The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-21
ARRIVAL or THE EAGLE.
NEWS FROM at. DOMINGO.
More Victories Over the In
eurgents.
AID SENT TO THEM FROM ABROAD.
Capture by The Spaniards of Two Sthoonsss
Laden with arms and Provisions,
&C.. &c.. &s.
Our Havana Correspon dence.

CuS Havana COrrespon demce.
HAVANA, Jan. 10, 1864.
F,eht at Saaa0aa LsSrgeais' Camp and byenehmeats
gaaesl-A Doainicon Spaalish tseasraI KIea-Another
Right at acknowledgements Route.-Deia,ls Of the
Receas Battle at Puerto PiG.a-Capnre Of CSasyabGsd
ScAo0Aers-- Destsscti -Etre, &c.
The unexpected arrival and early departure q the
steamer Morning Star yesterday Obliged forward
the letter had prepared without being able to add the
few tens Of from 81. Domingo published in the
mornings papers These items may be reduced 10 a
couple Of fresh with tho insurgents, the do
Of the recent fight at Puerto Plata and tho advance
General La Gandarn from Azua to San Juan do hayagua
Gre OF the encounters IN question occurred at some
eight ten miles Distance from the town Of SANTANA, on
tho peninsula Of tho pane, where party Of nsur
gents ntreucbcd themselves, besides annoy ing the
Spaniards very much by their reauent guerilla attacks
these latter too few 10 numbers to attack the camp
their enemies but on December u, battalion happening
of theprovnce, Don Jose HuDgra, asked and obtained
thor IN his plan OF driving The insurgents from
Their position Two columns formed, one led by
Bupgra the other by the lieutenant colonel OF Ihe newly
arrived battalion, and marched by different roads TO.
wards the enemy. An advance party was commanded
by general named Rios and the native reserves were
pnder another general named ferrer All aong 'ne ROAD
they barassed by guerilla skirmshers; but The n-
snrgent camp was soon reached and captured after
short resistance. with the loss on the part OF the
Spanards Of General forrsr morally wounded captain
of marines killed ard half dozen men wounded IN the
camp found eight FOUNDER cannon, number Of
small arms, quantity Of fresh meat, clothing, nc.
General herrer, who Dominican, died IN the course
OF the day.
The other encounter occurred about the time,
and precisely the spot whence the insurgents
had been driven about month since by Santana, who
nad returned to his original position in the mountains
wbe IL appears the insurgents returned TO theirs at
anusa Santana attacked them second time, captnr
M heir camp and inirenchmcns and scattering them
in ~, directions through the woods With trifng JOSS on
| either eide.
or the action Of Puerto Plata you have already heard,
L hath Ttunr lint mo-
the Turks Island oadogd. Weare now favored with let
ter from eye witness and participant OF That AFFAIR VINO
pves minute account OF all be According TO this
writer the insurgents that occasion showed more pluck
and discipline they have displayed in any hght az
yet He says they stood their ground manluy and that
Il MAS in great part hand to hand conflict This is
borne out by the fact that they we're able to carry on
nearly all their killed and wounded leaving behind only
eighteen OF the former the trenches. Nor is any
ton made Of prisoners taken by the Spaniards VINO,
though they succeeded IN carrying the enemy poston
with copsderao loss captured but one small rled can
taken from themselves at santiago de los Cabacros,
flag, important papers, with some small arms,
ammunition ana pro. Irons: but the insurgents were un-
qirstionsbly beaten The writer further states thai the
punishment inflicted the enemy was severe that MP
the date of his eer tan. y period OF thirteen days
the SpaDiards had not been molesed 10 the slightest
degree. II these hqd lost tive hundred men in prisoners
alone out Of their small force of fifteen hundred two
thousand as have seen stated ia the newspaper before
mentioned, Geuerai Primo de Rivera, who commanded
would receive al The prase bestowed him by the
press for the result q the action wond ~ that case have
| been defeat for hlm
Yet there consideration 10 connection with these
affairs Puerto PLATA SANTANA and iannss which forces
1 npor one and that that each a
~ q s,miI.r cent showing that the >panards nave
yo,v no, ,opas gtbe nv thew pretend m auelpg
ee Private letters from Snpn;ay,ls IN ii
Iominoo m which have access and vLicb fbe news
naners ne, Womb probaby not pnblsh state this IN
Main rers ami the reason eIyen for IL is that the
Of the coas, n inefecua qbe insurgents receive sun
niles OF All kinds from Turks Island other points
! which enabe them 90 MAINTAIN themselves ia the
| neld. Within the last few days the Spanish
steamer loa captured TWO schooners, Which had
board about thousand rifles ard large guam
Titles OF ammunition and provisions destined Tor
the insurgents Whether tnronsh dccacy or ior some
4 0ther moive ms Got neen statcu unuer "hat
flag these sch0ouers were SAILING out tnnk you might
guess one o. Two tnlngs becomes necesshy ,aeeiofe
either larger army OF aser navy nsu W onoose'
iwood prefer me lagel army lvr aosoueey ne
cesssry 10 the nnfds 10 eslaDiish strong miuy
GORDON on the haych iIon.ier iucy aro Tying - "
economical ~ tnis war; n. sney VII una .ns erS.omy
70. De very o ppO a. thew WI confess themselves