The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-26
THE REVOLUTION IN CUBA.
SANTIAGO sOoN TO BE rHE THSArRE
or IMPORTANT EVENTS.


Eastern ID, pa ment-Prsciamaiion amer
Proclamation from vaImaseda-Tho Cow
rrnm' It's Decisive Assurances.
Correspondence Of Tho sun
SANTIAGO ps CuDA, Feb 4. ls7o-In accord
ancs with preconcertcd plan between the Captain.
General and Count valmaseds, this city has beer
forced to celebrate feast Of three days duration in
honor OF the pretended pacinea,ion Of the depart
msnt The sole object OF this farce Il, that abroad
people may believe that the ipsurrection has boen
suppressed; but the sole partcipators in the eelc.
braiion were the Ca,alans and the negroes.
The night preceding the feast the spanish Circle
Invested with all its sefcon ferred powers, circu.
i.tcd communication signed by jose Antonio Pc.
ras, editor Of the Spo,,isA Flag, and by Juan Tur
rida. administrator Of conAscatod propertics, IN
which all the corporations and societies OF the place
were urged 10 repair on the following day Che a1st
uitJ to the palace for tho purpose OF elictsng tho
Count on his doughty floats OF arms. They all com
riicd and although, OF course. It did not appear on
oially, tho Spanish Circle acted by order Of the
Count. who wished to have II understood that the
whole population rushed spontaneously to oongratu
late him on hts glorious deed.
The Government persists In vain IN its assurances
tha, all Ia over because the fnct Is psteut tha, the
revolution assumes day by day more formidable
and inyncible proportions. A body OF twp thousand
n
Puento Flores. by name, and the column OF vol
enteers WHO were pcrted there surrendered them.
selves. They all rho,, and the patriots retired
after burning the plantation.
Every day bodies Of from go TO 100 Cub.ns 70 into
Cobre, which Is suppoted 10 be garrlsoned BY the
sponiards They 20 In and out OF the town without
any ono daring to attack thom, aad one OF th.ir
late excursions eapiurrd fourteen volunteers arms
provisions, ammunition, and medicines. The rural
Ca1ians In eh1rle OF that district and Of Cauey
Lave been brou-h, In here md arc to be tried by
court martial The latter Is accused OF having held
correspondence with the Cubans.
Tho assassin Campilo, While In charge Of convoy
TO Csuto AbJo. surprised and routed al a place
called la Ceyba, BY strong force OF Cubans; he
lost nyo killed, large number Of wounded and his
whole convoy which consisted OF forty cargo mules
lsden vita ard munition Campillo managed
escape to this city, but the Count has ordered him
or TRIAL on the charge Of presenting himself without
his CONVOY
In Lola. Colorsdas jrri ction Of Ls Palms and che,
to tie state OF ~ Autustin Suarrz i've bundrrd Of
tue contra gurrriills uf Boci GuznAn attacked n
Donate, who shot down over two hundred OF tht m
and rou ell them conn ieciy. They say that Marmors
"d, ~ a., az 'ach E'hsn as'nsrS.' , r soou,e to iae
! celebrate III. ieasts with Tho spaniards who man
aged TO cscape ran INTO l., Palma. oele>s AID
muskste>- The news was irlly confirmed Al night
| by the ARRIVAL OF heavy train laden with the
| wounded.
| Tho command OF vniaverde, on the cone plants.
| 'ion. IL Mocha" and those OF Cayamo and vcya.
on the liermtihO, ave Whipped the volunteer, tn
their respective hcnlitle. The-e isttes Loaf roms
forty o. fort, five lncn. and abandoned the ground
In 5!l haste. In revenge they shot tvo women.
On the sih MI, Don Francisco Nsrcano. Who
they sav was taken h1 eurprse along ith the fam
lily OF f'gueredo. having been previously denounced
Ysnegro servant, Was brought in here prisoner.
calling upon ali who had any targc against him To-
appcar and testify on the followinS dsv several
AID ss.ersed that Aarcsao rad always treated them
We Se' while hey were p.s.ners some ,osiaed TIM,
DC .parsd N' Nut tho '1t ,p,r.S @ circ. @ "'ss. Sa.
taken he was condemned to deNtb. spanish jus.
iicei Those Who were determined that he should
| de, crdcaVored to have rim :1Trocd on tho pubic
Plaza hr' 90 s,y, cH cT,cnilop.r could not
boudtutr-.y uscrS /. irnnit,l, l,vst IN lie ."r,I
| sca.c thln an cx,cuIon,r .! the law This un,or
| tunaie MTcano Was toOue " the Liheru'inr
Ariny, anu va, u he i'9e Of his cnrtur only ue-
ginning 70 rc Yer from the many wounds he hal
| received In the service OF his adopted country
The inm'Y of fisgcrcdo has no. reached ,hi.
ture WI. true, or whether th,y haNc fseu prcy 10
tAcse Nu.turcsi
sle,mcrs are contnualy coming IN laden wnl
| tat'le ior tAc con'umD,on 9t the place, II Is a.
serted that the Count has clcnrCd oV'r tljUOOO o.
his Whole ole JlgnGcr Of private cattle estates. The
| pveuations OF larrda, thc administrator o. cor.
h-caiet propcrtes has al.o h!ed his purse aad tue
same Is the case with Volla'o, Paymasrr eneral Of
| the decmated spanish troops.
The patriots are every day more enthusiastic;
they know they must conquer or de Th ir plan H.
draw the Spaniards fIr rs possible into tne in
terror, where they defeat q en- more co ~. 4. o,
send the women and children to tho ciues, thus
tightening the burdens OF thelr comnii-snrst dc.
psrtment, and occupy a considerable lore OF the
rnomy 10 looking al er them. And this omg alton
Of women and children Into the towns Is lhr ioun
drNon OF the report ABOUT cubans presen ing them
srow tia, the patriots Of this section have lately
received very considerable supplies Of arms, powder
clothes, aud medicines.
Donald del Marmol is a, "Corrainlo." SIX league.
frou here. vita 2,m0 men Perez and Flgucredo
have l.oO0 Cobre, and Jordan. With 400 more
Is at La CTuK, the estate OF the CsrreosOs, al
threatening this city, which is destined belor, long
TO be the theatre of important events Ihe Govern.
nent has prohibited any cattle 10 be driven near
these PAGES the alarm of the hpaniards here 10 eI
,r me- fer The patriot forrcs are moving on a. aud
the spanish force IS utterly inadequate it- dc.
fence. And while all this Ia going on close around
Us they Try 10 trek the outside world by the arcicsl
celebration Of the entire pncihcatlnn OF the depart
meat. \almA-e'ai rs naur N veiy frc,iu and iavurs
III every dny with a new proclamation OF the com.
le'o supp csslon OF INC insurreetion. by way Of
proofs OF the vcraclty OF his assertions. wounded
come IN every DAY H. ienr u numbers, An our hos
pltals are cooked With sick and wounded, and apart
from those brought ~ we know OF immense quan.
tu's lying helpless IN the country
Bril- Cen h'dlgo hearing few days sine" OF
patriot camp established nt Paimafito, went from
C'yo del Rcy W II large force but luck was aaanst
lam the whoi- OF MS vanguard fell into the hands
ted HIM completely Ihdalgo eud, ayored 10 raj
lis m cr another charge, out the presence a.
Marmo with his 500 men was sufficient TO put IN m
to ignomlu!ous nal,, Which stoppei only a, San
Luis. The number ut k.ilcl, wounded, aud prison
or. IN tnls allar wn- very considerable, and Eulms-
scda ht. lud BriGiicr III lGlgo on tue shelf lie
will piohghly be sUsp"ndcd In the command IN chief
Of operations, ~ Lopez tamara b. fore hirn
at thr requt-t OF the yGlnie Clmara, N n SAID
however, Was perfectly di,lcd 10 be- roncveL His
vhppln. in Slnti lsub was enough for him.
A lGw dLys since col Nellsquez VIA routed and
killed BY ue Cubans In an action at Naran Arribr'
The spanards ran a. soon 40 they saw their chief
isll
ON the San joaquin estate = company OF Span 81
Engineers badly beaten thRt not onc-h II of
the entire force managed to reach this city without
hats, shOus and uf course aller throwing away tner
arms.
In J guani, Caban force lately ropulsed strong
force Oi SpHpIsh regulars with heavy loss, smoag
thcln their Lieutenant Colonel NIctOriano Mondl-
gustn.
The is the raci6cation ValmAseda h celebrating
Tho late arrivals O soldiers irOm Spain irs a little
use They learn almost on arrival that tpey have
beeR deceived as tOiie nature Of the wnr, and III"
not to be trusted In the hrA. The to'al loss Of
Spanlarls landed ~ tds section OF country IN action
and by sickness Is not under nU per NJ
rhcrc has been considerable excitement here
lately among the French residents Of this ci y, III
consequences OF the horrible assasslnatiOn OF Mons
Lateral and Of Mr. BiOu, and Of otlor 1xcesseA Uf
winch their COuntry men have been the Victims, The