The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-29
CCBA'S REDEMPTION NIGH.
GOuEz OTFH TIiE TROrHi ND MiRTT-
Mn CfNPOs BIstOI EiGED.
Soaking Rnins aud Cane too Wet Ia Burn
Recent rsrio,ts-A spanish General Cap
turcd-.yo, ciinr and Cam..,> uuarrciiing.

HAVANA. Dee. % 1877. Although tho rains
have brca a,norfnally excessive this fortnight
past they lave hct prevented tho Cubnns from
getting everything ready and cveryi ody in his
pluee for the active Prosecution ~ tie coming
can't ai4ln
On Dec. II Con. Maxine Come crossed the
celebrated ho.id-whch is supposed 81 pa
rate the CcutrW and Villas Departments. and to
rondrr transit by the insurgents from ono de-
partment to the other impossible the head Of
ono thousand cavalry. have ny information
from Official sources. He did NO, lose man.
His command crossed 20 the south OF Cirgo II"
A,id which II thr pOui dcppui OF the h'oc'd.
bctwcrn hlorklouscs and ~ The spaniard-
call those hockhou~os forts and an average
garrison of forty ncn il supposed nt all timcSto
he stationed in each. slight musLotry fire
was uu mod on Gen. Comes command from
few u those bio khuuscs hut a majority Of tho
garrisons were surprised and silenccd.
This is ono Of the explanations Of the steady
advance ~ gold. which closed today ut 1855.
with no gold IT, be- lad. Men that have Il know
that the published price Is no criterion OF what
The rains. as / said. have been very heavy.
grinding season. In many districts the canc
fields are under wat =. and it Is impossible TO
haul the cane to the mis. Fully ore-haf Of
the estates OF the isnnd have not set begun TO
grind. This wet weather il uLuuc 81 ionally the
reason why hardly any estates have boon burn
there IN force; und The estates will be burned rs
soon as the cane is dry enough. Unto daic
nTR q 9nff a one sh pdn Mal tS1n in W Ss
jurisdiction Of Colon. within II hundred
miles; qi this city,. TWAS owned by an Amcri-
can. Richard Hutton by nare, who Is Al SO man
| niger of the famous estate. Tingunro. formerly
belonging 10 the DiagTo family. which adioins
| ground-cancne Is. sugar house. ma"hincIy.
| 9ryery'hinG clean SWEEP. ms occurred on
| same Command walked into n" sugar estate
| taney. belonging o. Don lose Maria Mcdcro. at
| JaIu'N Orlando. also IN the lurl~di"iono q CO.
! lon. The cane was too wet. and would not
| burn; hut the Cuhans carried of all the horses
| and cattle. and. a. cane cannot h' carted to the
| mill without oxen. the crop II the Cunrv estate
| may bc set down IL HI The storrhuus,s at
| Calimote, n village near the Cnncy estate. where
| thC Government had stored a lot Of clothing and
| war mat RIAL wore sacked by tho Cubans Tho
| same detachment also visited the estat' Europa,
| between Naya rs and Carral Falso and took ali
| the horses They said the horses were needed
| for Cuban caNHlry shortly 10 arrive from the
| eastern end 81 Tia" island. These facts are
caro- 20 convert their gold into Spanish bank bills
:. The capture by the Cuban- under Malor-Gcu.
lera. near Holguin. is FUZZY confirmed. IL was
| captured with forty others. including four
| out the ilrins of single shot This Gen. Va
! lera is DOMINICAN ly birth. Competed by mar
/ riagc with the Cuban General, Modesto Dinl.
| II IL known her. that when Con. Maxine Go
| m'H learned ul the capture he immediately sent
a message 10 Con. MARTINEZ Campos ofierng
| 10 exchange Valera for cN-rte~idout Estrada
| and Gen. CaliNto Garcia. both of whom are now
prisoners in Spain; that Matinee Campos de-
| ciincd to exchange: AMI that Gen. CONF viii
execute Valera for the first Cuban officer taken
prisoner aud cxctntrd 10y the Spunards
-" report OF IN" rapiur" ~ an imrortint
! the way. wa- ON tally dcnioiis fully confirmed
also The convoy. winch was guarded by forty
mon. was captured between CuahUaS and
! Taraio, near liol@uin only four Of the escort
| u"nd-'i Ia E.t back 10 Iau1. y soon as
! these men reached the town. a Spanish fur.e oi
some -"v"niy men w"r" sent uui ,p r'cnIinr".
| II possible. tho lost convoy. But Nh" CubHus
were ready. f.'l ON them from an ambush. and
routed tnrni. Tn" Srnninrds lost thirteen killed.
| and furty-s"Vrn wounded.
Al the ass ~ one 81 Clptain-C onoral Jovear
and the spanish Minister in Washington an
the solemn declarations Of th" pres of this city
! to t" contrary nniW Outstanding. the readers nf
The suS can rely upon the truth Of what
! wrote y1u slmH weeks ago. I.lr secret rd.r
issued hy the Spanish ComnAnlrr-ln-ChIef
Martin Camps. for The shooting qit prisoners
the body OF Spanish officer. Alwell-inlormod
| people her" nush 40 III" al -urd nit"um~ made
| when. y,r the opportunity occurs. ana an tho
reports ~ male lr'sou'rs taken are li.- out Of
Their, r. a bitter feud between Captnin-Grne-
| raj JoSrlhr and his military colleague. Gen.
am am p., ir " rs "l n.s 'i
had lat'ly an interview " tn one at his bosom
irlonte. WHO WIS here ON visit from the n"i
company with Jo,rlar had tho ini r.
view at Cardcna- with the Cuban tr,ut-
thn, his M s,iou to this island was ON th.,rv 0f
t-'ing successfully H'"nmrll-h',i. ~" pictured
tons OF the Madrid cG."ar,0d. wiz hsd n,
him hero on VIVA, they hrlov,i :, h' - hopeless
mission when be- returned 90 Spain. tue pa H.
Gator oi tuln~ thee man WHO mad succeeded
whore Cahfero lie liodas. Conrha NalmAseda.
and Juv iar had failed; and 4 srcurd o. him
tlry 81 the Cuban Congress dead. ana the Pr '~-
drn' ~ the republic IT, II pr-oncr in his
day. Pee knows that tn deaths ~ Ma ha - and
la llua and the accidental capture of Pr -idcnt
Estrada have not nii"trd Il" stub lltv Of the r.
lsirada's chair: the Cuban con;ross has elect.
ed another presiding officer. and hold their SEES
-ions 40 regularly ~ ever. In tact. Campos
frels that what he iirInlv believed would boz the
,o'p a. ora = l.s only given the republic in
creased vitality.
To-day h. II satisfied that the revolution can
never De suppressed, either 10y force OF arms OF
ey Pr'"r[y e =. of cGurT n grsper4.e
fun powers and he has promised ON his sword
that the r,vo ution shall he suppressed. In
this dilemma he sent here one of ms aide--d,'-
Jovrllar In these dispatches he said that he
had done everything tnat could be done with
men and " Oh mon,y;that the evolution rouid
not be- suppressed by either ~ those m"gu~|
that the Cubans could not be .Ntrrniuatr'l ol
bought ny. He Insisted that Cap'nln-Gcnrra raj
JpNrllar should issue dn"r"c granting lull and
CON pote autonomy To the island Was o.
SlAin what Can da and Aus iralia are 10 Eng
lhni-the Span si army and navy io be with
drawn from the island. nnd loell militia 10 tax,
the place Of the regular TROOPS.
Ju.rllar has r'iu~. "a 90 ar,,dn 20 this demand
OF MrrtnH Cmp"s Wh" m. Il IT, rrpuri4 Il. b,
has -ilsln"tHd ms a VI" truior Clinuls. wh'
dt~iar'- tiat ne ms fu.iaathorty from Wee IA inl
60 take tins important rnp SAYS tiHt To-" Wiii hidl
his timr until nest February when iovrllar'r
issue thodor roe ns Coin n-Gruoral Ctnpo,
says. moreover. thet saouai a. listr coup '.ul h'
w.li ls ,,, i sda'9t take tho army with him
II he would only do "a. to-day, before 'h'