The sun., 1871-12-09
rnE MAssACRn or rnE srUDrN1s.

The Cunning Savage, Valmusedn, Skulk-
ing Proof that Cnstnnon's Grave was
not rroilncd- Tho students innocence.
Correspondence OF The sun.
HAVANA, Nov 2Q--Tho Havana papers are
evidently disposed to excuse the Captain. General,
Namascda, from connection with or counivance in
the late horrible massacre OF the eight young stu.
dents. The object OF this endeavor TO snield him
arises from the unwingness OF the volunteers to
have him doposcd. He is now, ami has been since
his elevation to the supreme command tho tool Of
the casino, that s Of the volunteers. and as long
they allow him TO make money, he will allow thoin
to murder and rob every one they please.
Valmaseda sent a proclamation to the volunteers
by telegraph from ManEanillo at 10 o'clock on the
night OF the execution As the sentence was signed
at 4 p. NJ. aud executed at ~ p. NJ, ard as the
telegraph s in working order to the place where he
then was his proclamation bears lie on tho face Of
1t. 1t is published in the D!arto dc Ia Marina, aud
SAYS:
Tomorrow AZ p NJ I will he with you 10
sec tht jusiice renre,ented bg tribunal shall show
US who are the parties guilty Of such an act. m (
when THIS tribunal. sustained b. tho law ana their
own consciences, snnll have pointed out the punish
mcnt to which the guilty ones lave made them.
selves amonable, u shall be executed without delay
Your Captain. General.
COUNT NALMASEDA
This cunning savage Count Valmaseda,
ALWAYS ADsENrgD nmsELv
On the eve Of any particular atrocit, and returned
~ his post on the following day. Ills ESccllency
ordered the arrest Of the two hundred odd who are
now in exile At the l.ie OF Pines, aud absented
himself before the srder was executed His Excel
lcncy inlcniel that the volunteers should tAen dis
pay tholr oarbarity, but his pan was badly laid
and iaued His EKcelency waited, aud did not wait
n vain Tor by an accident part OF his muricrous
PROJECT was csrucd out. His Excellency knows full
wen with whom he has to deal. II the mine was
not sprung Nhen the two hundred were arrested. 1t
was due solely to the aecdcut that those vino were
aonointed to carry out the order aled to give The
volunteers sufficient time for action aud so positive
is ths. ,nat, ON The 2''h, when tne yoluntccrs de-
mhnded the huads " toe students, they said, " SO
tnat we may not be fooled as We were with tluse
sen TO 'hc Isle of rucs;' and in the midst Of their
brutal cNuttttun they yelled Out,
a. STEAMER, \ STEINER
20 ietcn ,lo.c llcS 'rou the Isle of Pines e.
Tlc,e c1Its have been guilty Of no offence what.
eve lHe l'~p-'cA oi tls Cvil Governor to the
l.. utoutut Giv.ruHc OF th1t isau says the exiics
which b, placcs under the care Of the latter, are
good c'izHus, and innocent Of an ohcuee that the
proce ling BE- s1'ely precautionary. Nalmaseda
knows scr, well tAt In The present critical circum.
stances the arres, Of single persor, and much
more surely OF numher OF persons arrested togeth
err is tgu1ahly lratu s'utcnc" against them and
he acts ne does. because he knows IT, Wholesale
and AtY means tu,' cpuduce thereto are Justhihte
Tho writer Avos among Spauiaris out is neither a
SiaaiIri nor Cuban. We is solely lover ~ Ju-
'uoaus, ana lnI tila f''-'. ~ 'NeNt.lui l3il re-
a.ts fu tlls question ue is futui Of th~ tuhans.
| Dec. III is punhc, known to-day and tcsuded
%. volunteers thp VISITED the cemcter 10 ascer ain
| f.c duHuft of thc socl1ct lr1'auttor. tu1t 'hf
| ui'ho. ue glI-- and Nr noNers wnica are planted
ann ,tl iyrAcr.
TNefc nothing rrItau unou t|c 81 dc. nor anv
| 'r... 90 i.r r-ctruii-t proftaiIu co. o.. glass
| vI.'I..,..s Roo mt-he are t"N scratctr- as B.
sc-a.r Nt.' % diamond. aaj these .re at,li, u; %
| 10 tue lads who were nutclHr'l
| Z he guard of tne oi"'ifen Of C'-iah1n went
O. frr I'D OIL HfI I4f hal ID