The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-08-05
later from Cuba.

Further particulars of the Insu:rcct;on at
! Puerto PrtHcire re-Deciard,ion Of The Rero-
| ipi,onists.---Ine schooner papl,l,e ~. =, Cap
tam Townsend. which arriVtE n ~
l"rk on The 27th ui,., from Ncuy.,as,
wiciI:,. she sailed OH the l7th ult +, brings
iuIi par,.cuia S ot the outbreak ~ Puerto
prln'Ip" III letters from the CuDan rcvo,u-
;.'':.:s:s - .!:c. !-,..nas. We !..-c .ccc;-c,!
says the New York Tribune, tie following
pATic"lars iren sevcraI Cuban gentlemen
=" rcspcc,ao.ay, together with a copy oi
The Manifest AID Declaration vi Indepeu-
icnce .. thc peppIc ol PrmcipIc. These
! advccS arc 'hc in,si direct oi any yet re-
! rsiEei, and may DC considered ns authentic.
J nc ".hc.ai account ~ the Havana pa
! HcTs oi the !nsurreCtion AZ Port principc
/ 'elcssci only 10 a small skrmlsh on tic
/ '}.L !" July, III which joaquin Sanchez
'"aS taken PRISONER. and few arms cap.
!"red hy the Spanish troops.
| The news by tins arrival is up TO the
IAN OF July IRON Puerto Pr,ncpe, being
| eleven days Later l!.ln the last accounts
! The pronuncamento to- independence
was made on Inc .ih OF July, on which day
( the hrs, real battle for Liberty may be sad
tp have taken place. The Government,
cr> 81 the revolutoniS,s catne up with the
guerilla party Of Joaquin Aguero Aguero
al the loot OF the Cascorro mountains, and
about tour or live mlies from The village OF
ihat nnc. The Cubans, numbered 200
ncH, .i'd t!c Span,ards 800, consisting of
100 IanC.rs and 200 infantry. A. a
shICp chgagc.ncn, The Sp,niards He'd
tliriI captain and 20 others Dclng killed to-
yry yi,,.y i.I 80 , L.. 4
only two or three wounded and none killed.
F"cvc Spanish soldiers came over to the
Cuban SIDE. This battle inspired very
great confidence among the people, and iln-
'nedatcly the numbers OF the insurgents
increased RAPIDLY. At the last accounts
hey were known to number 1000 men
ana more. These were divided INTO five
guerrilla parties oil 200 .ncn each, under the
commands o! Joaquin Agucro Agucro,
fnncisco Ayucro Estrada, and Ubaldo
tonch around in tho stron"holds in the vi
cnly OF Cascorro and Puerto Principe.
Or i.ing and au.mcn,Ine their numbers.
hinr Tie battle Of the 4th, the Spanish
troops hurried back 10 Principe, II leagues
from tnscorfo When the news OF the
a" eat reached Principe. there was great
excitement among the people, and nothing
Dul The idrgc number OF soldiers prevented
q genera rising and massacre OF the ,roops.
The gHrr,Son Is over 1000, hut notwIlh
sanding tbs large number, Gen l.emery
did not dare 10 Withdraw a single man TO 90
nu, IN pursuits OF The Cubans Tor fear of ri.
rising, but awaited the arrival of reinforce
ucnisr"n Havana, having sent for 1000
mym. The last news from Havana stated
tint hnsc troops had sailed for Principe,
40 miles dstant) Thus while General
i."mcry was confined at Principe, the
CGbans were gathering numbers and
strength.
Atthc last accounts from Principe nv
OF The Cnbans had left the place to lon the
gIcriilas. From the town Of Baymo
party OF 900 men had gone up. from Villa
Clara 100, and numbers from Nucvitas, and
all the towns in tho vicinity of Principe
AS fast AZ Tie news spread the people sent
oil parties to The mountains, so that the
mum cr OF the insurgon will have become
very formidable before the Spanish troops
crn h" brought against them, but the Gu
ba's are 70 ry armed and labor under
nany disadvantages Aguero Sanchez was
confined IN prison at Principe nc is the
son OF one OF the most influential men in
tho place. 7, is supposed no will bo shot.