The southern press., 1851-08-13
From The Nslo York Heroid.
AdyIees from the Cuban Junta.

Adyices from the Cuban Junta.
The Cubans have received, by he arrival Of
the Georgia, flu and late dYcos from their
revoted Brethren IN cuba. We are indebted
for the following to the SANE lrties from whom
we derived the declaration Of independence and
other previous advices from the patriots
The Cubans assure us that the news which
follows, they have received directly from the
field of battle, from their own friends, and that
it may be relied on as correct.
The Cubans assert, likewise, that the govern
ment accounts, as published in the Havana pa
pers, are utterly false, and that their very false
hood confirms in several important instances the
news now received from the patriots.
The news from the patriots informs us that
at several other important points than last ad-
vices, proaunciementoS had taken place, and the
insurgents were in the field.
The government announce on the contrary,
that all the rebels had been taken or shot, and
that the utmost quiet prevailed in all parts OF
the island, the insurrection having been entirely
broken up At the same time. when they say
that all is quiet they publish official dispatches
from Principe Las runas, Sibancu, Cenfuegos,
Trinidad, Villa Clara and Santo Espiritu, stat
ing that all those places are infested by rebel
guerillas.
The above-named places comprise all the chief
towns, from one end of the central department
to the other, in length 500 miles, and embracing
full one-third of the island of Cuba
From the government therefore, it will be
seen that the revolution is very general, even
were there no such combinations and glorious
news as we now publish from the patriots.
The following is the statement of the Junta
Libertadra of Puerto Principe, issued on the
~ - I.,I,, thnfs ka, o,fa H.
Cascorro mountains, near Principe, 45O miles
from Havana. 1t is an address to the Cubans,
in order to inspirit them, and gives a detail of
operations from the 4th to the 22d of July, the
latter being the latest date from headquarters.
A copy of this address and statement has
been transmitted by the Junta Libertadora of
Principe to the Junta Guiana in New York.
The original, which we have seen, is translated
as follows:
TO THE PEOPLE OF CUBA.
x CuBANs-Your brethren of Puerto Principe
address to you, from the mountains of Cascorro,
where they have established the provisional go
vernment and headquarters Of the liberating
army, a summary of their operations, and de-
scrption of the engagements which have taken
place between our brave Camagueyanos (natives
of Principe) and the hireling army of the Queen
This, better than anything else, will convince
you of the real impotence Of the Spanish gov
eminent, and that the triumph of our cause is
SURE, if you cooperate with us by rising at va
rious points and districts, principally in the wes-
tern department. from Guanajay to Nlantua,
where the broken character of the country will
secure safety to the first movements, and where
you will be able to maintain firm ground, and
plant your headquarters.
We await anxiously the news Of that rising
for on it depends the movement Of Villa Clara
and Matanzas.
AT Trinidad, which is in open communication
with us, rising is to take place on the Oath,
according to a communication from the president
Of the Junta Patriotica there established
Manzanio, Bayamo, Holguia, and Las Tunas,
have already raised the cry of liberty, and many
of their brave sons are fighting by our side. Civ
ing to the world examples of vaor and patriotism
Santiago de Cuba, though as yet quiet awaits
only the moment when some ofits bayonets may
be withdrawn from it to make common cause
with US in the conquest of our imprescriptble
rights; and you already know that its people
gave public proofs Of their sentiments in 1886.
We raised aloft the banner of liberty on the
4th inst, in the districts (pdrtidaS) of Guayamaro
and Sibancu, with the small number of two hun
dred and fifty patriots. We remained there till
the 5th, when, in concert with another band
which rose in Holguin, we directed our march
upon the town Of Las Tunas, which was gar.
risoned by a company OF the regiment of Zara-
CORA, but circumstances, growing out of the dark
ness Of the night, led to meeting of the two
parties at twelve o'clock before the appointed
place, and the commander of one gave the
challenge, "guien'uire ?" to which the other car.
ried away by the force Of habit, answered
"Spain," whereupon, alas the order was given
to fire and charge upon them, which charge
lasted till they could recognise each other in the
midst OF the combat.
The result of this unhappy affair was the loss
Of fire from the Holgun party, ard twenty.eigh'
wounded between the two. However, this
disaster did not discourage our brave patriots
they Immediately united and fell upon I.as Tunas
with the swiftness of lightning. They attached
the barracks by surprise and, after short re-
sistance, which caused some wounded, the com
pany Of Spanish troops united with them er
maSse, at the magic cry of liberty The Lieu
tenat Governor of that jurisdiction was so COW.
ardly that he inplored our mercy, and in pity
we left him at liberty, taking from him only hi.
horse, sword, and pistols, and $1,000 belonging
TO the funds of the despotic government.
! Thence We marched upon the districts (pdrti
ddS) of San Juan and Santa Cruz, recruiting ou
| force and on the 9Th We were in Cascorro, will
$50 horse, and 200 foot
The 9Th and 9th were passed in organizing
four divisions under the command of the patri
OTIS who had most distinguished themselves al
Las Tunas and on the 10th three of then
marched out, the other remaining on the noun
| lans. The one commanded by Don SerapiC
| Recio, advanced towards Santa Cruz, and shortl,
before reaching the river Najassa, was Informed
that four companies of the regiment of Can
tabra were marching in the same direction, unde
command Of Colonel Cont but that, the rivet
being swollen, they were occupied in making rats
| to cross il.
Our commander, Recio, Immediately ordered
march towards that point; he watched The
enemy's movements, and when sufficiently neal
without being seen, he planted bis two hundred
and fifty men in ambuscade, mud waited till the,
should begin the crossing on the raft. That tocb
place, the commander Of the enemy crossed al
the head Of the first company, and landed and
the raft drawn back by the ropes, returned to the
! opposite bank TO bring over the second our pa
triots remaining, meanwhile, motionless, and
| ready for the attack The raft bppan to move