The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-01

Rodns Changes the Plan OF his Campaien-
Horrible Atrocities OF the Volunteers
Reign of Terror In Havana and Carde-
Correspondence ofThc sun.
HAVANA Feb. ell profit by The departure Of
the De Soto to send you tho little nows there h.
odas, 1t is said ageees at last to adopt Valmasodas
pantha OF dividing nn the forces into small bodies
and sending thom into the insurgent districts. This
plan, although would be fatal 10 the peaceful in
habitants, who would Of course be eStermiuatcd.
would, tie other hand, be highly ADVANTAGEOUS TO
the cause of the rebellion. Rodas has applied to
Spain for
MORE MN,
some say for tho purpose Of sending them 10 the
Nueta Abuju, where he fears q rising induced by
the excuses Of the volunteers. Others say that he
viii keep here any subsequent endorsements he
may receive from Spain, in order to suppress the
volunteers, who now rule this city. Among the
AssAsstSAuoNs,
which have been committed during the last twenty
days, flew deserve notice merely for the degree OF
barbarism with which they were committed On
the day OF C1stlhon's funeral man, Vincente I0umi
by name, and said to be an American, who used to
bring American horses here for sale came over with
tie body In the Llyacca lie stated In a conversa.
ton with friend that Cisiahon had not been assas.
sinatcd. volunteer overheard him, and instantly
went to hunt up some of lis comrades Tney caught
Loumi and Killed him with bayonei TRUSTS After
he was lying dead the ground volunteer pluekcd
out part OF his NLiskers, which he orc very long
aud blew thom 10 tue wind, crying, " ViUd hSpd.
GA" This amusement Was induis ed I'm by lie
Hthers until his face was plucked clean On the
dny they caught very decent young man, brother
OF police sergeant, tied aim uD In a sack, and stab
ped him to ucath With their UuyOncts On the same
day they killed poor negro near the arsenal, and
ailer lie was dead one OF them ompucI his AGAR.
acnte nlsk ON his lace and body another applied
tue malch and these iiends danced round the rNast
ing corpse J On the same day MIR. Luna PARA,
Mhi.e reldicg newspaper by the light Of lamp on
wy laoe Oh ms mouse, was seized ly party vi vol
untecs, hauled into the street. and ed ON tie
sidewalk with their bayoueis. ZONE spanish tack.
drivers We're passing by AMI seeing the corpse lying
on the siteW uk got GU their boxes and buried their
dAggers Ia It, The family applied Ia vain Tor the
body. 1t taken Ia al open cart 10 TIE con mon
receptacle, where there we've exposed TWENTY-FIVE
other victims Ol volunteer assassination.
One day duiins tte ldst fortnight, IN tie town Of
Llgunllas,
A rooR IpioT BoY,
belonging 90 small place called Hernandez, and
Who would ~ ono moment cry CUBA libIe" and
at another " Viva Isabel seennda,h Was caught bg
come volunteers ut tie Coor OF the church, ami
laHcn 81 tacm 10 the Captain OF tue Rural Police,
This latter sent him to headquarters ut Cgrdeua.,
under charge OF two volunteers, who shot him close
10 the burying ground vi that city. They ten went
IN search OF shovel anu rickaTe In ordcr to bury
Vie body, but When they returned to the spot whore
hey Lad let II, no body could be found. Tney
word TO the Captain that IA passing by the cemetery
lhclT prisoner had shOutci " Viva cuba Libre." aud
had tired TO escape, that they were Obliged to
shoot MN, ana that they had then and there buried
hlai: lew days aiier this occurrence a brothe- Of
TIE iulOts While walking round hi- farm, found aim
ina cave lirr MS wounds fu.l Il m ggots The
poor uuatic, On being Vi covered, failed ~ recognize
us brother, hut begged Tor rope TO hang himself
WIN. Inc brother ulI not dare even to take care
ct TIM tecau-e IL is contrary to law, nor did he
dare TO rc' cal the fact to tie Captain Of the district
he went. lead, .i.ht to Havana, and told Ne
I1odss hi- story. Iue taOtliut,tuer.i immediately
sesl-pAed to tie Governor 81 tardonas, Col
AfaOs, VINO answered That tie u.4n was dead ana
burned. De ROdas r. cl ordered - sea. ch 10 be ~
stitu ed on his brVtiVrs iatn, and io uay 90, dead
man l. oonvansCiug IN tardenas, Dr. e. LaSiu,
extracted the lullett
IN llnar gel lilo there lbs been f-Lt between
we volunteers &C that place and tHUsc seut lrom
ls c!iy lie later Iu-hed to Uclo-c .uc 60 vernon
ol Tie place WHICH Was resisted tie ltcll NUun-
teeFs. twenty -one were killed od JO,. s4.Ns