soldiers. The commander at
| Santi Espirtu reports that on the Cd inst. fight
took place between l40 soldiers and 600 insurgents
ut point known as MelOneito resulting disastrously
! to the last named they leaving forty dead on the
| field. The spanards lost ten Killed and wounded
The steam frigate Almanac, sunk In the shallow
water at the northeast corner OF the Havana bay,
was noated on the morning OF the 18th Inst. orders
have been issued for the re.establishng OF telc.
graph ofce at Marlanas, nine miles from the city,
much frequented during the hot months by the Ha-
6aneros The rural police OF Selbabo, In the Cinco
Villas jurisdiction shot a Chnaman the other day
who had been, IL was said, acting the spy, The
American brig !. u. Lincoln, hence for Caibarien
| went ashore lost Monday night on CayO Cruz de-
Padre The crew were saved but the vessel is lkelJ
to prove total loss. Yesterday court martial wa
| held at Matanzas TO take c0gnizance Of a robber,
| committed by three mulattOcs Of $400 they beinI
under arrest and another court martial was held a
the same place to pass Judgment against severa
persons known, but not 10 be found, for wrltin &
offensive 10 the nation