New-York tribune., 1875-02-18
CTBAN AFFAIRS.

CUBAN AFFAIRS.
TIE PURELY FORMAL RESIGNATION OF CAPTAIN
GENERAL CoNCHA ACCEPTED-CHARACrER or
yAIMAsEDA-CoNCHAs EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS
THE INsURRFCTION.
FRoa An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBusKl
HAVANA, Feb. 13.-The Captain-General
knows that his resignation been accepted In Madrid,
but he Will continue az the head or the army In Las
Villas and will personally direct the military opera
tions there until his successor reaches Havana. IL Is
established custom that. when there Is change ia
the Government all the highest officials aud indeed all
that hold Office under the Government should resign.
Concha was appointed Captain General by serrano,
consequently although he is a strong AlfOnsst he
obliged to send in his resignation which gladly
accepted by the Ministry. every ia dssa,is-
fed with Conchas administration onthe island. 1t Ia not
positively known yet who Will be appointed in his place,
but Valmaseda Is supposed to be the He will not
be gladly received here. as he made himself Oh
noxious TO the people, during his former
rule, and the laughngst0ck of the entire civilized
world owing his continually announcing thar. in
few months, he would totally crush the rebellion.
Finally, he had TIC Deum sung at the cathedral In
Santiago de Cuba to celebrate the termination OF the
belon, while. at the time, the city surrounded
by the rebels and from the cathedral could be heard
the report Of their firearms. He very yacatng IN
his policy also. and his private character far from
irreproachabe. He at Santiago de Cuba squander-
ing money at play, and engaging IN many other kinds
Of dissipation. 1t ducing his absence chat tue
OF the students occurred In Havana, aLd he
pretended that this barbarous act carried out with
out his authorization. He threw all the blame
Romualdo Crespo the Acting Captain-General at
Havana at that time, and on the volunteers telegram
received from Valmaseda at Las Tunas TO the vOun-
teers sent he heard OF the affair at Castaons
tomb, shows the true state OF his feelings, sun
lists TO prove that he sanctioned the arOcous proceed
rC.
called him, when It at last convinced OF his inca
pacity cope with the insurrecton. The Ministry
will give proof Of blindness aud II 1t
should send him out here as Captain General.
The recently burned by the rebels 10 the Dis
trict o; Cieniuegos Bueuvista Rosario aud Santa
Barbara. Others partially destroyed are Caledonia,
Conchita and Santa Leusa The villages OF Arimao and
La Sierra were also burned. The latest from Las
Villas is that the cOnnagraOn Of the estates Hermanos
COnstaucia and Villa, near Sagua, was extngushed and
only OF the fields destroyed by the nre
The columns of Col Arias and Col. Bonia arc
in pursuit Of the rebels aud intend to drive them out Of
those districts. On his arrival at Santa Clara the
Captain General received by large crowd OF oai-
OF the army, OF volunteers and OF tle mha and
cergymen and members OF the different city corpora
tions He proceeded from the depot foot to tho
lodgings prepared him. aud there addressed short
speech to the deputations. In the evening serenado
given to him by bands OF music from Cardenas. 10
Is said that tie CaptanGenera Is concentrating all tho
troops in Las Villas, and military operations will begin
at once.
REPORTS FROM SPANISH SOURCES or THE OPERA
TIoNs IN THE CINCO VILLAS DIsTRCT-DEFRAr
ON TWO OCCASIONS ADMITTED.
HAVANA, Feb. 1.-THE Gaceta publishes tho
following Official resume OF military operations tho
Cinco Villas district for the past fortnight;
On Feb the insurgents met with repulse 10 at
tack on Fort OiO del Aqua.
Brig.Gen. Valera attacked and dispersed party OF
IN han rs
bas The enemy reported 10 have lost 100 men IN
the fight and pursuit which cnsned.
Spanish column numbering 365 men was attacked by
AGO insurgents commanded by GOnzilrZ near Manacas
The fighting deS perae both sides. Spanards
ing The loss or tho enemy must have been equally
heavy.
The insurgents the l2th set FIRE TO the santa Rosa
and Pelay plantations but the flames extiu-
gushed by the troops, and the day conlgraton
prevented at Yaqua, where several buildings had
Maria and Pedroso plantations hut the insurgents left
the approach OF Brig. Gen. ArDinam. An engage
ment followed in which 80 Insurgents were killed Tho
loss OF the Spaniards is not stated.
Col. Herrera, with the DobiZed volunteers OF Colon
and Guamutas. had fight with the insurgents the
PedrOso plantation. He retreated, losing ven killed
the enemy's loss IS unknown.
CaptanGenera Coucha still directing the campaign
In the ClncON Villas.
The CaptainGeneral has ordered vigorous
enforcement OF the Censorship stan officer under
of the General In charge OF Jhe CensOrs
newspaper articles that In way bear upon tue war;
aud any persons pubshlng sucn article dispatch
without submitting to the Censorship will punished
to the full extent OF the law