The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-20


been entirely broken up. Al the same time,
when they say that all is quiet, they publish
ofiicia dispatches from Principe, Las Tunas,
S'banice, Cleniuegas, Trinidad. Villa Cara
aud Sanlo E'piri,u, stating that all these
ptaees are infested by rebel guerilias.-The
above named places comprise all the chief
towns from one end OF tho Central Depart.
neni "a the othes, IN length 500 miles, and
embracing full oae third Of the island Of Gu.
ba.
fiom the Government, therefore, il will
be seen lha, the revolution is rtry general G.
ven were there no such con6rmalions and
glorious news as We now publish from The
Patriots.
The following is the sia,emen, Of the Jun.
Ia Lihertsdora of Puerto Piiocipe, issued on
the 23I Of July, from the headquarters al
the Cascorro Mountains, near Principe, $50
miles from Havana. Il Is an address to the
Cubaus in order To inspire them, snd gives
detail Of operations from the 4lh TO the 22d
OF July. the hitter being the laies, date from
headquarters.
A cupy Of this address and sisiemen. has
been transmitted by the Junia Lbertadora
~ atbN'pp w tut JuHtd 1dudtd, tl .ttH.
York. The original, which we have seen, is
Translated as foIIows:
TO THE PEOPLE OF CUBA
/ CuBANs: Your brethren of Puerto Primer.
pc address 10 you from The mountains Of Cas-
zorro, whore they have established the pro.
visio',ai Cover stnent and headquarters Of the
+ Libera'ing Army, a summary Of their opera.
tons, and a description Of the engagements
which have taken place between our brave
+ CamngueyaDos, (nsti,es Of Pfincioe) and the
hfeliug army of The Queen. This, better
than any thing else, will convince you Of the
real impotence Of tho Spanish Government,
and that the triumph Of our cause is SURE, If
YOU CO operate with US b, rising a, various
points aud districts, Principally IN the West.
ep Department. from Guansjty TO Mantua,
where the broken character Of the country
will secure safety 10 the first movements, and
where you will be abe 10 maintain a firm
ground and plant your headquarters Wea.
~ai, asiously the news OF that rising, for on
1t dspenas The moycmen, OF Villa Clara and
Masanzis.
/ At Trinidsd, which is in open commanica
tioa with us, a rising TO AXE plses on the 2sth,
according TO a communication from the Pres.
idenl of the Juata Psiriotiea, there sslab.
/ lished. Msnz,nllla. Bayamo, Hulguin, and
+ Las Tunis, have already raised The cry Of
+ L,beuy, and many of their brave sons are
/ fighting on our SIDE giving to the world ex.
ampes Of valor and patriotism. Santiago do
Cuba, though as yet quiet, awaits only the mo.
meat when some OF It's bay onels may be With.
drawn from il. to make common cause With US
in the conquest Of our natural rights; and you
already know that It's people ga'o public
proofs oil their sentiments IN 1886.
/ We raised slofi the banner Of Liberty
on the 4th inst, in the Districts (Partidas) Of
+ Quay nnro and S,banica, with the small num.
ber Of $50 patriots. We remained there till
4 the 9th, when. in concert with another band
which rose in Holgu,n. we directed our march
upon tho town Of Las Tunis which was gar.
risoned by Company of The Regiment Of
Saragosa, but circumstances growing out Of
I the darkness of the night led TO meeting Of
the two parties at IL o'clock, before the ap.
pointed place, and tho Commander os ours
gave the challenge, "Qaitn rire." TO which
/ tho other, carried away by the force OF hab.
it, answered SPAN" where upon, alas The
order was given to fire and charge upon them,
which charge lasted until they could recog.
nlze each other ia the midst of the combat.
The resui, Of this unhappy affair was the
+ loss OF five from the Holguin party,and 80
wounded belween :he two. However, this
disaster did no, discourage our brave pa.ri.
ois; they irnme diately united and fell upon
Il Il ~ II l,uhf fnsn
1 They attacked the barracks by surprise, and
after short resistance which caused some
wounded, the company Of Spanish troops Uni
led with them, en masse, at the magic cry OF
Liberty.
Ths Lieutenant Governor of that jurisdic.
ton was so cowaTdly that he impored our
mercy, and in pity We left him al liberty, Ia.
/ king from him only his horse, sword and pis.
tolls, and 81 900 belonging to tho funds Of
! the despoiic Government. Thence, we
marched upon the districts {par,idos) Of San
Juan and Santa Cruz, recruiting our force,
and on The sh we we're in Cascorro with 800
horse and 900 foot.
The sih and OH were passed ia organizing
1 four divisions, under the command of the pa.
,rots Who had most distinguished themselves
a: Las Tunas; and on the 10Th ,hree Of III. \
marched out, the CHER remaining a. s,ie'
mountains.
The one commanded by Don Serapin Re.
clio advanced towards Santa Cruz, and short.
ly before reaching the river Nsiara was in.
formed that four companies Of the regiment Of
I Can,shrla were marching in the same drec,
ten under command Of Col. Cont; but that
IL. river being swollen, they were occupied
in making RATS TO cross il. Our csmman'
der, Recio, Immediately ordered march 70.
wards tha. point. lie watched the enemy's
moveme and when sufficiently near, with.
out being seen, he planted his $50 men IN
ambuscads, and waited till they should be-