The New York herald., 1871-11-24
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The kasurrecicn cn It's Las, Legs-Thc Fets Bay
Of Havana-An IN eraa<;oaal Bsatstass asA !
Esssivitiss-0pera Eouifs at Havana
subsos irtsoas fsr Chicago
HAvAsA, Nov. Is. leIt.

HAVANA, Nev Is leIt.
The political ard military SITUATION II nc kssua
can oe summed az ia lee woros as no egests q
ssrtilg tpHsrtance nave vxy recently -afss
place. it Is understood coacernsng Tue nuue,uns
srrests la.eiy nala 1i persons saspaetei o..
p.loiy wilh tiie iusuriretea. sna sent 10 the y
Pluae that fns Declarations e.iieace nave beNY
tsScn from saoh. nut wi,aeW aGy very satisfactory
resGsis. THO soyernincut aeweYsr. as.uars
,l.at IL avlds proofs OF me guilt Il
many Ills EXccency the Captain geusrN
Is reviewing his FORCES and positions, xsa
travelling aoGa The South COAST in the steamer
Iicaipegos, lie has visited cleniae2oS tinans&
aa.no, Manzaniilo- ani a'sWed at San.ia2O de cvps
un tae ism instant Tue iasmseelion is noS c,o-
cen,ratea in hc Eastern Department, ana e.se
c.a.,y III tue Jurisdiction of santiago lie essA
liguapi asd 'canssuans, since the capture es saA
i.ro neignt. py G.acc.i uaIapes. Du,. wh,ic lie
CON p,esest silence observed m tnose districts uDan
niiiafY aIairs tAete circulate tin."rs o assassfAS
,isus, foYber,cs ead occa,stsnsi pges:htaroas IL
Is ieoccl, sRpanseu ~ the opa",sh l"rce, thAi W'W
trs insGn ecT,on really "a AS isL legs; that wsSs
insurgents more remain In asfnS, "ith0dt Iosi
OF ciotaias, aud neoiGiaiei by acah sickness aad
acsartisI. Will soon - cl4iged 10 make terms iU
their surrender, even whae deoIarn: tb.s
those ia The CeaNas Department. aed ~
agramonto ana others s,in keen ap
INK To taetr plaes ag3 occasionally n'tacksas
ssanssG force, Ron NulGb, although ~ snhesna
nulicra, tley are alsass ooiged u rcrreat prceti
tate,y. TIE presentations OF those poor. unfanSsr
na;c Cubais who proDas.Y Surrender because ivrce0
to Il AMI 70 00 rrcsi lor iher Starving fsnaaIes
are reported wi;h oageiRl cxaclness ih the o.hcaa
dcspa,cnes. Ma feats of arms have tesn recently
reported, although it Is Wen known that the San
sras ase sil heroes. ~ the Span,h steamer Po<Ae
forcements OF troops itom Si,an ~ tue nun,i,cr VI
lO77 were landed and Is now cona ienrlY asserted
that operations VIII he actively recon nensed
In nat quarter. But 1t Is always the sulHe
story which have heard Sd often. ana whzeA
begins TO tire The -pani,trds declare snSa
now they Will give the tnsnrrccti0h us deatI us~
anu restore pcacc to tue cudntry, said then A.asn
make The same assertion although 'hn cussa
calse may appear desperate. aad 'rav N' amer.
EMS nave many difficulties 10 encounter stili ers-e
In are a0t by ANY nienhs suuiuea. sW
guerrilla tactcs wRiCh iney have ,tdopsea cSa-pe-
rate the Spaniai.is te h:a'ness, and woe 10 las.
" wuon they meet The reports tr"fn tne d'icFbs
Snan,su csau!nas AL ufe that Ghss are snis3
thet Respective al ricis ana d.slesia- an vsau.
oil i,l,uggeGls, bdt ,iss.rscs.is are n"t 20 L:
f0una Nsicn i,spIes oltrn iaise sense ?.
security 1ncy separate and fc'seat before tne
spanish advance, haiassins rneri a. snc'l u, a'',-
elpIe only ~ HiLc " GeA NE uaalcf - tst>sL
lnirsda., bc,nx ST. Lltri,;oph-d iaj. vi ro.'-e
vas a holiday-ss. tnfis, ,r'ier seiiis me na'teu
VAS saspehlei l4u tAs aseai 'as o. e. ecies<aisFA
High mass Ia the morning, a'sdAoes ey .ne -
eessloB Ia The aucruoes a. p'..s a s'.sn; So
SHINY oay, tponsa VI pes,oKs H-sc our .o Sissi -ss
tcnr,sls VAS opea al, cay coasslnlng aalisinaAr -
presenting tbs IrSt naass siii In layana, supfsArf
g. 81, .ss sssr nsss in ~ aa ss ss % aS
eeneMor.don mass When the 'es.e & w; wa. :. sas .s
dxy IN the year.
An HxcTiS1 RE.ArrA.
The lesrtvities ef the taY We're rnrtaer enhances
~ regatta wAicn waa gotcn nj hr inc oEaces a..;
crews 81 me spaaish In4r-oi sar Gcrof;s s1j
lhe British corvci.n N1occ-a ftieadly mn,on -
tween saiDOats. twrive-oAicd DSa1s. ataa ~ aos
The races columen.ea 1t taree OciscA by iaatss
for sa'iC OATS, for wncA ivo cntrtas were made sr
ciullug tho ships cutters. which was won DJ NJ.
Whitman boal Josie. which CO az Ia way aheaa y
hor competitors. fno ssvouu aaats, VA, rnts ~
g,Hs herweep the g,E "a the steamship to4ssaois
Aud ina, OF lhe Nlose. ari WAS te. esssEa
anu c!0sciy contested VI AZ. Al the csrncl sosrss&
Coiumola, was laducca. give greater ec.a 70 ;os
races 70 enter - 1a gig ai.'ou.a .a, pr.se--.ss
Womptu crew Of four nsa, WHO never rv~eS
together more than once 6eiotc. W compete o<aiaa
a picked man war's crew; bat. wth fan.ee
pluck, declaring u,cy shoo,id have u aoox pan
for II. Tue course VAS Sbvut thfsc-'iaar,ers u .
mile long Ia direct mas 10 the steailsn COON
bla, around II ana back 10 the Niobc. rne EnSi4s<
boat. BENG raller beaver. pulled ave oars 10 Gse
Coiumoias soas. The start Was rather unsA:,ers~o
70 the Coiunbia's crew; Out they held thosf o~t
until ~ steering out ior buoy W ayod r-notL5
toul. The coxswath oi the Coun N iost aDoIt i've
boat ieigts, winch they reduced To hili lensia -
rounding tho louA uia greatly encouraged thereto
BY terr,nc yell iro,a tacir Ielow smpmaies on
board; but the result was "A lOrcgOnc cOnci'sisl.
ana both boats reached thcr goal with the cn.eH
and applause ol all on board the SoDc lhe Nisoe
gig about tour lengths ahead The tnlrd race -
between Inc VI the xiOue ana Gel ona, tNeixs
and fourteen OARS won IN splendid etsic W tSs
the visitors TN The Niobe were the Englisn AID
Prnssian C0nsuls and number OF ladies As sOun
as the interest IN tne rae was over ,ne aaies .s
piano artstically played by one 0i tue snist
mddies, o number Of couples were gliding oves
the freshly Waxed deck. IN polka, waltz aud tiie ss-
evltaiIle dd,i<a taOdni. WHICH is the creole i,Jp
delight The party on The Nopc broke up auoul ~
O'Clock, highly delighted with the aitcu'ioas -
ceived from the urUane comniander, AIR. LampsUn,
tn which duty ne W AZ ahiy seconded by his ohccfA
The contest was 80 close between the gi.s, Ana -
little TO the Satisfaction of tho losing crew. tncS
second Challenge Was ma for matcn ana IrvpasGy
II upon The return the Columbia IL In port toaI
correspondent may bc called upon 10 chronicle
second race.
The season, 80 far a5 anu5elnentS are concerbe0
promises To be very Lrlillnt ths winter. Last
Wednesday evening iier Gracious ii.Zhaess Ins
Grt-r-rund Uuv hess OF Gcrolste.n arrived ana aAde
her frs appearance In Havana before q ciUwact
audience. rne nigh an, and mighty i9ri Daroa Aza-.
the wayward. wiIu ana hokle pucicss "A clear hcst.
Her Graciousness was expected 10 arrive the Pre-
or The tenor Caralala-prcventcd II and CAUSED tne
posi- iponement 0r the pe,lorinance and mere stcps
parental regard for the disappointment u
the public, lined the company 500 tot
pOstpontng the performance Wlthou' b.ie pefnisstm
of ms authority. Would he could also nnc bad per
iOrnances and players, 1Ur the Grxid Duchess. -
represented at the AIbisu Theatre, Is Is different
from her French original rs can well Ue lind2isici.
the Havanesc diitt ant are still In auahdiJ ~ 10
the merits OF tho modern opera boGBt, Vi wiica
they have only the examples Ol the "Duchcsy' Aid
sbarbe Bleoe;n and whilo many accept AZ Us Sps
thing because J. Is French, passionabie and ioolsA
praIsing the music, but qualifying tneI praise ~
whole performance as immoral anu trashy; cotsss
quenly not much enthusiasm has been shown vver
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many, douotiess attracted W curiosity. But t14
Havana puJc, well known 10 oe criLc.A
IN such matters, viii soon have an OPPORTUNITY iC
exercise their Judgment on something with whs0e
they ara better acquainted. Taniberlk VIII optR