New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-31
THE REVOLUTION IN CUBA.
Further Parttculars-D~feat Or Gel. C>usi-
Spread OF the lassrreetisa-rsrmas or
Guerrilla Parties.

furshtI Fnfttcuiars-Ocfent or Gel. CoUG-
Spread OF the Ia>srreetisa-Fsrmatisu or
Guerrilla Parties.
We are indebted for the. following intel
ligence TO several Cuban gentlemen o, this City.
the same from whom we received the first ai
vices Of the outbreak Of the insuuec,ioa At
Puerto Principe Our iniomants state that the
annexed information is derived from their letter.
received here by the steamer fsaboi Their let.
tiers are from their friends IN Cuba. who sre en-
gagged in the Revolution. and this news mar
therefore be considered as more authentic than
anything Yet received. Ii corroborates the state
ments made In the letters of tn, 7'r6.as's Hs-
vana Correspondent. which we published yester
day
The defest of Col Cont. with 800 men. Is
confirmed. On the 10th Of July. in attempting to
cross the River Nalasa, "a small stream on the
southern side of the island. with his command
on raft. he was attacked by the patriot Cuoans.
Cont himself was taken prisoner. together with
several officers and a large number OF soldiers:
$50 were sho, and 50 drowned. the res, escaped.
The Nalssa. though commonly small stream.
is now swollen into large and rapid torrent.
overfowing Its banks, owing to the rainy season.
which now prevails all over the isladd large
quantity of amuni,ions arms, &c. were lost. to
gether with two hcld-pieces.
The attack and taking OF the town Of Lac
Funas [Pricklc Pearl by the Patriots is Coz
tirmed, together with the formation Of Pro
visonal Government at that place, of the first
acts of which We shall receive accounts by tho
next arrival.
The formation of guerrilla party of 100 NEE
in the district of Guamutas lnear Cardenas in
the Western Department. is confirmed. The
Patriot Chief Mancebo Is the commander. This
party had been oined By the small garrison Of
Spanish troops stationed at the town of Pslmi-
las. (srna Palms) At the lates, dates, Nance
bo's gueuillas numbered over 200 men. The
formation of a guerrilla party in the Hacienda
San Juan. II miles from the port OF Santa Cruz.
which is on the South side OF the island. is also
stated. The chief of this party is the brave Don
Manuel Munez, and thus lar he had no, beea
molested by the Spanish troops 1t is false that
he has surrendered
When the Isabel left Havana the followingr ~
mors were IN circulation:
The City of Holguln, on the south side. East
em department had pronounced against the Gov
ernmen,, the Colonel of the garrison at that place
having put himself at the head of the movement.
The City of Baracoa had also pronounced ior
Liberty.
The steamer from Trinidad which ought TO
have arrived at Batabsno before the Isabel. via
July 2l, had not come, which is conhrmatory Of
the reported rising at Trinidad. Batabano Is op'
poslte Havana on the south side of the Island
There is railroad across from Havana 10 Bata-
bano-dstance 10 miles time, "A hours. Tho
city of Trinidad is on the south side Of the Island.
270 miles east of Havana The mails are sent by
rail from Havana to Batabano, thence by s.oam-
boat along the south shore to Trinidad and other
points
In consequence OF the pronunciamento OF July
A. the Captain. General had sent 1000 men into
the Central Department.
The Supreme Court of Cuba, always unth
now held at Principe. has been removed to San
Juan de los Remedies, port on the north side
of the Island III order to enable the Judges 10
embark quickly on board of a war vessel IN case
of general revolution.
The above advces show that a large portion
Of the Island Is IN a state Of evoluton-conirm-
atory of which is the order of the Capt Gen
eral, placing the Eastern and Central Depart
ments under martial law. and establishing Courts
Martial. with summary power to punish the rev-
outionsls, at the capitals Principe and st. Jags