The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-18
THE REVOLUTION In CUBA.
.pERFECT REfgN or TERR0R
lvHRoUGH0Ur THE ISLAND.

The Volunteers Butcherins Dozens without
aindrpnce-Rodas Utterly Powerless-An
Aineritsys Life Worth Less thnn Noe
thina-New-s from tho seat of War-Thc
Last Grand C,.1pnign,
Correspondence The sun.
HAvASA, Feb. II, 1s70--The alarm occasioned
BY the late Wholesale assassinauons committed oV
the volunteers in this city and Maanzas has not de-
creased, although within the last few days The num-
Der Of victims has decreased, think. Ipurpo'ely
append to the latter part Of the foregoing assertion
the words =" think" for carefully has all men
ton Of the late murders been suppressed, that they
arc learned day by day only ly whispered details
Of the horrors from lips Of relatives or Intimate
friends.
cAsTAYoSs DEATH.
The universally believed report in retaliation OF
which these men-Cubans, Americans. and others
have been thus wantonly massacled Is that Castanon
was foully murdered In Key West. contrary ac-
count Of the affair has however, reached me, name
y that this braggart after causing himself TO be ar
rested In Key West, was shot down BY n Cuban In
selfdeience, after Castanon had twice fred at him.
and II this be the real TACT, American at least,
Vicente Danny, killed because he dared to tell
the truth, having as II seems been himself an eye
witness OF the tragedy
ELEVEN VOLUNTEER MURDERS IN mATANzAs.
far, as orrcialy reported, number eleven. All Of
these were mastered In cold blood by the yolun.
tecrs who, among other utterly ureurbcd atrocities,
fired upon women and children In some Of the
principal houses the city, owned by men OF Cuban
birth, who had never connected themselves with
the revolution. There un Matansas) matters reached
such point that six of the volunteers, the ring
leaders, IL appears, Of this vandalism, have boon
sent here for trial by the Governor or Matanzas-1
diplomatic shin king Of responsibility for winch tho
Governor Of Matanzas has been prematurCly sam.
y ,ba ni'ner 10 account re houss ae 20,
tanzas learn that the volunteers OF that city have
distinctly claimed the return OF these assassns I'M
harmed, under penalty OF general sack OF the city.
FnoM TuB STAT or WAR
there IL but little news and what there ia It IL most
difficult " get at IL h. almost impossible TO de-
scribe to you the stale OF rcticcnec under which all
live here now. That Pueblo, however, was badly
whipped, is passiyely acknowledged. That Go
yeneehe returned TO Puerto Principe TO avoid stint
lar fate Is universally believed ali the details OF his
olcal report to t!e contrary notwithstanding.
This expedition Of Goyeneche has proved onicnl-
lyn one natter namely TINT an his prisoners taken
lcniency Of tie Cuban cnics OF the beginning Of the
insurreetion Is being molly repaid.
IL Is stated here that the remnants or PuelOs and
GOyeneches corps united in Puerto Principe, and
numbering together over 1000 men, have gone on
ONE FINAL GRAND CAMPAIGN
for the capture OF the Cuban army, Government,
Congress &C.. that almasedn, who by last accounts
had reached Manzlnllo by sea from santiago, h to
move westward with his corps, stated TO number
n
their armies TO be bagged and the curtain 10 10
fail on tins last act OF the drama
All these grand combinations and their possible
evenuality occupy to-day but very small share o.
attention here, so entirely engrossed is every mem
Der of the community IN the hourly changing pulse
OF The arblters OF our destinies here. the volunteers
OF this city.
GnBESwALD's FUNERAL.
Before this reaches you presume the remains OF
Greenwad, whica len here on tho BieHville, viii
have heeu received in New York and iutoried
blush 10 write What must sent you purpose.
~ no letter BY the BenvilleI had been requested
| BY the very few friends In this city who know my
business mere, to write to You letter whose publ
wald's funeral They told me. and believe them.
that any such action IN New York would necessarily
entail tue murder OF Poster, Johnston, and al
| Kemp nov In this city. As 1t is their house Is
| guarded By regulis, but the volunteers
nIFoleni here, aad II aroused the Cap ain Gene al
aud the Spanish troops " ou,d bo uu,Ily impotent
AGAINST them, and Iuly eggplant Of these facts,
Dat, and entirely apart from what action tho
American Government may AXE IN this mater, this
| can hostages can ncur. / LAY, STABBED the ohlac.
.tr oi me- master 81 lN aaa ~ then empty boast
ing by their cuWarily murders OF uuar.ed men In
THIS city, by their refusal 80. oow even CcS De lo.
tas 70 the fed, and believe mc.the old adage that
"uuAes arc ever towards lolds Ia their case.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EsGLIsHNES AND AnrRI.
CANS
II not, why can Fngishncn as they 10 daily on
The wharf IN the cafes and elsewhere, cApress their
opinions openly U on these late assgcrety Siu ply
| pNN.ANS Nt'N NNaAHNNNAH huoN lAaL inc QlatA OF
| British sulJcG. would be Immediately and
properly avenged. Why, hal one 1.-THE OF tie Etc
| American victims been EugisLmcn, Havana would
have been Knocked about heir ears loug 40 ND
not spCedy justice been done
| somebody, surely, Is TO thme, for the f4c,-and
| II is hct-that here within ninety miles Of our
coast! no American dare confess his nationality 10
me aud 70 Us al mere 1t IS simply ineOmproheasibls
| IL the whole American pitss gdggcdf L. the AZ.
MnistTltOn 80 aiuil OF spain that al insults are 10
Be meekly borne and rSparaton for murdered
Americans TO be sought from q Government in Ma
| drill, which Is dc JdctO powerlcss heref
There may he peace between Spain and America,
but, believe me, between spaniards and Americans
IN CUBA It is war 10 the knic, and tAe kuiie is on
one side only and the duty OF the United States
under tho ereustanees, Is TO order Anne e,ns out
OF the island, or frankly stale that she is unable to
mot linn Iara