Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-05
IMPORTANT CONFIRMATION OF THE CUBAN
MEMS

The New York p.ne. are indebted Tor following intel
ligrnce 10 snr,c Cuban gentlemen Of that CITY,
hr in,rm,nts state that The annexed information is &C.
rived their letters received by The steamer isabel hc'
letters ar. from their cn!s in Cuba who engaged in the
ev,niin and this news may therefore DC considered more
authentic than anything yet received
The defeat Of Crl9nr Cpnti, with 3J0 men, IS confirmed.
On the 10Th uf Juy in attempting The river Ndsa
with his co!manI rat, he was alticHea oy tne pal'
Cuban. Conf himself taken prisoner, oarthrf WIN
several Officers ana large number OF son'ers loo c
and fy ,!rpwnri the escaped Inc NdJisa, h'"Gn
crnnlnly sm, stream, is nov swollen lnn '-n ana
,ni torrent overt. ,winl IL BANKS, "". TO me RAINY sf'-
.nr which p,r prevails al t!c Island large quantity
ii Ammunition, arms NcI "S'c "S os-'''' ven "
field pieces al artillery. tp.:,., j,
p,,r by ,c patriots Is c'ulrmej, to.eA. wh ti. l'-
no ri Provisional govern ncnt II that P'nc", t hfs ac''
Of which we stall accounts by II" ;cu arrival
The formation If Il guerilla party :" ~ men III te us
~ r,m,mri,s rn.ar CarLcnrs in Western Depart
rnnti is confirmed. The patriot ci!c '.ane@o' - 'he e
ma,dr This party had been joined b. is small garrison
If So ,nsh troops stationed al tie town "i Fanis ON al
,Ins At the latest dates, Mlncebo iaiiiii huiio1I"
The i,rnaon OF a guerilla ia the Ilacc!a San Jnan Il
milo; f.m ,c pJr Of Santa Ctuz The South SID; ot 'he
l.Iand, confirmed The chief :" this s!el IS Iie oslre
o,ut Don Manuel Nuarz and nus fr iic h'1 n'l orr'
mu-rcd by the Spanish troops II Is false 'a nc Ids sur
Whn tn. Isabel lett Havana, the flIwins rnmn's were
IN circulation That the cy ul l"sun, South sidc III me
E..rn % pr;r"ur had pronounced against the eo'efn-
hlyinr placed himself at the head Of the nn'e"'i''
TN. civ Of Bafacot North side Eastern Department. haa
ais, pronounced for Liberty. .;d
I'm. steamer from rrlnii. which ought To nave a,Tcu
a, r no on the 2ist July hnd no' arrived wch le se'
lett when makes it Proba5c that the Irp'rlcd sI a.
l,d il tfue ,ataann is opposite Havana on lhe ooun
siGc OF the Island There is rairod f"nn,hs ac' r. M
Isl md between these twn places Distance oo "fs ~
o hnnrs rhc city Of Trinidad is on the S'ui sue Zen
~ Drp,r,mcn and 270 miles from Havana. lhssnneafS
rom Havana to Trinidad aud al ilces on uic 'out sue,
,nk the railroad across BIAlIno thence oy Sea'oo'
al ng shore ,, con, f,word > O11
~ IN the Central Department. being alarmed Dy 'le 4A o
Iuly rrnnunciancnru , , !, ,,.u ,o,, n
pr,n ~ pnr,. has removed 10 5 N San Juan O. ''S Ns
ndis miles I!,rn.tla port t" CarDlr;en, NotA sac r
,. y ..,ltin,:,t in urtrr IL rn ,hl; me Jhi9cS e
49, i ~, hu,,d vf ycssI of war, in case oi gSi.1f"
uGunuuciu!ncn'n. ,.,I, ,,5 :, /.
The above advccs from the most rcspHcanM. M "'l
hl r,s,urrrs Tn,y rxnuit ige portion oI he Sl ,''
-, ~, in state of revolution cuntrna;ory o "'i'c. y m
order of ,nc Captain General placing me Eastern anu @
w., n.,ar,muts under lral law, and establishing CO "
martial a, the Capital, Principe and ST. Jago dc C"0a'