The New York herald., 1870-05-23
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Cuban War News and the Governments ReIa-
si0ns to Cubn-ReaGiny the Colonial TcIc-
grams In COrtes-The Volunteers Difn-
culty-GenernI siclsIes' Diplomacy-Ameri.
can aud English Interests.
MADRID, May 8, 1870.
Another month has slipped away and Spain and
her colonies continue in the same unsettled state ss
ever. Two or three times week the Minister for
the Colonies goes through the wornout farce OF rea-
ing important kilograms from the Captain General
Of Cuba to the effect that insurrecton is crushed
and stamped out, and that "almost' compee tram
qntlllty regns in the island. The farce has been
played without interruption for the last eishteen
months, IN fact may be considered as "played out"
for the House appears to receive the news--lf may
use the word-with the most marked indifference or
unequivocal gestures OF incredullty. Some of The
members laugh outright. The members OF the ue
Bench manage to maintain an air Of gravity while
the recital is going on, which il done as
matter OF form, and considering the false
part they have to support they play their role re-
markably well. Practice leads TO perfection. Some
OF the kilograms are exactly the same others that
have been previously read. This Is too bad. AS
told one OF the deputies, they might at least alter
the wording or form, to give an air OF novelty
to their reports One Of the last telegrams some
what altered. 1t runs as fOllows:-
HAVANA, April %, 1870.
The operations give great results. The reoels dis
persed, without chier they on the coast trying
to escape. Several chiefs ana about seventy rebels
loss. Many rebels seek pardon Yesterday 100
armed rebels, with their horses and families, pre-
sented themselves. Great panic In the enemy's
camp. CABALLERO DE RODAS.
Had the Spanish government to deal only with the
insurrectonists they would have enough to do; but
they have another enemy to treat which Is as for
midable as the insurgents themselves. I mean the
volunteers and their supportersthe so-called loyal
Cubans-the party that bundled Captain General
Duce of to Spain at minutes notice. that has
and over again threatened Caballero de Rodas, ard
only keep hun there on sunerance--a mere toy they
can sport and do as they like with. Spain has no
direct control over Cuba. 1t is governed by Spain
and the volunteers and their partlsans the latter
having decidedly the upper hand
Now, there Is the matter Of the Lloyd Aspinwall,
the American steam vessel the spaniards unlawfnlly
seized and took to Havana, where she was con-
demned as prize. General Sickes. acting on gov
ernment instructions, at once demanded her release,
and, after different interviews with Sagasta, the
Secretary OF state, and General Prim. President OF
the Council OF Ministers, solemn Official promise
was given him to the effect that the vessel should be
given up and the injured parties indemnlfed. Your
HERALD OF the result OF General Sickles' demand,
and on the following day the Spanish government
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to give up the vessel and settle the consequent in
demnity. But the GeneraS,iinO, who governs the
back word that the hing was Impossible, the Cubans
would not consent and so, up to the present time,
the matter rests an statu quo.
This gives rise to question as 10 who really gov
erns CuDa-the lnsuiars or Pennsnlaras The next
government viii take IN the matter as
i ..I.S now stands, and, considering thai ,hat the
ms m or tl
Into effect their decree respecting the release OF the
Lloyd Aspnwall who can wonder at the insur-
country has not even been able TO carry out their
order Tor the release of the American vessels
GENERAL GRANTS ATTITUDE.
Talking over the matter the other day with
gentleman wei known IN New York, he tod me that
the Spanards had better beware how they trlaed M
would be down upon them like the swoop OF an
eagle and then they would find it too late to mend"
Spaniards are OF opinion that Cuba Is lost. few
newspapers occasionally boil up about the matter;
but the sober minded part of the nation are OF opn
that the retention OF the island does not compen
anything to the Spanards about the probability Of
their losing Cuba they sayGMora'nente ,Gs estS va
The other day the Epoca published long lester
dated from Paris and written BY Gutierrez dc la Vega
late Civil Governor OF Cuoa. The letter Ia question
s sehor @ gutierrez, it Is said, leaves nothing to be
sion Of e CUBA and his is Of m the force
power and prestige Of the Spanish elements there Is
IncOntestable 1t has also always been our IDEA that
TO pacify the first thing to be done, In order to
legsate well afterwards. We do not agree with him
respecting the power OF the United States. 1t is pos
sble that they now keep up an insignificant fleet In
the Antilles In the assurance that nothing is 10 be
feared from Spain nor any other European Power.
Neither will we discuss to whether their navy Is
weaker than ours. But We must neither go to sleep
nor puff ourselves up; for who doubts-knowlng the
immense resources OF America the state OF its rrea
sury Its dockyards and arsenas, all OF them In full
power-that weeks, nay, perhaps days only, would
Be sufficient to launch forces :, upon the
waters equal even to powerful England9 A
struggle would doubtless be disastrous to
American commerce; but Its consequences
would also be ncalcllable for Spain, that would
surely lose in It all her colonies Does this TO
say that on account Of our relative weakness that
we must always give in TO the demands Of foreign
POwerP
Cuba Is 1870 211 souls. or these Inhabitants 1854 750
whites and COS, 46l blacks and mulattOes or the
COOred people 225 93S free and 379523 slaves or
the whites more than 900 are males and more
than BOO, 900 females OF the males (whites) some
thing more than 200 coo Insuars and little less
than zoe, 900 Peninsuars.