Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-08-07
Hevolu,ion I'm Cuba.

tiful island have at last appealed to the
bloody arbitration of the sword, determined
to be free or perish. The steamer Falcon ar
rived at New Orleans, July 25th, and the
steamer Isabel reached Charleston the same
day. both from Havana, and both bringing IN
telIigence confirming the news OF the insur-
rection. They also reported in addition that
the patriots had met the Government troops
in several skirmishes anh engagements and
had been uniformly successful; that some OF
the troops went over to the insurgents; that
in one battle the Government lost 3OO men 1
and that the insurrection had extended to Ma
tanzas and Santiago de Cuba, where night
between a portion of the insurgents and
corps of government lancers, resulted IN the
defeat of the lancers and they afterwards
Joined the enemy.
ThNDhews produced great sensation in N.
Orleans, and meetings were called to express
the ruling sentiments of the people 1t was
stated by passengers in the steamers that the
people at Havana regarded the statements OF
the successes of the insurgents as greatly ex
agerated land that the Government were takIgn
measures to suppress the insurrectlon, and ap-
peared to feel no alarm as to the issue. Onthe
other hand, a letter was received from highly
influential American merchantat Havana, sta
ting that the Government was endeavorIng to
smother the particulars of the recent outbreak,
g. prevent them from reaching the States; that
the insurrectionary movement was quite Tor
midable, and American officers had been for
some time past drilling the insurgents. A ship
from New-York, with arms and ammunition
had succeeded in landing her cargo, and 9TH
ers were expected. The Government had
spies out in all directions. Two officers had
been imprisoned on suspicion of tlvoring the
insurgents, and it was reported that an A
mercan had been garroted.
Other passengers by the Isabel also state
that Havana was filled with rumors ofthe re-
volt in the eastern part of the Island, and
they give the following as current facts and
reports in that city, viz:
A battle had been fought between the Patriots
and Spanish troops at NuevitAs, in which the
troops were defeated, with a loss of five killed.
Nine of the officers were captured, among
them the Commander The Spanish troops
afterwards fled to Sonar, and the patriots re-
turned to Neuvitas. They already num-
bered one thousand strong, and were daily re-
ceiying reinforcements.
COL Conti's regiment at Puerto Principe
had been attacked by the insurgents and three
hundred killed-the remainder were taken
prisoners.
The reported loss of three hundred troops
is said 10 have occurred from the sinking OF
a scow whilst crossing the river.
Three companies of Regiment Cantrabria
are said to have thrown down their arms and
Joined the insurgents. The remainder ofthe
Regiment has been publicly disbanded at Ha-
vana.
A general revolution was expected III few
days.
All sealed communications throughout the
Island were intredicted by the government
1t is the intention of the insurgents to de-
clare Provisional Government.
A large number of the citizens of Cuba had
left the Island.
In addition to the above, and more positive
ly confirmatory Of the insurrectionary move
ments in Cuba, is the news brought to New
York, on Sunday week, direct from Neuvitas,
by the schooner Pauline She left on the
18th of July, bringing letters and the Decla-
ration of independence issued by the people of
Principe. The digest of the letters is as fol-
lows:
The official account of the insurrection at
Puerto Principe, heretofore published, related
only to a small skirmish on the Sd Of July,
in which Joaquin de Agueroy Sanchez was
take prisoner, and few arms were captured
by the Spanish troops. The news by this
arrival is up to the 14th of July from Puerto
Principe, being IL days later than the last
account.
The pronunciamento for independence was
made on the 18th of July, on which day the
first real battle for liberty may be said TO have
taken place. The government troops, previ-
ously sent out to make prisoners of any revo-
lutionists, came up with the guerilla party of
Joaquin Aguero y Aguero, at the foot of the
Cascarro mountains, and about four or five
miles from the village of that name The
Cubans numbered 300 men and the Spaniards
300 men, consisting of 100 lancers and 300
infantry. After sharp engagement the
Spaniards fled, leaving their captain and
twenty others killed, together with eighteen
wounded. The Cubans had only two or three
wounded, and none killed. The Spanish SOL
diers, after the action, went over to the Gu
ban side. This battle inspired very great
confidence among the people, and Immediate
ly the numbers of the insurgents increased
rapidly. At the last accounts they were
known to number 1000 men and more These
were divided up into five guerilla parties, of
200 men each, under the command of Joaquin
Aguero, Francisco Aguero y Estrada, and u
baldo Antonio Pima. These parties are sta
toned in the strongholds in the vicinity OF
Cascarro and Principe, drilling and augment
ing their numbers.
After the battle Of the 4th, the Spanish
troops hurried back to Principe, seventeen
leagues from Cascarro When the news OF
the defeat reached Principe, there was great
excitement among the people; and nothing
but the large number of soldiers prevented a
general rising and massacre off the troops
The garrison is over 1000 strong, and notwith-
standing this large number, Gen. Lemery
did not dare to withdraw single man to go out
in pursuit of the Cubans, for fear of rising,
but awaited the arrival of reinforcelnents
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