The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-03

IL Is SAID tney nad Deen notlned previously that
it was contrary to the law for them to hold meet
ings.
Important News from Nuevitas-The
Cuban Insurgent Troops In the City
and Spanish Authority .Powerlcss-A
Night OF Alarm and Retirement in
Good Order mt Daybreak.
HAVANA, August %, 1873
As your correspondent was about closing de-
spatch for the HERALD to-day the mail, by steamer
from Nuevitas, arrived, which enables me to give
the following extracts from letter, written in
English:-
The government Is not strong enough to prevent
the Cubans from coming into the city, and our
lives and property are in danger or at the mercy
OF said Cubans.
They took possession of this city on the morning
OF the 25th, from three to five O'Clock, breaking
open the stores and private houses loading carts,
mules, &c, &C., with the spoils, without scarcely
any moestatiOn from the Spanish troops or voun-
teers, retiring in good order at daylight, leaving
one of their dead, and, suppose. having had more,
which they carried OF with them; but l cannot
ascertain the number.
had to retire with my family to the top of the
house, expecting every moment to hear the door
OF the house fall and be slaughtered with my wife
and children. Our situation Is bad because the in
surgents are still lowering about the place. and we
expect every moment to be attacked again.
The people abandon their houses at night and
sleep on the wharves, in boats and vessels.
The exact number that attacked has not been
ascertained, but it is supposed that they were no
less than one thousand, commanded by Maxine
Gomez.
Inow beg Of you to see II the Consul General can
do anything to favor US, as l do not know II our
lives will be respected.
Details Of the Cuban Movement Against
and Attack on Nuevitas- Active Prog
ress of the War.
HAVANA, August %, 1873.
From very confidential sources / have received
complete confirmation OF the special information
that Nuevltas has again been entered by the in.
surgents This third entree appears rather more
serious affair than the two previous ones.
THE ATTACK
is said to have occurred the night OF the rs til
inst.
At ten O'Clock, on the night before mentioned a
strong body OF insurgents under the command Of
General Maxine Gomez drove in the sentnels
guarding the trenches at the outskirts OF the city
and Immediately swarmed all over the town. the
small force defending the place, together with
some Spanish marines and volunteers, taking
refuge in the Custom House, which they defended,
and in the taking Of which the insurgents did not
persist.
The patriots Kept possession Of the city until six
O'Clock in the morning, in the meanwhile sacking
stores setting fire to some OF the buildings and in
short, having their own way generally. The
CUSTOM HOUSE
is situated on the street fronting the bay; the prn
cipal warehouses, stores, British and American
Consuatcs &C., also in this street, called Gale
de Ia Marina. 1t is therefore clear that the rebels
bod nccfn Off IN xuhn In fn~n
PRIVATE PROPERTY ATTACKED.
According to private letter received from
property Of the heirs of the late Don Jose NJ RUIZ
was attacked on the night Of the 18TH instant by two
groups 81 insurgents The first group entered the
o while e. the the walls
neghboring forces to their assistance and the in
surgents, with their usual tactics, retired In the
nick OF time, carrying of with them number Of
slaves belonging to the place.
SPANISH COMMIssARIAT CAPTURED
A small convoy, comprising four loaded carts,
surgcnts in the confines of the city OF Puerto Prn-
cipe at the bridge Juan del Toro, which the
w. THE BANK OF HAVANA.
The balance sheet OF the Spanish Bank OF Hava-
ma. corresponding to the $50 inst, shows that the
issues on its own account has been reduced TO
SIS, O0O O00 1t had previously reached the sum of
$2o,6oo,ooo; The issue OF bills for government ac-
count and for account OF the bank is stated to
amount to $57,s25,3O5 40.
The stock OF sugar still on the island from the
last crop is calculated at 100000 boxes, valued at
$14,000,000.
CARIIsM DEFINED AS TREASON.
Enrique Hompanero, one of the editors of Ell
Zorro FrjgiO, was arrested yesterday afternoon
and imprisoned in the Carcel Nacional. The cause
assigned for his arrest according to public rumor
ia q paragraph published In the Tribune EspailOt
some time since. in which the General Of Artillery
Figueroa, acting SegundO CabO of this island, was
said to be 'conspiring In favor OF the Carlists"
The Tribune was at the time suppressed by order
OF the Captain General, but has since emerged as