The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01
O u B a.
Of the spaniards-More Troops Ap
Piled for and Observation-Disclosures Return
Of Dc Rodas to Havans-The Havana
Press on the President's Message
Cholera Among the Troops and Sol
diers-Cspture Of q Convoy.

mf dlers-Capture OF Convoy
HAVANA, June rs, 1870.
The Spanlards OF this city at present In very
melancholy frame Of mind, and meetings OF the
Casino Espanol. In consideration OF the situation
are numerous There has ceased to be- II there ever
was any confidence In the early restoration OF peace
What few hundred determined men can do against
the power of great nation was demonstrated in the
Florida war; thing often referred TO here az show
ing that the present struggle carried on with many
advantages than had the poor Indian, Ia
like to continue for an indefinite period. In despite
of the rose-water reports Of the Captain General
the truth leaks out. Army officers returning from
the field, where they have had q rar better Oppor-
tunity for obtaining correct knowledge OF AFFAIRS
than have the authorities themselves blurt out the
truth with the Characteristic ankness Of their pro-
fession, and say that nothing has been compished
towards the suppression OF the insurrecton that 1t
is stronger than ever; that the CuDans fight ike
demons when they are likely to accomplish any.
thing BY 1t, oftentimes dropping their muskets and
launching themselves with desperate energy on the
troops machcte in hand.
Again, the effect of the real condition OF affairs
upon all mercantile interests here is severely felt
This tells the truth. The favorable reports do not
restore property to its value previous to the insur-
rectiOn; do not raise the rents, which now COM
paratively small, buildings which formerly rented
for sixty ounces now remaining unoccupied, though
offered at twenty and thirty. Little confidence Is
felt and oil business operations are cramped and
conducted with undue caution. The necessity for
more troops Is beginning to be recognized and
freely talked about. Indeed, 1t Is confidently
stated that the Casino Espahol, which is
really the convention that governs the island.
recently telegraphed to Madrid asking for
10000 more troops, the expenses Of which they
would pay, and the response came back, ave can.
not send you even five more men," And so there Is
tribulation among the Spaniards; for who knows
but the pretty uniforms OF the volunteers may ere
long have to be carried to the field there soiled
and shot at by the hate followers Of the ricolored
bannerf His Excelency he OF Rhodes. has not
been able to fulfil his promises. HIS popularity has
much decreased. 1t is thought he ought to go to
Spain, and that he Will soon after hts return, now
then9 Another ngurehead, to be received With
much ceremony and no enthusiasm, TO issue bombas-
tic Try ana fail and 60 and so
In the case OF Mexico, one comes out acknowledges
the independence Of the island and returns again
To add to the general perplexty and discontinue
epidemic cholera has broken out along the coast and
havoc among the unaccilmated troops Worn DOWN
as they are by their arduous labors during the past
season. Il Is said too. to be prevalent among the
OF the officers and many OF the men on the
gunboats and men-Ofwar have already died.
The vel ow fever cases as yet in the city have been
very few but gOOdly number Of sailors have been
sent to the hospital from The vessels In
the lrbor. All this furnishes cause OF depression,
which neither the impertinent message or Giant or
the resultant action OF Congress Is suclent to re-
move, and inces gloomy foreDodngs for the future
The D,drio de Ia Marina considers the Presidents
message IN three long articles published many
successive issues The first treats OF the character
OF the contest, defending the Spanafds from the
charges Of cruelty and claiming for them ON
the contrary, the greatest ciemencS rs shown in
the proclamations OF Lersundi. Dulceand De Rodas-
1t ustifes the killing OF prisoners, On the ground
that they have no recognized polticaI status before
malefactors. The second considers the situation or
the insurgents and the law of nations applicable
thereto. In 1t the DfdriO cheerluy and fully
cides with the learned cruite Chief Magistrate
parallel Is drawn between the insurgents and the
patriots struggling for liberty during the American
revolution, and, naturally, no similarity Is dis
covered. The third considers the detention OF Ameri-
can vessels the treatment OF American citizens IN the
Them OF vessels 1t states there have been but two
detained, the schooner Mary Lowell and the steamer
LLOYD Aspinwall, and ie Is argued That the sus-
piclous circumstances surrounding Them justified
the action. 1t refers with bitterness, in this
connection, to the expeditions Of the Hornet and
Lillian. I'M the matter o. the treatment OF America n
citizens IL states that they sub to the ,ws OF
the country and liable punishment Tor oneness 1T
refers to The fact that many who have Gained to be
such were in reality not American citlzens, but
claimed to be in order TO seek immunity for their
crimes. 1t denies that any property vi American
citizens has been cOnilsc,ted.
AdyIces from the Eastern Department state that
Buey and Hcotea, covering vast extent Of country,
anq that all Operations have consequently been
The Insurgents continue active in the Jurisdiction
OF Colon, In the Western Department., ana We have
now reports OF small encounters IRON that secMQg
with the same regularity as from the Chico Villas.
The last OF these took place IN the mountains OF
Sa!cbca and resuIted according to- spanish &C.
couns, in the dispersion OF the Insurgents with
killed. The only point Of interest lrOm Trinidad il
u statement In the hlDarciai that n detachment Of
troops recently went out from that city
n2lsanfc and coming upon two Insurgents sleeping
The cholera to an extent, has broken out in
Havana; It's confined to tue i9w miasmatic LOCAL.
said to be raging with considerable viruence. Fires
are kndled at various points IN the localities men
steps taken. Quite large number from among the
troops have died from the disease.
telegram received here, stating that the Cortes
nad suddenly aJourned until November and that
three war vessels had sailed from Cadz with sealed
orders, has excited much interest and speculation
here.
private letter, dated Gibara the 18TH. states that
the Insurgents mad captured d convoy comprising
fourteen CARTS loaded with prisoners, while moving
between Camasan and Biaru IN the jurisdiction or
HOguin. 1t was intended for The supply oil certain
posts In the country. '+~
The Latest from the Camnguey-N0 Rebels
FOund-Second Cargo OF the Uplon--Eree-
naasOns Released. .,ferta
s. d. M HAVANA, June g. 1870.
His Excellency the Captain General, under date Of
the oath from Puerto Principe, informs Us that the
calamity OF the Upton has caused great dsmay
among the insurgents that the second cargo landed
Is more valuable than the first, and that among the
Killed is Mestre, the one-handed. The columns
unable to find any enemy. One OF them wandered
over space OF forty-f0ur leagues without en-
cOuntering any. Another had caused some twelve
deaths, among them yankee so-caled colonel,n
VI 'arever that may be- ArLeaga and family, coming
to present themselves had been made prisoners and
two others had been hanged for the same offence.
the kilograms from Santa Clara, Santi Espirtu and
other points are becoming wofully unimp0rtant,
being generally taken up i'll announcing the death or
one Or two insurgents
Ten foreigners arrested for being in attendance on
Masonic meeting, have been released. a number
OF them called on Mr. Dunlop, her Majesty's Consul
General and expressed their thanks for his efforts
In their behalf