The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-13
Gems Of Ingenuity to Annihi-
late the Truth.
EXCITEMENT IN HAVANA.
The EDITOR Who il Said to Threaten Le-
gal War on the Herald.
The Battle Of Holguin and Its Disasters Nayari
and Magaxabomba Sacked and Burned
spanish Reinforcsments-Insur-
gent surrenders-Spanish
Custom House Frauds.

HAVANA, Dec. 81, 1s72
Heagre Geographic reports by way Of New Or
beans had prepared the Havana public for q sensa-
ton, and, as was expected, 1t came upon the
arrival from New York OF the last files OF the NEW
YORK HERALD, containing Mr.. Henderson's full
ana detailed account OF his expedition to Cuba,
interview with President Cespedes and the princi-
pal tnsurgent leaders and the general success Of
his mission. The
.f DEMAND FOR COPIES OF THE HERALD
Of the 10th, containing 1t, great, and the few
which escaped the vigilance Of the government
0Nncers on the steamer-for attempts were made to
suppress them-were highly priced.
The Havana journals, Of course, deny the whole
report, and styling it sktlful tissue Of iasehood
and truth put the entire report in quarantine.
The New York correspondent OF the Dtarto has
long letter replete with arguments to prove that
the part Of Mr.. Henders0n's account relating to
Ccspedes was written In New York from iuforma-
sion furnished by Mayorea and other laoorantes,
and interpolated. The Diarto has not made. as
yet, any reference whatever in its editorial
columns to Mr.. Henderson's report, but comments
undoubtedly will be forthcoming from it's erudte
editor. The V0z de Cxba, in its remarks upon the
subject, states its conviction that Henderson had
the collaboration of persons in New York well &C.
quanted with the interior OF the island and inter-
ested In assisting the HERALD to repeat, on small
SCALE the Stanley Livingstone adventure. This
anair 1t says, II 1t does not find many believers
nor rebound so much to the fame and reputation
Of the HERALD, will assist the taoorantes to spread
the proofs OF
THE EXISTENCE OF THE RESURRECTION
and induce belief in their armies their government
and their invisible President The Voc further de-
clares that it is impossible to seriously entertain
the HERALD's lucubration, nor to allow 1t to pass
without some examination and correction, as the
ysland of Cuba is
NOT TIE INTERIOR OF AFRICA,
Inhabited by savage tribes, to allow the whole
world to be deceived by variations Of supposed
c0mplished facts which only exist in the fertile
brain OF the director Of the American Journal The
H0z consoles its readers with the promise sensor
permitting) to publish In the space set apart for
novels, Mr. Henderson's mission, which it declares
the last novel OF the HERALD and also promises as
10 proceeds, to publish the commentaries It deems
necessary.
The Constancfa or rather its well-known editor,
Gil GeIpi, under the same nom dc plane he adopted
Q while ago to attack Mr.. Henderson's mission and
address him satirical advisory letters has an
article which Is couchcd In rather scurrilous and
Bpiteful language, and
WRITTEN IN A RAMBLING STYLE.
'The 10th December he declares, twin be for
ever marked with white chalk In the calendar Of
Anglo-American journalism. From henceforth for
ever this day win be celebrated ~ the Journals Of
on sns' 'I grand and successful enterprise
Of an Admiral journalist. Henderson describes In
dozen columns Of small prins and one OF stun
de Cuba and elsewhere; his Interview with IN
surgcnt Leaders; the generous hospitality OF the
Of roasted Su beef swallowed down by Ses
Hbre, or honey and water" The Constancia con-
tnues in the same strain, and concludes by stating
the bounds OF rldlculc, but might be taken as
serious in the Peninsula and, therefore, recon-.
should be treated by the most intelligent experts
The Dtdrto, In conformity with Its usual custom,
yS Of tae d anH aS
the rebellion would be prolonged another year,
but then perceived and said that the rebellion,
an element Of war, and trusted that Within the
year il would be reduced to such slight proportions
that peace would dawn with the coming OF new
ACKNowLEDGEs WITH PROFOUND SORROW
that its aspirations have been Ruthless as the enc
mics to the prosperity OF Cuba had hidden In the
make evident their existence by an occasional act
which dlscredits their cause and materially harms
the loyal inhabitants OF the Island.
The learned editor OF the Dt1rfo Is rather weak
is the taking and sacking OF Holguin. The Diarjo
then pr0pounds
SERIES OF coNuNDRUss,
own complete satisfaction; such as ''Why does
there still exist any OF the rebellion which first
saSonsns s%s
the United statesS And why are there any insur-
gent bands in the Camagtiey and Eastern Depart
ment?' And other queries OF the ike nature serv
ing 1t for text, upon which 1t again, Tor the thou
sandth time, overcomes the rebelllon-on paper.
The Dtd,io then discourses in a manner clearly
showing the influence OF the slave interest on the
projected C%s for the Antilles ana states the
ent OF 10000 soldiers would be the solemn decara-
tion OF the government that, while single enemy
IN arms existed In Cuba and for i've years after
REFORMS OF NO KIND SHOULD BE INTRODUCED.
Into the Antilles. The hope that these fata
reforms may yet be realized IL declares to be the
only one which sustains the waning insurrection,
and that many who have surrendered lately have
In all such articles 1t will be noticed how fas-
udlousy, and as II stepping on eggs, Is mention
cut boldly and declaring that the abolition Of
slavery and Q different system oil government,
civilized world, would contribute towards the
paciication OF this island, but would be the ruin Of
the slayeocracy, who q. present rule the land.
clares tue insurrection has lost pI much e The
"villas" have been reconstructed ana much ad-
vanced IN Santl Espirltus and Morou.
THE INeURGEsT BANDS CAMAaUEY.
Many surrendefs v have taken place. and the nu
easeP This the %
AFTER publishing that the leaders Of
yHB SEVEN HUNDRED INSURGENTS WHO ATTACKED
H0LGuIN,
were Vicente ana Callxto Garcia The Dfarto
states In this review that losses and desertions
have weakened the nsurrection. and Its complete
snnhiIaton is again foretold and declared not Gar
distant Thus the Didr0 laDors to show the fnsiir.
rection to be-nowhere, ana then continues In Its
review to report the latest movements OF the
rebels, smoothing over and explaining tic aspcri
ties OF the reports adverse TO the Spaniards.
The Diario dc In Marina Finds Itscit
Badly at Sea Over tho Herald Spccfal
COMMUNICATING Wildly ut Twelve
fa Columns OF Herald News-A Hard.
Hearted ecnsor-War News.
Lsf sT HAVANA, Jan. 8, 1873.
the Dtario de IA Aarina, after cogitating ovcI