The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-21
THE GREAT CUBAN VICTORY
THE SPANISH JOURNALS VIGOROUS.
LY HEDGING.

Gen. Pucilo's Defest-rhe Diario Suddenly
Discovers that Puerto iPrincipe was hh
Objective Pojnt-The Patriots shaking ~
the Tyrants Right Iivcly-taen. Cavada's
surprise OF Cienfucaos.
Correspondence OF The sun.
HAvASA, Jan. 4-As have previously ie<
you TO expect, Pueblo has been whipped, and ths
Havana papers, with the Did,io de Ia Marina =
their head are to-day endeavoring TO soften the 90
perity off blow. For II Is q blow, and fcarfI
one for the Spsniards, and taken in conjunctos
with the other disasters which will proceed 10
cord, Is one which their acme OF falsincaticl
with WIKI dnncults overcome.
The Spanish papers OF this morning attempt 70
mslead the people by the statement that Pucllo1
campaign with 5000 men was simply intend ed as .
reconnaissance In force around Csscarro, sibsncu.
and 0ualmoro. Now, had the object OF this cam
paign not been proclaimed to be the capture Of tho
Cuban capital and Congress, there might be some
peg on which to hang such excuse; but unfor
tunaely for the spanisrds their love of braggadoce
overcsme them, ana 1t was well known here thai
the reinforcements specially sent since to Gca.
Pueblo and the special object Of his expedition was
the capture OF Guaimaro.
We know here that the capital Of the Cuban Re-
public, In accordance with the plan Of the Immortal
Simon Bolivar, the lberator Of South America, has
been moved. They no longer hold their sessions In
Guaimaro comparatively open place, but the pa
triots have removed 1t to Najasa, an almost imorcg-
nablc one.
Pueblo is said to have reached Puerto Principe,
which now stated to have been the intended point
OF his expedition and that he will there await the
arrival Of Gen. Goyeucche who len the Cinco villas
district for Camaguey the 23th ut, and that
the plan Of the campaign % at present decreed b.
the Captain. n.Genersf, Is tbst the united forces Of
these two Generals should then march eastward anf
sweep the island Of rebels
II Gen. Pueblo has to remain in Puerto Principe
until he IL reinforced By Gen. Goyeneche. he Is In
desperate strait because advices to the 10th inst.
state that Goyeneche Is firmly held In check by the
In corroborat,on Of his inability to retreat, 1, il
universally believed here that the patriot Con.
Carbo estered and took possession OF the important
port OF Cienfuegos some days since The Didrto Dc
"a Mdrtna Of this morning SAYS that the reports
current about matters in Cienfucgos are entirely
without foundation, but seeing that tho reports
in everybody's mouth 'sterdav, and that Cienfus.
gos is connected with Inc palace this city by tele
their assertion BY authentic statements from the
palace itself
| The reports, as generally credited, are: That
Gen. Csyadi (as reported TO you In my las), had
driven Gen. Carlo into Cienfuecos. Carlo came 70
Havana the same night 70 tell the Captain General
insurgents uncs. be were fSrnisbed With heavy
ro.nforcements; and that while Gen. Carlo was sb-
Without Spposscn Sp'o Sq' @ q rns '''oss': of
single snot; that he seized the money.
rsooo tsst he ssp,nreS %IOnbns besde. '. so%
4,Ooo Remington rifcs in the arsenal and took pos
session Of all provisions, clothing, &c, that N
many OF them troops lately arrived from Spain
and that on the following day he marched out Of
Cienfucgos with his increased and better equipped
| force 10 0ght Gen. Goyeneche, who was already rc
ported TO be on bis return having given uo the at
| Tempt 10 reach Puerto Principe.
The Cuban sympathiZcrs-and their name is 10.
gion. even In this city--are iubilaot and believs
that the cause was never in 30 hopeful condition.
| From Santiago de Cuba 1t Is known iha. the cee.
| brated Cataaonian volunteers had not only refused
to hle shot against the enemy, when they were
led out In the vain hope Of capturing Mogote. the
| stronghold which commands the communications
| between Santiago aud ths West but that two whole
| companies went over to Gen del Marmol's srmys
| carrying their arms with them.
IL ~ true Las Tunas was relieved, but at what Q
| pricet Gen. Velasco who commanded tho escort OF
| the convoy (which by the way, numbered over 9
thousand mcn), IN hts report of the ist instant, In
| which he thanks the soldiers for their bravery,
| states that regiment, tile First Regiment oi
| Espaha lost every ofncer and every petty officer.
| with the exception OF one lieutenant
The atrocities reported of tho volunteers In every
part OF the island are so s!ckening as to be amosi
| incredible, and totally unfit for publication.