The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-09
THE KNELL OF SPANS RULE.
THREE MONTHS WisTED, FULL nos
PfTdLS, IND NO MONEY.
The Torch SIN busy among the Sugar Es-
tate. Humors Of ~ Forced i""n b'"'1n-
ing the Volunteers Recent skirmi-hc-.

The Torch SIN busy among the Sugar f--
tate. Humors Of Forced I"nn W'"t1n-
ting the Volunteers Recent skirmi-hc..
HAVANA, Feb. 3.-Martinez Campos and
his nine Generals have not yet opened the cnm-
pnign. The Cubans have Tho reports Of the
burning Of the estates in Arimao are confirm
cd. and others are reported. Several OF these
free 81 ave occurred close 90 Clcnfucgos. and two
large plantations have been destroyed near
Trinidad. The rains have been so heavy that
oven to-day much OF the cane il not dry enough
~ burn easily
To-day ominous whispers arc heard on all
sides that the Government IL about TO cxact u
forced loan as the only way OF keeping its head
above water. If Jovcllar attempts it. it will be
the death knoll Of Spanish rule in Cuba and
there Is every indication that he VIE The fat
II that the people. Spannrds and Cubans alike.
merchants. planters, shopkccpcts. and working
and are sick of it, | have good reason 10 be-
love that any attempt Ia collect a forced tax
now Will be- openly resisted. JQvcllnr expects
Resistance. Fearing that i may begin with the
volunteer organizations Of this city, or with the
moneyed men who fon,ro tnn,m, me- nH =, ar, ar
Government. His prctrNt is that the arms are
required for some Of the troops lately arrived
from Spain. This disarmament of these volun-
tror corps. whose services in the cause Of Spain
have been 50 gudcd in every Spanish paper.
who receive no pay. who do no lighting. indeed.
but who have never caused any expense TO the
Government can have but one explanation
TIL tinvrrnmcnt does not want the arms. hui
wants them ont of the hands OF the volunteers.
On the subject of military operations. the
strict mum tOn 81 silrnacWhirh Maritime Cam
pos. ON his arrival. put upon the entire press of
inr island, nppenrs To nave boon removed;
Of LAT every paper t'rms with accounts of all
s 81 rGors o yNP2 GrGrTT5 Sy ,Ho
erly cuncortnd reports. however pan out. IA II
minor would say. very thin. It's hardly pay
ditt The sum ~ oa'h is the capture of n few
women and children, hnr- =. cattle, and. like
the on oyster IN the church-fair stew. an occa-
sional r.,c killed.
The Diorio OF the ist inst. contains n iwo-col-
unn official despatch from Col. Munoz about
series of operations undertaken hy him ut tho
extreme eastern end of the island since Dee. "a.
lie admii, that h. hal To- send to Santiago d.
Cuba for rocniorccmen,s.2,O men Of the
Corona regiment Cot Munoz says he met
very heavy bodies Of the enemy at sundry
points " his march. Over one thousand men
German and the 7 eaian At" Co6n thoTrbt tii
boat not To modest them. At another point over
500 Cuhnns. were found posted ON hill COM
mopa. lie says sh he " carried this " positon
after fight Of five hours and twenty minutes
with loss Of only ono Captain and five men
killed and twelve wounded" Rather n small
lrEs i9r AN 9ita king party na llye hours fight
series Of operations forty-scvcn OF the enemy
and capture, iwcnty-ninc muskctS and lot Of
horse. HIS own losses are, either omitted in
Government ,cnsor But Col. MunOz closes his
report los stating that On his return to Bararoa
~ ~ ll. l'-IllNl@ TOUR blll'tfS anu ono
hundred and twenty men.
Hight h. reported from the Central Depart
mont II took plar" at the sugar c~tate Orirnte.
formerly the property of the chief of the mrdi-
cnl stan Of the cuban army. Don T.. - Luaccs.
The Spdni irl- claim t. have inflicted heavy
losses on the patriots. who numbered only 800
ncn mostly cavalry. and state that they had
lost only seven killed and ninr wounded tn"
story Grn rally credited here is that the Span
lnrds alta ,ri and tool, the house. that the Gu
hhn~ Mtiit.rrH Wtuout any loss. and that tine
attack ins party lost over 80 mon lnn.rly half
the iurrel. shot down in the opon from loop
holes IN tn wall- Oi tlc houses before they pot
10 them.
Itmu-i hc rcmcmb,r'l that the above accounts
ore from span I'll official sources. that the three
best months for the Spnniar,ls have already
passed. ard that the hcUts will soon be upon
them. II with all the rctnlurc'monts they have
receive! they can make no better showing Of re-
suits. what can be- expected when the tropical
heats iA.:n 10 tDll on thoir urnr limated, ill
fed, ill-c"th"d aud oytr-wurkrd men.
Thni tho reinforcement, have been enormous
We know from Il settlement lately published by
the Government Of the forces landed her. l"'-
tween sept 20 and De- -. Those forces were
brought hero ia sixteen "Np"iiii"uS seven Of
which w'tr IN war -i'anoi. and nine in mail
steamships. ThDy loot upd fncrai-. : Briga-
dicrs. :; linz officers 7,3 company officers "a
scrSriii-. and 25..N1 cOrporals buglers, and
priNat"s; total. 2dp,5.