The New York herald., 1869-01-17
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Anhirsin Pususs PEiscips-TAs Defeat q Osss.
mel Acosta-Landing Of Gsensrai QuesaAa-.
The Revolutionary Ce01itsee-eisuasisn II
NUEvrrAs. Jan. s. 1850.
Since the date Of my last we know nothing regard
ing the operations Of valmaseda A gentleman who
LEFT Puerto Principe on the 2Sth ult. furnishes me
with the latest news from that point. The city u
surrounded at short distance Dy bands OF insur-
gents and the streets are deserted BY groups Of
soldiers and an occasional sentinel Not young
man OF the Cubans Is TO be found they are all In the
field. Many OF the houses are deserted
entirely, and the stores and shops are
closed at i've In the evening by order
OF the government The authorities are trying the
effect OF little terrorism upon such Of the Cubans
as they think sympathize with the insurgents. The
last case reported was the imprisonment OF Don
Manuel A. Molina nne, stately old gentleman OF
sixty-nve years OF age and upwards, Of one Of the
leading families. His CRIME lies in the fact that he
has two sons with the insurgents one OF whom, the
eldest, is reported killed In . recent engagement
Provisions are getting to be very scarce in the city.
Flour is held at fifty dollars, gold, per barrel and
the insurgents win not allow anything to pass
Every road and bypath between Principe and this
place Is stopped by trenches, barrcades and ditches
Colonel Acosta, with his ebattalion OF order," or
what was left OF IT, arrived at Principe ON the 20th
His force amounted to about $780, Of infantry and
cavalry. On the 18th lively fight took place be-
tween him and the insurgents at place called
Las Yequas. about twenty-one miles west Of
Puerto Principe. AcOsta's wounded were brought
In with him, and either through carelessness or want
OF resources were 50 badly treated that many Of
insursont force consisted Of about 700, among whom
were most OF the young men Of the best families OF
Puerto Principe. Their losses have been unable TO
fntun hvxf
fourteen Or fifteen wounded bon Juan Molina, son
OF the gentleman above Named was shot through the
splendid specimen OF man, about six feet one inch
In height and finely formed. He was well known
few years since In Wall street among sugar men. ne
being interested In sugar refinery. Through the
treachery OF Spaniard Ac0sta and his battalion es-
capped an ambuscade that had been prepared, and
ston and hurry across the country to intercept hm
by another route and thereby lost quite number OF
The steamer BIasco de Garay left here on the
morning Of the 1st going, as was stated TO Manati
to bring away the troops and armament from that
abandon Il. Others state that she iet for the pur
pose Of bringing back wounded soldiers. She has
not yet returned.
troops and volunteers about sixty In each, started
ont from this city to search for insurgents. They
succeeded IN Capturing one. well known citizen Of
this place. On their return, and when within few
miles OF the place, corporal and few men were
and sn0t him, In accordance with an order Of the
Governor to shoot all taken and to bring none into
town. He leaves wife and several children living
here. His friends, by special permission, were
allowed to go after his body and bury It, but without
or coffin.
on the lst party OF robbers and rufians made
up OF negroes Chinese and few white men, went
to the residence or Juan Bayes Jr., not far from
taxing or six OF the best field hands, twenty five
horses and all the clothing Of the owner and family,
who were fortunately absent. They also destroyed
Ia fP fIIr ineII n ind a oFrInU
Much OF this style OF work Is expected about here,
and neither life nor property is considered safe.
coast with about eighty eaSty men, % well ir armed d. and .
5000 rifles, and the wording OF his procaIns-
tl0n-a copy OF which, obtained with great dif-
1culty. send you--would seem TO indicate that ne
had brought some quantity OF arms. He Is native
during the late war In Mexico His military expert
cuce Will be OF use to his countrymen.
From all can learn the insurgents have improved
very much during the last twenty days and are
better organized than heretofore. The revolutionary
committee consists OF three persons. with their head
having received their education in the United States.
The Chief, Marquis Salvador Cisneros Is man
Of oi about nisyi,ys years, cool and saga,
republic, having resided several years there.
HIS associates are two cousins, named
and the other lawyer, both lately married TO Sis
ters, daugnters Of one or the weatniest men OF
eeIs of ney sue 20 e
Manuel Arteaga a1d othsrs-an men well known
and OF great bravery.
The foreign residents here do not feel entirely safe.
There are here some twenty-five or thirty, mostly
American or British subjects. One OF the latter,
named John Money, was recently ar
rested aud Imprisoned, being denounced by q negro
from one Of the estates as having been with
the insurgents. lie was not allowed CON-
munication with any one, and only re-
leased through the cors OF the principal merchants
and citizens, to whom the fact was known that
he had not been absent from the place since the
on " in ad N In liahl IN
very strange that no United States war vessel has
appeared here, rs 1t is more than two months
since MIR. Gibbs, the Consular Agent suggested that
visit from one would be OF benent TO American in
terests here.
The brig Rocky Glen arrived here on the 10th ult.
On the previous day her captain Franklin Wallace.
Jumped overheard, as Is supposed, In q 1t OF in
sanity and was lost. The man at the wheel saw him,
as did the mate, who was aloft, but the wind was
blowing fresh and II was impossible TO save him.