The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-05

THE REINFoRcEMENTs LATELY ARRIVED IN BAD
CoNDIrIoN--vALMAsEDA LIKELY TO RETURN
TO sPAN--INsUEGENTs RAIDINa CLOSE TO
HAVANA PRIEST ARRESTED

CoNDITIoN--vALMAsEDA LIKELY TO RETURN
TO sPAN-INsUEoENTs RAIDINa CLOSE TO
HAVANA PRIEST ARRESTED
HAVANA, Oct 80, 1875
Now that the longed for reniorcements have really
arrived, the Colonial government finds itself with
elephant its hands No clothing shoes or
arms TO give them, not food OF the proper
kind to give them, to enable them to endure
the hardshps OF the coming winters cam
paign. The sanitary condition in which they are
taken from Spain is poor they are fresh from the
seat the Carlist war; being mostly prisoners deuded
with the assurance that they not TO perform any
military duty after arrival here. Crowded in badly
ventilated ships and poorly fed, they nearly
all unit for service. Many are afflicted with
itch ship fever, and present ready victims the
ravages OF yellow fever, owing to their utter destitu
ton and ignorance of hygiene. This disease is
prevalent this fall that even natives from the interior
are struck down with IT, which proves It to be Of
prccedened vruence most OF the proving fatal
Orders have been despatched to New York and New
Orleans for provisions to be bought and shipped in
large quantities for government The first in
saments OF these have already arrived by the steamers
The arrivals at the Principe Fort,
signs of mutny evident. several attempts at
volt having occurred, that the process of arming
them send them the front will DO attended with
great danger The unusually large number of wounded
from the front, majority of whom die, added to the
exorbitant number OF deaths from the arrivals,
vtiate tho atmosphere of the city, sadly neglected by
the Board present. and altogether render the city
very unhealthy From seventynve TO one hundred
buried every day.
Count valmaseda gives out that he will depart for the
front to direct the campaign the LIST OF November,
with headquarters Mt Bemba, but the knowing
that If he goes at all 1t will only be for few
weeks he has made his mind to leave for Spain in
November let Ceballos Jovelar claim the doubt
therefrOm. Everything
ISsuRGEST BANDS NEAR HAVANA
The band led by Carlos Garcia, battling all attempts at
capture has multiplied itself magcally into three in
surgent bands carrying ON deprcdations in the very
outskirts of Havana That leader is bold enough to
have three different attacks the city OF
Guanabacoa, distant six miles from Havana, sackng
stores &c in the outskirts of the with impunity
Railroad trains of wounded from the front continue TO
this city, while the press remains silent
cerring military operations
Two mishaps have occurred lately IN the drawing Of
the lottery On the 10th another mistake took place
the 500 600 prize which is curious, to say the
least of it. The people clamored against the fraud;
but the strong of the government stiied the
plants, in order not to have 1t noised abroad. A
priest, Chaplain Fort Calands went to the Auditor
TO claim prize of fraction of whole ticket, and
upon due scrutiny IL pronounced n counterfeit
and without ado the reverend gentleman
INTO a dungeon at Fort Principe.
The bark J. " Belden is under $50 600 bond in the
harbor of Matanzas for having quantity OF opium
board entered upon the manifest chewing to-
bacco Florida water as mineral water -four as plaster
treachery of one of her former consignees.
THE CUBAN EXCITEMENT IN NEW YORK.
In yesterdays HERALD there appeared brief notice
under the heading OF 1.-THE War in Cuba" stating that
forty-two prominent Cubans had secretly
by the Spanish government suspicion OF being SYM
pathzcrs with the rebels Later brings the
tdings that hundreds have been arrested thrown
into vile prisons and dungeons by order Of Captain
General Count Vamaseda The following the
points, where, without warning process the largest
number Of arrests have been effected, Guncs, San
Felipe Qulvican Aguada dol Cura Batabano and Qua
nabacoa. Many arc incarc Grated in Fort Cabanas,
Havana and large number have been banished to the
Isle OF Pines for an indefinite period.
The following is q sample of OF the letters
cevcd in this city on the subject
"Forty-one OF the best residents of San Nicolas
(ncar Gunes) have been arrested without any formaty
of law have also been arrested and torn away from
my bride, who Is hearbroken, for she believes that
she will never me alive again. Ws not al
lowed dear father to change clothes to settle
up business affairs. VOW to God am innocent of
any offence to the Spanish government Tonight we
leave for the port of Batabano, whence TO be
shipped the penal colony OF the Island of Pines,
where we may lingcr for months and perhaps for
years"
A "REMINISCENCES.
In March, 1862 large sweep OF suspected Cubans
was made all the country, and $50 OF them were
ofFernando Pc in Africa eghtythree of their number
died mainly while at sea- where they had to live like
hogs On the passage died. and the Sailors
with great CLEO and laughter would attach a dead
Cuban and dead sheep together and throw them INTO
the attached together, shouting Viva Cuba
Libre.n
naturazed American subjects among the number
recently arrested Consul General Hall will doubtless
investigate the matter but II will be the repetition of
the old story Of seeking redress through Madrid and
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