The Lincoln County herald., 1869-05-27
Csban ATairS.

CUOou Au1ItOs
News has bssa ssssivsd direct from
Pfssidsst Csspsdss b Cubans ID Wash.
instoa Oty, says . Telegram from that
point, confirming fully the defeat Of the
Upssish forces 10 atssupsipg y epss The
railroad IRON Nsuvitas 10 Puerto Priuc,.
-. The jats and channel Of receipt 10
Kept quiet for prudential reasons. The
loss Of the spsniards y ct down assbout
1000 10 killed ssd wounded. The Cuban
ferss d stated to have bssn $500 men
ssdtr Qsssada, snsssnehsd on the road;
ssd The epaAisrds numbered about the
aans.
The 6ghsisg vas BY far tho ssvsrest
tbst hes taken place during the war. The
battle vas decided BY the arrival Of the
Marquis Of Santa Lucia with 1000 men.
large numbers Of whom we're mounted,
bat who, though very poorly armed,
made . desperate and successful charge
on The Aauk Of che Spaniaids. Of 800
eolorsd troops, . little over 400 shot
their officers and v sut over to the Cubans.
The remainder are neither with the in.
sureouts nor Spaniards, and are supposed
70 have taken 10 the woods. All the
baggage, provisions and ammunition Of
thS Spapiards, carried in ten cars and
dragged on the rails by oxen, together
With their dead auA tho chief part Of
thsir. wounded, we're abandoned BY the
Cubsus, .whec alssr the battle, went six
milss to San Miguel, whero they de.
stroysd the barracks In sight Of the re.
treating Spaniards. The loss Of the Gu.
bans 10 given at 700. Vessels since re.
turned 10 the United States, had few
dsys before landed arms and ammunition.
The Spanish General Letana is reported
wounded; but whether in that action is
not said. Csspedes and the insurgents
felt confident Of success.
Other skirnishes are reported to have
taken place at Trinidad and Ceufuegas,
aud also near Gibera, but very little re-
lance 10 to be placed in the reports.
Here Is the Spanish manner Of report
ing engagements:
HAVANA, May 24.-The following Of.
6cisl account of the landing Of alibus
tors in the Eastern Department has been
made public. 700 men disembarked on
the night of the 10th in the bay of Nipi.
There they quietly took up . position,
mounting six guns aud fortfying three
houses. They remained undiscovered 36
hours. Capt. Mosco attacked.thcm with
120 men, and, using the bayonet, stormed
one Of the houses and captured . Hag.
He was finally obliged to retire, bis am.
muuitiou giving out. The filibusters lost
600 killed and 100 wounded. The Span.
iards had four killed. The Psessa adds
that the alibusters fred three cannon
shots into the steamer Marcella, damag.
ing her hull and rigging. The flag cap
tursa by Capt. Meseo is inscribed Ri
hsros: Libertad," and was presented BY
Emslip CASANOVA. 1t 10 now iu this
city. The troops took the six guns and
turned them against the 6libusters
and spiked the" guns before they fell
back. Four war steamers with troops
have sailed for the bay Of Nipi.
That is cool, il not reasonable. They
are certainly trying to out lie some Of
the American reports during the late
war. Think Of 120 men attacking with
the bayones 700 fortified "6libustcrs, II
commanding ak pieces of artillery, and
then retiring for soaas of ammunition,
with . loss Of only four men, while the
attacked party lost 900 killed and 160
wounded d-only 40 men escaping from
the "bloodthirsty" Spaniards. If brae
10 the game. then the Spanish certainly
have il. r.