The New York herald., 1863-10-06
ARRIVAL or THE ROANOKE.
CAPTURE OF The REBEL STEAMER HERALu

The Agents Of q Blockade mining Company
Taken Prisoners,
H., ~. -.
The steamship Roanoke. Captain Drew, from Havana
Sept. 80, arrived q this port yesterday morning.
Oar Havana Correspondence.
HAvASA, Sept. 30, 1865.
Attack Santieps By As IasSroesas-IAe Cay 0ompley
Destroyed and Abandoned ty As Spansards-Pressn.
State Of the Iasurrcchon-A6aiu in venesveia-Prepa
ransws to Attack Puerto Cabsio-A Runner from xexi-
co-kdaers in Houdnd, dc, 6c
A few days later news from 81. Domingo confirms the
duc.on OF the city OF Santiago and tho
OF the carried there Te dates just received
from the seat Of bostes by the Pejaro del Oceano
TO the 10th inst but the scAnty enough.
At any rate have clear idea Of the In which
Santiago destroyed. appears that tho insurgents
got possession Of three small forts In the city, and
pared the spanish garrison shut up 10 tho fort
Of san Luis. The attack made on the 9Th nst and
the first attempt was repused. The Insurgents again
advanced setting nre to the houses they proceeded in
mder 10 their approach; bat just at this jupcure
reinorcenents for The garrison arrived from Puerto
Plata. These we're fred ~ the iorts, while tho
ST raniards, thus invited event in" disdanlng TO nre
shot, and took tho three forts in succession at the
point OF the bAyopet In the gallant manner The
iusurgcnts, or such OF them escaped, nsd 10 the
hills leaving the span,ards quiet possession Of town
wrapped IN flames. There II 20 account givcn OF the
losses sustained each side either In killed. wounded
prisoner. One Spanish captain mentioned as having
bees killed smother badly wounded and has snce
died whle thirty wounded bave arrived at Santiago
de Cuba. s very singular that prisoners from the do
fested insurgents no, spoken Of and We ist con-
elode either thai taken, that quarter
given The buildings in Santiago having been all Of wood,
and the town having been fired in every direction,
the destruction coinplete that the place has
bssn abandoned by the splniards, who have 70
tired 10 Puerto Plata. The greater part Of the
Inhabitants had taken refuge IN The tort OF San Luis and
daring the attack several women and children we're
killed and wounded by ths bullets Of the insnrgenia
Several native orcers spoken Of having dist,n.
guished themselves ths Spanish side. Naturally
sooush for the OF tho would he their
inevitskle destruction. With such Santana. Hun
gris vavevds Suero and many othos u the stripe,
Il = purely war Of sss dsfsncs
The loss OF SausmEo he's conpolIodsa change o. bose
Puerto Plata has becs decided but some think Monte
csis,o bet better. being .i.gs:sd @ 70 Arfs opsa plain
shelter 20 gasrilla parties. regular campaign
!. =. q nov falf,y sC:sss: and ws sAsli have 70
nsurrecoo, which psovss 70 bc much troublesome
no, more formidsb than was At ssi supposed. rhsrs
that have sss have made the sightess ausion. that
there number of foreigners among the Domincsns
With 1ut svdsnce Of some kind aud IN Tits case have
yet or heard nothing Which could warrant
time msy not be wholly Improbable. any. foreigners
we're known 70 be among the osurssnis tho spanish
tbores would be The hrst 10 complain but up 10 the
present word has been said on tho subject.
have givse you all that tho papers contain relstvs 70
nigh, ps easily oomrrcs..S into na,she rnss. add
that small column Of Spanish troops something over
nanefsa ~ nsmosr wa oompvea % take rsi.ge 10
and sent 20 Puerto Plata This force may part Of the
command from which Gen Bueeta got sapsrsisd while
The road 10 Santiago, u which Inen,on was made IN my
lsst letter party " emigrsns from thai city sixteen
IN number haso arrived In santsso dc Cuba We
inofmed what has becoms o. the remainder Vi The in
habmaIi,s who have boon bgrnt Of aud home
and must nnd refuge somewhere, and wbcse plishs
ssnst be certainiy piiisble Ia the extreme
u 10 ch ar chat the insgrresliop confined to The pro.
v'nce u bss and therefore thoogh the Insurgents may
maintain themselves for some time 10 the noanlalns
they ultimately suocimb 10 The superior numbers
,nd dscipi's 81 their opposants. The Eeople IN the
the span.o aud iboasands arc actually In arms against
ihs'r iuekrss connIymen Ibs boing Tho case The IN
toe Issdsrs pon4se ,henlseves tlo si.h.st hope oi
success being cut on from the c., the only means u
ee'aalng u. supple. neesaary . saIry % war mat
pet any sh from that quarter. Tho HaytbcDs hnow
very well that their existence republic depends upsa
from Gsarsrds iOrmsr conduct ihsi be viii watch III.
frontier With particular care The Insurgents are veil
,ss, extremity. There Alternative oft them bot
sell their livss I" dearly ~ they ran, neither giving
prssent appearances. s.oniy . qoss,tn q tune.
Our dates here from veDezusA no later than the
tbstl scon vss preparing 10 lay siege W Puerto cabe
ihs Peace Commissioner W thai city from IAgusys had
ben reee',.a a., Nv bs, ccldy and had returned 9TH
out b.ng able 10 sfect anything falcon reflscs ~ be
bsys st The cs,sDs q that obs~nze psos bsvo any
hns 70 DO via the moysmcpi, bat insists calling
tnst snppored Pse, lie has therefore ssgsd de.yse
ths ell prscssrs 'sase frc,a among ihoa ,rofs shall
cunnsd In prison sod 'reAiei mutinces unt ,h.ig
usi and ssntencs by consr.s,onal committee.
sno'her ,em -bch md u smo uiercst -, ibai
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tss vsssxoslan Consul N New Yo,k zoe q which vas
re,.soa 70 ine Of steamer, from ygur city - II
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ga oes~ssi prs.s Despatch.
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