, 1876-12-09

ana touching as various pOFt5 VI lAiS IslAuu @uu
also at Puerto Plata, was at the latter port,
about eleven passengers embarked, who, when
the steamer was on the high seas, killed the
captain, first mate, first engineer and the super
cargo and took possession of the steamer. They
then landed the rest of the passengers on
Romero Key, Cuba, and put out to soa again.
Itis supposed those so called passengers were
Cubans, the whereabouts Of the Moctezuma
being unknown and Puerto Plaza being full of
refugees from here.
Wei, grou1del rln1cs are cugrol. hero OF q
fLlt having occurred, I su'tIng dIsastrouSly -
tho SpluiarIs, near Puerto Principe. The
newly arrived Spanish troops arc said to have
been engaged ia this affair. The Spanish
forces retired to Puerto Principe.
There IS another Tumor that the Spanish
authorities have ca ptured a boat near Btraooa,
with four insurgents GA board, carrying CORES
poudenco from Cuban refugees 10 New York to
the insurgents here, stating that an expedition
with arms, ammunition and money was on its
way to tlis island under command Of Ques2dl.
Saturdays Gazette publishes a sentence of q
court martial, held At Holsuio, oondemninS o
woman named Salomc Gom9z to be shot, and
another, named Paula Gamboa, to be b1nishsd.
Tho offences for which these sentences were pass
cd are not givea, but it is supposed that both
women were implicated in the La9 Tunas affair,
Nothing Whatever has transpiced about the
Investigation into the conduct Of the Spanish
commander and officers who capituIRted at
Las Tuuas.
The following Romlu Casholi3 priests here
Fathers Arteaga, Z. De los Santos, Miguel do
los Santos aud Blrnada-who arc CubAns by
birth, have received limitations from the gov
ernm mt to resign. Failing to do this, it is said
they will be foroib,y depo3el. The reasons
assigned for this action are that tho accused
preached sermons o~ovortly hostile to the Span
ISL CAUSE in this island, and that they omitted
TO alIulo to Spain during their sermons COM
menorative of the Virgin dc Pillar, the patro'
ness of Saragossa, in Spain. For this latter
offence another priest, Father DooaI, is under
judgment, aud also for having alluded, 10 a
speech he'd in n college, to jose de la Luz Ha-
ballero, advising the scholars to follow in the
footsteps Of that defunct academiciau. Artlaga
and one Of the Slnto3' the director Of tho o9l'
leges, but they will all b. banished to Spain.
Oa9 thousand troops have arrived from Spain.
HAVANA, Nov. 90.
Itis reported thai tho steamer Moctezums
was seen near Tortusas Island, off tho Vsne-
zuela coast, making for L7gusyra. 4 Spanish
war ship has gone in pursuit.
An eve witness Of tho seizure Of the Mocte-
zlma says eighteen passengers, including four
women, came aboard at Porto Plata. The men
demanded the surrender OF the steamer IN the
name Of the Republic Of Cuba. The female
passengers on the M]ctezlma were apparently
~accompIic28, having made various demonstra-
lions after the capture Of the steamer in favor
of the ca1tOrs.
The cargo Of the vessel consisted of 50
cattle, some 1000 bags Of coffee, 1900 bags of
corn and numerous packages of dry goods from
ST. Tuomls.
CUBA.
HAVANA, Nov. II.
Tha decree Of March 10 given By Royal
Commissions Rubi, which s|impliiel and united
the various contributions into g. single one OF
thirty per cent. on all property aud income
and which was suspended by another decree in
May last temporarily establishing the old
way of paying contributions because the stats
tics in regard to property were insufficient, has
now been ordered to come into effective force
on the lst January n9xt, ab0lishing all other
extraordinary contributions.
HAVANA, Nov. 13.
Three steamers have arrived from Spain
since the last report, with 5000 troops and
four generals. Among the passengers was
Sen)r Caucio Villamil, formerly Director
General Of Finances, who comes now as re-
preventative Of the shareholders Of the late
national loan for the benefit of this island.
Gsneral-in Chief Martinez Campos, With his
staff, left tha city last night to take the
field.
Advicos from the interior say the inunda.