The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-28
CUBA
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL DON sABAs MARIN, OF
THE SPANISH ARMY-HE THINKS THE wA1

ARRIVAL OF GENERAL DON sABA6 MARIN o.
THE SPANISH ARMY-HE THINKS THE wA1
NEARLY OVER.
General Don sabas Marin, Of the Spanish Army, who
relieved General Burrel in the command Of the de-
partment OF Santiago de Cuba has been quartered IN
the New York Hotel. Broadway. the 22d inst
The General visits the United States tie purpose Of
recruiting his health, which has suffered much from
the atigues of ac campaign and also with tho intsn
ton OF visiting fhe Centennial Exposition The Gen.
eral is OF youthful and pleasing appearance,
rather under the medium height slender person,
but extremely well formed, possessing oval face Of
cminently Spanish cast.
In the OF social chat with General Marin, it
became apparent that soldier he chary of ex-
pressing pronounced views upon questions connected
with the conduct OF the Cuba He believes that
1t the PRIV egc OF soldiers 10 fight the question
speedy CONCLUSION. and OF dipomatss and journalists
discuss it, He Is OF opinion that the present.
paign viii terminate the war Ia The great Ante; alter
January next there Will be little left insurgents
excepting few bands OF hghwaynen inestng The
roads and forests and these Will DC hunted down
by the whclming numbers OF Spanish troops that
ready to 90 on their trni
Speaking OF the manner in which news Is trans
mttcd from Cuba to tho United States, General Marin
said, substantially, that on the l7th OF this month
the Spanish troops to the number OF nearly Loco men,
were able to get sight of the insurgents in Alto en-
Medic and savanna san Juan, when u smart skrmsh
took place. The insurgents showed abour 100 or 100
cavalry, any infantry they might have being con-
cealcd the forest by. The action
did Inst long and tho insurgents
dispersed with considerable loss In men, horses and
The General did not receive n scratch yet upon
his arrival in Havana, shortly aiterward he found 1t
reported he had been wounded this affair These
false reports ind their way to the United States, aud
cause wrong IMPRESSION here as to the actual situa
Cuba. As the of the war General
struggle in whca there no glory to be reaped from
the greatest suffering for the insurgents wl not SHOW
'front.' anywhere TO the Spanish forces, and only harrass
ihe coun ry by plunderng. Staying and burning IL IS
war which decisive battles not fought,
and therefore, definite result has been attained.
HE government has employ u very large number Of
garfisoned in the disturbed parts the island
acting flying columns prevent the destruction
of sugsr, tobacco and coffee plantations, which the
bands OF runaway negroes and rcyolted Cinnamon
who are in arms seek daily TO rum The operations OF
the campaign cannot be Judged from strictly mill
tary point OF view there lie anecedeni in MILF
lary history with which the struggle in Cuba can well
be compared.
Tho rumor which had been published In New York
papers. whereby the honesty OF General Jovcllar's
government had been mpugned, General Marin do
nounced as an infamous scandal IL Is absolutely false
that General Jove,lar any OF the heads or de-
departments under him had been accused of NAL
ioas in Office ,lversaion OF the public funds.
IL IS well known that General Jovciar was President
of the Council oil Ministers IN Spain; init he had
pa,rotcaly left there to come 10 Cnba and combat
trenccrOus climate aud the difficulties surrounding
tho important and delicate command conferred upon
hln by his sovereign and that hc is
respected by his countrymen and those who know him
as to be atogeh her above the breath OF suspicion. He
Is making personal sacrifices TO defend the integrity Of
Spanish territory.
General Marin believes that the Cubans in New York
ana those at nome are dcccivng each other; tho one
buoying up the other with manufactured news and
alse prctcnces Tnnse IN New York all the timo
saying they Will send expeditions aid Of the insur
while they take good to keep their persons
lar out o dangers way, and nave notion of
ing To tho island while there any lighting there and
tho few IN atuated people who with arms In
their hands IN The forests OF Cuba are always trying
by means OF false reports OF triumphs, which they
never gain, TO induce their conntrymen to send them
aid. And the thing has gone Tor long time; but
We are near the end ut last
When President Ccspcdcs captured In the iuris
dicon OF santiago de Cuba it the troops OF General
Marin who took him. and also Calixio Garcia lniguez
General Marin started yesterday Tor Saratoga