, 1873-11-18
CUBA.
The Military Situation In the
Island.
$4,000 Troops lost and $l20,00o,o00
Expended in Trying to Suppress
tho Insurrcction.
The Country in State Of General
Insolvency.
Condition Of the Naval Forces of the
United Statea.

Condition Of the Naval Forces Of the
United statea.
Tho military Situation In Cubn.
| From thu Ntio FORK Horld, Eou IL.
'Tho Oubans claim either to hold or to control
from one-half to t8o-thirda Of their Island, to
wit, the States Of Of LAa [Cinco) Villas, Cama-
| gney, and Orionto. Thoao departments have n
! population. according to tho census Of 1867,
of 6G2, 628, nearly half tho entiro population Of
Cuba. But whilo the CubanB mako tho claim OF
| holding the country districta Of thoao statoa
| 1t ia equally true that, with few notable ex-
coptions, the spauinrds hold all tho cities and
towns Bituatod thcrein. In a few words,
| therefore, tho situation may bo stated as
this: Tho spaniarls occupy tho towns
throughout tho insurreotonnry district.
md rarely, II ever, advance more than
d few hours' march from thom in any. dlrec-
| tion, whilo tho Cuban forcca arc acatterod
throughout tho oastarn half Of tho island, with
| little or no military Bystem among them, and
maintaining possession Of nll tho regions re-
moved from the coast, and from tho towns and
fortified placoa along the travelled roads, where
| the SphnardH arc In forco. Tho population Of
three States named abovo Ia 1928. 600, which muat
be deducted from tho total of 5G2.52S. COL do
| Quoralta, lato Inspector Goneral OF the Cuban
army, who is Mt present in this city, placos tho
affective force Of tho royolutioniats at botweon
$4,000 and $4,000. He gives tho following hg-
urea: District Of Dayamo, Gen. Gabriel Cospodes
commanding, 1900 soldiors and tho Same NUM-
bor Of naschoteros district Of Hoiguln, Con.
MANUEL Calyan commanding, 1900 Holdiors
| and 250 nachetoros district Of Las
Tunns, Con. Vicento Garcia. GOO soldiers; dis
trlct Of Cnmaguey, Con. Maximo Gomez, $500
men district of Guantanamo, Cnbn, and Mar
co, Gen. I. Ponos commanding, $500 soldlorB
and about tho sarno number Of men armod with
| tho maclcto, The maohetoros aro composed Of
tho nogroeB recruited from tho plantations Of
which tho revolutionists obtain possession rs tho
war progresses.
Since tho outbreak Of the revolution. in 1868,
up to tho close of 1870, according to the official
atatement OF Con. eickeB, the United States
Minister nt Madrid, Spain had put into tho field
in Cuba oub nearly 100000 men siuce then probably
$4,000 more had bcon sent, and what is now loft
By tho accidents Of war-doath in the field and
III the hoapital-numbors perhaps 10000 rog1-
lars. This force is maintained chiody In the
largo towns, in fortified oncasnpmonts, aud in
some OF thorn aro thus distributed: In Ca
| maguey 5000; i'll Santiago dc Cuba, 5000. IN
Laa Tuuas. about 5000; in Hayana, about
$1,000.
in Cuba is the body known as the Spanish yolun-
teors. They arc organized In al tho large towns,
md are especially strong in Hayana, Wlero their
battaona nre to tho Captain General what the
prmtorian guard was to many Of tho Roman EN-
perors. Numerically as strong as, If not strong
or than, tho regular forcea, equipped and armed
Mt the expense of Spnin, they mover fight, but, by
their aavage advice and intimidntions, dictate
aanguinary policy. Every Captain General who
has hoen iii Cubs since tho commencement Of
tho war has falcn under their evil influence.
They nro composed almost altogether Of Spanish
residents Of the -sllopkoopora, Spanish
officials, and tho. lko-whoae ferocious hatred Of
tho Cuban Cause is ensily accounted for. They
know that with tho SUCCESS Of the roYolutionfat8,
thoy would be compelled to fec tho Island, from
which they have long drawn comfortable
rovenuc.
The Cuban army ia commanded by Gen. Calls
to Garcia. and is divided into seventeen brigados,
each under the command Of Brigadier-G Geueral.
A Government powder, bull, and torpedo manu-
factory, aud two Observation-Disclosures Of the Same,
nre iu operation. These works arc said to turn
out daily between 200 and 400 pounds Of powder,
the powder being manufactured from powder
round III caves. About 1000 OF tho Cuban SOL
diers are armed With nemington and other rifles.
4 few old iron pieces and hidc-guns constitute
tho artillery Of tho reyolutioniBts. Col. do
sioge guns, hut tho only use to which thoy Aavo
| boon put SO far, ia to DO buried In the ground
away from tho reach Of tho enomy.
| Politically, tho Republic Of Cuba, as the Coy
called, is divided into ten statoa TIC district
in Which tho President has authority is, how
| evor, as may be judged from tho foregoing, very
| limited. President Ccspcdes has Cabinet up
pointed; and lava arc made by 2 Congress conf
posed OF twenty Senators and thirty-eight Rep
reeentatiyea, ono for oach district.
Tho Pccuninry Condition Of Cuba-A
Stntc Of General Insolvency.
Fsh'aa.on tsor. ~ Dispatch to ths seD York Tribune
IN ouSaa as aarn M etsy r aoarne nsa
from tho island, after travelling in . business
capacity oyor nearly tho ontiro area, except the
insurrcctionary portion. but including the prin-
cipal Cities. lie says that oil business in tho
egerything is tumbling. Tie sugar interest has
lost immensely on account Of low prices and
tho many fail1lros. Tho loaa OF sugar merchants
and dealers has been fully IS per cont, and
United States, would have caused tho m
failure Of many Of tho heaviest operators
in Havana. Tho gentleman says that, coming
as this losa did, with the plnio in the Unitod
states. tho result il that there ia hardly sol
vent mercantile heuse On the island. Theprice
Of exchange on New York and London being 65
to 85 per cent, 4 largo proportion Of the capital
invested III banks aud banking interests has been
absorbed. Tho spanieh Bank Of Hayana Inns n
circulation Of $4,000, 300, baaed on a cash capi-
tal Of but 80 100000. Forty millions Of tho CIR
cnlation Of tho bank represents the amount duo
tho bank by tho Cuban Government. This
$40. o.ooo, GOO, the gentomen asserts, has been ab-
| Korboa in tho expenses incurred In putting
down what the Spanish will not admit Ii war,
but still insists III nothing but III insignificant
insarvoetion In the mountains. Tho @40 GOO 600
represents only about third Of tho actual debt
| Of tho Inland.
Tho gentloman referred to BayB that tho
records will al1ow tint Spain has lost 30, QUO
troops within the last five years. and expended
about l20 millions Of money. This enormous
pic has almost impoverished tho Hland, unt!
bankruptcy ataros oyory one in the fnco. Their
last source Of reyanlle they cling to with death
grip. The Spanish Casino Inns deorocd TINT 1t
will not give llp tho institution OF Slavery until
1t can do 30 without peouniarY loss. which naana