The New York herald., 1870-01-18
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Nothing Trustworthy Heard Of General
PuellO'S Column.
Contradictory Reports by Spaniards
and Cubans.

and Cubans.
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Tho Insurgents Said to be Short Of
Ammunition.
Notisins Heard from Puelio-News from Va
ri0us Points OF the Observation-Disclosures
OF Political -Seanestrafions- .aS
HAVANA, Jan. II, 1870.
We have nothing a. JET, positively known from
Pueblo in Camaguey. Insur4ent sympathizers. with
out furnishing any details and aIlectng profound
mystery Us to their sources Of information inssst
that he has been worsted. The coasting steamer
Cuba arrived here yesterday morning, having lefs
Nuevitas on the 8tn. The correspondence OF the
Dtaro dc Ia Marina, dated Nuevltas, the 8th says:
ut is stated here BY persons worthy OF credit that
one OF the columns into which the forces OF Pueblo
were divided had surprised an encalnpment OF The
rebels, causing 1t numerous losses, and that otH
troops continue their march TO the interior wltk0ut
hindrance.n The other journals have similar very
unsatisfactory statements from which it may he In.
ferred nothing is known From Puerto Principe the
Sth few incursons In small force are reported
but without further result than the capture OF case
IN considerable numbers. From Santiago de Cuba
dates to the 9th report no additional military ope
rations.
From Gibara the 7th we learn that the troops
which went out from Holgun had returned. From
the fact that but seventytwo Of the insurgents
reported killed 1t is inferred the troops returned
without annihtlatng them, as was promised. Many
families were met with In great desttution. TIE
Trinidad iDlpdrct1l OF the 9TH has accounts u
rsposS A Of caa Sss Ssns
captured correspondence between Brigadier Cult
scent seen that the former was a canodase Tor uoyernor
IN an election which was TO take place. but pre-
vented by military operations He had been engaged
III burning estates throughout Trinidad and Villa
Clara. letter OF Kol0n mentions the disl0dgmeni
OF villam from coffee estate and Its occupation by
force OF the Spaniards. kilograms from the Cinco
Villas mention one or two encounters. some pre-
senlatons and the repairing Of the telegraph line
between Santi Espirtu and CiegO de Avla, ana
that to Trinidad the line Ia nearly completed.
BY the steamer Rapido, which arrived at Batabano
on the @h. came eight political prisoners. among
and another chief called Carbonel.
The committee acting for the volunteers OF Matan-
vadonga 1000 OF the 1000 Peabody rides contractsa
for and expected to arrive on the l3th the Asuutt
later and to replace those given up by the Matanzas
committee This will enable the volunteers OF Cova
donga V take the ns.d WHICH ~ sSsy have been pre-
The following disposition has been made or p0liti-
cal prlsoners-Placed AZ liberty, y. Juan Rodrguez
Casas D. Clemente lradi, D. Severeno Rosello, u.
Benlt0 CapOte; subject TO council OF war, d. Juan
Bautista Latta, CaInuo Hernandez and Juan B. CO.
Iona; sent to Peninsula and placed disposition or
superior government ID. Cayetano Palon. The en-
barge on the properly OF D. Juan Bausta Latta haa
The following empargoes are publisbed:-on pre-
perty OF d. Emilio MARQUEE and Domingo Mora.
Nothing Heard Of General Puelio In Cana
guey-The Insurgents Reported in Good
Spirits and Wanting Only Clotbing-The In
surgent Government Reported ut Nnjasa-
Condition Of tho Country-Thc Chances al
the Rcbels-The Spanish Comnsissariat Sell
ing Supplies to the Enemy-FOraGlng EXPO.
citIon.
NUEvTTAs, Jan. s, 1870.
Notwithstanding the many rumors ahoat 1t iscer-
tain that no news whatever has been received from
the column Of General Pueblo since It's departure.
No one Of the command has returned, and we are
completely in the dark concerning 1t. 1t Il
known that when Pueblo marched out to.
wards Guaimaro column of about sos
rebels took the Old road to Puerto Principe
TO point near Las Ninas, on the railway, rhK
escaping him. small force went out in search of
them from the latter place and o few shots were
Dred but without further result than the capture Of
a few women, who were by no means favornbly
disposed towards their captors OF whom nercely
asserting that had the commander OF the insurgents
been near she would notthave been molested, and
otherwise expressing the universal hatred and con-
tempt towards the spaniards AS TO the condition
OF the insurgents 1t would they must bs short
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late. letter, however was recently received here
from within their lines which stated that they naa
everything necessary except clothing that they wers
In good spirits and had no thought OF giving up tAe
contest. Nevertheless, the prevailing impression
out against the large forces brought against them
very doubtful. No conclusion can DO formed as to
the result OF Puellos operations though 1t certain
tine rebels keep out OF his way tney choose to
do Il understood here that their present strong
hold and where tho seat Of government H established
Natag0 southeast
Principe. This consists OF . collection OF smah
STOCK farms, and is what remains Of colony estas.
known patriot, writer and phiianrhropist, Casper
Bctancourt Csneros otherwise called casper Najasa,
Bono" Imay remark en- passant that this man. whose
| great object In life was the freedom Of Cuba died
some TWO years before the breaking out Of the nSuE
rectiol and that his last words were Two years.
two years. ofttmes repeated; and that many OF hts
oountrymen regard the present revolution as the lul
nment OF prophecy thus expressed. Najasa u
situated within very rugged ana mountainous dis
Irics OF great extent embracing Immense virgin
caves ana winding paths known even TO but few OF
| those born and reared near them. The country Is
spirit among the Insurgents they can hold it against
any force Ia the island. There Is rumor here that
this locality besieged by Pueblo; but this IS rdou
l0us as lt IL so extensive that 1t could not be be-
Sieged by 60, 600 men.
il is thought here that the insurgents are supplied
with many articles OF luxury by the Spanish officials
OF the comnilssarat, who will do anything for
money As an evidence OF this is mentioned the fact
tnat snaii COLUMN WHICH icCently went OUT from
| along the line OF railroad fonnd in hut III the
woods, pipe or wine, many boxes OF sardines and
considerable quantity or bread, having the marx
| or the commlssnriat upon them. Iols is the more
suspicious as no captures OF ofssuppes have been
Gently made BY the insurgents.
fornQing expedition recently left Puerto Principe
and returned with $50 head OF cattle. The enemy
was not seen, from which Is argued that he Is con-
centratinR his forces 10 oppose Pueblo.
The weather IL pleasant ami tho general health "
improving.
AN ARGUMENT f0a DIVORCES.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HHRALD:--