The New York herald., 1870-06-10


N Diarto Espaiio,, Of Madrid, defending Rodas ana
the other officials assailed. Everybody Is reading
and commenting upon them, and though the Sss
n'd0o Uniuersat in its articles may be controlled by
prejudice and opposition to the existing govern
ment and may do injustice to the persons referred
TO- II 1t succeeds In arousing spirit of inquiry In
reference to the true condition OF affairs here good
must result.
The recent debate In the House uf Representatives
on the Cuban question, following on the arrival OF
Mr.. Phillips, late Consul at Santiago de CUBA, natu-
rally excites much interest here. The foolish en-
barge on American papers continues but a great
many get In despite OF it, and they are sought for
and read with tenfod avidity AS the result, the
report Of JORDAN the comments OF the press on the
execution Of Goc0urla and the brothers AguerO and
the recent debate referred to, are more thoroughly
understood than they otherwise would have been.
The an5nsus Of the latter is considered very un-
friendly. aud among the more thoughtful much anx-
iety is felt The VOz de CUBA, the organ OF the more
subject, as usual audatory Of Spain and abusive Of
everybody else, particularly the HERALD, to which
II applies variety OF discourteous names. makes
at least one good point, as f0lows-
The Spauards destroy The spaniards rebuild.
Knows the and al the e. Nv which IKE The
ssperas and soldier; far from proposing 70
The conductors OF the Toz de Cuoa, like all Span
iards, seem to have such high idea Of the power Of
gold and the propriety Of being Influenced by it
that they invariably attribute the opinions and
tions OF their opponents TO It, 1t denies that Mr..
Philips was in any danger in Cuba, or that the
he received asas any base Of compliant
thorities and troops In this island are being COM
mented on extensively by the press Of Spain, and
naturally this has called out the journals here.
general terms, without mentioning what they are.
The simple fact ts, all prisoners Of war are put to
death This is the rule and the exceptions are rare
II peradyenture they are brought into the cities by
the columns in operation summary court martial
follows but rs preparations for their execution are
generally gong on at the same time perhaps 1t Is
not too much 10 pronounce such trial farcca. BY
far the greater number are, however not brought In.
After being questioned by the commander he signi-
es to his subaltern 20 take them on in advance OF
9e oen hese
innocent country people-that is, innocent OF any
overt act and not taken with arms. The quick re-
morseeSs choking to death OF GOicouria and the
| brothers Aguero, and the more recent shooting OF
| the young soa OF Oespedes, are fresh IN
authenticated accounts OF horrible crueites
practsed by contra guerilas and certain battaliOns
Of the island the majority criminals; but these are
| condemned by the government and the very great
mass OF Spaniards, who cannot be made responsible
for them further than they are naturally encouraged
by the ndiscrminaCe massacre OF all prisoners OF
war This has been going on for nearly two years.
ins Of prisoners rs Is admitted and usted they say
"the Insurgents not begerents, but bandits and
assassins, outlaws whom any one is justified in kill
fng.r AS to the proposition to send O commission
from the United States to the island TO get at the
truth, 1t is an excellent one provided it be permitted
W ~ uIlOlS Nuuuuo Take t6StlllOuy. Otner-
Hx aoSS S Ss ne senss sSt R5es'ss q ne
1 members OF the commission. s1g
The news from the insurrecti0nary districts s OF
little interest. In iurtheranCe OF his preparations
for coming home the Captain General sends to the
| Gazette an extended and.yery detailed account Of
operations in the Camaguey, from which con.
cusion Is drawn the Oal annihilaiOn OF the rebel.
liOl' In some OF the encounters 1t Is admitted that
the troops met with determined resistance but the
usual victories are in the END reported. Among the
presented and captured are the wife Of IgnaciO
Agramonte and the families OF Argilagoz, Guerra,
| UIsnerOs, Simon, stephens and others OF Puerto
Principe. The Killing OF the chiefs GOyO Mola, En-
| rque Mora and Joaquin Guzman is reported. Some
turcd. Oscar Cespedes, son Of the President, was
| shot on the Goth.
In the Eastern Department the insurgents are
| holding their own and seem to be in1icting
! considerable loss on the Spaniards. On the
| 10th of MAY Marcano attacked the tenancy
volunteers. According to Spanish accounts the con-
ira guerlllas marched out In pursuit OF his party,
and succeeded In killing the chief, Gabriel Perez,
| and eleven men. They also came upon hospital
| containing twenty sick and wounded A fight had
| taken place near the river Bury, which the nsur-
| gents. under Modesto Diaz, were about crossing.
| The Spaniards acknowledge loss of seven wounded
and in Las Tunas small encounters are reported. In
| Clenfuegos d. Hglnio M0reiro Esplnosa has been
| sentenced to death for the crime OF dsloyalty
SO mucn criticism has followed on the manner In
which embargoed properties have been administered
that the Captain General has seen fit to address a
| articles explanatory OF the duties. Under these tho
| members are held 10 strict accountability, and IL
they are carried out Will put stop to the dishonesty
which is so generally believed 10 exist