New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-30
CUBA.
THE DISORDERS INHABITED.

MIGUEL DE NUEVIrAS-EkFoh'ED
OF CAPTAIN-GENERAL coNchA-Ihh fiNN'O''"
TROUBLES.
tv,ox spvc,,, CORRESPONDENT THE TRrnusE.l
HAVANA. April 9l.-Thc Diario gives some par''cu-
,ora of tbe attack upon San Miguel de Nuevitas on
the 10Th of April. 1t says that the Cubans PAID
door for their temerity, leaving ten dead in the
,,aets and two prisoners after one hour and haif
81 severe fighting with the garrison, and that the
Cnbans did not succeed in sacking more than two
stores in the outskirts of the place In their retreat
they were seen carrying twenty-siX stretchers WIN
wounded and in close proximity to the town they
buried several Of their dead. The loss on the part
of the Spanish forces was two doctors wounded ana
an officer Of volunteers Of CascOrro killed, beside
three soldiers killed and seven wounded. Inc Cu-
bans. being in large force thought without doubt
that it would be easy TO enter the little village OF
San Miguel, but they have received new disap-
pontment which will tend to make them compre-
bend tho valor and good spirits of the Spanish sol
diers even if these are in such inferior numbers as
they were IN this last feat Of arms The foregoing
is the Spanish side of the question; from
private sources more complete details have
come to hand. San Miguel del Baya, little vii
lage Just across the bay from Nueviaswa attacFed
by the Cubans, numbering about six hundred. III
was most complete surprise. as the spanlards were
dreaming of ANYTHING else than that the enemy was
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risoning the place were enjoying themselves when
firing was heard in the outskirts and the Spanards
had barely time to grasp their arms and shelter
themselves in the houses before the Cubans had pos
session of the village. A few Struggling shots were
fred from the houses but these were
soon silenced, rs heavy dscharge
Of musketry was directed toward the places
whence the firing proceeded The Cubans then hay-
ing matters all their way, very elsurely began
to ransack the different stores and warehouses, tax
ing everything portable. loading down all their
horses as well their sretchers with clothing and
provisions. This little village was well supplied
with everything needed for an army. After the
Cubans had helped themselves to everything worth
carving of, they disappeared.
1t is reported that Brigadier Acosta Alvear has
been routed by Maxine Gomez near the Trocha, and
that without doubt Gomez has succeeded in crossing
the same. column has been sent out from Puerto
Principe to aid AcoSta, but rs yet nothing has been
heard Of the column. The removal of Gen. POrtlllo
from the command of the Central Department be-
gins to be talked Of, and his arrival in Havana, en-
route for Spain. may he Looked for daily. The ne
gro element is beginning to play prominent part in
the affairs of the island The slaves are arriving in
numbers. and their owners have taken very good
care to pick ont for the of the Government the
hardest and very worst characters that they had on
their estates Physical ability is a necessity which
the Government exacts; the moral character is
secondary consideration, and without doubt many
slaye-owners have rid themselves of some of their
troublesome characters. What influence this may
have upon the destiny of the island when this mass
of uneducated and doubt hardened characters re-
ceives arms remains TO be 1t is an experiment.
and very dangerous one.
In Matanzas, upon the leaving of the modified
colored fremen. tia other day. meeting took place
l,t; Oh oil
At small town called Alvarez, in the neghborhood
of Saga the guajiros armers have refused to serve
in the militia. Some aver that 1t is not the Inten-
tOl OF the Captaln-General to enforce the draft re-
gardng the militia and this seems probable. The
decree was published the 18th of February, and as
yet nothing whatever has been heard OF It, except
ing small paragraph in the Ios, just after the
parade of the volunteers. This may possibly have
been inserted in order to appease this latter body
Gold, which declined a little upon Conchas first
appearance and which was duly noted and com
Dented upon by the To-, has again taken an upward
tendency on account Of rumOrs of disasters TO the
Spanish cause in and around Puerto Principe. The
Vo- de Cuba publishes an editorial denOuncing these
epeculators in gold and calls loudly upon the au-
thorties to impose the utmost penalty OF the law
upon Them as well as upon the propagators OF false
runors 1t also warns the Captain-Generll against
the unlawful meetings of the spirtuaists' and says
that it suspects reDublicauism and cantonalsm I'M
der the garb of these sirtualists. 1t says: They
profess to call up the spirits of all the dead heroes
Who knows that they might not call up the spirit of
Bembeta the noble and chivalrOus, ORyan, Del Sol
Cespedes &cl If this society means no harm let 1t
get authority to hold meetings from the proper
source and inform the public where Its meetings
are held"
Iii understood that Field Marshal Carlos Vargas
js 70 be named Segundo Cabo and Military Governor
of this city, as well as sub-InspectoT-General OF
Arms The corgratulatory kilograms to Concha
from tine d erent Casinos in the island are still be-
ing published in the papers. Already rumors Of a
change in the Captain Generaship of the Island are
in circulation and it is also rumored that COncha
has sent in his resignation to the Home Govern
ment II this is true the of his so doing may
be attributed to his not receiving an answer, or TO
his receiving an unfavOrable answer, from Spain
10 his request for the sanction of the Government to
his financial measures. The DEGREES must have been
something extraordinary to need the sanction OF the
Home Government, invested as COncha is with su-
preme power. The Voz in its afternoon edition OF
Yesterday attributes the nOn-arrival of the answer
from Spain TO the cable saying that communication
had boon interrupted; but other kilograms passed
over the cable dunng the time that 1t is said to have
been interrupted, the excuse of the Ios VIII not do
for those who are well informed. 1t has been posi-
lively asserted that Concha has sent II his reslgna
ton.
Cen. Concha reviewed the colored fremen des
tined for the Trocba Wednesday afternoon at
the CabaIas fortress. He also had glance at the
slaves who are also destined for the field. These
are Quartered at the place, and are pretty well
guarded The visit Of the Captain-General was not
long After leaving the fortress he took little turn