The New York herald., 1870-05-12

vooTU ana poOpIe are IeL1rung. An eye Wltnes6
sis'ss that an Immense crowd mad gathered 10 wiz.
Was maintained. the General marched out from the
the people and the scene as though an Indifferent
spectator, He assembled the platform and mani.
tested disposition to address the crowd, which was
which he refused motionng II away. He was then
placed fu position, turn OF the screw was given.
his life long had worked for the separation OF his
country rom Spain, was carried on ifeiess 10 M the
telegram from New York states that the Cuban
ynnta had made overtures for settlement TO ne
spanish Minister at Washington, which that omcial
IN despatch OF yesterday denies.
letter from Manzanilio, the s0th. claims that the
night at Macio, m which the insurgents We're com.
manded by Modesto pias. as ment'cnedAn a recent s
numbered 1900, comprising all that had passed the
Cauto, and awaited the approach Of the troops
seventy metres long ana forming parapets. These
were taken, and the rout OF the rebels Is claimed
&C uSse twenty our Scdes and nd ss's se
loss Is reposted at ten killed and forty woundei.
suit The nsnrgcnt General ID. Luis Vertot had pre-.
sented himself to valmaseda in Bayamo. The San
Quintin regiment had reconnoiIlea the halls OF
Teus without discovering any insurgents. II is
Claimed that OF those VINO crossed the Cauto with
Modesto Diaz but 200 are LEFT, aA i
From Trinidad we learn OF the arrest OF q consld.
cradle number OF individuals owing 10 the declara.
tOub Va ueRCOs IL MAS Thought THESE constituted
1nnta who were constantly furnishing the insurgents
with munirlons and supplies. The negro had been
captured with letteron his person addressed 10 an
insurrect called Leandro, and apparently written by
u woman. IL was thought the negro knew much
more than he would tel he feared the Ia bora IL a.
Probably the thing VIII ultimately result in whole.
Colonel Forum, from Remedies, telerraphs that
confidence IL completely restored In that Jurisdiction
Several encounters are reported from Santa Clara
ln santi Esplritu D. Jose Maria Benegas. d.
Floueruo Cunizaas and d. Jose Gonzales nave been
sh0t Tor disloyalty. A number OF encounters are
mentioned in the Jurisdiction.
prvate accounts report that the fight on the Maco,
IN Bayamo, was one Of the most dercely contested
aud bloody since the defeat of Pueblo OH the list OF
January; The loss ON both sldes is placed at $50.
~. a eagi,S oci0ck on me morning OF Tuesday, in
snot for the crime OF dlsloyaty.
For some reason the United States Consulate or
Commercial Agency at Caibarien, q Iort o. ths
north coast 0 this Island, has been wlthd avn aud
the American citizens resident there are end ayor-
ing to bring about ITS re establishment This was
opposed by MIR. Edward l.. Plumb, WHO pr ceded
Mr. Bidale, the present Consul General in this ety.
ana VINO seemed to know as little Of the CONNER
cal necessities OF American citizens Ia the island as
OF the lnsurrectlon, and to o great deai less
IN their communication to the Secretary OF State the
Americans thee represent that the Consulate Is ne
ce esary-fS, tor the sufficient protection OF the
seainen OF American vessels In port, as well as OF
those OF wrecked vessels, as the greater
lortlon OF those who go ashore ON the north
side do so IN the Immediate vicinity OF that
place. Moreover 1t is required for the assistance
maStcfS IN treating WITH the marine and
civil authorities. Secondly, for the certifcaton Of
invoices, landing debenures and the oDservances Of
sucn other precautions as are necessary for the pro-
lection OF the United States revenue Oh goods
shipped hence from this island
Attention is called TO the fact that the amount Of
American interest invested In that jurisdiction Is
second In the island only to Havana and reach from
TWO and a-hal 10 three millions Of dollars The
number OF American citizens In the jurisdiction Is
between seventy and eighty, many Of whom are on
the various sugar estates which give the place It's
Importance. In the cities OF Trinidad ana Santiago
de Cuba consulates are established although the
amount OF American tonnage arriving there s much
less hantn Caiuaren, as is shown by the following
extracts from the statistics made up iOr 1867
- Vessets. Tonnage.
santiago de CUBA. 20 1868
Irinidau.. u............ .............. OS 28 3S8
CdlDarlen ..l07 81, 22S
In 1850 The crop was $4,000 hogsheads, and since
then the amount Of sugar raised the jurisdiction
has increased more than 200 per cent. All but o
very small portion OF this Is annually shipped to the
United States Until the breaking out OF the present
the ports OF the States were constantly Increasing
and even now she holds her own. The Communica-
t0n Is signed by all the principal merchants In town.
This matter has been treated by the administration
with that extreme CarelessnesS and tndlrerepce in
reference to American commerce and interests
abroad which has always characterized II and for
which, as far as the influence OF Americans In foreign
countries extends II will he held accountable. Mr.
Bddle who unlike his predecessor seems TO regard
The interests aud wishes Of Americans In the island
as OF some importance and ls cOnsclentOusy Ell
deavoring to perlorm MS duty toward them, ha.
strOn2l ~ endorsed the request.
am assured that the communication in the Ban
deTu Espd1ot OF Santiago de Cuba rejecting on the
conduct OF the officers OF the American squadron
while In ST. Domingo was the work OF Spanish
ofiicer who had been sent down there as spy The
statements were grossly sanderOus, and the paper
mentioned made haste to retract them on the follow
The Severn (dsgshp, left for Key West on Thurs
day evening. The Dictator and Nantasket Will re-
main here until the Asp!Lwal Is placed in ETY., aud
VIII then proceed to Key West, whence the Nan
tls ket viii return TO SANTANA.