New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-08
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.
RoTH SIDES or THE STORY.
Letters from The insurgents.
CARD TO THT PUBLIC.

th Ievolut fire n the ISLAND. and OF checking the
al impulse, lht pilrs Of the generous and free
American i@opic Such atces 20 all similar
sn .lruiied. and practIced with
acyity Dy the Spanish tyfnts their present hour
Of su91ene peuihe hour ,rus, snd believe. N their
CERTAIN ile The statement, herewith furnished ~ to
lie fe.5 T aud honestly copied from letters oi our
friend, ~ Havana Trinidad gentlemen Of high char
a,ta writing 'r.f friends for the sole purpose Of
Us true information. Tins a,ouch with and
| our hoUOr EDITOR AND COIA8oRERS OF l., NERDAo.
Nec- To-i. Aug. =. 1851.
By he arrival Of the Georgia. the Cubans in
thIs CIV have received all and late advIces from
their rcvoted brethren in Cuba. We are IN
debted fot the following, TO the same parties
from whom We received the Declaration OF In
dependence and other previou, adviceS from the
Patriots
The Cubans assure US that the news which
follows they received directly from the field OF
battle, from their own friends, and that It may
be relied upon as correct
The Cubans assert, Xix ewse, that the Govern
nert accounts published in the Havana papers
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. at last adviceS'
or9nunc,amentos had taken place. and the insur-
gent, were IN the field.
The Government announce, on the contrary,
that al! the rebels had been taken or shot, and
that tie utmost quiet prevailed an all parts ot
fbc island. the Instruction having been entirely
broken up. At the same time, when they say
that all is quiet, they publish official dispatches
from Principe Las Tunas SIbanlcu, CIenfuegos,
Trinidad. Villa Clara and Santo Esplrltu,
stating tina, on these piaces are 'ntcsfed by r'b'f
guerNas.
The abovc-namei places comprise all the chief
towns from one end of the Central Department
to the otter. in length 500 miles, and embracing
full one-third OF the island OF Cuba.
From the Government, therefore, twill be seen
that the revolution Is rerv general even were there
no such combinations and glorious news as we
now publish from the Patriots.
The following * the statement of the Jrntd Liber-
t1Joyo OF Puerto Principe, issued on The I'D oil july
from the Headquarters At the Casc0rfo Mountains,
near Principe, $50 miles from Havana. 1t Is an Adj
dress to the Cubans, order to inspire them, and
gives a detail of operations from the 4th to the I'D OF
July tie latter beng the latest date from head
quarters.
4 COPY of this address and statement has been
transmitted by the Junfo LberfGdOra OF Principe 10
the JpnfG Guiana IN New-l ork. The original which
We have seen, Is translated as follows:
TO THE PEOPLE OF CUBA
CUBANS. Your brethren Of Puerto Principe address
10 vou from the mountains of Cascorro, where they
have established the provisional government and
headquarters Of the LlberatlDg Army, 4 summary OF
their operations and a description oil me engage
ments which have taken place between our brave
fD.fr Af
Ing amy of the Queen This, better than anything
else Will convince of the real impotence OF the
spanish Government. and that the triumph of our
cause Is SURE If YOU cooperate with us by rising al
various points and districts, Principally IN the west
err Department, nom Guanipay 10 Mantua' "here
The broken character of the country VIII secure SAFE
ty 10 the first movements, and where YOU VIII De
able to maintain firm ground and plant your mead
quarters 49,.
We ant anxious, the news of that rising, for on
Il depends the movement OF Villa Clara ana Matah-
A Trinidad. which Is IN open communication with
US ar>ing Is TO take place the Path, according 10
a communication from the President OF the J"'o
PafriOfcd. there established
Manzanllla Bayamo Hoguun, and Las Tunas.
have already raised the OF Liberty and many OF
their brave sons are fighting on our SIDE CIV ing To
the world examples of vaor and patriotism.
santiago de Cuba, though as yet quiet. awaits Oily
the moment when some of H. bavOncts may be With
drawn from II, TO make common cause win uS III me
conques, of our natural rights and you already
know that It's people gave public proofs oItheil sen
| ;lments II 1890. 49,
we raised alolt the Banner OF Liberty on the i'm
| nst m the Districts (PartidaSl of Guaymaro and
| >lbaUlcu, with the small number OF 10 parrots
| We remained there TIL the 5th, when. IN concert
| with another band which rose IN iolgun, We d.
rectcd our march upon the town of Las Iunas,
| which was garriSoned by Company OF the Regiment
! Of Saragosa but circumstances growing ont OF the
darkness OF the night led to meeting OF the two
parties al ~ O'Clock. before the appointed place,
aad the Commander OF ours gave the challenge
"Q,7sn ttrc p" 10 winch the other, carried away Ov
/ g t.,t.. ~ habit =
! alas the order was gwen 10 Ere and charge upon
them which charge lasted until they could recog-
| nlze each other IN the midst OF the combat
The result OF TINS unhappy affair was the loss oil
6ye from the Hoguin party, and 3 wounded between
HE two. However. this disaster did not discourage
our brave patriots they Immediately unledsand Tell
upon Las TunaS. with the SwlftnesS OF lightning.
| They attacked the barracks by surprise, ana after
short resistance, which caused some wounded the
company Of Spanish troops united with iheIn' en-
maSSe. al the magic cry OF Liberty.
The Lieutenant Gov eTnOr OF that jurisdiction was
80 cowardlv that he imporen mercy, and IN pity
We ei, hm at liberty, taking from nm only ms
horse sword and pistols and LOCO belonging 10 the
| rnndS of the despouc Government.
Thence. We marched upon the districts tpdTtldo>l
san Juan and Santa Cruz recruiting our lorce ana
/ on the sth IN CascOrro with 3so horse ana
/ 200 foot
The S,h and 9Th were passed IN organizing four
visions. under the command Of the patriots -" mo
| had most distinguished themselves at Las lunas
and on the 10th three Of them marched out the
| other remaining on the mountains
| The one commanded by Don. Serapln Kecl0 dd-
yarced toward Santa { rlZ and shortly before reach
/ ing he river SaJassa informed that four compa-
mes of the regiment OF Cantabna were marching III
| the same direction, under command OF Col. Cont
but that the river being swollen. they were occupied
! IN making RATS TO cross Il. Our commander, Rcclo,
| immediately ordered march toward That point He
watched the enemys movements, anu when sum
clenlly near, without being SEEN he planted his 80
men n ambuscade, and waited TILL they should be-
GIN the crossing on the raft. That TOOK place. The
commander OF the enemy crossed at the head OF the
first COMPANY and landed. and the raft, drawn back
by the ropes, returned 10 the opposite bank 10 bring
over the second patriots remaining meanwhile
motiones> and ready for me attack. The raft began
10 move with the second company and then the pat
riots fell upon them desperately, scattered confusion
among them, took prisoner Col Cont, SIX officers
! and tfy-six soldiers The number Of killed that
could be counted on the banks 30, without