The New York herald., 1876-09-01
THE WAR IN CUBA.
HEAR THE OTHER sIDE-wHAr CONSUL YOUNG
HAS. TO SAY ABOUT ENDING THE wAR-u

HEAR THE OTHER sIDE-wHAr CONSUL YOUNG
HAS. TO SAY ABOUT ENDING THE wAR-n
REEVE STILL ALIVE?
Mr.. Alfred N. Young, who has for tho last six years
represented the United States Consul in Santiago os
Cuba, is making short sojourn IN this city. Ho VIII
start to-day for his native place in Ohio short
leave OF absence.
In tho course OF an interesting interview with Mr.
Young touching the present condition OF affairs 10
Cuba unhcstatingIy gave fat contradiction TO the
statement OF General Don Sabas Marin, lately puc
lishcd in the HERALD. With regard TO Marint
last expedition against the Cubans Mr. YounG
says that that commander gathered together
all the dsposabe troops which he could muster In the
jurisdiction Of Santiago amounting to 20c0 men OF all
arms and about the LIST Of August last started in quest
Of tho Insurgents. These ho found soon afterwarc
near Palma Soviana, at place called Alto en- Medio
General Marin reported that in tho action which fol-
lowed tho meeting Of the hostile forces the Spanard
lost 1.-TWO men killed and five wounded" Nj. Youni
says that credbly informed that heavy lighting
with tho Cubans continued for i've days and that he
told by persons whose word could not be douotod
that the Spanards lost heavily more than thirty
wounded down to Santiago from the scene OF &C
ton. General Marin said tho lighting was nearly al
he should have added nearly all tho island
The we'll known firm Of Brooks 4 Co. in Santiago has
lately their valuable estate OF Santa Ixabe near Guam
tsnamo, destroyed by the Cubahs the loss TO The rin
amounting less than $50 O0O There 10 not the
smallest doubt but tho Cuonns will in the end acquire
thcir independence; not 30 much. perhaps, through
the energy of we'll concerted action on thor part as
through the Encouragement of the Spantards them
selves Speaking OF the progress which the insurgents
that Tor considerable time past they have been RAID
ing down TO the southwark OF Matanzas, IN wh,cn
section of country tney destroyed largo plantation
REEVE RxroKrEp ALIVE.
had laely beon put circulation all over the
island tho eect that Enrique Rocve ol Americauol
had been killed in notion in the Cinco Villas dis
trict but Mr. Young that shortly before leaving
Cuba he conversed with very respectable man, who
asserted that he had received ettors from Reeve since
the latter reported killed. and that The report OF
his death Is not believed anywhere outside OF Spanish
circles.
General Narn's temporary successor In command OF
the Santiago department is Brigader General Mcn-
duia Under this officer there Is mdrescdt de campo,
who has charge of the operations in tho neld speak.
ing the effect OF Don Aonso's accession to powcI
Consul Young says that the Cuoans do not care who
mounts the throne: although they always prefer rc
public TO monarchy even in Span, they Will perse-
verc the war and insist upon complete separation
from the dominion OF the mother country Tho
frerds OF Cuba say that the insurgents now we'll
armed and equipped, but still have no artillery In.
decd the system of warfare which they havc resolved
10 pursue for whe longer renders them independent
OF tho Of heavy guns They possess what Is lar
moro available undcr tho circumstances fine body Of
very active cavalry As to tho facility OF commuaca-
ton with tho insurgents, 1t is very great,
and there is hardly any difficulty now in
CUBAN and the Spanish outposs. At present the gar
rison Of Santiago does much exceed 300 men. and
few people would surprised 10 SEQ tho Cubans walk
ing into 1t some day soon II tho Cubsns displayed all
tho energy which they might the city OF Santiago
could he captured easily by surprise. About two
months ago the CONSUL aud Mrs. Young drove out with
Captain Sisson, OF the bark Morning STAR to Seva,
distance Of oght miles east from me city, and IN three
days after he had visited the little town 1t was burned
the ground by 400 Cubsns, who came down from the
mountains. From this circumstance alone 1t will be
that the Cubans are now more aggressive than
tlavyw hefO Dor
recognized rs President among tho Cubans, Is re-
fined gentleman Of liberal education whose family owa
immense estates about q days march east from Mania
nlla Out OF tho evils under which Cuba now groans
thore hope of delivery but in Independence The
late levy OF income tax, amounting 10 some thirty pes
cent bears down very heavily upon the commercial
classes. The merchants have bcen heard TO eNcaim,
"Do you suppose that will work for 500 and give
the spaniards thirty Of n?" AZ proof Of The
wrctched management OF public affairs II may be
stated that Mr.. Young has heard an officer Of tho
Spanish army remark in conversation that the Cubans
need tho risk of sending out expeditions as
arrangements often made between them and the
Spaniards that the former might capture the con-
voya captain in the army said this