New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-06

where they landed where they began operations and
whore thoy are now making ior cam
t'oj Cam, has arrived 10 st. Domingo City. and Is
still there. A.. .r.,u =. con.
tioco de los aaileros but CLEAN nothing that have
moi communicated above, worth Mentioning. a.,
te Diario of Santiago dc Cuba Of the oath has the
following: . co,o.., "a cou.
mandant Of the Battalion of San Quinin. Don Eduardo
Alcaina who was seriously wounded In Santo Domhgo
and landed at this port by II NJ steamer santa LUCIA on
the morning Of last Tuesday died AZ & M,,arv
9grtal where he taken. having only been ape 70
render less painful the situation OF this unfortunate vi
hcer, who arrived here with his WOUNDS III
state" ,,,o. ., ,bo
mako few extracts from remafkebIe iet,er oi .no
Diario's dHayana) correspondent at Santo DOMINGO
City Sept. 90 After saying mat me pan M
in skirrnish,s which took place on the road from
Santiago to Puerto Plata he says; HE aoabGon
ment-Df Santiago had become OF iBperlous necessity.
what object could detaiD the bulk Of inc army tnec
when that city was reduced 70 ashes by the reoel IN
cendares who had recourse to that barbarous oGe "
attacking the garrison which was maintaining l,se IN
the fort OF San Luis They did not accomplish thef
desires however as though the army retired to Puerto
Plato it was because they were reduced 10 TINS e1
tremty but because there no longer renamed anything
in Santiago guard nor had they anything 70 90 Dut
make sorties almost always (ir(ruotu0sas) without
benefit to them against enemy wno hghts hidden
and who scarcely ever shows himself and who reduces
his continued hostility 70 lLtIcfpnt the A'o VI W.
nunioaton rs have told you thus preventing or max
ing transportation very difficult to The Interior. since
the 21th u the rebels have not made any serious az
tack upon Puerto Plata but In Which ~ Is well known
they faied disastTousy. They maintain themselves
notw lthsanding at a short distance from the city.
where daily considerable detachment OF troops goes
out to fight them carrying with them some volnnteefs
from Puerto Plata who, pilots on the ground, give
valuable aid The result Is always That the icncs az
pcrsc amid the hills aud forests but return on the o
lowing day to appear with the pertinacity appropriate
10 the kind Of war which they are carrying o. heie
is truth acknowledged by every conscience that u
acquainted with the topography o. TIE fio'Aee .,
Ciba0 and which Will eventually generali1r liseii
through It's own logical force viz Puerto Plata IS ho
point adequate for service as a base oi operations
against tie interior. IL Is patriotic 10 say IL thua
oueny under the present circumstance. III heecs'
sry TO have Travelled In normal times thr"ngh that re
zion 10 convince oncse that nature places Tue moss
energetic resistance to all stracgical movements
Guerrilla warfare alone Is that Which can be earned on
there 1 am greatly deceived unless 1t would DC more
adyaageous IN order 10 fnish the rebellion N ,ibao
to 40 firmly establish ourselves IN Monte Chrsu 81 u
orctate thence in level country IL viii be noted that
there is lack Of water in Monte Christi u having 70
he brought from the mouth VI the Iapion distance o.
TWO leagues. bat u can be easily hfolsht IN
boats Puerto Plata suffers from ne same cause us
watering place being at place called Los hane{ss.
which offers serious danger Oh account "a TIC h~0' '
who iulest that vicinity