The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-29
ASPANlSH GENERALS TASK


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CINNUf mr. PLRIOhN.
Drawbacks Clean ~ 80 81 ihr Tri '"'H
T,t,ta rir Nurt .tr -mtii ttmN tNnrN
seeded Ihc Cubur- igtu,c ava in'tnc''le
--pnn.sh Saw ngircts u 70 Vnnnd"'.
u.V,NA. Dee N.-Wn.u Gen. MATINEE
r.,p.- lcft barcelona in October last. hc pru-
,enily laiI She sr1uudv us of "n excuse Tor
~ ..up-c...ug tno revolution iu tins isiini.
tl,-o.ri4 addressed to tine volunteer uf that
,t. were. ".inc Government has intru- ted 20
,,.ut,sk avery d nicut unf. and one "hi.h
know not If shall Doc attic 20 accom- i'h.
,ybrn Gen. tampos lof THIS cil, for the held
onfhrs th OF last month. ne ga licl' promised
oil. ttinn,r 1T the ualace tnat WITHIN SiNiV d '-
the ln4urrectlon should be entirely suppressed
and every rcbeldriv from the island.
When he LETT sane Es.iritus on the 9TH inst
ne Il ted that he was going to hunt up Gen.
Maxine Gomez whom he know TO be IN that
vicinity.
,,itnln tho sixty days-thc limit he himself
,.,.ix weeks ago for the clean sweep he was to
mike oil the rebellion he has already been on
two occasions badly whipped first AT Jobosi,
where q IN. ltoiod drove him back with heavy
loss. and obliged hi II to take the northern road
frou Re lcdios To- Moron. and then again at la
Hsforuta. near Slncti- Espifitus whers he WAS
defeated with stnl greater loss by Gen. san
GALL. aud DalIscu 10 IetTfW 10 tue fpiSl ~
7.z,. Details Of this last engagement are a yet
un,t,ainabo. bat It ia currently reported nero
mat tine Spanisrds lost over 800 killed and
sounded. and that Gen. Campos degraded
ur,,di,r General ON the n Id OF battle The
ouly mention even II this last defeat Of the
Standards which has been published appeared
IT, the totd, cuba Of the 1ith. It merely stated
that the report Il IN important action AZ la Re
formn mad been received ana the following dN
even fhe report was Uenied IN tue same paper.
However the fact remains that the spanish
organ, Though thcv know that the whole conf
nunity IS aware that battle has been fought
MAINTAIN dogced silence on the subject. The
Inference b. Obvious.
Gen. .mpos has gone by sea to Santiago de
Cuua. At tur taliCc they say TINT the object ~
Ia. vi.it t. the cnpttai OF the Eastern Depart
ment IL to organize the for Is there for an ad-
vance upon the Central Department. 90 he ma lie
simultaneously with one from the VI 5 whioh
be n 60 lead IN person on his return TN her.
The Spuuiards have. however no disposalle
troops in the Enstcfn Department which can lie
tiigo dc Cana. BNaiuo. GuantaudmO, HOlguin,
and Mauz milo 81 the mercy OF the Iatrlots.
Tie spn-n forces In the Villas Depart
mcnt Will tr the Inauguration OF one
misny coIu .sfa,i'n OF ithe sGsar es
ttts or thAt scrlDh. 80 SUGAR 60
tur- number about go. ami form the onN
sour to-day from which the Government Gun
h0le 10 tse fnni, whcrcwith 70 Prosecute the
war. hut whether ny Of the gar i-uus on these
estate, Dc removed FIR iui- % llr'ted operation
or uOt. the crop L. cure to De NeH limited. Tue
tutln arms now in tue Villas nun beers over -,
Nttntu. N 10 tined and mostly mounted. Inc
Cuotus kuow thnt IA long us sugar !, mao p,
Span Will continue the ". r. aud ne man CD
jtct of thr patriots during this cam align VIII be
L. denrl,. thpir enD,i, u the siu.vs of war. hy
burulug the -fanuiug cane, bN DESTROYING ma
rhinrr 900 the sugar houses. and ~ cutting TIE
Railroads. / is unlikely that they VIII ATTEMPT
60 eaiu ans Important vict'iles, hghtiug only
when they are sure OF -ucce s.. aud leaving tuu
task OF the destruction u the -pAni.rds to the
Ultimate aud To- the many fatal diseases 10 winch
tie unaccuuated .ne necessarily exposed.
Martini Cauuo- must .lreAdy have acquired
Zone idet u the tasA lntrusteu 10 him,
Tor lie aredu, wants more Heh' , mere
have been landed here. from October
np to tue Ion INST @lsli men, which
aided to the regullr- atone. sum up over
iuJNO supposed 70 he ~ for service. These NJ
lires are independent Of tne 80 untecr forces Of
The various cities OF the Isl nj. "nith numper
over 1850. and wuich serve. If not for active
ueld service. AZ least for me earri-ons OF the
tors which defend the outskirts Oi the cities on
the coast and In tue interior.
And with al al army at MS command with
which to Il hi "a few whites and negroes" a.
the SpauiArds describe the noeraiing army. Gen.
CampOs has already. nciofe he has "cru six
nanding the immediate shipment OF 1000 ~ ore
men! lie - that they are indisDensabie.
How pain isto send them l. conundrur
lion loan promised ~ tho spanish Colonial
E,uk IRON ali can learn, nos uit r. tnantwelyo
millions nave been paid iu. OF ale uNtN t. he.
Of THESE twelve mllllOn- one oniv made IT, W ~
her. Tor u ,yuent Of the troops. who are unpaid
since Apll LIST Three muOns. it Il under
stood. went to the house Of \. lopez Co.. the
owners Of the trans Atlantic line Of steamers, TO
,ntt'i"n. ~, dollar. Tor Differentiation, the other
,niiiinn befup A PAYMENT ON account OF tue
transtnttati'n ~ tne l.t, +, q 4 rce.trnts BE-.
80, XXI. sim t,yn sums OF s~lLO1 each were
maid in Madrid To Senlr. JuuAn ZIlurta ana
Manuel Cnlv, Tor advances taey % q made 10
lie a az ornmout Tne presence If these two
gentlemen m tnis city was earnestly desired ~
Ihr Audfid cabinet Who Thought that tuelr 70.
turn 10 tn. island. whose shores IL WAS gene
rally understood they had lett forever, would
have A tendency 10 restore confidence among
Inc spanish classes. lhey made the Respective
payuent Of their claims on the Government AN
iudt-uensable e. IA iitiun of their return hituer,
and arrived mere last week.
But IL * difficult to see where Spain can raise
The money lo enable her to comply with tieu,
Camun-'- urgent demand. The men she may
be aOle to s4 are but the last loan de
prived her. Of course. IT all the Custom House
receipts which 20 to the subscribers to the loan
and are Absolutely received by their agents at nl
inc Custom Houses OF tie ISLAND, whii. the \
Of thirty per cent on AL rents, industries, and
Income. amounts 50 nearly to conn.ratton h Al
its collection l. most ditfcuit. and IL collected
viii hardly sufiice fort EXPENSES incurred a.
cOlIectns II. o. real estate II cannot be levied
and property 40 cOun seated would una no pur
chaser because II would Gee sc To Ne property.
on movable property the Government might
possibly b- more Successful, bat sugar Is to u ~
the only proper ui TINS "a .ture Of .uy impOr
tahoe, auu tue p4.liuts wiil probably Take 20,
care Of that.
spain cannot nont another loan. because sh'
nls IA hing left here AIUfUuH4fe. Ia