The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-07

spaniards scattered the force In charge Of the I'D
vance post and capturing the munitions at hs DEPOT,
they spiked, about 600 arms, and lsrre quantity q
ammunition. When Gen. Jordan rode up be found
to bring them to charge, By personal example, but
without effect About this time Capt: hagilL .
Gno ns oo.neS ss on e
flank with one piece OF artillery. killing one OF their
BRUTALITY or rHs srAnAnps.
This produced q panic among the Span
iards and helped materially to make them retreat
a nd give up the advantage they had gsined. When
s ound smone he SS who Ssg .r
IDENTIFY hidden himself In one OF the rooms OF the
building, and who was bru.aiy murdered % after hsy.
on tho ground wounded 10 the leg Was found dead
with three mortal wounds, evidently Inflicted after
spaniards, killed during the enragcment, were
found In the only well the depot. These bodies
the Ssso ssn 20 RoSS.a as
ant, whom Quesads ordered TO be shot, but Con.
Jordan declined to do It, and thus insurursts his
The Lieutenant was alive, but still prisoner when
the General recently lett for Camagney. Alter tbe
present Only 25 Of those who came on the Perit Is
or 20 OF the Cubans from the nteror, and the dead
and Wounded The rest had, In a disordery man.
buried who had been killed In the battle. The
depot was fortified riding and pack saddles, boxes
filed with arms or earh logs, rails and earth were
used for that pur pose
THE MARCH TO ruE INTERIOR.
The local commander, Pcraita, was to send trans
portaon to convey the dnance stores into the In
terror but as It did not arrive by the isth and as
provisions had become almost exhausted and il was
probable that the Spaniards would return heavily re-
inforced 10 the struggle 10 capture the stores, or
ders issued Tor the patriots TO move The line
OF march was to Canalito. q narrow pass, situated
where the peninsula is less than inile in width.
tame on tue rerit, about 200 Cubans, and two
| tain howzers, drawn by oxen. The movement
came almost impossible. While the column was
moving, the General was 70 exhausted that he aetu-
ally fell asleep on his horse, and not missed, was
LETT behind in consequences OF the darkness Aroused
by the loud cries OF the artlersts he saw them
deavoring 10 make the oxen keep the artillery NOV
| ing along through the mlre and entang,ed brush.
GEN. JoRDAS's SECOND VICTORY.
| The column WIS halted about Q A. M. tt g Cubans
sank exhausted in the mud, aud quickly fell asleep,
while the General took nap, standing with his feet
| In the mud and lie; ming against a fence. At day
light orders were issued to advance. report came
that barricade was across the road only 80 yards
| sance came to the conclusion that the work was
no! occupied sent out a nanklns party, aud after
enemy's nre. without that result, advanced accom-
panied by an att. No sooner mad he reached the
work and elevated his head above the line OF n,
| than his opinion was changed By yoley from At
last 100 spaniards. simultaneously the Cubaus in
ment Lad been erected BY the Americans and Gu.
bans, who had gone from Fl Ramon to the interior,
sS had and been
| which had landel from steamers BY.
| BRxAKr,srISd IN A SPANISH CAMP.
| Another engagement with the spaniards eusued.
| Gen. Jordan even had TO take carbiae and
fight with i himself, both In self-detence and as
example. The Sptnards were routed, and retreated
precpitately to their toas tha, about thirty five
| OF their number were drowned. The vctors found
the camp where the Standards had biyouacked nled
with clothing. wine, suirits bread, meat, crockery
and Deer. Two days later Spanish, soldier was
,sben hpaugS, og 10 me vay ra ny lnR ns we
and said that the spaniards hal abandoned him In
,ssr haste % e se' away The Ssnsral @ @ found s that
| and standing resting against fence, he had been
within niy yards OF spauish sentinel The guide. a
iards were fyingt lead the column by short route
| to the landing at Canalo so as to cut oh the enc
| my's retreat but on being discovered and asked
| why lie did II, said IL 70 save the patriot com
rnand from capture Had the guide obeycd orders,
| all the Standards would have been taken Now. no
| other alternative remained uan to proceed to
| Jucaro, few miles distant. the Bay ol Banes,
where had been collected the straggers from II
| Ramon.
| ARRIVAL or GES oUEsADA.
During this march the General became
separated from his horse, and had TO ride
behind his second in command Col Acos.a, on
ponoy; made his breakfast on rdspdciIrd, the
sugar ., the eon"iry tia! Z Ike our maple sugar gar
sada arrived and interviewed him. Atthe same time
| be met Maj Gems Peralta, commanding the military
mandlng the Department OF santiago de Cuba. Que
sada issued OF der 1at al persons we've to obey Gen
Jordan's orders as though they came directly from
himself Quesada was commanding the whole patriot
| army, and Gen Jordan was TO have control OF the
| removal Of the ordnance and other stores from ri
Ramon TO BUaru. a village Is miles southward OF
| Jucaro. Between four ard 6ye hundred Cubans,
with horses and oxen; were now employed to trans
| port the stores from II Rimon In doing this the
| people secreed abont 600 arms, 80 boxes Of ammu.
milton, and two pieces OF art ery for their oicn use.
| Wien their officers we're called upon by Gen. dor
dsn to account for the missing property they, alter
| much equivocaion denied having found II.
| TnE MOVEMENT ON cUAvA
Quesads returned to Bijaru, whore Gen. Jordan
| joined him the 25th, after II had been reported
that all the had been secured and brought up
| from III Ramon. At DJaru Gen Quesada assigned
| Gen. Jordan TO the command OF the Department OF
| the East with headquarters at Bijsfu. and embrac-
| Ing the three great districts Of ilolgun, Bayamo,
| and Santia,o de cuba, seyerally commanded by a
| Major General Gen. Jordan at once commenced
| organizing the patriot forces In the Eastern De.
pertinent lie found the spanish forces spread over
| the country In small detached posts and prepared
to attack aud destroy them in detail for which pur
| pose, on the ith o June, he hrst marched against
the intrenchel post at Cuaya, nine miles southeast
| OF the city OF Holguin. In addition the movement
| was commenced thus early because the cholera had
broken out among the patriot troops, and was car
ring hem of at the rate OF thiity'nye daV on an
| average Much to the surprise of Gen. Jordan, II
| now became apparent that both Peralta and Mar
| mol we're oppused to the concentration OF the
| patriot forces, ami wanted to have them fought on
! tue system OF detached commands. One thousand
men we're 10 take parl IN the movement against
| Jordan discovered that they mustered on.y abou,
| SIX hundred. Per Ia was TO guile one OF tho
columns by q secret road 10 within sixty yards OF
| the work, while another column was to approach
from the quarter Of HOguin, and remain In ambush To
intercept Endorsements coming iron that direction.
GEN. JoRDAS's INSPIRING oALLANTRY.
| The main column moved Uery si0t0iy directly on Gu
| ava Notwithstanding Gen. Jordan did all he could
| to hurry II along. Just as the arrangements were
| completed for the battle, aud the General per
| sonally preparing the artillery for action, alarm
| was sounded behind him that the Spaniards were
| upon his rear most Of the patriot command, led by
| Ieralta, instantly retreated Gen. Jordan was left
with the artillery, stof oficer, and few Amcr
| cans. lie had the artillery removed back short
| distance which was done under heavy fire from
| the Cubans happily over Ills head, who were dis
| charging their arms at au imaginary Toe. The Gel
crd took his hat on, waved II. spoke Spanish with
more emphasis than precision, stopped tue firing
RALLIED the men, and, advancing the artillery, drew
anor him the whole column on double quick, with
loui shouts md much enthusiasm, wIich was some
wat abated however, when they came within 500
Yards Of the work and wtnn range Of the enemy's
iles. The hre of the artillery renewed from
J1ylrds distance, but as the ammunition bought
~ New YORK proved Of an inferior quality, the she ]
zen short, and therefore the nring was discon-
Uhncd except with one gun. The guns were not
pressed closer from the want OF officers TO lead the
infantry.
| now PERALTN DIRECTED OPERATIONS.
| Meanwhile, the General had ascertalned
Wheie feraii was, who had disappeared in