New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-14
CIII1A.
INTERESTING
INTERESTING FROM THE REBEL CAMP-ARRIvAL'
OF COL. QUERALTA IN THIS CITY-LATRsr
DETAILS OF REBEL VICTORIES AND SPANISH
ASSASSIN TIONS.

| INTERESTING FROM THE REBEL CAMP-ARRIvAL
OF COL. QUERALTA IN THIS CITY-LATEsT
DETAILS OF REBEL VICTORIES AND SPANISH
ASSAsSINATIONS.
Don Fernando Lopez Queralta has arrived
in this city from Nassau. Before the this gentleman
was prominent merchant of Havana but the open
ing of hosttes fastened TO Join the standard OF Ces-
pedes He Is nova Colonel In the nsurgent army from
which he brings late and important information.
COL Querata left the coast of the island the 2th OF
june in small boat, and few days thereafter had the
good fortune to reach Nassau safety In crossing the
country to the point Of embarkatOn Quealta two
parties Of insurgents The first was composed Of men,
commanded by Horacio Simon, and the second was q
body Of SOO commanded by Mateo Casanova the latter
being Inspector General of the State OF Camaguey These
men were all unarmed, and were on the way to Punta
Brava where the Upton her FIRST expedition had
landed supply Of The Colonel believes that all
the material landed at Punta Bravo by the Upton
saved but cannot give opinion as to the
the second expedition.
According to the best information received by him from
all parts OF the island the insurgent cause was being
successfully maintained
Brigadier Bernabe Varona otherwise called Bernbeta)
accompanied by MajorGen. Cavada, chief General Of
staff, had left for the Western Department. On the
march, the troops of their command up with in
renched camp of Spanards at Lazaro Lopez On the De
partment of Moran which was taken by assault the
Spanish troops losing largely. In this fight, Manuel
SuareZ, COmmandante CantO, and American, Col
Clancy of the insurgent army particularly distinguished
The Cuban division continued the march in o westerly
direction, their ranks in the mean while rapidly aug
menting.
The forces Of Gen. Salome Hernandez which were
awaiting the column of Brgader Bembeta, near villa
Clara, had received a Reinforcement OF $40 volunteers
deserters from the encmys ranks. Many of these
from the Canary Islands, and some of them were natives
Of Cuba
body OF Spanish troops, at the beginning Of June,
entered the village of BaHOcO in the Jurisdiction of Gu
bas and taking advantage OF the absence of Fernando
ESpnOsa VINO was attacking the Cuban camp AT CarTas
IA distance Of leagues from Puerto Principe),
assaSsinated an old man OF 20 yearJorge Moneagudo,
and also GregoriO MOa, Jose Tomas Peaez father and
and Juan Alvarez, all Of whom were either sick
otherwise defenseless They cut of the and OF
the lastnamed individual. At the same time, PanchO
Luna Francisco Narona, and Jose Maria Quesada were
brutally murdered.
While the column was retiring from the village It was
met by Francisco Rivero Federico Rivero, Constantine
LavedO, and two others, who accompanied them The
latter all Cubans. They asked of the advancing
party who they were. The Spaniards replied by crying
out "Cuba hbre, we are your brothers. do not fear.
Upon hearing which the Cubans rushed into the arms or
the Spanards, who assassinated them on the spot.
At the moment MOntaner was operating about the
envirOns of La Carload Jurisdiction of Camauey, Don
Tomas Basta Arturo Betancour and two servants
in the morning and killed There have been
Among these we're the Senoras Baenrage JHnlhez ana
In Marrooun Jurisdiction Of Fspirtu santO the Span
ards poisoned certain persons whom they had captured
and bore them to their camps on Htters Aiter%ard
had attacked the 18th of June Spanish camp near
Vista Hermosa where he killed 90 Spaniards. The killed
had Remington rifles which, 1t Is unnecessary to say,
taken possession of by Ryan's men. Julio SanGy,
the noted Cuban chief, was wounded in the fight.
In the Eastern Department the situation IL Ipuch
better for the Cuban than in other portion OF
the country. Gen. MaTnal Touts all whom he attacks:
The Spanish troops disguised and denorazed, ana
many soldiers, who had presented themselves TO Cuban
commander Col Main Diaz (who operates between the
sugar estates Oente and Sebanica) that they have
moi been paid for three months and greatly suf
fering from want OF PROVISIONS