New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-06
TrsH oar SPECIAL cor'gordsn,
HayAsA. Sept. 20. isoa.

Havana Sept. 90 ie61.
There II little of interest 10 communicate save
In resafd 20 the rebellion In sanio Domingo. This
I'll, ool,inues and seems likely 10 eItead It's proper
,lons On Monday last BY tho Palaro del Oocano. We
received papcr, from the capital Il that isand 10 The
18th and from Santiago DO Cuba 70 TIE 2ih Inst What
! wrote you Ia ny last is confirmed Gen GandiFa
who took command u Tie Spanish troops after Gen.
Primo Dc Rivera wlo hsd accecdod 70 that position on
The death u Arlson Killed IN tie rsi attack on landing
at Puerto Plato was making great preparations foT
rsnd campaign which lie 10 be opened asGnat Tie
rebels" Tho whole force is being concentrated IN fu
er,o Plata Santiago &c os Cabacros one Of The largest
and ucales, oiiss %, the island was bcse!gcd on tie
Stat Of Au,us,Gon Buccta Who had JusiaTrlycd from
tie frontier wes ~ command Of the forces or garrison
He one aior tie other shanione three small forts OF
ou'of works and threw himscll into Fort san Luis
which u seems sac properly speaking n well fortified
n,fcnched camp here be resisted The sege seven days
when auccor arrived IN tie fhapo II Col Crppa ana
about ? coo men The boscigcd lad suffered verymuch
from lack q provisions aud water me seate.tl oi
ammunition We are told. Obliged them Ia economic
their shots Tie water tanks were st
considerable distance from the camp and the
daily ATTEMPT 20 reach them was says the Diario
daily combat. Their troubles we're increased nom the
inct tint many families and Old men bad taken refuge
On tie 9th instant the rebels being convinced Of the
mpossibly of forcing the valiant soldiers imprisoned
Ia San LUIS TO surrender ADD being routed succe,ancy
In various assaults conceived the bsrbhfous plan II
firing the town beginning with the houses about the
fort DarO Hayana.) " AZ this time The column Of
Col Cappa composed OF a hni,aon Of rihcmen Of the
isabella IL Regiment battalion and five companies
Of Tie Corona Regiment. 100 men 81 the Cuba Hegi
men and pieces 81 mountain artillery arrived. aud
kept up terrible combat with ne main body 81 TIE
icbcls inironched behind three forts and determined
prevent the junction oi the column with The troops
81 ten. Buoota Cur soldiers. nevertheless. forced
their through them ana breaking UP on al sides
the ilctious ones arrived through flames and runs 10
the MD 81 their no les. valiant companions We are
a.suf,d the loss ~ the rebrls ~ immense and II would
staSton IN which Baceia iourd Himself had permitted
sight hearing Of what passing on the side who're
cappas column was hghIinna large number 81 the
Officers of this column Col Cuppa received hon.
orable wounds ~ the head 81 their commands.
Tie Diario of Santiago do Cuhu, sd instant says.
"1hc corvette Santa Lucia. nom Puerto Plata, has
arrived bringing 30 wounded dhs u the second ar
rival IT. tina, port Of wounded and 10 omigres nom
Santiago de los Cabolcros The news brought by her Is
that Gen. Buccn and Col Cappa lcit Santiago for want
oi provisions CO. roIug Ia PGcItO Plata uhis is called
% conccniInting') where they found Gen. Gandara,
by which they have very much bcttcrcd their SIT
uatioD. since. counting upon large quantities OF food
gathered there. and irhnsportniion mules. they VIII be
able 10 commence operations on larger scale, and with
greater assurance of success. Three battauns have
sent In war steamers 10 Snnto Domingo with the
object II aiding Santana aud his troops IN attacking tie
rebels that side Tie troops Oncrntrated Ia Puerto
PLATA filed with the greatest cnthusige and nro
dcsous OF having encounter with tie Iobeb and Ia
annilntc ihcmif not m IA short tine on account 81
The difficulties which the country offered 10 obtain a
positive result. The Santa Lucia carried Puerto
Plata the ~ soldiers who had been obliged to take ref
ugc ~ Hnyt. which she took board a Cape Has ten
ten Of them being officers" On the 18th arrived at
sano Domingo (cy), tho san Francisco de Bora from
Puerto Plata, bringing some ol fe wounded IN the
late battles" I'VE believe says the Ra0q OF Sanio
Domingo. that by t, time thai place puerto Plata
Utfpli "A a.
since the defeat oil The rebels by Col Cnpp on the III
bad made The road less dangerous between the two cit
les Uucrio Plata and Sauungo). and IL VIA u well
known hci ,u Tie position OF Santiago, situated ia the
limo point BY impossible road. placed
our troops Ia very d.sad, antng0uos position
on which account tlcy were ordered 10 concentrate In
Puerto Plata" c Il that they did this account of
Tho dsndgnniaro II the position" the lack Of pro-
Visions because the flames and the rebels rendered
slulqgy latllc they Lplu IctrIucd " Puerto Plato