New-York tribune., 1870-04-16
CUBA.
DE RODAs UNABLE TO GO TO PUERTO PRINCIPE
Two THOUSAND INSURGENTS IN THE COLON


DE RoDAs UNABLE TO GO TO PUERTO PRINCIPE
Two THOUSAND INSURGENTS IN THE COLON
DISTRICT.
HAVANA, April 9.-Gen. De Rodas still re-
mains at Puerto Principe because he Is unable to go to
Remedies the coast. force Of Cubans await
ing his approach in that direction He has not gone
out OF Prime ipe without having been shot at by the in
surgent Two colonies have just reached city, both
badly wounded. They were with Bonche, who has been
defeated in the Cnco Villas district. In Palmas juris
dicton Colon, there have appeared 1900 insurgents
who intrenched themselves and prepared o
sst any attack the Spanards may make against them.
ANOTHER ORDER FROM vALMAsEDA-PEPETUAL
BURNING-SPANIsH TESTIMONY OF CUBAN
ACTIyITY-NEwS OF JORDAN.
HAVANA, April 9.-Yalmaseda has issued an
other and stirring proclamation to the Cuban poo
pie, dated March 2l, from the CautO Embarcadero.
Detenre his favorte lieutenant tho 1st Of April is
sued circular to the officers and soldiers operating be-
tween Canto Abajo and Maquari ArTiba in which he
says, "that the Court OF Valmasa has instructed me
bring about the prompt aud complete externination ~
all tine assassns and ncendares who live III ths part OF
the country"
Certain passengers, who arrived yesterday, MENTION
that TO the gh and left railroad there
the words: Destruction by fire; LET t be kept up for
ever Our readers know that since the insurrecton
destruction of estate W flames the fayorite arm OF
the liberatOrs of Cuba II desired to publish List OF
burned and destroyed would ind II necf
sary TO several numbers Of oar paper even for this
i Pabelen yacopol OF Cienfrrros of suth u replies
10 the Spanish party, who pretend that 40 rebels are 10
he foand In that region We DO not deny that sae OF
Villanl Lorda, and Saome Hernandez frequently march
TO and fro in this jurisdiction The hills OF Baao as tar
tavan, infested by the OF Hernandez, Pablo
Arias and Others In Fl BOndon and Bio BOnd0n Is the
great camp OF V1dvtas, Perez Castillo and Yoedos,
whereabout many ranches catHe farTs aDdfrult
orchards 1t ishere that civil marriages are celebrated
by EvaDgelsta who both narries and baptizes ~ Pa
jnrsdctio OF Espiritu Santo there not less
Jurisdictions including that Moron, full OF rebels,
who If they do NOT fight, paraiyze business. qua
was, the sOt OF March, in rhe mountains of Niagara
bomba, whence he intended to ero.s Over the he I
Lamea will disturb him in this project"
SPANISH DEFEATS-GEN. JORDAN STILL IN COM
MAND.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The friends of
Cuban independence say they have received letters
stating that the aborers the plantations near
Colon obliged TO abandon tncr account Uf
the advance OF large body of insurgents, and that the
Spanish troops rereated Also that column Of Spanish
troops under Goycpeche had been twice defeated
and driven back 10 Puerto Principe. and that Gen.
Jordan is still IN command Of the CntnD patriots.
MORE ABOUT THE CESsfoN OF CUBA-~HY THE
ISLAND SHOULD BE SOLD.
La Discussion of Madrid, March %, says The
Cuban question: looked at politically economically, or
otherwise presents the same features ana invites 10 one
solution nameythe cesSon OF the island This, pro
ceeds to say is general opinion, and If shared by e
nent men of different political schools To those who
speak in disdan of the sale Of the island La Discussion
offers the following considerations: l. Though 1t be
deemed misfortune, >stn Governments need money.
We would not propose sso unless we were fully con
vced of the inpossibinty OF hirTonizng many con
fcting interests Therefore took ot for the best
means of obtaining Just indemnity for or rights. D.
That which snow proposed has boen done on former oc
casions and II examples need be cited, we need not
search for them abroad for sh find them at home.
Did we not give Florida to tho United States in payment
OF what owed that country Let IA not be deceived
Spain cannot hold Cuba, and, il would not lose all,
let us at once think seriously OF ceson Of territory
II men cannot stop the marcfof events, they ought at
least to obtain the best possible results therenom