The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-01
CUBA.
Review In Honor of Mr.. Seward Contin n cd
FiRhIinK with Varied snccesses.

FtEh,inw WI Varied S.cre-.es.
HAVANA, Jan. 25-On Sunday Captain Gene
raj Rodas again reviewed the Havana volunteers.
Some IL 900 men were in line. Two new organi-
cations upon the occasion made their first public
turn-out-a Spanish company of volunteer
artillery, having four of Krupp's steel guns, and
the German Jagers Rickmaster Meinherr Ferdi-
nand Heydrich commanding. The desire to see
the latter organization was great, and | do not
believe there we're any disappointments about
the company when seen, for the Jagers with
their Prussian uniforms, presented quite credit
able appearance They numbered eighty-flve all
told. which was very small representation con-
sidering the great efforts made to recruit the
company.
just as the volunteers began to pass in review
before the Captain-General q heavy rain set in,
and continued to fall us long as the review
lasted, or for more than two hours General
Rodas, his staff, and the volunteers, however
withstood the pouring waters firmly, aud went
through the performances bravely, being
thoroughly drenched by the time these were
over. Mr.. ex'Secretary Seward, in whose honor
the review was in part gotten mp, twice rode
along the two miles line of Spanish volunteers
in carriage, in which were also seated his ssD
Mr. Fred. Seward, Mrs. Fred Seward, and
Colonel Allen, of California, and during the re-
view was to the immediate right of General
Rodas but still in the carriage, which, being
closed when the rain commenced perfectly pre-
served the venerable eX-Secretary and his COM
panions from getting wet. On the next day, or
yesterday morning, they were off for the fine
sugar district of Colon, where they expect to
employ several days in visiting half dozen
sugar estates. Afterwards Mr. Seward and
party will wend their way to the City of Ma
tanZas.
And now for news from the interior. OF the
Eastern department, the district Of Holguin
alone furnishes nae with late intelligence. Since
half or more of the insurgent troops of the dis
trict have been marched off to the Camaguey to
operate against General Pueblo the 1900 Spanish
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within the district have succeeded in extending
the Spanish lines somewhat, and have made
bold to indulge in several expeditions within the
insurgent lines. None of these, however, have
resulted in any real advantages to the Spaniards
save that from Puerto del Padre to the river
VasqueZ.
From Remedies the news shows that the rein
forced Spaniards are making strenuous efforts
to regain the mastery in that important district.
The results have been, so far, two rather hard
fights between them and the insurgents.
The first engagement in date occurred in the
hills of Naranjo, between u large Spanish
column, commanded by Colonel Antonio Merono,
and body of insurgents headed by General
Villami and Colonels Rivas and Martinez. As
usual the Spaniards claim victory, saying they
killed twenty-three Cubans, wounded seventy, and
captured three and 81, ,000 worth of booty. As
to their own losses they arc, as usual, silent.
Private advices do not confirm their report; but,
on the contrary, give the victory to General Viii
lamil stating that il is true the Spauiards at the
start had the advantage, surprising and taking
an insurgent camp, but that they were soon at-
terwards checked and forced. to retreat, losing
seventy-five men to the insurgents sixty.
The second fight occurred at a small place
called Gambado only four miles and half from
the seaport of Caibaren. The Spaniards were
commanded by Colonel Fortum, and the Cubans
by General Salome Hernandez. Only Spanish
reports are at hand, which, of course, claim a
Spanish victory, with loss to the insurgents of
twenty-one killed, including Colonel Francisco
Garcia, and sixty or more wounded; to the
Spaniards, three killed and nine wounded.