The New York herald., 1869-12-17
O U B a..
JOY in Havana Over the Release Of The
Spanish Gaaboats.
The Fight at Mogate- Continued Ac-
tivity Of the Insurgents.

boats-Spanish Accounts Of the Fighting nj
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Near Trinidad
Cespedes' Orders-Isurnins Of the Cane and
Tobacco Fields--Advice 10 Corrcsuonaents-
Arrival OF Troops.
HAVANA, Dec. IL, 1862
Spanish Havana is twice glad. First, that the
erudite PRESIDENT OF the United States thinks the
Gubans not entitled to recognition OF beigerent
rights and second, that under fear OF the approach
OF the Spanish iron ciads the gunboats have been
released, for such Is the prevailing IMPRESSION In.
deed, the entire action Of the government at Wash
ington IS considered In antagonsm to its sympathies
and interest well those OF the people, but brought
about through the menacing attitude OF SPAIN The
news Is regarded as bringing with 1t practical ter
mnation of the insurrecton. though 1t is not known
that the energy Of the authorities in sending troops
to the field has at all abated Business men and
others are, however very confident, and manifest
no alarm at the threatened destruction OF the cane
fields, which they deem impractlcable to any great
extent.
From Santiago de Cuba we have the Spanish report
OF the lighting at Mogate, which, while as usual
claiming great victory. Is most unsatisfactory
In Its details. The account appears In the
Bdndera Espddol OF Santiago de Cuba, and Is
dated from Arroyo Guerra, November o. 1t states
that two brilliant actions had been fought on the
goth and 21st which proved fatal to the nsurrection
Nothing further is mentioned OF the second days
operations. The first is described as follows:-
Colonel Camaro had been encamped at Santa Rita,
on the bank Of the Rio Grande. lie had expected
resistance at this river but met with none. At an
early hour on the morning OF the Goth he left his
camp with a column OF infantry a company OF
engineers and mounted battery, numbering ID all
600 men. AT haf- past ten O'Clock he came upon the
pckets OF tue insurgents On some table land which
commands the Arroyo Guerra. Here the Cubans had
determined to make an obstinate resistance, and hal
accumulated all the means OF defence which their
ha.A
formidable Darapet with . fosse and chepeur de
J'fse. The pickets fired and retired, and soon after
came general. The artillery being brought up and
placed In pc-,tion twenty-sx shots were Ired,
which compelled re insurgents to abandon their
position. Following tnis reserve force attacked
the lSt Of the Spanlards, but were routed by bayo
net charge and, as says the account they were
hunted ike wild beasts for moro than an hour" In
their camp forty dead bodies were found The fact
that nothing is said OF the aghtng on the secend !
day and It beng known that the insurgents hold
number OF positions III the vicinity lead to the con-
tons Of that day,
Trinidad column OF go met, says the HaparyGl |
OF the sth, went out In search OF the insurgents
moving In circle, and for long time nndlng none
near at hand and reconnoitrlng party was sent |
out II was discovered that the insurgents were IN
Two positions on elmer side Of small valley, the
s.ounu oI Whlch mad been filed with stakes. Eight
OF the party got separated from the others and got
between the two fires and two Of them were killed |
which were found caoins enough for 500 men. Two |
wooden cannon Tere found, one OF which had !
9Th blood but no killed or wounded were
ouud sney having been carried Off by the insurgents.
me same paper In another issue states that a !
column which had gone out came on to party |
who were trying to burn a barn attached to the |
residence "Lleonco" They ned and the troops fol- !
lowed. On arriving at Guaraoo II was found that a
sentinel stationed there had neglected hls duty. The
captain commanding tue column reprlmanded him, |
when he raised his piece and shot him dead. The |
return. Arrived near the city 1t was challenged by
% wc1 na uas aae pIsonef sed nv e
soldiers The inside party opened fire, ana the re-
suit would have been serious but for the GOODNESS OF
tue commanding offcer, who succeeded in making
himself known.
The voz de Ca5a publishes re me OF the casual
ties the Cinco Villas during the month or Novem-
ber. There according to this, 16l insurgents
killed, among them one Important chief. Macy OF
those wounded had afterwards died In the hospital;
13l had presented themselves for pardon 4S2 horses,
many arms ana large quantities OF PROVISIONS ana
supplies were captured The Spanish loss is placed
at i've men Killed, two officers and fifteen men
wounded and fifteen horses killed or wounded.
Dates from Cienfuegos and villa Clara respectively
announce the arrival in those places OF the Segundo
Cabo, General Carbo The ''Cazadores de Nalma-
sada, which have been serving In the Cinco Villas,
unoer the command oil hlm after whom they are
named.
circulation but seized by the government printed
document signed by the Republican Committee in
New York. The papers here publish extracts from 1t.
signed by General Domingo Goicuria asking for
money to support the nsurrection and requesting
the recipients send their answers under TO
the American Consul at Nassau, who Will forward
them. Many OF these have been given to the Captain
General In order to show the loyalty OF those receiv
ing them. 1t Is probable, however, that they were
quite as much influenced by lear that this mail had
been tampered with. In commenting on this the
DtdriO saJs:-"The United States government cam
not and Will not permit one OF its consular agents to
convert himself into an instrument of the insurgent
Cubans and 1t has given too many proofs OF It's I'M
Partially for it to be possible even to suspect that 1t
Will tolerate such an abuse.o
Parties writing To tins island would do well to
exercise the utmost care and caution 1t ls known
that the mails are tampered with, and they are likely
20 implicate their correspondents here, where tlc
slightest word Is oft accepted as proof positive Of
disloyalty TO the government.
The steamer San Francisco de Borja arrived here
yesterday with so soldiers ana fortyfve officers of
the Battalion OF Cadlz. Another steamer is signal.
led, with volunteers, for whose reception exrava-
CANT preparations are IN progress.
AS close this despatch Trinidad letter Of the
sth Is handed me- winch says:-"The insurgents
have commenced to burn the plantations, and IRON
the looks OF things at present there Will be very little
sugar shipped from here this year."