New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
GENERAL FOREIGN NEVIS
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,,r>,rNTs-DEATH OF MARMOL.
S,xrr,Go DE CUBA, Aug. lU'-"oou News
-, ,on rcccved from the interior OF 'ho ih"' '' '0
| -, hitch the Iiberating army has sustained III Tue
-, ~ cen Marmol is rreparabe. This hero dleu at
,to.da' of San Felipe (Which Is only few miles
- t,og % dc Cuha) on tho 26th Of June last He Wac
,'rronnded in his last moments hy ms lalhy, bIhn
sn him away at an age too early, considering
S ttrests of the country aud MS own young fame
Fnr days before nc had been attacked by shal0N hhd
sb,,,h innr1ycd was moved 10y what he considered
s of duy ia march ont again ~ the head Of his men.
IIe was Immediately attacked with brain disease ana
s,d "pt Ii,,rer many days
Vahnaseda has arrived at Santiago de Cuba. He was
accompanied ~ 1900 men or more. He came only with
the ertatest dhcuty. The Cuhans annoyed him during
the Whole route and killed number of his men. The
Cuban chiefs Dia7 and MarcanO beSct the famous Count
and gave him battle all the eligible points ON the road
Maxine Gomez was likewise upon his track, and it Is
calculated that the troops undcr the former cleitah
kied and wounded M least 800 Of the SpaniaIds Some
Sc eco in gold was also captured by the Insurgents A
column of 1000 men, led by Ampuda, coming 10 me u
of the Count was attacked at Bauancas four league.
from Bgyamo when they were compelled 10 retire and
their Colonel found 1t convenient TO ASK Tor Ieehor'c
convoy guarded by sOa men, and made up of II cars
lol6ed with provisions and war materials, atelnped 70
lie forces Of Daz Marcauo, and Han The sIaniard' Ie
enforced by 800 men, and for second time were forced
The situaton in Santiago Dc Cuba is distressing. The
AT tie point Of suffering from thirst The patriot forces
are within a miles of Santiago, and are capable OF IN
Between the 18th and 27th Of July 400 spanish soldiers
from cholera and yellow fcyer More than 800 o,9er 9
soldiers hadrec sent Spain being wholly untitled for
the service nconsequence OF their mDhty 10 sahu 'ne
ARRIVAL OF GEN. RYAN.
Gen. w. A. f. Ryan arrived this morning
from Cuba The General left the island on the 9Th OF
August The letter which accredits Gen. Ryan to this
country is couched in the following language Dstn
guished friend: For the that the Government Is
some miles distant from this place and because OF the
DELAYS vi ich necessarily arise from the operations O
the enemy (whO u.s. find myself compelled 10
hasten the departure Of Gen Ryan nave cho'eh lot
ths commission Cen Ryan, because of the ranscendent
importanceof the which he goes out 70 serye-hat
cause which We defend The very delicate h'iil o @ LIE
officer an additional for his release for some
days from the fagueS and privaons OF campalen ne,
Gen Ryan has lent great seINlccs 10 tHc 5,1 81
body o cavalry under his orders has since the month ol
May, put more Of the enemy hOTS de coHdd ana az te
same time, has captured more aIs Iauos VI ,Ni,
and tTaupuE. for than any other bOdN OF socs
i'm Camagcy The Biieadier has not received cent on
pay since ms arrival IN me lSaho ald hOlc !Uu W.,
take this circumstance in consideration III case hc NAY
ecu RYAN will he at the orders Of the Juna while in
the United states repeat TO you The assurances WIN
"FEpINCo CAyADA. Chief Of the General staff"
Gen. Ryan reports iayorby Of the Cubaus Ihe span,
i rus & h,.'T i - ~ .''- INV lf,rJ Conutinc from tho
3lh of June the General counts SO comnas III Wich he
was engaged prior 20 the dav of leaving Tue Island.
During time than COO Spaiards had been ed
and wounded. No one, the General says now tihbkS
ntons of war are only needed 10 secure success. He
that the President Of the Republic Is at present.
Speaking Of the barharous treatment ACCORDED to the
Cubdus who fail into the hands OF the spanardS, Col
Ryan says that occasionally, when those who fal SICK
campd guiug with the Cuban army are left IN what IS
mistaken for retreat they ferIctcd out by
the Spauards and tortured O DEATH This was the tate
of James COiner Captain of Engineers and Geo BOde
The former was Vlrginian hom Augusta County @ Oh
that state, and about p years OF The latter was
also engineer, ana native of the United states
Their bodies were found by Capt II. NJ. Reeves, alias
Henry Earle chief of the patriot scouts, While e was
out moving with detachment OF his command. Ihe
brutal manner in which both Of those men were first
treated by the Spauards and then left 10 die abso
luf,y horrible. Henry Earle young man who
was clerk in dry goods store on Broadway, ana gave
up his situation to maintain the Cuban cause as far as
he could individually. lie was wounded himself, and
left by the Spaniar who supposed that they had killed
him. Another American recently killed was George
Phelps about years OF and gunsuth by trade.