The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-02
THE NsURnEcrIoN IN CUBA.

by the arrival yesterday Of the schooner
Pauline, Capt Townsend, from Reuyitas. tbo
l7th inst, letters we're received from Cuba
reyolutiohists III Puerto Principe, 10 tbeir
friends in this city, giving some interestino
particulars Of the recent outbreak which NV.
been furnished 10 us by some Cuban gentle.
men Of respeotahility, who have also supplied
az with a copy Of the declaration Of indepsn-
dence Issued by the people OF Principe.
The official account OF the insuTreetiOn II
Puerto PrihdpA, heretofore pghliahsdy rolAt
ed only 10 a smafl skirmish on the sd ofJuly.
Ia which joaquin de Aguero J Sanchez vas
taken prisoner, and Few arms were captured
by the Spanish tTpaps. The ngwi by dis ar
r., ,I being elsgsn a1y' later than 'he
The pronuncamenio for independence was
made on the lth ~ July, on which day the
brst real battle Tor liberty may, be- said 70
have taken place. The government troops.
previously sent out 10 mako prisoners Of any
revOlutOnists, came up with the guerilla mar.
" N 5prTuru- AFu-ro y Aruert'I ~ the font
Of the chsearro mountains, aud Aboat four or
five miller from the village of that name. The
Cubans numbered 900 men and the Spap.
iards 500 men, consisting Of I 90 laneers and
200 infantry. Amer a sharp engagements the
spaniards fed, leaving tfrif raptAin and 20
others killedfogcther with eighteen wounded
The CubanF had only two or three wounded,
aud none killed, The Spanish soldier. AMER
the action, went over 10 The Cuban side
This battle inspired very great confidence A.
mong the people, and immediately the num-
beers Of the insurgents increased rapidly. AZ
the last accounts they were known 10 number
1000 men and more, These were divided
up into five guerilla parties, of 200 men each,
az, H.v. tl,a corn IA nd ~ Tnu.,.tr A ...a.,..
ucro, Francisco Aguero y Estrada, and Ubal.
do Antonio y Pima. These parties arc tla-
nnne1 IN do sll.ll.,l ". a-sisinfty,f
Cascarro1md Principe, drilling and augment,
ing their Numbers.
Amer the hattie Of the 9Th, the Spanish
troops hurried back 70 Principe, seventeen
leagues from Cascarro. When the news q
the defeat reached Prineipe, there Haa n great
excitement among the people and nothing
but the large number ofsoldiers prevented a
general rising and massacre Of the troops
The garrison is over 1000 strong, and not.
withdrawing this large nambor, Gen Lcms-
~ did not dare 20 withdraw n single man 20
go out in pursuit Of the Cubans, for fear 81 a
rising, but awaited the arrival Of reinforce
mcnts from Havana, whence he had sent f1r
1000 men. CThe last news from Havana
stated thai these troops had sailed for Princi.
pc, distance $50 miles.) Thus while Gene
raj Lemery was confined At Principe, the Gu
bans were gathering numbers and strength
~ the last accounts from Principe. many
of the Cubans had left the place and Joined
the guerrillas. From the town OF BayRmA
party Of 200 men had gone up from Villa
Clara 100; and numbers from Neuvitas and
all The inHIaz iss Ststfitty-u4 rirriJ1n. Az
fast a. abe ne~S-SProad, tha- people sent of
parties 90 the mountains; ~ that the number
OF the insurgents will have become VERY for
'midable, before the Spanish troops can be
brought against them. The Cuhans, howev-
or, are poorly armed, and labor under many
disadvantage
AFuoro Sanchez WAS confined in prison in
Principe; he Is n son Of one Of the most inau.
ential men in the place. Il is supposed ho
VIII be shot.--N j. Courier s. Enquirer.
The following dispatches have been receiv-
ed at New York
tAGrie1on, Juiy 25ih.---Thcrc has been
scIlt per steamer Isabel paper printed few
minutes before her leaving, stating that tho
fAatriUts lind bCUu rtCfpatCi uuE OF tiIpirp o.-
siuons. This Is false. IL wOrprinied by or
der OF the government, TO deceive the people
OF the United States. The Patriots defeated
the Spanish troops in an engagement on the
9th Of July, They fought bravely'Eor IL
hours, with but few Grs-Arufs, making many
prisoners among them one Colonel OF the
run regiment Inc Patriots had many
,xnundla- AMI GEa- Allied Their tTy---as;-
"Lopcz, Quitman and Liberty"
Charleston, Jtdy 25h.--News by rassen.
gers 10y steamer Isabel arrived to-day, con-
6rui those received yesterday, about the OPP
cning ofthe revolution at Carradusco and Gu
DO. The number of Patriots had swollen TO
upwards of 800 Several engagements had
taken place, in which, among Others, a Briga-
dier General Cont and nine other Spanish
officers were taken prisoners, and 500 Span
ish troops destroyed by the Patriots, whose
numbers were hourly Increasing. The Gov
ernor of MatanzAs had Informed the Cap
tain-General that the Catalon Spanish Gu
bans were aboat TO unite against the Govern
mcnt, and an outbreak was hourly expected
at Matanzas, whence the Captain-Gcneral had
ordered troops.
Charleston, july s5h.--The following an
extract of a letter dated Havana, July 2Sd, ,
i, M.-The Patriots attacked Col. Cont who
was rafting his troops across the river, near
Puerto Principe, killed 800 and TO- ok the Col
and other officers prisoners. The Gaceta an
nounces another outbreak in Vuslta Arnba.
Several companies have gone over.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
CUBAN INsURRECTIoN.