Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-08-01

Al suerto Prfncipe-The oficial
The New York Herald translates from the Havana
Gaceta, the following official announcement Of the
threatened insurrection at Puerto Principe:
His Excellency the Governor General, has order
ed the publication in the Gazette of summary OF
the information received from the Governor General
commander of the central department, upon the APP
pearance of two armed and mounted parties in the
Jurisdiction of Puerto Principe
AZ the date of the 9Th of July, the General in COM
mand says that in virtue of the notices he had re-
ceved of the project of raising these armed parties
he took the proper disposition to pursue them, and
pushed one, numbering about 90 men, at nine o'clock
in the evening, till the Sabanade Guanamaguln, by
an officer of the Queens regiment OF cavalry, tine
second lancers, under D. Manuel Peromlngo The
insurgents Immediately took fight: Leaving on the
field the arms and ammunition which they possessed,
consisting of two freiocks, one of them with two
cannons one bronze catapult two pistols, two big
knives, six TASKS of powder, bag of balls, bullet
mould, and another in the possession of d. Josquin
Aguero Sanchez. Our information assures as that
this gentleman and D. Waldo Y Juau Artega- recent
ly arrived from the United States with the in
surgents. Some papers have already spoken of D.
Aguero. Three horses of this party were also seized.
The General in command terminates by saying
that other point of the department confded to
him has taken part in this revolutionary movement
The inhabitants continued to perform their ordinary
and peaceful business.
By other information from the city of Puerto Prin-
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nor of Tunas. The chief says that when he receiy-
ed from the General in command the intelligence of
an armed troops, he had already received that news
by muleteer, from whom the said party stole some
| provisions and other merchandise which he ia
king to various merchants that on the evening OF
the 9Th inst when he was going to his house, he
heard the steps of horses and men, and the report OF
six eight discharges and about twenty men pass
ing at galop before the same habitation. The 1t.
Governor Intercepted them, but they so mali
cious that they fred at the window where the Lieu
tenant Governor was, and they disappeared instant
y without leaving any trace of the road which they
took The Lieutenant Governor adds, that the dis
charge received by the partizans wounded two men
and horse of the party. Such was the disorder
with which they entered the village that having a
bandoned their arms, equipages four horses, and a
part of their effects, they obliged to leave as
prisoners one wounded man, and another who had
only one arm. The General in command, in writing
this report adds that he had given orders to one OF
the party of troops which the route of Tunas,
to pursue the insurgents who were already in COM
plete disorder.
In his communication of the 10TH the Governor
General in command says, that public tranquility
continues unalterabe in spite of the efforts of some
mutinous young men, pushed by the emissaries re-
Gently arrived from the United States. His Excel
lency adds that the insurgents have had great de-
/ feat, such as will overtake all those who want to
bring disorder into this peaceful country-that they
will learn to recognise their Impotence and the con-
fdence and security of the government, which with
out the necessity of calling its forces and its 9th
resources, has only sent twenty horsemen to de-
stroy the sterile plans of those few who for many
years, have employed all seductive means for excl
ting the young men OF Puerto Principle. The gov
eminent has long been apprised of their movements
and their imprudent seductions.
Havana, July 49, 1851. PEDRO ESTEVAN.