The New York herald., 1869-06-26
Defeat and Retreat of General
Ferrer.
RELEASE OF THE LA HAVE.
Heavy Fighting in Hayti-.-Defeat
Of Salnave.
Gladstone and Bright Urging Canadian
Independence.
CUBA.

CUBA.
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Situation In the CincO Villas-AnOther Expe.
ditiOn Landed-Release of the Schooner La
have-The British Investigating an Assassin.
alton Case-AnOther Engagement Between
the Beiiiserents-Success OF the Patriots.
HAVANA, June %,
Via KEY WEST, June rs, 1862
General Pueblo has been relieved from his COM
nnand and has arrived here. He reports that 5000
additional men will be necessary to reinforce the
Spanish troops now holding the Cinco Villas.
Intelligence has reached here Of the landing OF
other fbuster expedition .on the south side OF the
island.
The British schooner Lahave has been released
and is being towed to Jamaica by her captors. Her
owners claim damages to the exent OF f1oO per day.
Commodore Phillimore is at Matanzas nvestiga-
ting into the facts connected with the assassination
OF an Englishman named Robinson by the Spanish
volunteers. The British Consul regards the assas
snation an evidence that the authorities are
unable to protect foreigners.
Advices from Nuevitas to the 10th inst report an
other engagement as having taken place at point
between Puerto Padre and Las Tuias The Span
iards. numbering 500 men, under the command Of
General Ferrer, were defeated and compelled to re-
treat to Las Tunas having lost their convoy. They
sent Nuevtas for relnforcements which, were for
warded.
Arrival Of General Buceta at Havana-Assas-
sinati0n in Matanzas-Heavy Skirmshes i'm
the CincO ViIlas-Cubans Sending Money to
the United States to Help the Patriots.
HAVANA June 90. /
Via KEY WEST, June 25, 1859.
General Buceta has arrived in Havana. He was
hooed at Santiago, and his arrival at Cienfuegos
from ha u of 40 vOlu M taerl
by the intercession Of the Governor. lie is now con-
cealed in this city and will be compelled to escape
by stealth.
The mobilized volunteers garrisOnng MatanZas
recently put to death boy named Robinson, nine
teen years of age, the OF British resident. He
was charged with carrying correspondence for the
insurgents.
Heavy skirmishes have taken place in the Cinco
Villas district. 1t Is reported that $50 Cubans nd
400 Spaniards have been killed in these conflicts.
1t is known that large sums of money are for
warded to the United States the purchase Of war
material and to aid the Cuban juntas in fitting out
expeditions
Bucetn Gone to New Orleans-Thc Cholera
Particulars About the Schooner Grnpeshot
and Her Expedition-Execuii0n Of Fiiibus.
HAVANA, June "a. 1862
General Buceta, falsely reported to have been
killed by his troops, has gone to New Orleans
The cholera has broken out at Guantanamo and
vicinity There several cases In Santiago, and
the disease was reported to be raging with great
severity In the INTERIOR
About the last Of May the schooner Grapeshot
landed forty men and portion OF her cargo on the
Cuban coast. While the boats were landing the
men some Of the passengers on board attempted to
run the vessel ashore, and fight took place with
The crew and officers, in which the captain OF the
Crapeshot received a bullet in the leg. The Grape
shot finally got rid OF the whole party, and without
landing all of her cargo OF stores proceeded to
Turks Island, where she received a clearance and
arrived on the 4th instant at Falmouth, Jamaica.
There 155 packages Of arms ana ammunition re-
naming on board were seized by the customs off,
GERS aud the captain abandoned the vessel. The
seizure was subsequently declared illegal, and the
captain has sued the Collector Of the port and others
for damages.
Several Glibusters OF the party which landed at
Batugueri were executed at Santiago.
The Volunteers Getting scarcd-They voiun.
tarily Give Up Garrisoning the Forts-Ship-
ping Intelligence.
HAVANA, June IS, 1862
The volunteer forces have OF their own free will
given up the duty of garrisonng MORO Castle and
Fortress Cabanas and will be relieved tomorrow
by naval force. They have taken this action to
convince the home government that they had no
idea OF dlsobeyng its orders OF opposing the new
Captain General De Rodas.
The steamship Columbia and bark Grinln. from
New York, arrived this afternoon.
Ravagcq Of Cholera and Dysentery In the Two
Arrnics-Expccted Arrival OF the New Cap.
tain General.
HAVANA, June 25-Evening,
Reports OF the extraordinary mortality Of the
cholera and dysentcry the ranks OF the contend.
ing armies IN the field are fully confirmed Nothing
is known about recent military movements but 1t Is
supposed that all important operations have been
suspended on both Sides
General Caballero de Rodas Is expected to arrive
here next Sunday.
News Received by the Cnbnns in Washing-
tOn-Cnpture Of n Provision Train by the
Patriots-The Cuban Army In Good Condi.
tion-Fcud Between the spanish Regulars
WASHINGTON, June IS, 1869.
Important intelligence has been received from the
headquarters Of the Cuban revolutionists by their
friends in this CITY, Since the battle OF Puerto del
Padre there have been but two unimportant engage.
ments In both OF which the Spanish forces were de-
feated, with the loss Of over fifty In killed
and wounded. In one OF them the Cubans
captured provision train. the Cuban army Is re-
ported In good condition, while that OF their oppo-
nents Is suffering greatly from cholera and conges.
tive fevers. Disease and discomfort are proving
more destructive to the spaniards than could have
been accomplished by most successful operations In
the field The commanders find 1t difncut to main
tain any organization. The feud between the regu-
lars and volunteers Is growing more intense every
day, and all hopes OF sett ement seem to he at an
end. The volunteers have complete control of the