The New York herald., 1877-09-13
Gu BA.

JovELLAR AND MARTINEZ cAMPos BOTH DESIRE
TO REMAIN IN CuBA-THE PLUNDERING ARMY
coNTnAcroRs-BLUNDER IN THE HAVANA
POST OFFICE.
A letter from Havana, dated September s, says:-It
may now be taken for granted that Captain General
Jovclar Will not resign his post the contrary ha
position has been strengthened. Yesterday tee-
gram was received from Madrid announcing that the
home government has annued the decision of tho
Supreme Court Martial which ordered that
the fraudulent army purvcyors imprisoned by order Of
Jovellar should be set at liberty. Two OF those de.
faulters, Messrs. lsmenech and Barahona, who had
already been liberated left Spain the 25th OF August
for New York but II Is asserted that Notwithstanding
all the influence OF their friends these gentlemen Will
ugaiu be imprisoned when tho government hero or in
Spain get hold Of them again, ana that the cases
pending against them will be followed up with
the utmost vgor. The nows has been received here
with great satisfaction by those who appreciate Jovel
lars character, Tor 1t was well known that The in-
tended resignation was not take place Of
his failing health" as was pretended This health
never having been botter) but for the unwarrantcd
liberation OF who had enriched themselves at tho
expense OF the government. The ministerial order
for the Imprisonment Of tho dcfauers shows the
Hdencc elt in Jovear at Madrid, and it was thought
impossible from tue beginning that his resignation
would accepted by the home government
The King himself is reported rs having requested
Jovcllar IN private letter to retain hts post IL
also bocn said that General Martinez Camp0s had
pressed his firm intention to leave the island at the
time JovcGr II the latter should bo Obliged
do So
POST OFFICE BLuXDrRs.
Complaints In regard TO tho negligence and bad SER
vice OF the Havana Post Olce becoming numerous
Since the treaty of Berne was extended to Cuba the
public obliged TO seud their correspondence to that
oce where IL Is sorted by employees utterly ignorant
geography, and especially oil tho geography of tho
United states. Tho directions gwen by them TO let
tiers would be ridiculous were 1t not that the losses
letters add essed TO New York, Philade phia, Bati-
more and Washington may reach their destinations.
those places are mcntioneI In the Spanish school
geography, which some OF these gentlemen have
studied but when letters addressed to any other
OF the many thousand post offices in the United
States they arc more likely TO go to Spain Germany
France, England or anywhere else than to their dcst
nation
Letters addressed TO places ia the Southern States
usually reach their destination via London. Liverpool
Paris. In fact the matter becoming intolerable
IL Is Tor THIS reason that many parties prefer TO send
their correspondence OUTSIDE OF the mails, especially
such contain remitances Tho fact Is the treaty Of
II the wishes OF the mercantile public had been con-
suited never would have BEEN Undor the old system
the mails were never made up IN the Inherent con-
suates as the correspondence dropped into bags
ut the Offices OF the consgnees oil stenmcrs, and
instance of u letter going astray was rarely Known
This management satisfactory TO our mcr.
chants for they always morally certain that
letters containing remittances would not fail TO reach
their addresses In due time. Espionage on letters
leaving as well coming TO the island, has always
been IN vogue here any person who has lived hero
IN Cuba during the past nve years can attest