The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-05
GIN. PUELLO,S DEFEAT.

Tho PFtriots Rcaping the HcsuN@ ot th'ir
victory The Fnic OF Pueblo rs Described
by one Of his Omrers-The Battle ne
twccn Cicnfurro- aud Triu. dat-Thc Cu-
bans Drive the spa MIA ds Out of the Hills.
correspondence Of Tie sIu.
HlvAxA, Jan. IS ls,0.-TIcrc the enthusiasm
among Cubans Is very rampant since the arrival OF
the steamer this morning from Nuevtas. Tie fol-
lowing IL what a wounded oslc'r who mas
turned has Just told me. give you his own
words:
"The corps Of 600 men which went out toward
Qua marc undUr Gen Pueblo received durIug tweu-
ty.nve days fearful fusade, day and night, until,
az point between Cascarro ana Guaimafo, u was
routed, losing all Its arurry aud all its artillery
mtn. They we're all either killed, wounded
taken pTisoners W. N tho sole exeeptlnn OF the
Captain OF artillery who COMMANDED Il. Il vas
captured 10 the cry Of Viva Cuba aacheteros, VI
them =
Thirty infantry officers were killed and taken
prisoners, and ono Colonel, ! cannot remember he
name was severely sounled. o, tho rank aud Ole
taken prisoners. ono hundred and sevcn,y-eigIt
OF the wounded mot iSs, as the DtGn0 ftaesl have
arrived here, anu over 80 more remained Ia IiAga
and Nueylas, Ter want OF room on tnC steaIneT.'
InE TArR oV PuFLLo
The wounded officer who related the above says
he raw Pueblo fall from his horse wAieh VAS shot,
Tut that lie doos rot know whether he was killed
wounded, or taken prisoner, or whether be CO.
| capped; that he himself shot down I'm
media ely Anor and did not subsequen thy
either SEQ or hear OF his chief Il ~.
mcrcd here that he taken prisoner, but
| eve you this merely the current report. ANY
how, the ofieer who makes this statement makes 1t
most willingly, for the Governmen has treated him
badly. a,d he will tell the truth far he knows
IL. He has promised me full eireumstautinl details
Of the battle, aud viii send them b. tie fret
steamer.
| rHB REsuLI OF rug cunN VICTORY.
| Tho OF the day was BeauyinIers, Of Santiago
de cuba, a Cuban not Frenchman as stated In tie
| Dilri0-Gcneral OF the Cuban artillery. The Span.
iards len the field four mortars, with their mules
ammunition wagons, &c, besides 1000 stand OF
arms. In view Of this triumph, which even the
spaniards consider complete, viii the United state'
acknowledge that the Cubans are beligerents, and
pretty good ones,
Mr. SEWARD
has been grandly entertained by the spaniari- zu
lucia took him to OF his estates, where he mus
have had the sat faction OF seeing slaves for who's
cause b. 80 i...,. turing Lncons Administra
| N, work to the sound OF the lash.
Iny excitement IN Nuelta Absio is Intense, an
arms alone are wanting 70 enable the inhabitants
break out into open Infurrcc;ion.
rHE ssvES DAYS FIGHr IN rus HILLS.
The truth Of the late camDaign 10 the eOuntry be
tween Cirnfueso- and Trinidad Is bspuniI 70 lcak
| authorities to suppr's- H. In conversation yester
t"rday with returned volunteer from that district
!
after III, Spanish accounts. Hc Informed me tia
his rcGIm,nt W. ore Vi those III the caupusn In tn'
Alules hI-, OF ~uich the press oi this city gave ~
account some DAYS since. lie returned here with
bat gunshot wound IN hts knee which could not b.
cured there for lack ~ surgical AID lie says tn
corps consisted 0. 3,2JJ men, Infantry and cavalry
and that after they entered tue hllly country ueJ
never out Of acton Tor seven days that da'inI
tnis time they lost 100 men, and II the General who
commanded had not withdrawn, not a soul would
have been lett alive; that the enemy was in superior
numerical force; taat the insurgents who tough
| n relieved
| kept tlem IN one continuous hg1t giving them lei
neither TO eat nor Sleep and that be can scarcely
| And yet the bp0nlsh papers Daraded this same cam
paIgn as grand and important victory.
| DISEASE AND DEATH.
That cholera, yellow fever, snall-po and typt us
| fever ere decimailng the troops Is uhqucsiIonable
A letter from sauto Espirltu describes tie STAT,
| Of things there - something truly fariul, and
although It may at hrst sight appear uiat ali thes'
epidemic, must tel a. severely on one side ~ ti'
OtheT. such In not the case 1t may possible be 10 Ia
the clues, but not ~ tue country
Cholera. for Instance, Localities itself In . place
| and the insurgents, no are almost continually OF
the move, suffer but ltle from IL but the bpanist
troops when they 20 out iLto the country from some
seaport frequently with them yellow fever, ant
the accmalng fever Of the country and this latter
when would be Of little moment under careful
treatment and rest M the city Increases and assumes
a malignant character when tho patents aie subJce
10 the hardships OF campaign.
LAS TUSAs.
| The celebrated city OF LIS Tunas, from which Ben
egaHi has retained here seriously wounded, viii no
he taken by tie Insurgents. who prefer that II shou
remain 10 SPANISH hand-, upon whom Its possrss Of
Is II constant drun, They have continually to son,
provisions 10 II, about tenth OF which general
reach the city, with average loss oil about one
third OF &c escort and the supplyny OF this plae
Keeps the whole spanish ioTce In the district busy.
| TuB GUNBOArs.
| The celebrated runboats contracted for by a
American, Mr.. Paul s. Forbes, Ochalf md Ia "
cuTdanee with previous contract entered into b
hm wish Gencrlrr,m IA Madrid promise to DO o
little use and " great cSpen5e to Span. In the hrs
place, nth the enormous Onc-hupd ed pound Parrot
| guns WITH wIiCh zoe, were at irst armed, the
looked Ike mosquitoes carrying elephants, aud weT
about scrNicelbe, They have since changed tlIcs
guns for OLD twt nty..ouT p9undCr.. No, to mcntio
the iear'ui Drain which tlslr cost entailcd the
lietcd chests Of the Navy Department they lac
chief and secont engineers aud experienced pilot
and thcy Mtcn Ted solely for ca, ~ service,
good plot Is an INDISPENSABLE requisite.
ROBRISO NM. ALBANIA.
From Matargas learn that the Village npon III
| ttqurst1rtd estates Mr.. ALBANIA hts been 50 sea-
daous as TO call Tor tue ntcrfsrence NJ the author