New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-16
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
MILITARY AND FINANCIAL PROSPECTS

lrROnIA SSGCfAL CORRESPONDENT OF TRIBusp.
HAVANA, Feb SIT would be a difacuIt TIL h..
deed to write a review Of the present sitnatio, ~
affairs both military and financial in th, unb,nnv
isle with any degree Of accuracy II the corre.,ond
emit depends alone on what told him. OF uoon VIII,
he reads in the journals. for rumor takes man
tongues to magnify occurrences. There il 10 be 81,
served q settled feeling Of expectancy reQardi,g
everything relating either TO the conduct Of mil,
tary operations or the management Of the financial
problem both apparently IN a most muddled con.
dtion Regarding tho military affairs the Captain.
General deems 1t necessary to obtain further rees
fOrCemcnts OF troops from Spain but it ia supposed
that Spain, already worn out by iateTnal strife And
faction, and needing all her available forces 20 Oh
pose the Carists and IntraDsigente reyolutioni,x
will refuse the demand, and then. as a neossxarv
consequence. there will follow levy en- rnasre O,
general draft in this island. Many omens portland
this action.
For the relief Of the financial situation the Ella,
ITCHY and imitation of paper currency q country
which but "A few years back, knew nothing but
specie proves difficult study and problem. Tho
project of forced loan has already been considered
and recommended. and sent to the Supreme Govern
ment tor approval Meanwhile the insurgents in the
field, from all that can be learned Of their move
ments, are actively aud incessantly awaiting
themselves of every opportunity 70 stnko
blow at the Spanish columns and five
years of guerrilla warfare have given them
confidence. The Spanish troops acquiring
wholesome dread of their antagonist. Priyats
advIces received fromManzanllo, and reaching Che
date of the 10Th of January report that the forces Of
CalistO Yaria arc in close proximity to that city;
in fact, not three miles distant. The insurgont Va,
dettes are stationed within one and two miles Of tho
city, and the smoke from the insurgent camp-Grcr
can be clearly distinguished. All the streets Of
ManzaniIlo are barricaded protected. At their
extremties are barbados made OF sugar hogsheads
in a row, and earth from ditch in front thrown
over them. The inhabitants live in a state of con
slant alarm. However, other reports malic0usly
have it, and probably with some grain Of truth that
this dstrust is often used means Of speculative
communication between the insurgents and l1cre
loving Spanards.
The particulars Of another outrage committed by
the Spanish Volunteers Of Manzanilo have reached
this city. Two brothers named Branlo aud Daniel
Lopez, tobacco planters residing in the Caho.
place about three miles distant from Manzanhlo.
and three other persons whose names are not given.
together with q negro named jose Manuel, who was
employed in the lanyard of Don Manuel Leon
Fornaris were taken by the Spanish Volunteers
and conducted into tho woods for o short distance
and then, without any formality whatever. or any
kind of a trial or authorization were candcstlney
executed. These facts afterward came TO the knowl
edge of Gen. Gutierrez, commanding the district
who expressed his disapproval. but no steps wore
taken to punish the authors of the unlawful
butchery.
The Doro de Ia Marina has recently been publish.
ing the Official correspondence, declarations. &c.
relating to the question Of the VIrgiDius aud
especially attacks in two long editorials Mr. Fshs
note Of the 18th of November in terms Of the sevees
censure Among other declarations it asserts that
no government in Spain will ever in the future ally
itself with the United States for the purpose of
causing TO be respected in Cuba that authority
which Mr.. Fish declares is set at defiance by tho
Casino and Volunteers The question of the Vir-
ginius still seems to have the effect Of red ag 10
bull for the Spaniards here charge beadlong upon
it at every opportunity.
The Diario asserts that the efforts Of the Cubas
abOrantes are directed to making capital out OF the
recent change Of government in the Island OF Santa
Domingo and rumOrs already have been current 70
the effect that the newly constituted authority on
that island was hostile to Spain, and was determined
to aid efficiently thei instruction in Cuba. The
DiarO goes on TO say that il has for stating
that the new Government, far from being disposed
TO become an enemy of Spain, desires to establish
good relations OF nel6 hbofly friendship, ana wouh
eagerly seize the first opportunity presenting
itself to negotiate in this sense and that the Cuban
refugees resident at Puerto Plata, who reach the
number of a thousand or more ought TO DO con
vnced of this fact they not looked upon with
any degree of favor Their recent attitude in tho
revolution of that island, it is said, was source ~
modification to many spanards there, for ths
Cubans seize every opportunity to threaten 10 III
out expeditions for Cuba, and use like menaces tn
harass the peacefully disposed Spanards Some bad
become so outrageous in behavior that the Govern
ment had expelled seven of them.
Don Benigno Rebulleda lately the political Gov
ernOr of this city, sailed for Spain on the Slst 0f
January. For many years past. always upon tho
vacancy of the GoyernOrship the position was hlied
and duties performed by the Alcade Municipal tho
venerable Count de Canongo. The salary for the
time the Count always devoted to some charitable
object or institution. On this occasion. however.
as the Count was ILL., Don Julian de Iulueta as
sumed the Presidency of the Ayuntamlento CITY
Government, by virtue of his position as TeDiente
de Alcade, and thus see at the head OF the CITY
Government the man who, but a few years ago. was
a save-dealer, master of trading vessel, by means
of which he made an immense fortune, and who ~
regarded as the representative Volunteer, the Ires
dent of the Casino and the power behind the VICE
royal chair. The journals notice tuls IaCt WIN oFf
dent qualification.
mass was sung on the anniversary of the death
of Gonzalm Castafon founder OF the tos az caoh
and considered Spanish martyr at the cemetery Oh
this city. The entire, staff Of the % ds Lu2a -
present and deposited crown of immorteies IN
front of his Ifichethat celebrated meme tne Two
scratches the glass front of which caused tns
murder of the Havana students response Wa
chanted in front of this niche and another III O"'
of that OF tue poet Camprodon.
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