The New York herald., 1864-06-15
INTERESTING FROM ST. DOMINGO
Details OF tnc Capture or Monte Cristi-
Daring Act OF General dc Rivera. sc.
OUR HAVANA CoRREsPoNDENcE.

HAVANA, May 81, 1854.
rac Attack on Monte Crssn-Huo IL Was Accompiishsd-~
Soaa,sy Of General sripso de Rivera-Spaaish Loss-
TAe Fruits Of the VicOyy--AIoeT Attack Tho l6sur
sen's-Rumorea Ezod,ss from Sa'tsago &c, &c.
since my last letter have received through General
Gandaras official despach tho details OF the capture Of
the port Monte CriHl Interesting however, to
Spaniards than any other class Of your readers
General Gandara who left 81. Domingo city the 11ih
inst, for the purpose OF taxing the command-inchief
of tho expedition arrived In Monte Cris bay In time TO
superinend the debar1aon OF the troops the pen
sua lying between the bays Of Mansanillo and Monte
Cfisti where they completely out Of reach OF the
enemys guns His plan TO march his land forces to
OF the town, while the feet to operate in
front bat heavy had made ground mpassa
bic, and Obliged change IN the Generaps plans, VINO
cund himself under the necessity OF attacking the bat
teries fronta work which, he remarks, would havc
been extremely perlous with any other eDemy.
ihe insurgents finding they bad 10 contend with con
siderable neet and being doubt nsucienty provided
with artillery abandoned their shore batteries and
concentrated behind he, second line, where they were
well ntrenched. While the vessels in the bay play
ng the the troops had formed line OF battle.
and advanced against The nnder blazing
and the ire from the insurgents batteries. All this
Tss the work OF some three hours arrived an ID
posed bis troops 70 attack both fanks
and front. Tho division nnder General Primo
de Rivera had the adv Of operating tolcraby
firm ground bat that under General Izlnerdo, with
whom the general IN chief, much retarded by
the with immense labor, suffering all the time fr
the eDcmy's fire, which Knocked man( poor
fellow. 10 difficult NATTER under such
circumstances, for Canerai dc Rivera 10 reach ths
enemy's works 1rst, which he did and with trns
sodieriy galantry was the first the n,rench
ments. followed closely by his staff most Of whom
wounded in The hand 10 hand coulter which
ensued. The General, who displayed the most signal
courage, wounded in the thigh by rifle ball, In
the hand by machete and had his killed. Ted by
suah man. and inspired by such example, the troops
possession os the works and the Domincans
fed preeipstey that though there upwards OF
three thousand, prisoners made, while their
losses must have been next 20 nothing The Spanish loss
about one hundred In killed and wounded.
think the loss Of Monte Christi must he severe ono
Insurgents through that place they recev we'd
considerable aid in arms and provisions from their
friends 10 Hayti and Turks Island,
The garrison OF Monte Christi retreated towards Santa
de los Cabaeros appears from the fact that
iion OF thon, estimated At fifteen hundred,
at abont six miles distance from Monte Crist.
News OF this having reached Gen. Gandara he imme-
diately sent forward foroc, under Colonel FUR
rer, 10 disiodEe tbem--a task which was easily accom-
pished, infcting the enemy loee Of twenty.onc
killed and prisoner, appears from the despatch OF
General Gapdara dated the 2fh iDsi and which is tho
very lates; intelligence from the seat OF
il Is said shat Sscedo Provisional President, 10 at
Lamasa at the other end Of the island and Duperon 10
10 Monte Plata in order. 1t 10 supposed 70 be out Of
the way when the spaniards reach Santiago. OF
course FOR II they stood their ground the wonld
be in month which 10 not The policy OF Sacedo
his generals
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