The New York herald., 1870-01-20


Military Operations at an End in the
Easf-Reviow Of the Campalgn-NOtltng
AccompIishcd-Thc Insargcnts M strong
~ Evcr-Disguss or tho Catalan V0lun-
tsors.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan. Z, 1870.
We have no further military operations to record.
The Spaniards claim that the insurrecuon In this
Locality suppressed and 1t limited that the great
valmaseda ~ about TO announce oicialy that peace
is restored wiInin his command. We're this true 1t
would PC nttlag termination to the campaign IN
ahgurated by 30 great flourish Of trumpcts some
weeks SINE. In reviewing II, having for base the
accounts furnished through Spanish sources 1t Is evil
dent that absolutely nothing has been accomplished
toward ending the insurrecti0n. considerable
NUMBER Of encounters have taken place. but grant
ing them all the importance claimed LOT them by the
Spaniards, they have been nothing more than en-
counters, and OF no practical importance whatever.
The principal fighting has been In the MOgote,
where the insurgents mad an extended line Of forth.
ncatons; these the Spaniards claim TO have taken.
Allowing this 10 be true-which il by no means GER
taint was with insignificant loss to the insurgents
VINE, II they have NOT reoccuped their old POSITIONS
SIMPLY nave not chosen To do 30, there being nothing
10 prevent them. Nei.her nor elsew mere nave
the losses OF the Insu gents sensbly diminished
numbers; no leaders have been Killed or capured
lew mo have presented themselves have been, from
their character age Or sea- OF no soldiers SO,
II they have Deen compelled 70 move from one place
10 another II has not bcen 70 the dimnuion of their
NUMBERS, struggle or powers OF resistance. In tne
face or these facts, winch come to Us through span.
ish source, entirely It can he seen with wniG truth
lulness the spaniards claim the complete pac tca-
tlon OF The district. Meanwhile their ow1 losses by
disease resulting from most unexampiea hardsn ps
and the peculiartes Of the climate anu Iro DuiicLs,
have lar eXceeaed their enemy's
Tie reported capture aud execution OF Jesus Perez,
tue most aOie OF the lnsurgent leaders IN the
Cauto district, resolves Itself into the murder OF
some members 0i his family, incudlng, II Is SAID,
Guild I'VE years OF age. THIS Is IN keepin. with
tie policy lndicated by an eminent Spanard
remark. "rhe safest way OF getting rd OF lions Is by
killing the wheips.n The government Organ here,
tne BtieueTd EspuitON, ~ firm supporter Of THIS
pOicy, as IT needs must be ~ represent the people
among wnlch 1t exists. 1t devOtes lew paragraphs
every day TO an amateur c0nscripLOn list winch is
editors keep and whicn comprises principally
women, VINO 1t uemanls Of the government should
ne sent either TO asylum ior prostitutes To Fer
nando Po. IL mas thus iar Iaied IN havIg ts demands
carried out, bat last nigih succsedeu IN executing
mob againsyan estlmaDle iaini here whose house
was surrounded, q most nldeOus row creaLed and
the ladies nsuited with filthy ana Disgusting ian.
guagc. fhls grew out OF the fact that OF these
ladies smiled At the rather ostentatous display IN
cnurch vi rlJDon OF the Spanish COlurs made by
lady 70 snow lg had been presented ny y Catalan
volunteer, on the OCCASION oi The reception OF the
battalion mere.
The Oatalans arc m the country and are very much
dlsyuSted. Thirty OF them recently deserted ami
came mere without their guls, wnicn, tDey va. uely
say, they e!t somewhere IN the country. ney assert
that they were cheated into coming here, Den9 led
to Deleve IL was Qulte o different style OF warfare
from the reality On lnc occasion Of ibeir leaving
some 0t the more knowing ones Oe ;Ined 70 gV TO-
gctncr and IL was only with the greatest dinicuty
tnat they were found and forced into the RANKS.
Yesterday was King congo DAY, and Na.Ina5eda
In person chose king for the negroes, " no. It Ap-
pears, are more easily suited than The Spanards