New-York tribune., 1874-10-22
THE CUBAN INSURRECTION.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
REVIEW OF TROOPS AT HAVANA-FORCE5 ARR

| MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
| REVIEW OF TROOPS AT HAvANA-FORCEs ARRIVING
YROM sPAIN-PROGREss OF THE CAMPAIGN
| lPRoM OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TsIBUssf
| HAVANA, Oct. 1O.-The second grand parade and
| review of the volunteer forces Of Havana held by
Gen. Concha since his arrival last April took place
| on Sunday afternoon. The weather was propitious.
and a large crowd of people assembled to witness
the military spectacle From o'clock In the after
noon the different regiments of volunteers had
| formed in line extending from the Jail, near the
Punta up the Prado, and along the Ysabe and Colon
Parks. the Fountain of India the Campo Marte and
| the Calzada la Rena and Paseo de TacOn as far as
| the Castillo del Principe distance of nearly
league. At f3O. the Captain-Genera, on horseback,
| followed by his staff. presented himself at tho
| extreme end of the line and proceeded to review
the troops. III was dressed in full uniform, aud his
breast was crossed by the silk band of the Cross
of San Fernando which had belonged to his brother.
the late Marquis del Duero As he passed along tho
line he was saluted by the playing of the Royal
| March by the different regimental bands, but no
yivas' greeted his progress. This coldness OF tho
| reception given Concha by the volunteers has been
| explained by the Spaniards as being due TO the
orders given by the Captain General himself that
everything should be conducted quietly. and that no
acclamatOns demonstration whatever Should
be made. However that may be. no enthusiastic
shouts cheered him he rode along the line. hat In
hand and bowling to right and left. After review
ing the line he stationed himself at the head OF the
thousand drafted men or "mobllizados," IN whose
| honor the parade was given. and led them pack
along the line in front of their comrades but tho
spectacle was not so enthusiastic one as it was
thought it would prove. Perhaps the bar
| rem honor of marching by their COM
rades in tho wake of the Captain-Generai
was not considered a set-of for the six months OF
danger and privations they arc to undergo Concha
took his stand in front of the Tacon Theater, and
the entire volunteer corps then defiled by him. AS
usual. there were not wanting rumors to the effect
| that the volunteers would seize this occasion to
make hostile demonstration against the draft, but
nothing occurred. The Captain-Generals idea was
that the excitement and animation of parade gwen
| in honor of the drafted volunteers who are to be
sent to tho field would inspire them with patriotic
feelings and lessen the pains of parting from their
families and homes for though they do not go into
active operations yet there is danger enough in tho
garrison and guard duty they expected to per-
form to make many apprehensive for their safe re-
| turn.
| On Monday the contingent of drafted volunteers
bound for Nuevitas, where the first draft of six
months men are collected and impatiently waiting
for their relief and the Guardia Civil bound to Gil
bara all took passage for the frst-named port. on
board of the Spanish steamer Francisco dc Borgia;
but after making about % miles of the voyage they
were obliged by stress OF weather to put back. On
Thursday they landed from the steamer, were quar-
tered in the Cabaha and yesterday, after visit
from the Captain-General. again embarked and put
| to sea on the Niagara, cheered by crowds ON the
| wharf as the steamer passed out.
| The Spanish mail steamer Puerto Rico arrived
| from Spain on Monday and brought over 3S7 troops
of the promised 1900. At this very slow rate it will
| take many months to transport the 1900. upon
| whom the Captain-Genera has fixed his hopes Of
carrying out the positively last campaign against the
insurrection 1t is publicly announced that the
Captan-General will leave a tour of inspection
| in the villas and the trocha between Moron
and Jucaro Immediately after the arrival OF
| the Spanish mail. He wishes to attend personally
to the defense of the line, and clear out the nsur-
| gent bands before decidedly beginning the active
| campaign in the Central Department The force of
the Guardia Civil already concentrated at Sancti-
Spiritus Remedies, and Moron is over 1.4O0. They
are be formed into four battaons for the defense
of the trocha between JucarO and Moron.
joint stock company is forming among the
wealthy merchants and capitalists of Havana for
the purpose of regulating the premium on gold. 1t
| is to be known as the Gold Premium Regulating
League" and is promised the protection Of the Gov
| ernment. Gold has fuctuated during the past week
| between IS and 80. Affairs in Puerto Principe are
such that the Commanding General has been Obliged
to establish tariff of prices for the principal articles
of consumption in order to put stop to the extor-
| ton of dealers.
Reports from Holguin describe the attack at two
different points on the 2lst ult of the villages OF
| Chayaleta and CrcobaO, near Mayaro. by the in
surgents under the chiefs PaquitO Borrero and
Silyerio del Prado The Spanish estimate OF the
attacking force is 400 to 600 men strong. The vouh-
teers defended the place until reenforcements came
| ND. which enabled them to disperse the insurgents
| with q loss to them of Is killed and one prisoner.
| The Spanish loss was two killed and five wounded
| This fact alone proves that the Spanish estimates
| of their enemy's forces are always exaggerated.
The bare official report that the Castea battalion,
in accommodating on the 18th, 10th, and 18th
| of September in the CObre District at Pinalito
| and in the BocOs Valley destroyed a number OF cot
tages and corn fields, also causing the insurgents
| loss of 13 killed, and prisoners TAKEN and had
seized one firearm several machetes and other effects
| gives an idea of the manner in which the war
against the insurgents is carried on. The Spanish
| columns fall in with inOfensive cOnirymen engaged
in tlling the ground and keeping out OF harm way
without other arms than their nachetes or perhaps
| an old musket. The Spanish Immediately dlD tnem
| insurgents and shoot them down IN cold blood OK
| with the excuse of fight, all III defense Oh the
| national integrity.
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