The sun., 1872-05-24
THE STRUGGLE IN CUBA.
Activity Of Gcus. Agramontc and viiiamcI -
Gen. Vicente Garcia Penuing n spnni-h
CoIoneI-The Thirty-eisht spanish Thieves
and the q smbIers- The Rotten Bank.

Activity Of Gcus. Agramontc aud Viilamct-
Gen. vicente Garcia Penning n Spanish
CoIoneI-The Thirty-eisht spanish Thieves
and the q smbIcrs-The Rotten Bank.
Correspondence OF The Sun.
HAVANA, MAY 17-Of war news have
little to write, all the papers Of this city main
tanning an ominous silence. However, 1t Is
known that Ignacio Agramonte attacked and
captured a Spanish fort In Camaguey, and sub
sequently routed in tho open field heavy force
sent to the succor of the captured position.
Gen. villamel crossed the Trocha, which ex-
Ists only In name. with force Of over six hun
dred well-armed men, and captured two Spanish
fortified camps. He IL said to be now in the
villas district, between Santo Espiritu and Re-
medios.
or the Spanish Col. Reboul and his COO men
nothing Is known certain, ana /; he had managed
to cut his way through Vicente Garclas lines
the papers would have published the fact
In this city the uneasiness Is daily increasing
Since the liberation OF the boys the volunteers
have been many times on the point OF institute
ing general massacre, and 1t may como of any
minute. The publication of the thirty de-
faulting paymasters who have levanted with
over $i,GN,CO0 In gold intrustcd to them, has
caused much excitement. have 1t from an un-
questionable source that there are pending at
this moment over 1850 criminal actions against
officers I'm he army. the causes OF action being
defalcations, rObberies, losses OF conveys and
cowardCe In the 0eld.
The spanish nuiniftles seem uetcTnnlnfu TO
drive their own soldiers into the Cuban ranks.
ON account uf the defalcations Of the paymas-
ters. a law has been issued by which one
third Of the monthly pay Of over eight hundred
officers now serving In the Eastern Department
has been dockcd, to make up the losses of the
| Government. Again, although at the outbreak
'rS tffp rprNft sre i,.fT - rs ~ srdf5
officers and men tnen ON the island had expired,
| not one has been discharged or sent home that
| is. not one OF the rank and hlc. Officers clear
out as soon as they have stolen enough to buy a
| leave Of absence.
| In consequence OF the order of the acting
Captain-G encral Ccballos, TO some lfty gamblers
TO leave the island, the sporting ConfratcnitS
| sent a committee to Nalmaseda, at Santiago
urging him to cancel the order. The committee
has not yet returned, but as Nalmaseda Is about
| to leave for Spain. he will probably grant thelI
petition, II they pay enough for IL.
| The Spanish Bank has crowned Its many
acts OF folly and dishonesty by determining Il
issue paper money, Of the values Of y cents, >,
cents, and 81. Hitherto the smallest bill ha,
t'yGn s5 and IL Only pass for Ss0 hr ~ Ia,
| trade, the rottenness Of the concern was put toe
| palpably before the even stupid volunteers. II
| IL expected that the small stamps Of which
| S3,OCOO0O are to be issued at once, will pass fo
| their nominal values. Yesterday there was con
| siderable alarm and excitement caused by th'
discovery that there are over Sl60C0.OC0 Of thcsl
| bank bills in circulation which have never beer
| countersigned by the Government official, n
| other words that have been surrcptitiousl'
| issued. Gold is nominally quoted at - to Npo
| cent. premium, but no quotation Is n fair critic
| rion Of It's value except for small sums.