The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25
CUBA'S CAPTAIN-G EN ERAL.
THE dRRTTAL AND RECEPTION OF
JOVELLdR IN MARIANA.
New Line Of Policy to bo DevsIoped-The
Destruction Of Estates Continued The Re-
ccption Of the New Bishop Of Havana.

A New Line Of Policy to bc DcvsIoped-The
Destruction Of Estatcs Continued The re-
ccption Of the New Bishop Of Havana.
HAVANA, Jan. 0.-The now Captain G en-
eral Jovellar landed day before yesterday and
took the oath OF once. In his proclamation he
says that " the taxes are duly paid there will
be money enough to meet the necessary
expenses, that the armed force at his disposalIs Is
adequate without calling upon the volunteers
for other services than those they have hitherto
rendered, and that, although the situation Is
critical in a financial point OF view, owing
20 the destruction Of valuable proU-
erty, he Ia confident Of successful
termination Of the struggle by the force Of
Spanish arms. provided everybody docs his
duty.
. The greatest efforts have been made to get up
burst Of enthusiasm to welcome the new
ptaln General, but all without result.
trunpery scaffOlding, shabbily decorated with
thin dressing of Indian laurel twigs and few
economical Hays vas raised III the Plaza dc Ar
mas ara sutinOunted 10y a portrait ~ the GEN
ernl. As tho Captain General halted for mo-
mcnt under the trlumpnal aroh. and looked up
with n puzzled expression fiitting over his face,
he gazed at the arch and It's surroundings. He
then took the onth, aud appeared on the bal
cony ~ the palace to see the march nHst OF the
different bodies OF volunteers. 4 policeman in
plain clothes wrigglo hts way to the front rank
Of spectators, and began to throw no his hat and
shout for Spain, for the new General, and for
the Savior Of the island;" but there was no en-
thuslasm. The volunteer battaiions rive N acre
made on the Plaza de Anna, and tho bands
marcned from the rark ui Isabel la Catolica in
tators Mt this point was large. but there was no
enthusiasm at all, and In the crowd behind the
soldiers lining the streets very few oven unoov-
The new Bishop OF Havana came with the
new General, aud the municipal BODY mad the
satisfaction Of kissing the pastoral ring. and
seeming to be much better believers than fear
most uf them are. The new bishop 10 spoken OF
as nne-lookins man ABOUT forty years OF age.
with benevolent and open couutenance, portly
In person. and courteous In demeanor. He
went to tho cathedral in procession, snd mass
was celebrated. lie then delivered short, ef-
fective address. Some devout battalion 81 vol
unteers sent Its band 10 the Episcopal palace to
serenade him after the musical fete was over In
Reports that have reason to believe TO be
true saw that Gen. Joyeilar has deter m ned to
set aside both the extreme parties and with the
support of moderate men Of all sections cstab-
llsh modified autonomy, and sm told that
within month he will develop MS plans.
The last fight Of which we nave news in any
detail was on the 2lst Of last month. at santa
Key, under the command OF Capt. Matias Mur,
whlle protecting par v sent from the town TO
bring water, wore suddenly attacked by a body
OF l.O to 200 rebels. who had been posted
at 1000 yards from the forti1cations, and subse-
Guently by some Cuban Infantry. aud In spite Of
a asllly OF the garrison OF santa Cruz and some
DISCHARGES of grape from the fort, the Spaniards
had severe hSht before the enemy was driven
on. ana they lost an Oricer and scyen'ce troop
ers XII ed and seventeen OF the latter wounded.
The rebels are reported to have lost four IN en
on the Field and 70 have carried OF others.
The Insurgents continue burning estates and
evidently follow concerted plan. for thev de-
stroy undefended estates. on which destruction
of everything Is easy ami the risk Of carture no
risk az alt. one estate body Of 700 rebels
pissed through without 40 much as touching
single cane. They burned down the whole
establishment Of pl tntantion a league
or SO further on. The nelds OF several estates
near ssRus. aud some In Sierra Morena have
been destroyed lately, and am told by persons
from tnat section that OF ~ estates IN the Gala
Oaz-r District, In the jurisdiction OF Sagus, %
nave been burnt, and that some OF the
pl 'ntations, AFTER having been partially
reconstructed. have been burnt again.
The last cases spoken Of are the Sobersno,
Armonta, Labrador plantations, ana one called
Flor de Cuua, N the Same neighbOrLood. mot
tho famous Flor dc Cuba belonging to the
Arrieta fdmihl From several uf these estates
pdrt or The slaves nave been carried OF.
The planters Of sugar cane cOmp ,in that their
CROP must tins year be p 10 ~ per cent less than
last, even II the rebels are turned out OF tne
Nilas without doing mucn more damage. be-
cause the weather has been 40 unfdyOrable that
~" canes are stunted ana dry. The growers OF
tobacco are equally despondent.