The New York herald., 1879-11-16

and Nuevitas where q few sugar estates,
the telegraph and railroad will be destroyed in order
to Inconvenience the enemy preventing their repair
ut all hazards. even if hard fighting has to be
done for it.
secret emissares have proceeded into the Cunio
villas TO prepare the white natives and entice the
slave gangs in Remedies. Trinidad and Cienfuegos to
strike work. repair to the Escambray Mountains and
await there their being the revolution
airy army. as eifectualiy done IN Guantanamo
and Cuba at the start OF this second war
for Independence. The ea,eute of the negroes has
already taken place in the Trinidad Valley. that
there are over 1000 Of sturdy yeomen congregated
III the mountains ready for the invading force when
ever 1t comes to their neighborhood. This extend
ing the territory of hostties is most fatal the
spaniards who have to scatter their army into frac
uons In order to guard all the Important sea-
ports and protect the sugar estates in lar pos
slbie from their impending destruction The dis
asrous effect thereof is already vsible their army
which had concentrated in the Eastern Province
since this outbreak. has to be conveyed by
transports to the threatened Western districts
by this invasion of Camaguey and Las Villas.
At III Cristo the main body of the insurgents. under
Belisario Peralta and Moncada. made desperate
onset upon the OF the Spanish relieving force
as it was approaching Holguin that threw it in con-
fusion The firing lasted over an hour. after which
they withdrew under cover of the darkness as
swiftly as they appeared upon the scene. Great
consternation is depicted upon every truly loyal
countenance at the alarming from the front,
the invasion OF the districts of Camaguey and Las
Villas Reinforcements being hurried forward to
the scene of invasion. Even volunteer regiments are
pressed into service until the arrival of recruits
from Spain. which slow in coming to hand
Gold took leap within twcn,y-four hours after
int of FRO 70 cant
and tends upward the spur of the semipanic that
invades all classes at seeing tho preponderance
achieved by the insurrectionary movement that
threatens to absorb all the territory previously
occupied by it up to March. 1873
DETAILS OF THE REFORMS IN THE TARIFF
DUTIES TO BE PROPOSED BY THE MADRID
COMMISSION OF CUBAN REFORMS
HAVANA Nov. Is. 1879.
The following some of the details of the re-
forms in the tariff duties which the Madrid Com
mission Cuban Reforms have resolved TO pro-
pose:-Commercial Intercourse between Spain and
Cuba is to be considered coastwise from July !,
1850. The suppression Of duties thereby occasioned
will be gradual. extending through three terms.
from July 1880. to July 1884, 1882 and 1888. In
1SS3 when the coastwse traffic is fully established.
a moderate compensation duty can be established
between Spain and Cuba. Duties on imports from
foreign countries into Cuba shall gradually be re-
duced for articles necessary to lite in the same
portion as indicated above.
Such relations will be established with the United
States will enable the Spanish mercantile marine
to participate in the important traffic between the
United States aud the ports Of Cuba and Puerto
Rico.
The planters Of Sagua and Matanzas have resolved
to ask the authorization OF the government to use
all means to prevent dangers from fres planta-
tions. The future Of the island depends upon the
undsturbed gathering Of the crop.
The liberal party has taken an energetic attitude
respecting the promoters of disorders. The organ
of the liberals-El Triumto-and the liberals Of
Remedies strongly protest against the acts of the in
surgents in Remedies. The Voz de Cuba, in q leading
article. demonstrates the impcssbty OF the present
insurrection ever attaining the Same Importance
the last.