New-York tribune., 1870-01-05
was heard from Fort National, where Salnave had
taken refuge.
CUBA.
FORTIFICATIONS.


! being speedily overcome. The forts have been
chrisened with the names of various saints such
Santa Barbara, Santa Ana, and La Conception.
| DISPATCH FROM CESPEDES-HIS WANT OF
POWDER.
Mr. Morales Lemus received on yesterday various
dispatches from the Government of Cespedes. These
were dated at Sibancu, at which place and Guimaro
the Government of the Republic has been alternately
| located for the last six months. From of these
| dispatches the following paragraph is taken: "Ac-
cording to all appearances the Spanish Government
| is now about making last desperate effort during
the Winter toward suppressing the rebellion, and to
that end it will send from the Peninsula other regi
| ments and it is further intended to put into the
field the larger part of the $1,000 volunteers who are
now under arms in the island. We not, hOirerer,
| frightened. We are calmly awaiting the attack.
although arms are inferior TO those of the Span
| ards. both in number and quality. We lack many
things that are indispensable. Our powder is nearly
! exhausted, and we have been compelled to remain
stationary in time when the enemy was weakest.
to the greatest prejudice of our cause Efforts are
nO,c being made TO manufacture this article here among
u.s. but the first ingredients udnting. We have as
| yet made but a small quantity. We have, however,
six or eight tuns more OF less and have 1t to say
that all the armies Of Spain will not be able to drive
us back ward"
| STRANGE ORDER.
La Gaceta Official of Havana, published on
the 25th Of December, 1862 contains the following re-
| markable decree:
Captain. Generalcv of the Ecer Faithful Isle Of Cuba
this, the oath day Of December 1852 TO hear and de-
temine certain charges brought against the civilian ID
Jose Naldes Nodarte, which were predcated upon the
bv him OF words subversye OF public order ana sau
Court Martial having cGgdemned sald Mou1ye @ 10 s
has, upon the report of the Auditor OF War; approved
the sentence Of the Court IN the premses but as inc
|
conformity with the ordinances the code nor wlth te
existing orders and is believed TO be Of exceedingly
eneut character 1t is therefore, ordered that the PTes
dent of said Court and the other members composing IL
! be imprisoned for two months III one OF the forts
Published 10y order Of HIS Excellency. The Brlgader
! Chief OF staff CARLOS NAVARRO.
| HardRG Dec. a. 1869.
! A SPANISH PLEA FOR THE CESSATION OF WAR.
| Las CorteS, Democratic journal of Madrid,
and the organ Of seor Maros Prime Minister Of state
| in its issue Of the 7th Of December, thus speaks:
| "The Rerue de De'r Mondes publishes In its last
number article upon the Cuban insurrecuon Although
somewhat favorable TO the cause OF the lnsurgchts ana
opposed TO 1t should be read for the gloomy acs ais
closed article written by M. Cochut This writer
asks for European intervention IL that war without
quarter being waged in Cuba To show the exceed
ing thrstiness Of the struggle, NJ C0chut copies
TWO official dispatches; one OF them Tecites lhat the
troops the government had captured 40 Insurgents
and Immediately thereafter shot them and the other Is
paper giving account OF the execution oi company
| of PeninsulaTs by the Cubaus.
But suppose the war to go on Is 10 not certain that the
same sort of warfare will be continuedf snort time
ago the Rece Coenporaie wrote upon this same subject
In A similar strain aud hardly month since lie Cor
respondent published article somewhat like the two
! former. The whole world knows what the Times, me
Dav Neus and The Morning Post constantly saying.
Let us lay aside passion and end horrible war by ad-
ustng upon liberal basis, troubles IN the Antilles.
The world looking upon US and sad IT 10 say so but
| it LENDS as 10 sympathy
GEN. GOICURIA.
! The GOvernmunt of Cespedes has ordered an
examination into the conduct Of Gen Gocuria with re.
spec to the Lillian expedition. Various charges have
been made against the General and he has lately been
| before
Attorney in this city, there TO make full declaration as
as might be asked him The Fsca had proper powers in
the promises from the Government of the Republic.
| Gocuria appeared, ana made hls declaration,
but the facts detailed were OF so damaging "A
Sgsn before the Fiscal The day Of his next
announced TO him, but instead OF complying with
the he put himself aboard the steamer Eagle and
sailed last Friday for Nassau various allegatons are
made against him, and among them incapacity and
viii be disclosed in few days, and that other grave
charges Will TO light The Fiscal told the General
that with the accusations resting upon him he pro-
hb.ted from having anything further to do with the
| Cuban cause in hiscountry.
NEWS FROM GEN. MARMoL.
A late letter received from Gen. Marmol
says Tomorrow start for the center; will return in
few days; my second in command is Gen. Aurreschea,
who will for the present have my troops in charge.
have received OF tine fight az Jaruneca The enemy
ged from the field leaving behind IL soldiers wounded
There We're found "A Peabody rifles and some other guns
some munitions OF war, and horses In killed and
wounded he lost near fifty men,
TYRANNY ON THE SIANlSH GINBOAiSs
The conduct of some of the captains of the
Spanish Egunboats lying at Quarantine of Staten
Island has been marked by such petty tyranny towards
the American engineers employed those vessels that
three Of the Americans Monday last threw up their
situations in disgust and Others il ia sad wonld gladly
embrace any opportunity to abandon the service, and
escape from the hOtla chief engineer and two assis
tants are employed each gunbOat besides three fire
and cook, making altogether department. entire
w distinct from the Spanish OF sailors and marines.
The tremen were not put ON board until yesterday but
The regulations require that of the engineers should
be hand all the time 10 look after the machinery
nished by the Mr. Delamacrs agent for the engineers
use have been appropriated by the captains and the
engineers have been compelled 10 buy Their own rau0ns
The captain OF gunboat No "a has been especially arro
CANT and unreasonable. His first assistant engineer
| VIM b. Haughwout, relieved abOut O'Clock Mon
day morning by the second assistant John j. Chambers
The chief engineer, Edward Merritt, had instructed
HaughwOut to 80 ashore when relieved, IN order To
When he requested the cSpain to furnish him boat
hat functonary positively refused TO do and stu
pdy insisted that he must have two engineers on board
After trying in vain, through the medium OF m inter
prefer. TO persuade the captain TO provide boat,
sughwout went on board the provision tug winch just
! then alongside and refused to come bacs
@ on the eqnGoa To- uboose me ae ae'a Which held
| the tug TO the gunbOat, whereupon Chambers, tne
second assistant stepped up and cast on inc captain
grabbed by the collar, but Chambers shook him of.
retreated TO the engine room seized hammer and dc
fed the crowd Meantime the tug had stopped 10 pro-
viOn gunbOat No %, and the captain went in pursuit
with small boat. and threatened 70 put Chambers In
from tins degradation, Haughwout consented to come
back on reaching the g9nboat he was vas Immediately
Mr. Delamaers agent who was making the tour OF the
H meet vain O'I1 to argue the sPRRniards into letting
Haughwont go AZ last the fellow agreed to lay Tue
instead OF releasing the engineer he shut him up In the
| engdneroom, aud placed sentinel at the door with
meanwhile, and returned for Haughwou but the obstl.
Spaniard placed three more soldiers on guard ana
refused to give up his prisoner Finally Reynolds hm;
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