The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-08-07
The Cuban Revolution.


The Cuban Revolution.
The arrival of the steamer Isabel, at Sa-
vannah, brings four dayslater news from Ha-
vana, end that Of a very interesting nature.
The Isabel left Havana on the 22din The
revolution was progressing favorably to the
cause of the patriots. The N. o. Picayune
states, that the Faro Industrial gives re-
port of the commander of the cavalry regi-
ment of the centre, Don Joaquin Aguero, in
which he says that he encountered and defeat
ed the insurgents on the 5th inst. Letters
received, state on the contrary, that twenty
one of the Spaniards were killed and the re-
mainder fed, and that the patriots lost three
killed and five wounded The letters also
state that prounciamentosh have been made at
Holguin and Tunas
Gen. Cont was attacked while crossing
the river Najaza, and defeated, with the loss
of 100 men killed and fifty drowned
The Gazeta, in noticing the first action,
says that the patriots defeated the Govern
ment troops.
Fears of revolt in Matanzas are enter
tanned.
The Delta has the following dispatch from
Savannah. 1t says in publishing it, that
the capture of Brig. Gen Cont and nine
Spanish officers can be explained only by as
Stunning that the regiment of Cantabria had
gone over in body to the Patriots. Our
knowledge of the spirit and disposition of
that regiment enables US to say that it is al
most certain that such has been the case"
Here is the dispatch:
SAVANNAH, July 25, 1851.
To tie Editor Of tie Delta:
The passengers by the Isabel, arrived to-
day, confirm the news received previouly of
; the revolution in the Central and Eastern De
partment The numbers of the Patriots
were daily increasing, and several engage
ments had taken place. In one of them
Brig Gen. Cont and nine other Spanish of
fcers had been made prisoners; in another
three hundred Spanish soldiers had been de
stroyed by the Patriot Army.
! The Governor of Matanzas had informed
: the Captain-General that the people of Ma
tanzas were preparing to strike, and that al
u outbreak was hourly expected. The Captain
; General was sending troops to reinforce tn
T garrison of Matanzas.
u The Patriots look for Gen. Lopez prompt
II ""
: Other telcgraphic reports published in tn
" Picayune say that the accounts from Cub
IF are contradictory.
II Letters received from credible quarters a;
n sert positively that many towns are in arms
&c and that the insurgents have organised the
re forces to the number of 5000. Itisal st;
j. ted thatin several actions the Queens troop
had suffered severe loss, and that the insu
gents were about to declare Provisions
Government. So great is the alarm of I'll
Spanish authorities that they open all letter
: passing throughIthe mail.
y. An express received on the 22d by the Ca
er tain-General, in Havana, from Puerto Pri
NJ cipe, the 18th, reiterates the statement that
party of insurgents had been beaten and di
persed by the Governor of the Eastern d
os partment, with the loss of FIVE killed. III
N same Spanish accounts state that five of Il
he insurgents were killed, that many horses al
* arms were captured, thatnumbers of the P
e triots had surrendered, and others were wi
- ing to do SO on receiving assurance of pardo
ne Another letter, from a Spanish source, sa
raj that Havana and the rest of the Island we
TO- quiet and that the rumors to the contrary a
e circulated only for the purpose of creating c
:" citement in the United States"
ra- WASHINGTON, July %.
% We learn by gentleman Just arrived he
II from Havana, that the city at the time of
= leaving (the 18th inst was filed with
d. mors of revolt against the provinces in /
lot eastern part of the island. The report v
to that at Puerto Principe three companies
att the regimento Of Cantabara had thrown do,
- arms and gone over to the creole insurgen
The Remainder of that regiment /
been publicly disbanded at Havana. Ano
to erreport was that the people of San Juan
mt los Remidos were IN open Instruction, q
oro had already established provisional COVE
- :, ment Another instruction had broken
Dny at TOMS. A detachment of Spanish tro
cky had been defeated while pursuing the ms
the gents with loss of from two to three hu
in lredm
!. Horrible Death of a Little Boy.
nit We do not know when our feelings h
ex- been more moved, than they were on yes
day, upon hearing Of the death Of a Sol
fly Mr.. James G. Wright. Aslhe burden tt
REQ was passing out on yesterday morning,
iced children Of james Q, Wright, Esq, of
the county, were in the act Of crossing the R
ON road on their way to school, two Of the !
ther er boys succeeded in crossing before the
It is CINE came up, but the third one, Frank
ut Of about 10 years Of age, was caught up by
that Iscoupattached to theengine, and carried $
owe, fifteen Or twenty feet, and thrown upon
ttIon track--the engine passing over him. crust
the his head, body and legs The day was G
ight and the Engineer saw the children THE
rnli- lance Of some SO Or 60 a1ls before him,
that1say that hesupposed ngerons v
g for mot attempt to cross, thel fore did
isir- estop the engine
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