The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-08

belligerency Of the insurgents has been the fact
or their
BEING SHUT UP INLAND.
and having no access to- the sea by means Of any
fortified position. With such port as Mazanillo
II they can hold It. they will have the first great
element Of government which heretofore they
have not possessed. Now, ifin these circumstances
the same political differences which manifest them
selves in Spain should make their appearance in
Cuba we may expect movements ameng the
Spanards there which win powerfully contribute II
not to strengthen the insurgents directly at least
to do 80 indirectly,
BY DIMINISHING THE WEAK POWER OF SPAIN.
Moreover 1t may be reasonably expected that the
act OF emancipating the slaves at Porte Rico will
tell upon this condition or the slaves in OuDa. In
view OF all these circumstances, 1t is not rash to
assume that we may at q very early day witness
interesting and string events In Cuba. AS to
O'Kelly,
DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HIS LIFE IS IN ANY DANGER
except from what we may call accidents, that is,
some act Of violence on the part of the volunteers.
No hasty or rash act is to be expected from the
Captain General or other superior military officers
from Spain. They would not be likely at any time
to perpetrate any act Of useless violence on the
person OF an American, and they would be still less
likely to do SO the present time when the utmost
degree OF
PRUDENCE AND DISCRETION ARE INCUMBENT UPON
by reason Of the condition Of things in Spain. I'm
less O'Kelly has undertaken to be the bearer Of
dispatches from the insurgents on the other side
OF the Trocha to their friends on this side he
CANNOT BE TREATED AS A SPY,
and 1t is not likely that he would consent to be the
bearer OF dispatches between the insurgents or
that any such thing would be asked or expected
OF him By Cespedes or Aguilera. II
he has done any such imprudent thing
as that he may be subjected to detention, as hap
pened whenever during our late civil war persons
undertook to carry dispatches to and from our
line and those OF the Confederacy without permis-
sion OF the military authorities Of the United States
do not believe that the superior military authorl-
ties Of Cubawoud perpetrate, or II they could pre-
vent it, would suffer to be perpetrated any act en-
dangering the life OF OKelly. II they should UNDER
take to try him by military commission, the most
unlikely thing, because
#tn THE MOST ABSURD THING,
would be to act with precipitation 80 as to prevent
nterpositon in his behalf the part Of his friends
in the United States IL is to be hoped, therefore,
that at worst he may be required to leave the
island and return to the United States in which
case
HE WILL BRING HOME INFORMATION
value, and such as, heretofore we have had very
little Of and that little much colored by Spanish
sympathy on the one had or insurgent sympathy on
the other as to be Of very little practical value.
THE LETTERS OF o'KELLY TO THE HERALD
have already been very instructive, and II he
returns In safety to give full and fair account OF
all that he has seen 1t will be doing
A PRoDrGIoUs THING FOR THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY,
as wen as for the HERALD.
Thanking the venerable jurist for his views on
the situation m Cuba, your correspondent babe
him good afternoon.
GENERAL BUTLERs VIEWS.
IL was dusk when the green baize door leading
into the ONCE OF General Butler swung on It's
hinges, and your correspondent stood face to face
with the Essex statesman. There was no lack,
however, OF gas. Strikes are net common In WASH
ngton. The only thing the people complain offs the
poor quality and high rate charged for gas. The
General was engaged at his favorite amusement,
sucking Partagas cigar, with the wrong end in
his mouth. Business is business with Mr..
Butler, and in reply to the question whether
he could submit to an Interview, nesaid 1t depend
ed upon what subject was TO be discussed.
INDEPENDENT CUBA AND THE FATE OF oKELLY,n
said your correspondent.
.Independent CuDa,n exclaimed the General
"what does Cuba want to be independent forp
The fate OF oKely; what has happened to himSn
These questions we're acceptaply answered.
"what do you think OF the success OF the Cuban
insurgents in capturing the city OF Manzanillo2''
asked your correspondent. This was the answer =
"Manzanillo captured2 Oh, remember reading
something about the sacking Of q town OF that
name not long since. Yes, 1t was in one Of the
Sunday papers. The same paper that said had
purchased the stone farm for 100000. know the
! latter Ia not true. What do you think about the