The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-17
CUBA.

etails of tlke Movement of the Nipe Filibusters.
Correspondence from Mayari, Cuba, May 81,
lkes the following statements relative to the
= pvements Of, the Nipe filibusters:-
he force which went out on the goth met an Eng-
filibuster belonging to the late expedition and
o got strayed IN the wood. He stated that the
pediton amounted to 1900 men, with 5000 stand OF
ns and eighteen cannon. He further mentioned
~ another expedition was expected, which latter
N mot Improbable, as war steamer reported having
sighted a suspicious looking VESSEL which took an
AOther course andwas being chased
Colonel HidalgO had just arrived from Santiago
with 140 men In the steamer Guantanamo. After
landing he was reinforced by eighty artillerists,
shipped in the war steamer Africa; $50 do. from
ibara and 1fty-eight infantry Of this garrison The
whole force having formed, took the crOssroad to
HOlguin where tkey arrived and found the rations
of the enemy's advance guard Afterwards thev
came up with SEQ OF the 1busters escorting
3cOnvoy. They iredtlve shots, which were speedily
Aeplied to by our vanguard, and then bayonet
Hcharge was made, while the enemy made
8dye discharges, which only cost our force two
wounded. 1t was our vanguard that replied, till the
column came close 20 the enemy who was then
kcharged at the point OF the bayonet when he made
another voey and Immediately dispersed, taking
Sefuge In the swamps, abandoning his convoy, aud
any articles Of war watch were very useful to our
tf0Ops. torrent OF rain fell shortly afterwards
La1d the examination OF the field was postponed for
.1ne following day. According to the statement OF a
'Fisoner the number OF hlibusters that landed was
Uour hundred, of whom only forty-hVe or fifty
(were doreigners- Germans, Belgans
and Italians All that was captured and could not
carried away was destroyed on the 25th and the
left that peninsula the 10th, and the different de-
tachments were sent TO their respective homes
One OF the cannon taken was sent by Colonel Hdalgo
4 to the Captan-General. The list of the so-called
'Rdemen OF Liberty" who were in this expedition
shows that they were all Cubans
The generality OF the tilibusters wear blue Woolen
yhrts and pantaioons, and some adorn their heads
With red cap.
The column commanded by General Buceta has
arrived quite unexpectedly, composed OF the Reus
battalion OF chassenrs with two pieces OF mountain
3atllIery They came in the midst OF heavy shower
#Grain, They have come over the most ntransitable
H OF roads that troops could have 20 contend WITH
and In the free possession Of the rebels ever since
8hey ned to the woods in March last, when this
"oEn was taken by the column OF Colonel Lopez
(Amara. It appears tnat on Bucetas arrival
|u Palma SOrianO he got advice OF the Nipe
ahding and II is pity that the difficulties
'aeYented his getting on with artillery and baggage
a more rapid rate than he did. He had 10 cut his
Eg through dense forests, ana had no idea OF this
starting; he had TO cut his road all the way. The
Numn al last arrived at the hacienda Of Cayo del
.Rey when the torrents OF rain commenced. The
d had TO be carried on the shoulders OF their COM
loes, which shows that our troops Should always be