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Show TELEGRAPHIC CIBA. The Low Condition ol the Treiisnry-M'iKTjil Icmoral-ixiili Icmoral-ixiili on I'lie lt riots diuiu-iuK diuiu-iuK dirouud Spuuiisli OJUeial Havana, 27. A letter of the 2l8t snys the finarui;il situation of tliU Uhuid is daily becoming more hopelessly hope-lessly involvw.1. Tne government U owing everybody, and ia unnble to pay even the smallest debts. Where Lbe money goes to lht is collected from tuxen, duties, postage, etc., ia a mystery. It disappears in an almost unaccountable manner. The post-ollice post-ollice department charges 12$ cents for each letter from the Uniud Stitea, and 25 cents in silver for a letter from Europe, and they are supposed to pay the steamers for bringing the mails 2 cents per letter, but fur the last year not one has received a single cent. About one million of dollars only of tho 5 per cent, tax has been paid, while thirty millions at least ought to have been realized by tins time. It is reported (rnm the t-outh of the island that General Conuha threatened lo withdraw the gurris-on at vnrious points and leave the inhabitants theimelvt-s to defend their tiiey persisted in their refusal of paying pay-ing tne tax on capital, uf 12,000 men that wer to have been out Irom Spain, 2,59S have arrived and 1,000 marines from different men of war iu Cuban waters have also been landed on this island. At Guasiamas a body of Spanish soldiers numherim? about 100 men were attacked by Cubans in superior numb-rs. The Spanish soldiers were drafted men, among whom there are a number ol Cubans. Upon the first discharge of the patriots they threw up their arms, t rying out, "Have pny upon us; we are brothers and have been lorced into the ranks." The fir.ng immediately ceased upon the pait of the patriots, and ninety-seven ninety-seven of the former Spanish soldiers joined the ranks ot the liberating army. Some of the Spaniards who refused to join were allowed to return to the nearest Spanish outpost, after dtfiyenng up their arms. Every Spanish mail steamer briDgs ons hungry hordt's ot government officials, all appointed to some post, either relieving old officials oril their influence is suffiiicnt in Madrid to keep them in their Lositions new offices are created purposely in order that the Cubans may have tho honor of contributing to the welfare and prosperity of tho sons of Spiin. The amount of money paid for the passages of those officials going and returning is enormous, and tiie Spanish Span-ish mail lines are coining money. |