The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1873-12-03
SPANISH RULE.
The Struggle Jor F.eeilosn ~ cala.

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Previously 10 the present struggle 10 CD.
ba the revenues Of the..island outside Of nlu-
uicipal taxes amounted to SIG .0sjD. .e0nss
( year. 0f this about $40. 600. 400 a year
we're expended in Cuba fer support Of n
! standing ..arny of 20,u0O regulars aud .
4 feet composed of about forty vessels. be-
sides the support Of n, 900 Spanish officials
employed in the civil government Of the IS.
land. These oflicials we're always and now
are Spaniards sent from Spain to Cuba
The Cuban people we're not allowed to par
! ticipate in the administration Of the affAirs
Of the island except in local matters. The
net revenues Of Cuba to Spain before the
insurrection were thus about Sc, 900. .00n a
yenr. This money was sent to Madrid.
The municipal taxes we're lasge, (about
i $40. 900 = year. amounting :n Havana b.
lone TO 81. 200 900.
In 1869 latter the conaict had been some
time. IN prugress) the estimate of the ex-
I rensrs of the Spanish Government in Cuba
] was between $50. 600, 0uOand S37. 600. 900
I Since the campaiga Of 1862 opened
Spain has AFFORDED al the revenues of Gu
! la lbesides creating Londed debt there
amounting to $40 900. 600. III carrying on
the war against the insurgents. There has
i'een 40 Official record submitted whereby
! the exact revenues can be ascertsined. bnt
they have undoubtedly been much less dur
! ing the war than before. The territory iu
/ the interior occupied hy the insurgent en-
bans j. Of productive character, and the
sugar raised there has yielded no reyenue
10 the Spanish Government. Many sugar
/ plantations belonging to insurgents we're
seized and cultivated BY the Spanish autho-
/ rites; hut, by reason nf corruption and IN.
competency. the revenues from this source
we're very small. Il Is charged and gene
7 rally admitted that the affairs Of Cuba. Us
regards the collection aud disbursement Of
revenues. have been ontrageonsly corrupt.
\ Ii 1860 the Caban reyclntiouists are Hn-
derstnnd 10 have had 80 900 men il The
field II one time. but they were very poor-
i II armed. They were so determined. how
ever. that instances we're frequent IN battle
where men who we're armed simply with
the machette (cane- knife) burst through the
lines. regardless Of their lives, IN friendly
rsee with each other for the arms and am.
maniiion Of dead Spaniards. Since the
/ war commenced nearly $4,000 Cubans--
according to the records--have been exc
cuicd by the Spaniards. How mauy have
been killed in battle is not asccriained for
want of record. The Spaniards killed in
battle and executed BY the re,olutions,s
I have snnunted to about I5.000.
The volunteers. forming tue bulk Of the
\ Spanish army in Cuba. have proved utter
( Is uncomfortable. II was their open mu-
tiny that compelled the resignation of Cap
J tain General Ddl-e. and j, Is understood
7 that they have dictated tue removal Of g
! veral others. No Capiain General has yet
felt that bis life was safe in the hands d
lis own tfoops. The chief officers, civil
aud military. are all drawn from Spain.
and are paid salaries amounting to $50, 600
year for capiaii general, Sl2.O0O a
year Tor district commander. nnd 20 on.
These volunteers bate the Spanish sol.
diers. but are more intensely bitter against
the Cuhuns. They hate Americans, too.
The Cuban patriots lose Americans. The,
say they have fnught four years and half,
and the way for The United States to gel
] even with Spain now is to recognize the
helligerent rights of the Cabans. This,
they say. wculd enable them 10 negotiate
their bonds aud encourage priyateering
Spain has possession d every seaport and
every fort on ihe island. All the Cnban'
want iss seaport aud eunboat 70 hold i
with. 20 that they csn protect their vessel
In the act Of landing aud afterwards.