The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-07
4 SPANISH R0BESPIERRE.
o,y,n 1rROCITiEs OF THE COY
ERyOR or pILLA CLARA.

Mn
weno,icc by the Havana papers that ID. Manuel
r.srno por,ilo had been promoted to the rank
,pr,nder. General, in consideration OF the brilliant
.s,o. which he nd rendered TO the cause OF dis.
a,,er. inju.,.cc assassination, aud crime-that is,
:, the eause Of Spain In Cuba and inhsmuch US
,.,rv Of our readers may consider this promotion
,od,scrved seems only right that we should parade
M. man in his truc light, in order that all
ma, ioin with ~ in appnuding the act Of tho
sr,rl.b Government In rcwardug ono who has
served them 10 well and assisted them 30 materially.
In March ts'a he was named
tttrtyv,Sr GOVERNOR OF VILLA CLARA,
relieving Don Francisco Montnos, who WINS re-
moved At TIE instance Of the volunteers because 10
refused to give them a share In his &C mmand Por-
tito Wa smart and sho vod nom hs first arrival at
via Clara that he knew how to picuse those who
ksd caused the ftl oi Montlos. lie Is a coward,
Ard trcmbel at tho risk be would run II he hied to
eetr., .,mr.hic- Of the defenders OF Spanish In.
,cgrb H. WAS ambitious, ana re solved at once to
pt, sny 6s, dcradin. aud vile though Il mirht be,
in the horrible and bloody tragedies vhich the
sptnqrds are diily Performing IN Cuua, provided
b. eoud thereby preserve MS pace. His deeds will
+. b., 10. STORY move, we quote the following
ADDRESS
VII tN De WHtt ~ VIC CT lNN ina OHfNfN OF tDN Nut'
antyt-. h1li an hour rftor his arriya In the city
Ntich hc Wa 80 command;
GvNlirvsv' 1ha,e scri foryou to ten you that
t1 .rniut" The resurrection and ~ restore, with
oui tc.Iu- uy-Dd wv rt,tr cuons OF any soit u my
pred .,.'3r Mis- weak. Humane, and congiliatory,
tou.. o.. ..I. persuaded that We can gain totlnng
''e.la us ra'ita e. % ,hans' AMI oy cutting on
.nGila,c IT, ''.'.' D' '"' require your Si''
Tro ,Ilr--,i- .u soluiud--reo.icl. NJ was
fatI. al, o. % y 10 IuCIu- and unanimous AyCl Then
o.. al M a. anH N I'm.
To. tt sU.' N.fl1 a inic smile ON til lip-, thai
W 'o'rs 10 i~ house would ue N an times opcn
for any Spl"u.d Who V. aid dcicn to vnor IT, either
~ I'r 1''i '' ~ living him some nUws or OF max
uE Iu. -omo co,ild,null communication.
I"" twuI' -l'I j" had arrived At Villa lara he
Oiocl negro named Moya
TO M sHor,
with Me ole object of torroril.n. tic Cubans ami
VI pludcriug tu the volunteers. rh- assassination
vEamusi fright al one. portiio hnd met Nova ON
te kncaueio read-he sold h-h IRON ne river in
na 'i!a.e--and ordered bin 10 follow MIN into
town lortilo prctendei he had encountered the
Insurgents on the road said that he mad taken Mo,a
prisoner and resolved TO assassina,c him. lie nau.
turaied lls command by carrying out his resolve
When, At o'c,ock on the afternoon of the iath OF
March 1861 the poor negro, Moya. was taken out T
The prison, which is located In the Paz, Mayor ne
bad NJ id,H as to where he was being taken nor or
vhat purpose As soon rs he reachca The oren
hks near me old cemetery be WIS dospa,cbel ., a
Ttcnty day had not passed before the prison wa
filed TO repetition with Cuban political prisoner
VINO Nft previously mafeOed between bayonets
htougi the most public streets, accompanied BY
e ger u the spaniards and tho tears o. all tine re-
sPec9he memuors of tho community. This once
pess-ni city vas converted into
rrursor HELL.
The -clh-hne-s, the cUwardice OF our bloodthirsty
enemies tr VENGEANCE and most vile dcuuuci Atiuns
disguised themselves under the name o. suaui,h pa.
uioti.m 70 vent their spite on the lew Cubans who
REQ 4inei iu the CITY Tne arrests we're so numerous
that there luye been days on whieh there was room
tr no more prisoners either in the jail In etler OF
Tie ihree barracks or in the military hospital: and
the descriptions called military executions py the
spcaiAftl were 50 frequent that the very new :.
pr'' Of ne spanish Government have reported
twelve 10 one day IN La EncrucUada, seventeen an-
oiau dl % tue estate GesOiiI, uine on the Cuba.
no, 7sht on the Potrerilo, seven on tue san CHI,
I've ~ The Il-maya. - road eight 10 Msnicarl.uI
nOnils, d y rarely passed without
A. ARREST OR ASSIMILATION.
H. oder 'uit Our readers may not consider the
aboNe az tha!-'Taied account. We quote w. stale
meuts, WAiDh tuuut be douhtcu' d. Domingo
Gfa.ho, el ca tiin OF volunteer. write-:
"hcrr Villa Ara some three aundr. d .ymDatnyers
TgY"1 1 A., ''o't ever! month Dy cOmr- a!g-, Gss
AnoNe, letter sta,e.:
"Weba,e in tbs city a Governor, D. Nlnae. PortillJ
" lA1t lseuu - indeed. tnclc y uosb sI- ., uusu
haied 20 .n through the puouc street.. tvcry iau
W ih' lilac. tefrurEri A. iuturc Nero MAY % T. A.
gotten Inf'4io Las leit nm In Inc shade"
For moro than Two months Porulo has been u
Ne habit II repairing every day To tie prison. II,
ITe in-s some Vi tue prisoner, threatens other,
and s-ain proposes to hberate some on their cg
hounclus suea ana ruo1 persons. prisoner com
painel one day that the volunteer. on guard IRE.
Seuad luy body from sleeping by shouting nut " on
guarJ' every Eve minutes through the night. and
tat TIE prisoners we're unable ~ cat what Nls fur
hisAt them, because tie volunteers bruse 'Hvtl
ore vi ~ pieces, .1tcned II abOnt the fiifhy huor
ad stirred thoH Iood up with bayO0e 80. % t.t,
tsl preNiOn-! stepped 10 tJlloW and ofac. nu.c re-
Voting matter. P1rtilio replied:
"ln hcu Of complaining e. tle Nu'4li go,
oas 10 Ge !lAhk al 10 item That hey base moi -ap
Vuaiready"
The Cuban who furni-hcS n tl,-pd,'4..- ,l.. teu'
Prisoner by Portilio more than th..o .uru.- a.
ssure- that many ucuplo ..yr t,r.. UYar. 81.
~o "lo'e days either to sleep OF ,U lh u.i-oa O.
scrOunt OF tue
INDECENT ourRA0Es " IuE yo4.Sjt.Eu.,
and tha' the Governor knew the facts aud allow
them to be committed.
Before hberating any prisoners, rorli.lo e1ac,
No Indispensable cunside "a ions f-t, Tat sur
be paid TO t"e Government 10 enable It To prosecute
We war and tins accounts for the man
,aS snsoos pad by cubaas 10 ya Cara
sLould request of him the release Of the prisoner
ne second condition appears 10 be imposed fO
TIE purpose OF ingrHiatiDg the SpaniarJ- aud h
ofier That the prisoner may converse VITA certair
CHIEFS VI tie volunteers anu land oYer to them III,
te.s REQ DieI Tor their services Ia the LiaIirr
Mm'u' zee conditions no prisoner can nope Iol
hetJon, II Is proUaoie OF cJIrse that Portll,o re-
cl't ms sttre OF the ransrms, because he ls iull
sH'tant wat tle prlfoners pay the officers =
'iah ulcer, I'D he allows TINS traflc.
"heh t1D,AorO 10 RoIl- ioiL It optional wit,
iorulO 10 shoot TelO MENDOZA W paruon hlu, ror
W. pau no eed ~ the gray hairs OF an ola lad,
W vac ehii eA'les OF IA VIE. hc Nou,d hear no pr4
VIZ I1f mercy, no recommendation. ne
ASAsslNAfED THE CORPSE OF YOUNG NPvpoz ,
Ne'ay q corpse, for Mendoza Wa ~ the las. d.. .
VI eohsun pnOn lie was ca glCd on % C.rt 10 { I
M' ".flh; 10 Nas theu almost iuseuslb.,, boz
~ a-'H noting but skin add Done. and ue AIN.
" '''' ." ur Ia &c bours Ia consequence vi cACe-
~ W 'hhe- ana m0nenta. ~ approaching %. -.
u''n' loo spanish ductaS Don Francisco Fcrr.ri.
,s''el lunh'lI 10 NiI Cira mat he could guAflu
~ ','l lr4o Mchduza WOuld die before six u.ys I'll
~ Nt '''f Iupus ulr one q, flu iuusL r,4uu4. Jus
~ mo ipue cOui have sanctioned it,
10y '"lDhcl Of h a., Don y. (as., having ctu
80 N"-i ltai N WHICH u l,W wounded Cuban.
~ '.ns, anlouE the citizen Grt- and me Dpcto,
t@1p' Consulted vita IOI,uiO, tiluuEA [ D.,
TT'.'ul " co. FlaLGk, a. TO w.Jt he .h.ULl do
,.iI.o rs much NtAcd lac lLru.tvu Col. Fr.nck
sH''"I ilw 10 carry ont ruC uiutr lc had given
~. ''''i no consult Inn a.in on ANY Csc 20 we
wy ''"HhI arranged. lac
fhe NcN AAD WOUNDED wERg AL SHor
rms la,i i- Weil SHOWN 10th la tho tueo villa,
~ u'N la Can Orltiitty ~ iuf,herf
."'i. ,hc an cowa'ds, uCngnts In inspltiu.
lul- ein Dc tss tucJ 10 Ul ne ladies' Cl,Ot,,
49, W." So"IIrL, Navarro, Eeasco, Lodon
~. il. 80 A'i"h, @e. 1aUy naY0 becu seut Tor Il
a. Nu' ~ H'u1', ana ttH. heard from O. G lin
tns w. 'F'IH ever N"hud oD-cene rpituet OF Whlcl
~ 'tt % Jc kuOAu: ''h "
VIZ una IA" ms Governor oblipes young ladie.
~, ave uipilrr- fathers ur relations IN he in-ur
or,s ~ '7sI al AZ balls parties aud rstJtfuE %
u.t, ' '"'9 NE htd q VI tie cltt l. "a aud am
Lii re puhle ~ rich the houscs o
t..reh ''' ahi unmarried, aud eEcrcsc In 81