The contest between the rebels and the Spanish troops, marked by extreme cruelty and a total disregard for life and property, exceeded all bounds of decency, and once more raised the old questions that had tormented Grant's administration.

叛军与西班牙军队之间的较量，以极端残忍和对生命财产的完全漠视为标志， 超出了体面的所有界限，并再次提出了折磨格兰特政府的老问题。