New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-02
stantiay declaring that notice Of writ issued out
of the Court served on the Premier previous to
the dissolution Of Parliament
GENERAL EMBARRASsMENTIN CUBA.

| lNSURGENT OPERATIONS IN THE lNfERlOR-HEAVY
LOSSES OF TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
CUEANs-THER FLIGHT FROM THE INTERIOR
B,EIsMENr or ALLEGED cARIIsTs-ARMvAL
OF TIiE WORCESTER.
IPRoM 4 sFECIAL CoRREsPoypEHT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
HAVANA, Jan, A.-MG't II are unnaturally quiet
IN this city at the present time, but advices from the
interior report that there Lave been severe engage
mens, in which the Spanish forces have been badly
defeated. The latest adyiccs which unconirmed
however report that Manzanillo has been taken by
the insurgents after severe engagement, in which
Gen. Arminan, the commaudaDt Of the trocha, has
been killed. Tho insurgents have passed the
trocha, and there is much apprehension felt
as to the result of their future opeTationa,
Indeed IT is reported at this moment that Gen.
Amman has been killed in cndeayoring to prevent
their passage into the Spanish district. An through
the seat Of war tho Spanards have met with nothing
but reverses, and from foreign sources in the inte
learn that their actual loss the field is $500
men for this season. This of course is exclusive OF
deaths by sickness Of course it is impossible to
obtain official details of the results from the Span
iards. and advices from the Cubans through private
channels take much time 10 reach here, and when
received the information is only impaired in tho
most confidential and appTehensive manner So bad
has the situation become that imperative demands
have been made on tho Madrid Government for adj
ditiOna reGnforcements. Gen. Portilla, who is in
command Of the forces operating against the insur-
gents, is reported TO be in this city APP
pealing TO the Captain-G General for reen-
forcements to the extont Of at least $500 men.
Without acknowledgements he can accomplish but little.
As an evidence Of The straits in which the Govern
ment finds itself may say that Gen. Portilla and
his associates have been making conscrptions upon
the inhabitants of the interior particularly the
Cubans and the negroes, and obging them 20 go to
the front and fight Much Of the white population
has fed from the interior and there are large
numbers Of in Havana who have locRed hithcr
solely for tho purpose of escaping from enforced
military service. The successes Of the insurgents,
The dissatisfaction of the SpaniaTds, and the general
depression growing out of the OnerOus taxes and the
| financial embarrassments tend strongly toward
| general Generalization of the country. The scheme
for relieving the finances and expressing the people
by compelling them to contribute heavy loans is to
be referred to the Madrid Government for approval.
The people breathe little freer in consequence rs
they axe in hopes that the delay which character
ICES all official proceedings here and in Madrid VIII
intcrpOse in their behalf, and that tie project may
possibly never be contaminated
The commercial condition of the island grows
worse Yesterday gold advanced six per cent on r,
cept of the news from the interior and of report
that another revolution had occurred in Spain, AID
that Senior ii y MaTgall had succeeded & ocrmo.
| Exchange advanced i'll proportion, al Though
there have been 40 advices confrmat0rs d the re-
ports Of revolution in Spain, the p eeS hayo not
declined. An advance in exchange It this season Of
the year is cgasastaysz tTaordnaIy In the normal
condition Of atiar1exchanee should be at about its
lowest point at ct2-seaeon. The sugar crop is be-
| ginning 20 move toward a market and the receipts
from the sale OF the should begin to find their
| way TO sGuba, and thus influence exchange more
5avoraJy toward the island. But the fact that tho
sugar cropis finding market and the results Of the
sales are not returning here indicates the universal
lack of confidence in the stability Of aliairs here
The absence OF rem.tlnces to this point indicates
that this lack of confidence has mpced the people
, hero to deposit or invest their money elsewhere.
One gentleman told me that he he'd been approached
bya merchant doing buainess here aud asked for m
formation concerning the best form of Investment in
American securities. Another asked il he could
arrange for the disposition of a cargo of sugar, so
That tue proceeds could he deposited in London, and
am informed that even ZUlUeta, the real Governor
of tho island has sent caTgOea of sugar in his own
vessels TO London and other ports, and after selling
the same, invested the money abroad. Altogether
there is n general fear of future results. The insur
rec.iOn has largely interered with the production of
sugar, and there may possibly be short crop,
! although lam Informed by people who appear to
know thatthe crop will be at least an average one.
batch of alleged Carlist prisoners was marched
| through the city the other day. They consisted
principally of women and children. Instead of being
Carlists however, they were said to be Cubans who
had been baushed from the interior Of tie island to
the Isle of Pines in consequence Of their relations TO
the insurgents
| The United States war steamer Wore ester has
again visited Havana and is now lying IN the bay
There is no special significance attaching to her
visit this time, and she will probably leave here
again on Tuesday. Late advices from Trinidad re-
port the burning Of two large sugar estates that
vicinity named "Lajas" and "Mayaguara" The
fire is supposed 20 be the work of insurgent sympa
thzeTs The value of both estates is represented to
De 100000 The object of their destruction appears
20 have been TO prevent realization OF moncy upon
the sugar crop.
RAID OF GEN. MAXIMo CONTRADICTION OF PRlS-
ONERs TAKEN BY THE INSURGENTS
Tie Cubans III this city Oh Saturday last
received further advces By the City OF Merida contain
ing details OF the vpvatoDs OF the Cuban ''r"y "ndor
Gen Ma2no Gopez, and the particulars OF he capfure
and execDion OF one oil the Spanish commanders. Gen.
Max mo Gomez has been operating for some time past
in the vicinity Puerto Principe and on the roads BE-
tween that city e1d the line Of Notifications Shieh
arates the country occupied by the CoDans rom the
rich plantations owned by the splniaris IN the trinidad
Valley Previous TO making the raid which gave the
Cubans possession of this valley, it deemed 1eces
sary the country 20 be left behind. In doing
this the Cuban forces met and attacked column OF
ab0at GOD Spanish troops under the command OF Col.
MOntauer, who conveying large tram or arms,
ammunition, and clothing 10 the spaniards In Puerto
P.irc.pe and were then about half way between the
trOcha and The ciy The Cubans succeeded IN getting