The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-01
THE SITUATION In CUBA.
THE UTTER ABsURDITIEs IN DE
RODAS'S PROCLhMATION.

The Manifest Faisehood OF the spanish
Published Accounts Of Recent Important
Mcvements-The Spanis rds Badly beaten
near Las Wholesale Murder
Authorized.
During the absence Of the Captain General in
Puerto Principe, the Casino Espahol the real
rulers Of Havana by their stpendiaries, the volun-
teers. A meeting Of this club was held on the 23d
inst necessitated by the rumors from Madrid OF a
cession OF tho island. The sense OF the club was
couched In the termination OF their address to the
Spanish people, which reads as follows, and which
was considered of sucient importance to telegraph
to their agent in Spain: "The Spaniards in Cuba
may be conquered but ceded or sold never; Cuba
shall be Spanish, or we will abandon her in ashes"
In Mntanzas. the last sensation was the military ex.
ecution on the oath, Of four persons, brought in
already condemned by court martial. from Ala
cranes. Their crime was giving food at their little
farms to the late raiders from the Conega de Zapat
Before dying they declared that the persons took
what supplies they wanted by force.
The man who presided at the Court martial was
major Of volunteers from Matanzas, who thus car
ed out to the letter the Captain Generals late cdct
that any subalern should arrest try, condemn. and
execute ANYBODY he pleased, without referring the
execution OF such sentence to his superior oflcer.
The raid under Arredondo, from the Cienega de
LhNub NhIousu Idlot, oan NlColah, oulnes,
was successful and the raiders returned without
losing a man. They surprised one detachment OF
civil guards, and carried OF their arms and ammun
uou. The Spanish press has published false detailed
accounts Of the capture and execution Of Arredondo
and six others Of this party. The truth Is, they all
got back safe but few country people, from whom
they took what supplies they required were exc
cuted by the volunteers, and the victims called,
for the noncc. Arrcdrudo & Co.
From the Villas district there is nothing OF i'm.
portance. Tie two Generals Cavada had received
some arms and nmmun ition, and the Spanish troops
In this district dare not leave their fortified post
tons
The Captain General was in Puerto Principe, from
which place, on the 25th inst, he had issued tho
most extraordinary OF all his extraordinary procla-
nations. In 1t lie states that the Eastern Depart
mcnt aud the Cinco villas district are returning TO
reace." lie probably forgot that he declared by
proclamation on the 9Th Of January that these
departments "were already paciHed." He adds
that Operations are about to be commenced with
energy in that department" (Camaguey), and then
says that lis predecessors have been guilty Of a
ccmoncy OF which lie shall never be justly accused.
Is this part Of his proclamation intended TO mean
lat Lctoua, Lesca, Goyeneehe and Pueblo have dis
plaved no energy and have SHOWN elemencyf 1t Ia
true that De Rodas, In his edet wherein be author.
try, condemn and execute at will, has gone little
beyond all his predeccssorsnot executing tie cele
brated Ava-in legsizinE wholesale murder. hut we
question Whether the thus authorized executions OF
tits butcher Of Mslaca and Cadiz will outnumber
tile unauthorized ones OF his predecessors.
In the Eastern Department two engagements OF
importance have taken place, both in the neighbor-
hood OF place called Boo, de salado, where the
river Canto crosses the road from Ba,amo TO Las
Tunls. The Spanish accounts published i1 the
Havana payers are too absurd to obtain the slightest
crcdonee. (rhe late proclamation Of De Rodas, in
which he Commands all officers not to lie In their
reports To headquarters, had evidently not reached
Nalmaseda's camp. The best proof Lat tie Span.
iards were badly beaten Is that NRlml eda LETT
Bayamo Tor Manzanilio on the 18th inst, and that
following day, on steamer sent up the river for
them.
II was generally beeve ed In Havana nj the sal ing
OF the last steamer that Gen. Jordan at the head
1900 men, mad fallen upon the Spanish forces urAs-
Va maseda, ~hen on their way from Blyamo TO Las
Tunas, aud utterly routed them.
No more Significant proof OF the Captain Gcnerals
opinion OF the state OF this piced island can DO AZ
orded than by order Of his OF the nth Inst, In
which he allows salt and medicines TO be circuA'ed
freely In certain named jurisdictions OF the island
all TO the vest OF Cardenas, in sequence OF the
signal proofs OF the spirit wnich anmates the juris-
dictons named" The order Is foolish and inv linn
tary admission on tie part OF De Rodas that the
spirit which animates more than tIree-iourths OF
IN e island is antagonistc to Spanish rule.