The New York herald., 1870-05-10
The Undercurrent OfFeel-
ing I'm Havana.
Division Among the Volunteers Likelihood Of
Trouble on the Return Of the Captain
Gensral-Ths Volunteers Exercising Their
Powsr-Ths Now Political Governor
Not Allowed 70 Land - valma-
soda Superseded = Desperate
Fight in Bayamo .,s

and performed other acts Of that fk are all false
There have been such demonstrations - yet. and
the Spanish journals are energetic In poohpoohss
ing the idea that there viii ever be. Still there 10
widespread and general belief that unlcss an early
termination OF this nsurrection Is reached, aradica
change In the situation of afIairs will take place
The Spanish element Is known to be divided, and
while 1t Is extremely doubtful II the requisite union
and organization can be attained to control expel
the authority sent out here by Span yet IL Ia fact
that many, falling an early return OF peace, are
In favor OF the volunteers taking the control OF
afairs IN their own hands and shaping them at least
until the question Of the future government OF Spain
is settled II any concert OF action has been agreed
upon 1t is not known Probably there has not. yet
many roundly assert and believe that the return OF
the Captain General from Puerto Principe without
having crushed the lnsurrectl0n beyond peradven-
ture will be the signal for overturning the govern.
ment and placing 1t under the control of the Spanish
residents here This belief has naturally given rise
to many rumors and specuations; as, for example,
IL has been stated that his Excellency would not re-
turn here at all, but would sail from Nuevitas for
Spain II he did not meet with the success antict
pated and, again. that o fusion between the
Spanlards and Cubans might be brought about with
q view to the independence Of the island. .s
1t Is unnecessary to mention others OF these many
rumors and they only referred to as indicating
the perturbed condition Of the public mind and the
very general idea that crisis OF some character Is
at hand. What would be the effect OF any such
action on the part of the Spaniards 1t hard to
tell and perhaps, useless to speculate upon. With
out the cooperation OF the navy nothing permanent
could be accomplished and that is not MKely to be
afforded. The great mass of the volunteers would,
doubtless, be controlled by the conservative and
property interest and do all they could to maintain
order, while others of the worst and most
bigoted class might lnaugurate horrors such
as this century has given no example OF. Mean.
while q question has arisen, the development or
which Is yet, which affords taste OF the quality
and power OF the volunteers. IL seems as stated
Lopez Roberts, the political Governor here, and ap.
point IN his place Jose NJ Diaz who was secretary 10
here The spoiicy Of Duce y always the great bug
bear of the volunteers was, according TO accounts,
to be revived again and an opposition to the action
OF the government was started OF 80 determined
and violent character that the order rescfnded
The CorreO meanwhile arrived yesterday with Diaz
on board, where he has since remained, not think
ing prudent come shore, as one OF the batta
ions had threatened his life. What the upshot OF the
matter may be is yet question, but 1t may be set
down that he will not assume the duties OF political
The Spanish mail steamer Isla de Cuba arrived
here yesterday from Spain, bringing General Don
Pedro Caro-, who, as Is understood comes to super
sede Vamaseda, although there mas been no authori
OF Santiago de Cuba the latter expected In that
city on the I'd. Since his proclamation announcing
the invasion OF Bayam0 Dy the Insurgents under MO-
desto Dlaz and his Inauguration OF vigorous mea.
sures TO drive them out, we have heard nothing OF
him. There y . possibility OF much excitement
growing out OF his reet to avoid which the matter
win need to be managed with much dencacy. The Isa
de Cuba brought large number Of officers and 2lI
The Captain General under date OF the 2oth from
Puerto Principe, furnishes US with four columns of
| Camaguey. There Is but little Of interest. The
march Of columns and conveys through the country,
1 auc WI
fre few shots and run away, make up the sum. 1t
is stated that notices from santa Cruz the 10th con-
firm the announcement that the rebels, commanded
BY Ignacio Agramonte. Magin Diaz and Bembeta,
had concentrated in Najasa to the number Of 1000
the column Of Commandant Montaner. That
oificer had divided his forces, and marching with
fious encounters had completely dispersed the m
surgents who did not defend the entrenchments
| which they had prepared. From these encounters
| Chiefs named respectively viam0nte and Manuel
Parade and two Americans, one of them having Q
had removed from Cauna0, as the columns had not
been able TO ind them. powder factory had been
destroyed The stories Of the panic and denoraliza-
ton OF the insurgents are repeated, and some cap
tured correspondence IS published showing the i'll
| Colonel Benegasi from Guaimaro the 2sth, reports
his command IN excellent health The troops were
| in constant motion. That place had been made the
| central depot for provisions. Four hundred and
sixty had presented themselves and more were COM
L
| OF Zayas Bazan, had been apprehended, with thir-
| teen members OF the family. DlaZ himself escaped,
leaving behind his horse and revolver No loss had
| occurred to the Spanlards. AgramOnte had re-
nounced the chief command, and FREDERICK Cavada
succeeds him. Bembeta had been made command
ing general of the villas. Cespedes was wandering
near the coast and slept nights in the same
place.
tori0 of that place claims that It's that the
| chiefs Of the insurrecton would encounter their
death IN tie land where they gave the first subyer-
civ h,aG or viii a n TAO
three encounters are reported in that Jurisdiction,
| in which the rebels fled 10 fight another day, as
| usual. In the district OF BayamO on the 2lst q
fight Of considerable magnitude took place. A
Spanish force, composed o. the battalions Espaha.
aVS Where WeT ps ns and
A terrible struggle took place. The Span
iards, Of course claim a Victory, but admit
Of the the regimen Espaha@ @balance from The Baen.
The men commended in hand to hand contest. and
the slaughter was very great. The same paper, in
its issue OF the 1st mentions another encounter az
point called La Iseta, in which were some losses.
It Is stated that great number OF dead bodies are
found In the mountains by the pursuing troops, hav
| ing died from exhaustion and exposure.
From Santi Espirtu we learn that Don Fil0meno
Cahizares, Don Luis Venegas and Don N. Bernia had
been placed In the capilla, from whence they were
taken out and shot on the morning OF the 29th.
Small encounters are reported Trinidad and Santa
23d mentions the arrival of bands Of insurgents In
that jurisdiction and Moron, which appear to he
One Of the greatest outrages ever perpetrated in the
history OF criminal Jurisprudence has recently been
perpetrated on this island. 1t will be recoilected
that IN November last Don Esteban Parodi and jose
Maria Mora, after being IN prison for many months
In Cardenas, were tried for t,ydenclo tdisloyalty
ana acquitted. The mob OF volunteers, however
would not permit OF their release, and the mattel
was referred to the Captain General. That worthy
instead OF carrying out the DEGREES OF the court
weakly and crfminally ordered them tried again
although under the law they could not again bt
| placed in jeopardy. After waiting many months
and until the train was all prepared these men arr
again tried. of course condemned and Immediately
| shot.
The captain OF the Lloyd Aspinwa, under direc
ton Of the owners, has received the vessel Boart
| Of Survey composed OF two naval officers from th'
| flagship and two masters OF merchant vessels, ar,
| examining her and will report soon on her condi
ton. Various stories are aflOat concerning the de
termination Of the volunteers to prevent her leaving
the harbor, and doubtless there has been some sucl