The New York herald., 1878-03-02
PEACE IN CUBA.
Masses of Insurgents Lay
. Down Their Arms.
THEIR CONGRESS DISSOLVED
News Of the Capitulation Discussed
in New York.
GONZALES LOST DOCUMENT.
The Open and Secret Conditions
THEIR CONGRESS DISSOLVED
GONZALES LOST DOCUMENT.
The Open and Secret Conditions
Of Surrender.


Of Surrender.
tBY CABLE TO THE HERALD
HAVANA, March !, 1878
The insurrecton, which has been at q standstill
during the recent peace negotiations, Is at last
practically at an end. Yesterday, according TO an
agreement already entered into with the Spanish
authorities the insurgents In the Central Depart
ment surrendered. The men de1led before Gen.
eral Marunez Campos the Spanish Commander-in-
Chief at Puerte Principe, and surrendered their
arms.
PEACE AT LAST
At the same hour the insurgents who had been
operating in the neighborhood Of the Trocha also
surrendered, and within few days the last soldiN
OF Cuba Libre will have laid down his arms The
news Is published onlcially to-day and there is
general rejoicing throughout the island
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FACT IN
THE SPANISH coRrEs-A VOTE OF THANKS
TO THE ARMY.
ev g~l LONDON, March Q. 1875.
In the Spanish Cortes yesterday 1t was
nounced that the Cuban Central Committee, the
Executive and the chiefs OF the insurgents had
surrendered. vote OF thanks to the generals
and the army in Cuba was Immediately adopted,
and the Cortes went In body to congratulate the
King and queen.
THE OFFICIAL ANNOuNCEMENT-RECEPT OF
THE NEWS IN NEW YORK.
The following 'olioiA telegram TO the Spanish Le-
CATION at Washington" was furnished for publication
yesterday by the Spanish Consul at his Office No. 20
Broadway The Consul stated that II was the first
telegram ou the subject received direct from the Cap
tain General OF Cuba:-
'HAvANA, March I, 1873.
"According 10 their promises all tho insurgcnt
forces OF the Department OF Principe, with the Cen
trail Committee vt their head, have surrendered their
arms ana presented themselves yesterday February
QSl numbering about one thousand mon and as many
"The insurgent, forces OF santi Espiritu and Las
Trochaa numbering 500 men, also presented them
selves, surrendering their arms
The surrender OF other forces is hourly expected
ana ut any rate peace IL secured II any band OF In
surgents should refuse to do SO II will be attacked
and dispersed In very short time, although is The
wish OF the Gensrain-Chiei TO avoid she spilng Of
.Tho General Chief will soon enter tho Oriental
Dspsytmsnt, ~ rome OF abe lnsureent CHRIS thero
huve expressed the desire oil surrendering 70
but 10 himself"
When the reporter called the attention OF tho
spanisn Consul to the tact that this telegram not
signed ne replied that It was not customary TO sign
ocai telegrams that It had boon received that very
morning from tho Captain General by the Ambassador
who was In the city. and that Il was thoroughly au-
thentie and reliable He added that this virtually
endcd the Cuban rebellion that whatevor bands wero
yet left tar removed from the centre that hoy
were not considered OF any account The very fact
tnat the telegram had been sent showed the import
anco Of the event. ordinarily the Captain General
Spanish representatives In this country at all such
Cuban matters.
THE CuBANs OF NRw YORK
In Broadway, Exchange place, Broad street and
other localities where wealthy Cubans have thoir
oflces hasty meetings, secret caucuses and excited
conversation carried during the greater part
OF yesterday The Office OF Mr.. Miguel do ALBANIA.
No. IS Broadway, who until yesterday was the ac
credited agent OF tho Cuban Republic, was crowded
oil the forenoon by tho most prominent Of those
among his countrymen who have been acting with
him In the cause OF Cuban independence.
Don jose Antonio Echevorris, the Cuban diplo.
matio agent, received the news Of the arrival Of
Brigadier Gonzales in Washington Thursday forenoon
and Immediately set out for this city, whcro he
rived late that night Senior Echeverria was at the
time when the news reached him, advocating 9
among members OF Congress the recognition
OF belligerout rights which he claimed
the United States owed to Cuba American peo.
Die struggling for their freedom. Ho was accom-
panied by General Don JULIO Sangui, who until yes
terday figured as n commissioner OF iroe Cuba
Echevorria states that he found among very many
members or the American Congress whom no ap.
hnA
lion toward Cuba ana . marked inclination to
take up question OF that Island for the purpose
according beliigercnt rights 10 the men who Tor
nearly years had held the Spanards ut bay. Seor
Echeverria haa almost completed document III the
TO present TO that body but under tho present cir
cumstances IL Will not be offered
THE NEWS AT ALDAMAs OFFICE.
Al ton o'clock therc were assembled In Mr. Adama's
officer sehor Echeverris, General Sanguii, Colonel
Sanguii, Colonel Ricardo Cespedes nephew OF tho
deceased Prcsdent General Gonzales, Sefor Maestro
Sehor Pance do Leon and others. The documents
brough. by Gonzales were produced aud dis
soS. Of wc only by rs
adler Gonzales to Mcssrs. Aldama and Echcverria,
the nrst being letter from the Revolutionary Com
mittee 10 Gonzales, commissioning him TO undertake
his present mission, and the second communication
from the committee 10 the Cuban agents tho United
THE COMMISSION OF GONZALES.
UksrhAL COMMITTEE
Brisader General GoszALKs:-
Ths committee. by usien OF this date commissions
public OF the actual situation In view OF the transactions
which communicated to them
his Excellency the OF the Spanish army
has consented to furnish you the ct
We yours +. Ia LUAkES. President.
RArEAEL RoDRIGUyz. Secretary
THE COMMUNICATION TO THE AGENTS
CAMAGuAy Fec. II, 1873
Citizens MIGUEL ALBANIA and osE ANTONIO kcnKvKgRIA
DISTINGUISHED CirrzxSs-I have honor remit to
you ths proceedings Of the extraordinary session OF the
Chamber OF Representatives the 9Th inst ia State
OF Camaguay. BY you Will comprehend the situation Of
the will understand the which
body had to assume In Wow OF she popular will
Tie Chamber OF Representatives being then Dissolved
and Presidency the Republic abolished
the BODIES OF the people who reside in have
back their powers to deliver them
committees composed OF the following members Colonel
Juan h. Spourno Brgadter Kafesl Rodriguez Brigader
Manuel Colonel Emilio fusces,
Raymon koa. Deputy Ramon l.. Truxiiio.
Brgadier Gonzales will inform verbally a tho
circumstances which nave taken place in the territory
oil the republic
Be pleased TO admit the testimony OF my most dis.
nguished confederation and appreciation.
The President OF tho Chamber.
JUAN b. sPoTURNO.
SUSPICIOUS cIRcuMsTAscE.
very singular fact connected with this historic
transaction s that the document containing tho pro.