The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-15

priest from the insurgent headquarters at Guaimaro
be allowed 20 die out. The night preceding the
assassination Paacios, who was drunk, caiiea "a
each OF the prisoners separately ana a. tney ciseu
with club. Other and siplar barDarlle5 were pei.
petrated ip this Vicinity by this monster, and that
20 SHOULD be allowed 70 go tSs thse
was foreigner among the seventeen siios, anu MS
last words were that his Consul would MAKE , sao
Colonel responsible for his murder. nave not peeu
able to learn his nationality.
Operations Of the Spaniar tls-A Hot Engage.
ment--They Are Obliged 10 Resire-Spanlssi
Justice-A Man OF Eighty Arrested for Not
Giving InformaiiOn-Expected Arrival Of
Vaimascda at 81. Jago de Cuba.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct 2, 1892
Tho column whose departure mentioned In my
last returned again yesterday and has furnished
with the usual budget OF important victories claim
ing to have killed eighty Insurgents 1t ia known
however, that the troops were badly handled In
Canto ADajo Dy strong and well armed bands Of
insurgents, commanded by one OF the Marmols.
The following details have been furnished me-
The Spanish column numbered 800 men, with two
mountain howitzers. These are carried on the
the backs OF mules are generally we'll worked and
very effective. Major Izquierdo was In command.
The route was to Palo Pcado and the intention was
to form junction with the forces oil Vaimaseda.
The troops reached the Cruz without interruption,
but thenceforward were continually fired upon from
ambuscades. They succeeded In clearing the insur-
gents out OF their positions. until they arrived at
pass or branch OF the Canto river. Here, as say
the soldiers the insurgents were IN great force and
posted in an excellent position from which the
artillery was powerless to dislodge them, while q
calling rifle fire, particularly directed towards the
officers, was kept up by the insurgents. Four sub
aiterns were speedily placed hors de comoat,
~ n Ia
The insurgents showed great pluck running out
into the open field to fire at the troops and abusing
nnay obliged to retreat, having lost some thirty
men. in Killed, wounded and missing The insE-
gents are much elated with their success, and 1t
is probable that any fresh visits OF the troops to
those localities may result dlsastrousy.
This immediate neighborh0od affords little to
chronicle. The contra 9ueriias are down towards
Guantanamo. Their commander recently sent IN a
Spaniard named Agurre, accused OF not giving
notice that insurgents had passed near his farm
He lived alone on his place, is ABOUT eighty years OF
age and not wishing, IN ms defenceess position, to
draw down upon him the vengeance OF the insurg-
elts he said nothing about them The Spanish
commander was DESTROYS OF shooting him, bat
nnaly concluded TO send him here. where he Is
now ID PRISON. The Governor OF Guantanamo lately
returned from an excursion to Mayarl-Sorriba,
winch was quite barren OF results, The volunteers
Of the former place, under command OF Miguel
Perez have had several encounters with insurgents
recently under Pollcarpo Russian, in which they
have suffered considerably.
Count Nalmesada is expected here soon on the
steamer Gorrion, formerly the COmandtario The
ten cent Subscription for his benefit drags on but
slowly Notwithstanding the earnest advocacy OF the
BtlldeIa ESpd,iotd. Meanwhile no word or expana-
ton mas been rendered the families and friends CT
the Jguani victims, while they are looking on the
preparations for all sorts OF festivities in honor Of
the man who has reduced them to misery.
The paper mentioned recently published an article
on the possibility OF complications with the United
States. 1t was full OF braggadoco, and closed Dy
challenging that Power TO come on, even at the rate
OF three 10 one. 1t Is worthy OF remark that the
violent Spanlard who wrote the article has a son In
the lnsurgent ranks showing that 1t needs but one
generation 10 maze Cuban from q Spaniard. The
BGnderd, in speaking OF the Peruvian monitors, says
1t Is pity that the commander of the Andausa did
not know Of the recognition By the Peruvians OF the
CubanS, as 1t might have covered itself with glory
by capturing both monitors. As the Andalusa is a
small wooden gunboat, this remark will give your
readers an appreciation Of Spanish ideas OF naval
armament.
The government Is evidently very much cramped
for fuads and 1t Is doing It's best 10 raise some by
the inquitouS fines on shipmasters Such OF that
class as come here would do well to obtain from the
Spanish Consul in the port from whence they sail
a note in writing OF tue documents necessary to
prevent fine, as many Of these funconares, either
through ignorance or design, despatch Oil vessels
without the requisite papers.