New-York tribune., 1870-08-25
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS,
Cuba.

CONDITION OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIGHTS
THE MOUNTAINS ARE sCOURED-THE EAST
ERN DEPARTMENT FULL OF INsURRECTION.
EI impartial, Spanish journal of Trinidad
in its issue of the 7h says that matters in that city are
in deporabe state Some persons argue that the forces
which are guarding the sugar estates In the valley
of Trinidad should reduced in number because OF the
great cost for keeping the same, which falls upon the
su0ar proprietOrs There scarcity of money through
out all that part Of the country ana PROVISIONS arc
Col Campo attacked recently the insurgent camp at
Hondo The tight continued Tor an hour aae h C9ais
were well ptrenched behind COO huts ana enches'
Their force was 400, nearly all of whom were ne
roes 1t is claimed that tnes CSses nSf 30 large
From Santiago de Cuba we learn that an addItiohal
eeD elected member Of the Economic Society of that
city popularity of this chieftan is still very great
That the rebellion is far from being at an end is proved
by the accounts which the Spanards pugs4
in the Havana papers These journals announce that
the telegraph lines between BayaIno and CUBA lwn9h
had recently cut by the rebels had been reestaD
lished. The following report OF recent cOmDats Is
given: ..,s,... ,uo,o ,,,ord;ro q convov ,n
route from Bayamo 10 Manzanilo on the 25d he parry
attacked by body Of insurgents IN ambush sGv
eral men were killed efther side AFTER the ngh the
Cubans pursued by Col Hexdia, who claims % nave
gents i'm Las Caiitas when fight took place. The loss Of
the Spanards not gwen that OF the CuDans Is put a
portion of the column of Matanzas, aided by yolrn
teers passed the country lying between the Dao
are reDortld asaying been killed and two wounded III
different encounters Spanish loss not given.
The battalion OF BaileD maneuyred Tor some tle 10
ming On a fight with the rebels near Jlglan Inc
Culans kept moving from one point to another SO Ta
maj n was exceedingly difficult to engage them. hgt
fo0k Dlace. however few days ago near Jlglan Wen
ak Insurgents killed. but as usual no spanish loss
is reported ,....,o,o
be forces at Santiago de Cuba and the battalions La
Maria and Habana, passed over the mountains Oi mar
garita Cabate, Arroyo Blaneo, Iona DEL MOLE ana
Ramsr short time since. They killed and captured
humber OF rebels but principally connDed tneT opera
0ns 10 the destruction Of peasants nuts ana the seizure
of horses and cattle. . -, . -- i.
The column Of Mayar which left the 2Gth to operate
with other parties under the command or ASOf Meslr,
and fo7 Volunteers. This body OF troops surprised in
IOs Photos the party on Badoguin In TINS action IL
chained that the whole company was Killed AItef Ihat,
a Junction was formed with the columns OF Leon ana
Cuba commanded by Col DaZa, when the mountains OF
Maiaquago trayersed, but few or no Insurgents
.
The forces Of Major Jose Garcia Gallo and CapaiDof
Artillery Arrange arrived the 80 inst at the same e
in the mountains Of CicgO where they met the Cupans
fn force The latter 800 strong ana strongly
tntrenchcd very fierce battle ragged Tor nn hOuf Of
more at the end which 24 dead bodies 0f lnsrgehsJ
smaller figure.
APOLOGY FOR DE RoDAs.
I'm the lead0r of the VOS de Cuba of the 9th
inst the following paragraphs are TO be found:
The Laborantes (another for cOnspirators) who
reside IN Spain endeavOring 20 make ~ Impossible Tor
GEN Caaiero dc continue In command, by IN
dinx tie Madrid Government 10 force on him the
ryinR into OF certain measures wIleb III practice
wouid lie either impossible or destructive. lie VIII, II
40 To ieus: compliance "a le com
Sasnd both from of his dignity aud from his clear