The New York herald., 1870-01-13

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the Bandera Espahoia ..,ds long description Of
battle at Jo!urto where the insurgents were fortified
! 1t ended with the dsnai victory.
I From cn BaysssCNe learn that body OF volunteers
nau to that CITY the 24th ult. after ira.
vcrsng the Jurisdiction without material result.
The hnpa1clgl Of Trinidad has rumor that the hem In
surgents under CeBpedeS had concentrated them
selves IN Canto ADajo, In the extreme END Of San
tago de Cuba. 1t adds that armed parties, Of from
property in tho valley OF Trinidad, IN Ulenfuegos,
Sagua, villa Clara and Remedies.
Fears are entertained for the safety on that large
and rich section known as the Vuelto Abajo. Tie
IslbeOn Ndctoat OF Cicnfue2os announces that tho
large band. with the object it appears, OF burning
estates in the Vueito Abalo, and seducng the LABOR.
ers from the same On the supposItlon thai tais is
NJ mas Asaa' 'aAea
| The Segundo Cabo had returned to villa Clara on
MS D s On a a
Victor Carrazana, chief aud recruiting agent OF
ate n%t serensy On It the morning Of the aSsn
was shot. In Cienluegos Don Antonio Morelra, &c
| cused OF dlsloyaIy.
| q letter from CalabaZar, which states that the
night OF the 25th the aborers huts attached TO the
estate Pur0 set on fire. force was sent there
when 1t was ascerJaned that on the 23d an attempt
| had been made TO burn the cane. A mulatto slave
named Jacob was strongly suspected, and was placed
| IN prison,
fhs surprise OF party Of insurrectionists in the
| vicinity or Remedies Is telegraphed from Cinco
Villas the lst. Three were killed and some arms
captured. The s0-called sub project OF HERNANDEZ
Don Miguel Rodriguez del Rey, and thrty-two Others
some with arms, had presented themselves Tor par
| don. The number OF presentations during Decem-
bef was $40, The official gazette publishes reports
OF unimportanr encounters IN Vnla Clara and santl
| Espirtu.
| III consequence Of the deplorabe state OF affairs
| discoyered.in their respective departments by the
tai and In the Collectors Office OF Guanabac0a the
following have been dismissed from onice and placed
joaquin Betancourt sastre First Inspector OF Gus
| tom House or Hsyana; Don Francisco Lamigueira,
Chef q snip Tor Don Angei SeGo ae Ina
| tor. Guanabacos. and Don Joaquin Palomina, the
present Collector.
| Several fires have OF late occurred in the city,
thought to be the work OF incendiaries new ave-
| nue. Is IN progress which Is TO connect the city
proper with the more distant parts OF the "Cerro"
oy shorter route.
| Reported Spanish Successes a Cover to Re.
verses-The Convoy to Tunas Obliged to
Turn Bach-Spanlsh Defeat Insisted ON by
Cubans-Thc Press Advocating Absolute sale
of Embargoed Property.
HAVANA Jan. 0, 1870.
There ia reason to believe as Suspected that the
recent 'news'' OF Spanish successes. after much
convulson settling down into the surrender OF 1900
insurgents to Benegasi, twas cOncocted for the pur
pose OF covering disaster In the very locality
where the surrender is said to have taken place.
Following the battle OF Las Tunas some months
since the Spanish commander, Major Boyneche,
being slightly wounded, came to Havana. At the
time OF his departure, AFTER Benegasi
ported at Las Tunas, having arrived there from
Ho!guin to the relief OF the garrison From that
day to this the name or BenegaSi has scarce been
mentioned. 1t was generally understood that
he was shut up in Las Tunas, from whence
there was no communication save through o
large force, though, as has been before
stated In these dispatches the Cubans insisted
that he had been routed and Killed. In
the early part OF October convoy succeeded
in passing from Bayamo to the place. carrying pro.
visions and other supplies calculated to last for two
months Recently another convoy started from the
same place. concernining the fate OF which nothing
has been made public. On the 4th La PrenSd, OF
this city, expressed the opinion that 1T had arrived
but confessed to knowing nothing about it Bene-
gasi either Private information from Mansanillo
shows good cause for the silence. letter written
by merchant OF that city on the 1st says-A gentle
man of this city, who went with forty men to the
CantO river to cut pameaf returned last night in the
steamer Damuji, stating that he had narrowly
escaped the Insurgents, who had taken twentyseven
OF his men prisoners, and had shown so much tight
Ing to the column which proceeded from there last
week with convoy for Las Tunas that the troops
had TO return to GuamO.
The Cupans here insist that great disaster has
occurred to the Spanards In that vicinity aud the
fact OF the failure OF the convoy to carry the much
needed supplies to Las Tunas gives color or trutn to
the assertion.
4th but her correspondence did not reach here until
last evening Up TO the 1st, throughour TrnlGld
counters attempts TO burn estates and presentations
for pardon are reported, but they afford nothing or
interest or determlnate.
There arrived from Santiago de Cuba last evening
D.. Carlos Detrure, formerly adjutant or General
Prim who goes to the Peninsula TO inform that oii-
Ger personally OF the condition OF the nsulrectGn.
In case OF Don Pedro Rivera charged with COM
plicfty IN the affair for which Eenor Lamar, OF
Matanzas, was recently shot, the death sentence has
prison OF that city. The Governor Of Matanzas
ceaty issued proclamation, calling on all those
knowing OF any deposit OF arms to make the same
known, under the severest penalties. wInn twenty
four hours. After fortyeght hours domiciary visits
would be made, and all those with whom arms were
found would be judged In accordance with the order
OF the 22d october, ,sl877..
On night Of 24th ue was burned the cotton factory
Miranoras, in the district o: Cnalco. The cotn cot
ton In deposit, and the buildings down to the
machinery were given to the flames. The loss is
estimated at $500, 900, and very many persons are
thrown OUT OF employment.
Tho V0z de CUBA OF last evening is out In an article
In favor OF selling outright embargored property and
devoting the proceeds to loyal sufferers and other
patriotic purposes It is significant in view OF the
fact that such articles in the press hereare apt
indicate corresponding action on the part or the
authorities,
Don Juan Urien. from Valparaiso, and employe in
day or two since. by throwing himself from the win
dow, on account Of his failure draw money IN the
lottery, which would have enabled him to 20 to his
own country ana marry young lady to whom he
was attached.
The statue OF Christopher Columbus, heretofore
standing IN the court OF the Government House. Is
to be placed on the pedestal In the park formerly
cuped by the statue Of Isabella Segunda.
This is known as .King's Day. in Havana, holi-
day to the negroes especially Both men and wo-