The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-23
THE SITUATION OF THE MsuRaEcT ION.
Valmaseda's Promise to Pacify the
Island in Three Months.
Storm at cibara-sicknsss Among the Spanish
Soldiers-Sharp Guerilla-The Carnivalistic
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for the En-.
tertainment Of Alexis-prospects
Of the SUGAR Crop.

tanglement Among the leaders OF the different IN
surgent bands which still roam the country, eagerly
selzng every opportunity to deal the Spaniards q
blow, there appears to be neither unity OF purpose
concert OF action therefore all their efforts
vam and fruitless. 1t is true enough that little or
nothing reliable Is known OF what actually occur
ring, the reports OF some occasional unimpor-
tant encounters which are ludlcrously exaggerated
by the Cuban sympathizers and those Spanish ia6o
rdntss whose interest 1t Is to keep mp and proong
the struggle In the Cinco villas, Cienuegos TrlnI
dad, Sagua ana Villa Clara the commanders OF
the flying columns occasionally succeed In
capturing few insurgents, or what Is to the same
purpose with them, perhaps inonending country
people who cannot give satisfactory account OF
themselves ana shoot them. In the neie hborhood
of Santi Espiritu and Moron surrendered Cupans
seem to have adopted the situation and are again
to be seen working In the neds before the nsur.
reclion, and reports say "a quletn In that dis
trict.
1t appears by accounts from the jurisdiction OF
Puerto Prncip that since the last attack by Colo
mel Marln's columns Upon the united bands of San
gulli and Ignacio Agran0nte these two insurgent
chiefs have quarrelled, to the extent OF sangui
drawing his pistol and firing upon Agramonte, who
Immediately after separated with his party OF men,
The bone and sinew OF the insurgents are under
the daring Maxine Gomez They have their
strongholds IN the TOrO mountains of Guantanamo,
from which they occasionally make sortios and
eject considerable damage TO the Spanish columns.
General Vamaseda Is Withdrawing all available
forces from other districts to augment those O: the
Oriental or Eastern Department. for the purpose OF
combining an attack upon Gomez ana effectively
breaking up his 1orces During Valmaseda's siav
at Santiago three battalions have arrived and IL Is
| expected that seven more Will be sent that
direction, as less troops required in other DIS
tricts vamaseda has given hls promise, and VIII
carry 1t out 70 the best OF his ability, to
| PACIFY THE ISLAND WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
| lie Is now IN Havana, having arrived a few days
since, to be here to receive the Grand Duke Alexis.
ana will soon after his arrival leave again for the
field.
Manuel Zayas, an fnsurgent major, Is ofllclaly
reported from Cieg0 Avila to been killed in
an attack made on Preto's band by the tying que
rla, to the south and rear Of the "Trocha." Some
SIX were killed In the attack. Tae Guardia Civil.
near Paroles, dispersed party OF negroes killing
The Eco newspapers. from Guantanamo states
that when the steamer Cieniuegos with HIS Excel
lency the Captain General on board, arrived of
Cape Cruz, 1t met the gun6oat Ardid, when had
pilot and two sailors, aud carrying seven insurgent
passengers. One OF them was recognized Dy the
Manzanillo. named Codna. He had disap-
peared from that place some time ago. ana, 1t
between the United states and Cuba, bringing war
| material HIS Excellency spoke to the commander
OF the HunDOat, WhCn was aiOiigSlue steamer,
and ordered MIN TO proceed TO Manzanilio, where
| the remaining six passengers, who refused their
| names, might be identified and promptly tried and
sentenced. No papers relating either TO the vessel
or passengers were found ABOARD.
letter from GlDara states that ABOUT the 1st
inst that place was visited bv heavy Storm which
forced the guDboat Agulla, winch had left mat day
TO turn back with some slight damages, which were
afterwards repaired and se returned 10 her station
| near BaracOa.
On the Sd the Dardo, from Sauna, and the Indlo.
from Puerto Padre, arrived With a number Of SICK
soldiers from the jurisdiction OF Las IuDas. The
changes OF The weather. frequent rains and fatigue
| and exposure nave induced considerable SICKNESS
among the soldiers principally intermittent levers
In q telegram lr0m Las 1nnas OF the 5th HIS Ex-
celency states his satisfaction with the operations
| lately effected between HOguin and Las Tunas and
the services rendered by the renegade Urquiza and
| his band. AT Guayabal The hospital OF Vicente
| Carcass band was attacked by the Spanlards and
number OF the insurgents on guard Killed. Several
| prisoners taken offered important services II their
| lives were spared Some rorty-fou women ana
children were taken and a number Of dwellings de-
strOyed.
The journals OF the 18th and 14th inst, received
from Puerto Principe by the arrival OF the Cuba IN
| this port give the oaicia account OF tue attacks
made upon the combined forces OF the lnsurgent
! leaders Ignacio Agranonte, 1lianl and Sangulh
| by Colonel Marin3 column on the 81 INST, near
| Aranjuez The insurgents made an attempt TO
| throw up breastw0rks, but the Spanish soldiers
Tor the t. entieth time within fifteen days. The
count as usual, ab0unds IN ludlcrous exaggera-
TONS IN order 10 SCI lortn tne bravery o. me spa.
| manGuWing and lighting, the result Is the taxing
and bringing IN OF few prisoners, several e, hre'
FAMED rs rather of barren results in view OF pacify-
| ing the country.
According to another ofncia telegram from the
| Commanding General OF the Central Department.
| dated 1ltn INST. the column OF Brigadier Austa
| fought Ignacio Agramonte and Viamil, again
| distressing them a. usual, taking one prisoner and
| wouuding several among the latter ali adJutant OF
| AQramonte and Doctor Loaces. AS the wounded were
not taken it Is questionable whether they were hurt
| at all. Doctor Loaces Is the husband OF Amer-
| can lady res ding IN BROOKLYN, The Cuban SYM
pathizers here have also had this last week their
| sensational amount OF war news-nainely II was
| generally current among them that Colonel Car
| Santander, had divided hIs regiment In two
| columns, and that one column opened fire
| upon the otner, and the result being over
Two hundred Killed, among them all the
| officers, including the Colonel. Tnls rum0r. now.
| ever, has not been connrulcd III VIII DE remem-
| bered that this Is the regment WHICH the King oil
Spain enthusiastically addressed when leaving
| Madrid, and which was SO primarily received anu
| toasted upon their arrival mere.