The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-14

Triumph in Describing the War.
In another portion of the HERALD will be
found the first instalment of the HERALD
secret commissioners story of his visit to
Scuba Libre. The perfect success which has
crowned his efforts will, while witnessing to
the HERALD's triumph, make his recital of adj
ventures in the Cuban lines especially inter-
esting The great bodily risk Of the under
taking is, by this time, thoroughly understood,
! and we need not therefore, refer to il here.
The difficulties involved in reaching what was
really the initial point of his mission have also
been kept out of view for, although exciting
in themselves they would only form long
prelude to the subject around which the real
interest clusters.
The hardy, tireless and vigilant patriots Of
Cuba are seen at their work of carving out the
fair islands redemption at the point of the
sword. Their forest lairs, their mountain
homes their primitive camps, their generals
and soldiers are seen as they exist to-day. As
Mr.. OKelly was present at the battle Of
Jguani, SO it was Mr.. Millen's fortune to wit
ness two fights in the forest, tDos Bocas' and
''Pedregalon,' where the victorious Spaniards
were the real sufferers. The Cubans, it APP
pears, lost four men and number of pots and
kettles. After the Spaniards had retired with
their dead and wounded the Cubans quietly
reoccupied the positions they had been
obliged to evacuate two days before These
small affairs have their lesson, however. They
show the utterly exhausting nature Of this
war to the Spanards and the impunity which
the wary insurgents enjoy in the dense forest
region where they can fight or not as they
choose, and where they can always find safe
retreat in the presence of overpowering num-
bers When such affairs as these have their
counterbalance in victories like Jiguani or the
sack of Holguin we gain some insight into
the unbroken hope which stimulates the
patriots to greater exertions in their cause
| The mode in which the war is carried on, the
stratagems practised and precautions taken
will be found intensely interesting The
Cubans in the field count surely upon ulti-
mately depicting the Spanish forces and treas
ury. The present state of chaos in Spain will,
if long continued, soon be sensibly felt in
Cuba, and the long sustained fight Of the
palIlOtS may tuu III victory ~ IiSt. or 0Ve
years they have defed the power of Spain to
subdue them, and, granting that Spanish
credit was strong, the Iberian Peninsula under
stable government and her people working
out their destiny in peace, the Mambi still
might take an unlimited lease OF their rebel
lion. This is the result OF our commissioners
observations, and, being the truth, the ami
| mus of the Spanish authorities in Cuba
against HERALD men is comprehensive.
although unjustifable. We commend the mar
rative to all, and even the Spaniarls who
speak of the insurgents as "four Wild ne
groes' will find much solid fact to astonish
them.
REPORTED TREATY ALLIANCE BETWEEN
GLiMANY AND ITALY.-One OF our latest
cable dispatches from London has it that
treaty Of alliance has at last been concluded
between the government of King Victor
Emmanuel and the government Of Emperor
William. II has long been manifest that some
such arrangement was in preparation. Italy
however, disappointed Germany during the
late war. France is rapidly recovering her
strength, aud the Italians we'll know that
France owes them a grudge. II il prove to
he true that such an alliance ~ that to which
we have alluded has been concluded, then the
terrofs Of A German invasion will nnrnnaI