The Portland daily press., 1863-10-06
BY TELEGRAPH
TO The
EVENING PAPERS,

From Harana-Batfye betreen the SDapiords
and Domi"ieams at st. Don.im0o-Capture
OF "a Rebel Steamer.
NEW YORK, Oct 5.
The steamer Roanoke, from Havana Both
ult., arrived at 10 clock. By her we have
st. Domingo dates OF the Goth ult
The rebellion there still continued and is
Increasing. Gen. Candara was about march
ing on to Monte Ciesta.
Turks Island papers of the 22d ult. contain
accounts of several engagements between the
Spaniards and Dominicaus on the Island of
ST. Domingo, which have resulted in the de-
feat OF the Spaniards with some losses. The
first battle occurred about the 18th of Aug,
at place called Guayranes. The Spaniards
were about 600 aud the rebels 100 strong.
The fight was conducted with energy and
desperation on the part OF the Insurgents, who
fought chiefly with hatchets, and resulted in
the destruction of the Spaniards, only sixty of
them escaping to the Haytien frontier. Anoth-
er battle was fought few days later, near
Santiago, between 300 Spanards and a strong
force of Domngoes, but as none of the former
have returned. and no account of them has
been received, it is supposed that thsy have
been massacred. The troops at Moea Salega,
Macoris Saveuata, Guaynbin and Monte Cristo
were driven from their Notifications and al
forwards destroyed. On the 9th a force of
300 rebels appeared before Puerto Plata and
demanded the surrender of the town Within
six hours. No notice having been taken of
their demand, they proceeded to attack force
oil 200 men who were stationed near a bridge
leading TO the town. The engagement lasted
but lew minutes, as the Spauiards soon gave
way and fell back to the Plaza. The Doinini-
cans quickly advanced and bravely attacked
the Spaniards a second time, who speedily re-
treated, abandoning the Government House
and barracks. The rebels then took down the
Spanish flag aud hoisted the Dominican
which was afterwards shot down. but replaced.
BY this time the Spaniards were in full re-
treat for the Fort, the Doninicans behind
them. After great difficulty the Spanish Gen
eral rallied his men who again formed advance
ed and fired. The Dnmincans Immediately
Tell back, but before the troops could reload,
they returned with great fury, cutting many
down with their swords. Those who escaped
we're compelled to retire to the Fort, whence
and incessant fire of musketry and artillery was
kept up for some hours against the Domini-
cans
During the night large reinforcements ar
rived from Havana, and the Dominicans fiudng
that it would be impossible to retain the Fort
if they should capture it, returned to the
Plaza where another skirmish occurred the
next morning. in which Spanish Colonel and
several men who had just landed, were killed.
The Dominicans rigidly respected all private
property and no families were molested by
them.
Yhe gunboat Kearney arrived al Havana on
the 10Th from Key West. She reports that
the gunboat Tioga took into Key West on the
2Sth the rebel steamer Herald, with $50 bales
of cotton, and the agents of the new rebel
company, with a capital of 50 100000, for
blockade running, on board The Herald was
the first vessel OF the new company.