The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-17
THE WAR IN CUBA.
SPANISH REINFoRCEMENTs FOB THE ISLAND
THE AIFoNsIsr ARMY COMMAND

SPANISH REINFoRcEMENTs FOB THE ISLAND
THE AIFoNsIsr ARMY COMMAND
MADRID. March 49, 1875.
The steamer Mendez Nunez sailed to-day from
Santander for Cuba with troops.
Brigadier General Ampuda has been appointed
Chief OF the Central Department.
PATRIOT APPEAL TO THE voLUNTEERs-A SIG
NIFIcANT INCIDENT OF vALMAsEDAs RECEP-
TON
BY mail from Cuba we have communication
enclosing tho following translation OF a written
document several copies OF which were thrown in
the door OF the palace at Havana the day OF the
arrival Of the new CAPTAIN General. Valmaseda:-
To THE VOLUNTEERS OF HAVANA
TO you, volunteers, but hackers Of iniquity. l
wish to let you know that the situation OF all az
fairs In Cuba Is now worse than ever The Gov
errors come forward and go back, and everything
grows from worse 70 worse. Concha, on bis ar.
rival, went Immediately into the country. what
fort Just to take hold OF whatever funds were
TO be found in the almost exhausted
would either starve or be forced to 90 over to the
enemy. and there actually have gone over no less
on the spot. Now comes another impudent one.
who took away with MIN when he left here for the
Peninsula 500 ooo IN spanish gold ounces, and
deIrauding Aguiar street bank.
New comes the corpulent and 1abby General,
VINO, IN his former time. did little more than en-
JOY himself in the glOq1etd OF MarianOa surrounded
by his friendly traitors and dancing with ladies
Rttired In dresses covered with five pointed stars.
And Concha with his numerous DEGREES tending to
deraud the poor classes let the rich, who caused
the deposition OF General Jovear thus far pay
nothing. Willing away the time In the Qunta de
los Molinos risking a portion VI the ten per cent
tax 10 gambling and giving dinner parties to those
VINO contribute and sustain the insurrectlon,
both he (COncna) ana the lntepdente sent on
board the French steamer at different times boxes
Bank Of England and laced to their credit.
The authorities here are burning bank notes
every Monday morning, but, traitors that they
are at the same time issue more new ones than
the old destroyed.
1t has not been q very long time since you
have discovered that no others but your own col.
onels are the chief leaders OF the nsurrecti0n on
the island. volunteers, you ought to be blamed
for thus. They are all sitting on the fence ready
30 jump on the side which appears best and hur-
rah accordingly. They are, moreover, the main
gold SPECTATORS. and oy SO dong are robblng toe
ing to their profit the production OF the confs-
Gated property and boasting that. while there may
be volunteers tame enough to be sent to the
slaughter pen, they are sure TO make the adequate
use OF them.
Down with the tratorsl
Down with COncna and all like him
Down with Valmaseda, ana three cheers for
General J0vellar A TRUE SPANIARD.
WOUNDED REBELS SHOT BY THE SPANISH
sOLDIERY.
letter received In Havana, March H. from
Sagua states that Colonel Bonilla captured rebel
hospital near Chambas on the stn inst, containing
were Spanish deserters and ordered them be snot,
which order Was Immediately executed.
RsfALiAfORY RESOLVES.
This act explains more fully why Pope Gonzales
OF Sagua and Remedies have determined upon q
general massacre and bonfire.