The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
Reported Revolution in Cuba.
THE REVOLT IN CUBA,

THE REVOLT IN CUBA,
The following s a brief detail Of the com
mence menl Of the revolt ia Cuba, according
10 the advces from that isleud Of July %.
There has been 9 rising Of the Creole pop
ulsllon a, and near Puerto Principe, San Juan
which had been jalnsd By part Of the Span
in troops in The nelghbsrhocd. The nature
Of he accounts, notwithstanding the'r conlfa-
Gictory character, shows al least that sesous
collision. have taken place between The pa
rio's" and tbs government troops. The Gu
bans Issued Declaration Of ladepe cadence on
he 4th Ct JIly, on which The frs, battle was
I fought. This engagement was with bod Of
800 men sen, from Havana in a s,ea mbssi, al
a reinforcement TO the garrison al Nuevilas
under the command Of Bfigader Genera
Conf. The pattiols obsefsirg their approach
from their look .out on The IN unfain, has
tened 10 the Landing and attacked them lm
meGiately on their Glsemba kalOR. A er g
short .kifmish, in which several were killed
and wounded GA b n sides, nine OF he ) ,sn.
ISL officers, including the cou mander Of he
detachm. ut, General Cont, were taken Prlso
nets bv the patriots the rem luder Of the
party tf',eted hei, csc Pc pfecepliatel} 10 the
steamer that brought them. After tbls Hide
ttf,ir, So encouraging 10 the patriots, they re.
tired 10 the mountains belonging To the range
uf Cltijss, Which lie between Puerto PuncI
pc d Nleyl,as where they can foEilly them
scivr. with facii,,y, cno fru,n 'nsses eyaa d.
rect communication with the Northern coast
from which direction they expect 10 receive
rcirior emenrs. arm, aud an mo ALTON, "a
latter Of whieh they are greatly IN need Of
The mouuta MS in which lie patriots post
I'd are described as inaccessible, 10 cease
GU nee cf the badness Of the roads, and i 4
said there j. o possibility ct the gasernnien
troops reaching them ~ any cousldereb
nun b9rs Il Is stated that that portion OF Gu
be which hes east Of a line drawn from IL,
c a.t at Nue,i'ss,' through Puerto Pm
cise, With the course from about north ras
10 south ees', is uow u DIR The control Of ID,
patriots, and the banner Of The single S.ar /
alone ackno lodged. A few Spanish troop
remain al he two points named, hut they ar
powdetItss, aud the Governor General LIN
erlck Is a refugee al Havana. On the othe
hand il IS stated lha, The Government al Ha
yaha had received by express news ire Puer
10 Principe, by which II appears that snll
two small parties Of insurgents had taken U
arms--that they were promptly defeated, an
sued for pardon, which vas granted by III
Governor Of Puerto Principe that on The 1T
Of July the most perfect tTarquiity prevails
al that place that Go des'rllan of sPsrls
troops had occurred, and that the whole siial
did mol amount to more than riot. Tn
whole island IS reported by the Government
TO be perfectly Tranquil, ADD he public Is eau
toned By the Capls General against heed
lug the exaggerated fomoIs Of dlssffectlo
winch are manufactured for effect 10 the U
nled States.
The town Of Puerto Principe, which is III
capital Of the Central Department oil Cubs
Is situated 10 the interior, a little to the east o
he centre II the island and 450 miles trou
Havana. It's SO miles FROM Nuesltss, whicI
Is lis seaport, aud thro' Which oil its forelg
trade passes. The town is silvated belwee
two fisulets, which unite and form the Sa
Pedro ri,er. The country in the neIehhor
hood formerly produced immense quaniiiie
Of cattle, aud -, piled the markets OF Havana
The soil IS exceedingly rich aud productive
but much Of II Ives waste and unculiyited
The mountain range Of Cuba TANKS the cit
on either hand. The eastern chain runuin
10 the point Of the island a, Cape Nays,
savage and broken, some of The peaks risin
10 the htrgh, Of 5000 feet. Thes, mour
tam valleys and defiIes viii afford ample .hs
Ter 10 he n voutloulsts, WIN may also dra,
their supplies from the rilh agricultural rs
, gion adjoining.