The New York herald., 1873-06-24
HAVANA, June 1s, 1878.

The telegraph line has been reported out OF order,
but knowing say this is merely the repetition
or well known trick OF the superior authority"
whenever important and unpleasant intelligence
arrives to hold back all kilograms. The last re-
port which has been seized with avidity by many,
is that Cuba will form state In the new federal
Republic and that the abolition OF slavery will be
at once declared. However, oil projects regarding
Cuba must be taken 07lanO salts, as the
difficulties in the way OF the serious good
Intentions OF any new Ministry In Spain
are insurmountable and cannot be vanqushed.
Those persons sent out from Spain to govern the
island OF Cuba may possibly leave the shores OF
Spain with ideas Of progress and the intention OF
establishing reforms in Cuba. All this Is IN the
sphere OF theory, as no Innovations are made, and
Cuba ts ruled by the special arbitrary laws In force
for the past centuries by every new Captain Gem
eral that takes command OF the island. With an
address to the army. navy, volunteers, tnhabi-
tants, &C., Of the "Ever Fathfur the "good nten@
ton" pavement is laid; the Havana journals COM
mence to fatter Ellis Exceency," and ellis Excel
lency." with more or less sense no sense at all,
keeps In the steps OF his predecessors 1t is great
mistake to believe or even imagine that with re-
publican form 81 government In Spain the
snodus operandi in this island had UNDER
gone any favorable changes for the
people. The only difference between the
monarchical and republican administration Is that
the latter have established four five republican
newspapers, which are ut loggerheads with the
representative journals Of the saveocracy daily
treating the public here to exhaustive articles on
doctrines and things or personal attacks, which
benefit In no way the administration OF the AFFAIRS
PARTY AND FACTION.
The party OF rctrograde shades are allpowerful
and overcast the political horizon with threats OF
violence. The attitude OF the 0garchists Of the
island. whose interests Clash with ree institutions,
n,,fs, 1snAy f1,n and
is the great lever here; and 1t will be difficult In
deed, for Spain to govern in Cuba. It Is said that
clutches of the cliques of Havana; probably this
may be true, but the censor Of late is keeping o
strict supervision over the press, and nothing Is
the permanent institutions OF Cuba.
THE RULE OF TERROR.
NV own experience OF late has taught me what
justice means in the island OF Cuba and what the
rights OF pacific inhabitants amount to, when
parcel OF police officers, headed by an army officer,
can enter ones domicile, in the small hours OF the
night, search every nook and corner Of his dwell.
ing drag elm of e 70 M @
bafa contains some three or four hundred prison
ers, many OF them ang1isning IN some calaooose
The prisoner who has no friends is soon for
gotten, as justice and fair play find no
GaponS Il the walls Is OF the dreary Caoaas could
only speak what numerous truths could they
the peoples OF the civilized world! The misery and
despair that have fallen TO the lot OF hundreds must
likely remain secret TO tne world niaaen Wtnn 1s "
its immense structure has been cemented with the
blood OF the harmless and nonensve natives or
slaves, whom the Spaniards seized and forced with
brutal cruelty to perform the tasks Of building the
Moro and the Cabaia, How many Cubans sus-
pected OF sympathy with their fellow countrymen
In arms have been executed within its precnts or
langushed within its dungeons until death re.
lieved them from the daily tortures OF their jalers
SUMMARY AND SECRET EXECUTION.
One OF the most remarkable OF such was the case
of the Cuban poet Zenea, charged BY the Cubans
hain M knn oh
iards, he was thrown into the Cabaia, and, al.
though he had a safe conduct from the Colonial
ineton and the Spaniards we're bound in good
faith to protect him. he was, nevertheless, sacri-
feed to the clanOr Of the irreconcilables and ex-
| ecuted within the walls Of the fortress.
NEWS FROM THE BATTLE FIELDS.
Private news IRON the insurgent districts is not
OF the most encouraging nature to the Spaniards.
Notwithstanding the special pleading OF the Dtdri0
and the Withholding OF facts by the government.
the truth comes out ana proves the weakness OF
the Spanish forces in operations. The Dfdrio In Its
| usual ortnightly review compliments General
PIeltain Tor his disposal OF available forces &C.
and promises an active and successful campaign:
| 1t reports the district OF Sanctl Spiritu and
Moron to be in complete pacltcaa,inion' a,n altnongh
borhood, whom, 1t cruei,y says, must be exter-
minated. From the Central department the
tnie' the death Of Ygnacr Agramonte, for which
! the Spaniards cannot yet sufficiently praise them
| selves and the commander OF the forces who
fought against him, Lieutenant Colonel Rodriguez
| de Leon, had to come to Havana, show himself at
q
| colonel and he made the lion Of the day.
In the meanwhile repeated engagements have
taken place In the Camaguey and severe losses are
Advices from Manzanilo state that in some or
the recent encounters o. the insurgents with the
Spanish forces the government troops invariably
have had to retire before the Cuban veterans
The skIrmishes and even actions OF importance
the Ddnrio admits that the practice lately
adopted by the insurgents Of forming in heavy
masses and waiting ana lalIing upon the Spanish
the neighbOrhOOd OF the sierra, behind Tibacoa,
there have been frequent encounters, In almost all
The most remarkable event lately was the BAN
ishment, by superior order" from Manzanlllo Of
Standing ste Some were % ordered I'd to take up their
residence In Matanzas others In villa Clara Glen.
negos and other towns; on lnquirng % the cause % Sf
pcYientesu
According to the Dfdrto's report the insurgents
in the district OF Manzanillo seeing they were
being hemmed In by the Spanish troops, endeav.
! them, and brought on a heavy combat at Zaraaf.
Here the insurgents, according to the Dfdrto are
said to have left ia dead, and the spaniards to
seventeen soldiers killed, and three officers and
nfty-six soldiers wounded
regarding this AFFAIR gives the force under Campo
70 have been 1900 men, and that the 7th Span
ish train came into that town with sixty-three
The insurgents arc said to have fought most
The Cuban Generals Diaz, Gomez and Prado,
under the chief command OF General Calixt0
Garcia, with force Of over fifteen hundred men.
are reported TO be between Bayamo and Nam
zanilo. Garcia learning that the Spaniards
were moving against him with four columns OF
about twelve hundred men each, decided to attack
each In DETAIL The first column Ia MS way was
that Of Colonel Campillo, whom he surprised and
killed, as before stated, Lieutenant Colonel Sos
trada and two majors. Garcia held the Held Of
battle all that day and during the night moved
away and attacked another Spanish column, with
severely In loss OF men.
An accounts private and otherwise, would seem
to nx the present scene OF aghtng within the
Jurisdiction OF Manzantllo ana B0yamO, and show
that the Insurgents In all cases nght bravely that
they are veterans and, unless 0verpowered By
superior numbers, easily overcome the Spanish
Columns mostly compQaed of recruits lately arrived