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Falcon. The Delta, which 4 The ol1alnl ee6nn
of General Lopez and the Cuban junta IL Nv
Orleans, thus introduces it, sorrespoodsnes
The 4th Of July having hssn agreed upon BY
the Cuban patriots 10 strike for freedom and n
dependence. the men Of Puerto Principe eA-
tainsd the honor Of commencing the struggle
At o'clock in the morning Of the 4th, twenty
young men, selected for that purpose, attaeksd
one Of the posts, at the gates Of the city. and
took possession Of it, hoisting the Dag Of fsss
Cuba over it. They remained ia possession Of
this place only very short time, ~ their orders
were to retire az soon as they should havs made
some public demonstration, and given the cry Of
independence. When attacked by superior
forces, they retired ia good order, and joined the
maiu body of the patriot forces, consisting Of TOO
Cubans and 200 Americans.
A similar movement was to take place st
three other large cities, as soon a. they would
hear that the blow had been struck at Puerto
Principe. We cannot now, from prudential mo-
tives, mention the places, but we have not the
slightest doubt ttat they are now in arms.
The following letter was received by Gen.
Lopez from u most reliable source
HAVANA, July II, 1861.
Dear General The day--the glorons day
of North America, has been good one for us
too. Juan Arteaga and his brother Waldo were
ut the head Of the movement in the centre, and
directed It with considerable skill. For, sl-
though the government has taken possession of
all the correspondence, we know, from private
communications, that the patriots have been able
to retire to their strongholds, with very little
loss, although pursued by very superior forces
Joaquin Aguero. Sanchez, and another were
taken and shot on the spot, whilst the enemy
lost twelve men, captain and lieutenant.
1t Is said the governor Of the central Depart
ment, Limerick, was killed in the 6ght, which
report seems confirmed by the fact that General
Manzano is In command Of the troops
The cry of Independence was given at three
o'clock in the morning, in the streets of Puerto
principe, by twentv men. who, as soon as they
found themselves attacked by largely superior
forces, fell back in good order upon the camp
OF the patriots, in the mountains Of Cascorra.
where seven hundred men and two hundred
Americans were waiting for them. II il said
that a. soon as they hear from two other points,
which were to pronounce on the same day, they
would leave their retreats and commence active
operations.
Alleges are turned towards you, dear general
ALI our hopes concentrate in you, to furnish
Us with arms, to give unity to those scattered
and disconnected movements. You are expected
at every moment and the chief reason given for
the revolution was that as soon an
u commenced, the government of fhe United
States would not interfere with you.
i. Sit is now positively asserted that the
regiment Of Cantabria has gone over to the pat
riots. II 10 certain--yery certain--that some
thing Of the kind has taken place from the severe
measures now being taken to separate the SOL
diers entire'y from the citizens. They cannot
move from their barracks without special H.
cense from the captain general, which il tanta.
mount 10 absolute imprisonment f, f.
A brief dispatch, In cypher, Addressed to Gen'l
Lopez, says:
Havana, July II.
The patriots have pronounced in two places.
and will maintain themselves. Tomorrow.
the 18th, another pronunciamento takes place,
at H--They are well prepared. Come! Come!
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We extract the following from the CORES.
pondence of the Delta:
July l8.--The mail arrived yesterday with
dates to the 18th from Puerto Pripcipe the
government were making arrests there for af.
fording aid and comfort to the rebels, and
among othcr partiea arrested are two Young
ladies', for having cent quantity Of lint 10 The
hospitai commissary, and one Of them 4 sonnet
to her lover. These have been confined in q
hunnery pro tom.
The patriots were daily gaining force 10 he
hills Of Najaza, and desertons a,e 90 frequent
that the commanders fear To take their men too
near the enemy. No attack has been made
upon them, and the news from the East Il most
cheering. Official accounts tell ua that Rara-
Goa has pronounced, and gentleman showed me
a letter from Trinidad, received last night,
which assured him that the preparations were
nearly completed. and that the cry was raised on
the l7;h, (yestcrday,) or at latest the 2Oth. |
am assured that preparations are being rapidly
made for movement in this vicinity, hut OF
course cannot find out anything about ii things
are kept mighty close.
The following We take from the correspond.
ence of the Picayune:
HAVANA, July IL, 1881.
Since the first news Of the outbreak, our ad-
vices are very meagre, and entirely Spanish, 80
you can judge how much they can be relied
upon. These represent the country AZ quiet;
but at the same time acknowledge that in IAs
Tunas there has also occurred pronunciamento.
The point where the patriots have concentrated
is in the mountains Of Nsjaza, between Puerto
Principe and Las Tunas, which lies more to-
ward Santiago. Their number is variously es-
timated between three hundred and one thous-
and men, and the country round Principe and
Ncuvtas is said to be almost entirely deserted
by the young men, who II is supposed, are going
in by by-paths to the revolutioni-ts Judging
from circumstances, the affair is taking very
serious aspect
A portion Of regiment, as much as they dare
spare, have this morning been taken up 10 wind.
ward, probably to Neuvitss, BY steamer, and I
have been told that Gen. Lymerich has been
superseded in the command there. This il the
old Spanish fashion when things 90 badly: the
want of success is attributed to the gsnerAl.
have seen letter from captain Of one of the
regiments at Principe, to his friend here, which
states that he is ordered out 10 reinforce the
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