Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-25
JORDAN m CUBA.

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definite Of the movements Of Gen
Jordan in Cuba. The day after his
landing on the southern shore of the
Bay of Nipe, a considerable body OF
Spaniards, reinforced subsequently by
a body of mon from tho garrison OF
Marari, moved upon his defences. He
made believe that he had abandoned
the position, and awaited the attack
as i'll citadel, secreted in an inner
work, raking that which he had left
as bait for the Dons. The Span
iards having felt their way with eau
ton, concluded the place was undo
Tended, and rushed upon it gallantly
at the point Of the bayonetl They
occupied it in a victory without blood.
Some pieces of dismountcd artillery
wcro there, and small quantity of
material and small arms-all left as a
decoy. Elated with their success
they thronged into the place; and
thrown together thus in q disordered
mass, were opened on by two guns
previously marked, and by one of those
deadly fusilades 80 close as to have
cut down trees at Spotsylvanial They
were literally slaughtered. The rem
nant fled in terror until reinforced
by detachment from the garrison at
Mayari. Jordan had brought with
him, besides six field pieces, with
their carriages, two heavy guns for
permanent defences. He expected to
have been joined by a part of the COM
.mand of Quesada; but having arrived
somewhat earlier than the time agreed
ON for the junction, ho concluded it
unsafe to await at his first position
until the Spaniards could have made
the concentration that would certainly
be ordered for his destruction. He is
said to have abandoned, therefore,
his two siege guns-which he should
never have encumbored himself with
and perhaps for want of transpor-
tation (Which is very scarce in the
region that has been so long the seat
of the deprcdations of both sides) was
obliged to leave behind him one or
two of his field pieces. His move
ment from the scene of his first victo-
ry was decided on promptly and was
executed with rapidity. The spaniards
appear to have mistaken this fact for
a disastrous retreat, and pressed upon
him from q. distance; but after the
lesson on the shore of Nipe did not
come to close quarters. Whether the
abandonment of his one or two pieces
may have been deliberated before
leaving his works or may have follow
ed as a subsequent necessity of rapid
movement, does not appear positively,
but in neither case can it be set down
as ground of Spanish graduation.
Quesadas was to have covered the
landing of Jordan. He moved for
that purpose with the elitesof the Gu
ban forces, from the line of the rail-
way between Nuevitas and: Puerto
Principe. He had with him about
10000 men. Whether in the bad
faith of jealousy or in a misunder-S
standing as to tims, he was three
days behind. Jordan appears, how
ever to have moved to junction. with
him at some point southwest of his
first fold, with the, view apparently,
Of keeping Mayari cut off, and, after
its capture, Of combined movement
for cleaning ont all the Spaniards from.
the eastern end of the Island, includ-
lug Valmaseda ut Bayona. The
junction of Jordan and Quesada is
reported, but does not come in very
positive manner. One thing, howev-
er is certain. Jordan has passed into
theinterior with but trifing. losses in,
men OF material and sis now out Of
immediate danger: Of attack and In
perfect Communication with force
of patriots Qnesadas Immediate
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