The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-08
A NEW CODE OF MILITARY RULES.
The Army, the Militia, Slavery and the NUM-
tipalitieS Brought Under Control.
Vigilance Committees Organized
i'm the Interior.
What the Spaniards Say of the
Situation.
TeLEGpAms TO TIE NEW YORK HERALD.

ItLtwAms " VIC new tUM HeRAlp.
HAVANA, Feb. 7. 1874
Two full pages OF to-day's Onctal Gazette are de-
voted to numerous orders issued by Captain Gen.
eral Jovellar, who was lately reinvested with ex-
traordinary powers.
THE EXECUTIVE DIAGNOSIS AND PLAN OF CURE.
The first proclamation Of the Captain General
gives fun explanation Of the present state Of the
instruction and the reasons why 1t continues 1t
also contains assurances that peaceable citizens
can live TRANQUILITY and securely under the protec-
ton of the laws as long as they do not Infringe
them.
The second proclamation declares the entire
lsland IN state OF siege. The rebels
and persons accused OF sedition, murder
and similar crimes are to be tried by
court martial Persons charged with other
crimes aud misdemeanOrs are to be tried before
the right to turn them over to court martial II
the gravity Of their crimes requires 1t.
The third proclamation orders the moblliz alton
Of one volunteer out OF every ten for active SER
tinue six months. All persons between the ages
Of twenty ard forty-hve years who are not volun.
teers the LIST Of February to be enrolled in the
militia Voluntary enlistment IL to be for one
year. Any volunteer who may enlist for one year
will be exempt from all future drafts. Every
drafted volunteer will receive 500 bounty money.
DRAFTED VOLUNTEERS
will be allowed to furnish substitutes. The pay
ment of money to be relieved from service will not
be allowed. No subject to draft will be allowed
to leave the island unless he can give bonds that
ne will furnish substitute In case he Is drafted
All persons over forty-fve years OF age will have
to place one modified man out OF every ten
OF their number. II they cannot enlist
sufficient number OF men to cover this
demand they must pay $1,000. gold, for
each man wanting to complete the quota.
Quartermasters will furnish the necessary accoutre
ments to drafted persons, who Will receive the
same treatment and be subject to the same laws
and regulations as regular soldiers. Those drafted
will be organized into bodies of 30O thus forming
two additional companies, making each battalion.
Two-thirds Of those drafted will remain In garrison,
panied by the regulars. Every six months the
third that may be in the field will be relieved by
one OF the other two-thirds performing garrison
duty. The artillery and engineer corps will be re.
inforced In the same manner as the infantry.
THE MILITIA.
The fourth proclamation orders that the militia
shall be divided into four classes, according to age
and that everybody shall be included in the
militia all to be liable to military duty under Ger.
tain restrictions and conditions.
CoLORED LoYALIsrs.
The nth proclamation provides that free colored
people enrolling themselves in the militia shall be
subject to the same conditions as the whites, and
be modified in the same manner.
sLAvEOwNERs' DUTIES.
The sixth proclamation orders that owners Of
slaves shall give one out OF every 1000 in the
island to work in the camps and on the fortinca.
tons and on the trochas. At the end of the cam
paign the government will liberate all these
slaves, paying their owners $1,000 for each.
REGIMENTAL.
The seventh proclamation augments every bat.
TALON in the army by two companies.
FINANCE
The eighth proclamation creates junta for the
inspection OF ali items Of the expenses of the war.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES.
The ninth proclamation organizes vigilance COM
mittees In the interior, who will take note OF every
thing going on and furnish guides aud act as home
guards This system Of vigilance Is to be paid for
and Is intended TO prevent communication be-
tween rebel sympathizers in the towns and armed
insurgents, thus isolating the latter.
PAY AND REWARDS.
The tenth proclamation orders that all onlcers
and soldiers shall be paid In future in gold or It's
equivalent in paper.
The eleventh proclamation increases the extra
allowances and food of soldiers in the field.
MUNICIPAL
TIE twelfth proclamation relates to towns and
settlements in the interior. ordering that only
necessary in o military and political sense, and
whose disappearance cannot produce any alarm
or cause assertions to the enemy. The inhab-
itants OF the destroyed towns will be removed to
the nearest preserved town, and receive land for
tillage known to be in productive condition.
Able bodied males will be enlisted as local que
rillas, their families to receive government ra.
tions. Towns may be taken from their present site
TO another and new towns built according to the
prescribed plan.
These orders are Published simultaneously
throughout the island.
SPANISH HOPES.
The spaniards suppose that they will be suf
6cient 20 crush the revolution within six months
The Republican President Said To BE In
Flight.