The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-26
CUBA.

INsURGENTs-cuBAN AUTONOMY SAID TO BE
coNCEDED-THE MocTEzUMA-FULL DETAILS
OF HER DEsTRucTIoN-How HER cAPToRs
ESCAPED.
HAVANA, Jan. q, 1871,
Via KY WEST.
For two days report has been carrcnt. and Is
credited by many spaniards, that arrangement had
been entered into between the spanards and Cubans
as folows:-Peace declared and autonomy granted 10
the island Spanish Captain General to remain Tor
i've years. after which the governing power Is to be
elected by the people; also that Martinez Campos
would como here accompanied by Maxine Gomez, the
latter to receive the position OF marscal do campo In
the Spanish army.
APPARENT CONFIRMATION.
Similar reports, or reports limiting at such an ar
rangement. have beon whispered about for week.
This report may be moro fabrication, but so many
prominent persons give crodonce that is worth
reporting. General Jovear is out Of town, and the
object OF his trip stated TO be interview with
Campos at Las Cruces to consummate the above men
toned arrangement
THE MocTEzuMA
The following particulars OF destruction OF the
xoctezuma are gven:-
Tho steamers name, after her capture, was immedi.
ately changed into Cespedcs Tho captors took
easterly direction, but noticing believing that
steamer in sight was about giving them chase they
doubled Tortuga Island, in view Of st. Domingo
Having thus left the steamer out OF sight they con-
tinued their eastern course passing between St Do.
mingo ard Cuba and leaving Jamaica TO tho right
steering toward the Nicaragua coast To the south OF
Jamaica they mot an English steamer and sent boat
board OF her with two OF the captors, who did
return to the Cespodes.
ON THE HONDURAS COAST.
The coal on board at the time OF the capture held
out up to the steamers arrival at tho Cape Gracias
Dios, on the Mosquito coast. near Honduras The
point where they anchor somewhat distant
from tho coast and they sent boat ashore containing
four seamen and ono captor, named Manuel Horey,
who was the second command Of Prado. Tho boat
capszed In the surf and OF tho sailors drowned
Horcy went 10 some houses near by order to hire
horses SO into tho interior but tho three surviving
being Spaniards, resisted, and went foot TO
Trujilo where Spanish Consul chartered Ameri
schooner, which brought tho three mon and de-
spatchcs 10 tho Captain General about what had oc.
CURED 10 this port.
xNpEAvoRs ARM REFIr
Tho Intention of the captors was to penetrate into
the aguna OF Caratasca belonging to the Republic OF
Honduras and not far from the Cape Gracns a dos;
but when tho Honduras authorities heard Of II they
force Of nfty to the shore order to cap
ture those who might try to discmbark The captors
further intended alter having entered the laguna
make tho steamer 1T for receiving artillery and
to embark coal, which they hoped to DO able to buy,
but they found that the OF tho laguna had
not water enough. They therefore concluded to
Tighten the steamer.
RECEIVED NY XICARAGUAxa
They commenced dischargng her aud sold part OF
her cargo at very low price 10 the Governor Of
Cape Gracas Dos, exchanging 1t against some
twenty tons OF coal which he had and against arms
and powder, which they never received Cnpo
Gracias Dios belongs to the Republic of Nicaragua,
and the captors Of the Moctezuma there treated
by the Governor Of tho place with the greatest attcn
ton and distinction. They did not succeed in passing
over tho aguna entrance, and therefore they moved
the steamer eighteen leagues further south to
trance called Bragman. The location Of the steamer
and tho way to get TO that place given the cap
tain Of the Spanish gunboat by tho captain OF Eng
sh vessel, the Spaniard not even having . chart Of
that coast
THE BURNING.
At Bragmap they cspied, on tho Sd Of January,
by the Spanish aviso OF war Jorge Juan, which mado
ready to capture them, only waiting for favor
ablo weather to begin operations But the captors
saw tho Jorge Juan, and Immediately sot nre to the
Moctezuma, saving themselves in two boats They
NAMED tho beach, and were taken board OF the
Spanish man-oi.war The Jorge Juan then made her
protest at Cape OF Grscias . DOs, demanding from
the Governor there Dr. jose Dolores Bcrmudez OF
the who had renamed, but the Governor could
not be seen and his secretary refused to do anything
In the matter saying that tho Mocczuma had entered
thcre with her papers all In order Spanish steamer
In distress. The Jorge Juan thcn returned to tho
island, landing at Cicnfucgos.
RAGE sPANIARDS
Tho Spaniards are furious AZ the evident protection
given by the Governor oil the Cape TO the capors OF tho
NlCsrapuan vii
condign punishment, but It IL presumed that tho
whole matter will end there