The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-16


closed in Matanzas to poison the bread in
tended for the garrison at that place. A negro
made known the plot to the authorities, who
had party arrested, tried and sentenced
A rumor is in circulation that Colonel Quiros
had attacked the insurgents at Sio, and killed
ninety Of them. The Spanish loss was small.
This reports probably confounded with the cap
tUre of General Jordan's convoy, as the local
tiles Of each Of the engagements are conti-
guous.
HAVANA, August ia difficulty having
arisen with the telegraph censor as to the
nature Of the press reports to be sent from
Havana by the cable few news dispatches have
recently been allowed to pass The matter.
however, was referred to the Captain General,
who reiterated his previous declaration, that
all news, whether favorable or not, should be
permitted to pass over the wires, and the diff
fculty has now been satisfactorily arranged.
The Havana journals, in reviewing the mill
tary situation, say that the rebels under
Jordan, in the jurisdiction of Santiago dc
Cuba, Guantanamo and Baracoa have been
obliged to take refuge in the mountains, and
that the districts Of Manzanlla, Bayamo and Ji-
guam are completely under the control of the
Spaniards, no organized rebel force appearing
there. Small parties of volunteers are found
quite sufficient to protect the estates in the
Trinidad and Cienfuegos districts. The rail-
road from NuevtaS to Puerto Principles open,
and the rebels under Quesada are moving
toward Espiritu Santo.
LETTERS FROM Cuba give a1yices to August
3. General Jordan gives the following ac-
count Of the action near Hol1uin: Valmaseda
being reinforced, determined to surprise the
Cubans His movements were promptly re-
ported to Jordan who prepared to meet him.
A small force was sent out to reCOnnOitrc,
and if the enemy appeared, to lead them into
an ambush which lad been prepared, where J or
dan, with 1000 men, awaited them. Valmaseda
met the advanced party, and attacking them,
they retreated to the main body, who
received the Spanish force, more than double
their number, with such CamCStnCSS that they
were thrown into such disorder that it was
found impossible to rCOrganzc them. This
| success was followed up by a charge, which
forced dsorderly retreat. Jordan's success
was complete The cOlorcd militia impressed
into the service broke ON the first attack, and
| nearly all deserted to Jordan's standard.
This fight, it is asserted, has destroyed the
| control Of the entire IlO1uin district. The
! Spanish loss is estimated at 10 in killed and
wounded, and over 700 captured, in desertions
! and prisoners. 1t is reported that the slaves
! throughout the island are exhibiting symptoms
| Of inSubOrdinatiOn and sympathy with the
! Cespedes government. They are joining the
| Cubans by hundreds and thousands, deter
mined to secure the advantages of the decree
of liberation issued by Quesada at the com.
mencement Of the struggle.
These men, it is said, make good and cf.
ticient soldiers Quesada, in the Puerto Prin,
| cipe district, is nearly ready, these letters say
| for an attack on Nuevitas, with force suf
| iiCient to secure success. Lesca has been re
| stored to the command there, and the dis.
| sensions between the regulars and volunteers
| have increased to such an extent as to render
| his force almost entirely unreliable. Unless
| LesCa is reinforced it is not believed he viii
risk a contest. Vessels sufficient to remove
| his troops are concentrating in front of the
| civ