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

y sivs The military lager powers. TIE assembling
81 Ne junsa created much excitement in the coun.
". Many regarded II as q revo utlonsry measure,
9sssht vim ths subversion OF the principles Oh
Rspebacasi.n ssd the Congress, taking this view
r liz spSsSa SoSs Sss to Gem jordan sSo however
when be went 10 rsio Qucmsdo. urged the rcnstate-
nent Of Que~adn, without avail, as he found no
TO aid him In that effort
TIE OVERTHROW or rukLLt
Entering upon his duties with the assurance from
the Congress- that oil the measures he would propose
for the organization. adninisration aud discipline OF
the army would promptly be sanctioned by law, Gen.
Jordan set sbout utilizing the resources OF the
try. and was thus occupied until when, by invitation.
he went 10 take his Christmas dinner with Ameri-
can lsdy, married TO prominent Cuban, owning the
valuable sugar estate Of II OIiente de Sibanicu.
Thai Mint he learned By letter that hostile column
was a6eld from Baga near Ncuvitas. In an instant
II was detected that wus the opening OF the winter
oampasr with the objective OF .oe seat Q. Govern.
communicated to the President. Ordering the con-
centrstion OF his forces. the General was able to
only sis and one piece Of artillery The enemy
had 2,2c0 OF the choicest troops Of the Spanish
in q serried column Tie Cuban position was
well fortified, and 20 sdmirabiy chosen that
aiseoyeras Il. Their .sSshter was fearful in three
successive charges. In column. However. tho last
sho, Of the patriotic was e.pended aud they had to
where they remained for twenty-four hours. Mean
willie the spaniards were engaged buryn., or burn
ward ousimsro NEXT they Ten back two miles and
intrenched in strong position, where they remained
for three weeks ai least 200 strong
fnr RETREAT or oorESEcHs.
Simultaneously with The movement Of Pueblo from
moved eas,wsrdly from santo E,piritu upon Puef.
| to Principe Resting there few days, Goye-
umns upon Nojass, iu the dense woods and moun.
Trims OF ch were located some CT the military shops
OF the ya,rio,s, and also depot o. prisoners This
Cuban families, forced Gen. Jordan to give up
his hold upon Puollo, and turn his at
directed hi. eoiun ne easwaraiy toward Guainiafo
to the rescue OF Pueblo. Pueblo, relieved from the
immediate presence Of the patriot army, sneakedb by
a circui ous route back to the coast al Bags. and
| Goycneche, reaching the late battlefield found
tbev bv sHee,ans of he sranish deal and Al hrroyo
Hondo one hundred and twenty Ave graves. He At
once returned In the direction OF Puerto PRINCIPE
by . road upon which, In anticipation OF his move
| ment, two weeks before Gen Jordan had erected a
strons fortiaeation at Chueco, hfecn miles from
| which must have ters mated as favorabiy for the
| Cubans as tia, with Puiilo-because Goyeneche was
completely surpri-ed-'iad not part OF the line OF
the work been. without the least cause, abandoned
by the onicer intrustei with II; and 1t WIS seized BY
not more than twenty OF the enemy, md thus the
other forces we're compelled ~ retire, not however
without inHicng considerable loss on Goyeneche,
who retired to Puerto Principe An interesting cir
came to be discovere at the outset of the campaign
b, what was written on a leaf torn from the diary
where Pueblo had one night bivouacked.
TIE PATRIOTS WANT ARMS.
By tai. tine the Spaniards had assembled IN Cam.
| aruey from eight to ten thousand Of their best
| troops, whie Valmaseda was known 30 be marching
from the Oriente In tie same dire 'tion with from
\ three to Eve thousand more. Against this force
| the Cubans werc unable TO orpose another, not
| the least commensurate with the menacing
| eAgency, for the want OF arms, none had
been received In Camauguey for more than nine
pari OF the island since the middle Of May 1853, e9
| cepting small shipment that were received near
Las Tuna., in January, rll OF which, excepting isO
| had been diverted from the which Gen Jordan
deemed proper, and against BIZ urgent reeommenda-
,ons. based on his plan OF operations. Moreover,
the United state. had been successiveiy seized in
Nassau or New York, under circumstances which
timely aid dSpe Ss ri e sss or
upon him to come to New York: TO- v pos'ihie pre-
sa ,o." psoSSySe .t as mean S; e1 dSee ,eg @ean I
ne rg grns aad nsn'oas fseiy lsrnl ls.d neir en-
Spanish operations being nearly cosedthnt Ia. the
rainy season near hsnd.he felt he could at once as
sist the the most In New York and made known
his wishes to the Government early In February, but
not until about the middle OF March came the assent
sense Of his services by hearty vote OF thanks.
NERrsEss or rHE sPASIARDs.
| In the interval the movements OF the spaniards
were not characterized by any military yigor and
| Cubans; and besides finally, simultaneously threw
out two columns eastward OF Puerto Principe,
pying with heavy garrisons the ruins Of the VILLAGES
|
San San BartOio and San N suei, and eousned their
operations exclusively to the collection OF the ami
lies whom they could surprise or seduce from their
eoverls in the surrounding woods. Rodas entered
samed, is entitled TO the credit for inauguraiins
these active operations against the wives and chill
dren Of the patriots.
rnE NOBLE cAvADA IN COMMAND.
| The return OF Gen. Jordan to the United States
having been determined upon, there was chance
In the organization OF the military establishments
OF the patriots The operations In each military
| Camsguey. Iensco APrsmonte LoynaI; Las Tunas.
| yincente Garcia Baysmo, Modesto Diaz; santi,go
| de Cuba, Donate del Marmoi; Holguin, Julio Pc.
| ralta Santespirilu, Marcos Garcia: Remedies Sal
me Hernandez; villa Glars, Rolon; and Cienfaegos,
Adolfo Cavada placed exclusively In charge OF
| the Major General commanding the same. except 80
far not to interfere with general combination move
mens under the direct conduct OF the Government,
the organ OF whose orders Is Chief OF the Gen
| eral stan, now M?jor.Gen. Frederco Cavada who
ssryca Connected Win bis command IN the CiDno
Villas just as Gen. Jordan was leaving Gen. Agra.
monte therefore Is not the Commander-in- Chief OF
the patriot army, hut CHEF OF operations simply In
Agramonte is young, tall slender, graceful, popu.
lar, was n lawyer before the war, and has extensive
Influential family connec ions. Garcia has great in
tuenee with his troops and the people Of Las Tunas,
| and has been able ~ith limited resources, to make
decidedly advantageous military movements Diaz,
| thick set ponderous man. Was born on the island
had acquired some military experience and the rank
| OF Brgader General In the Spanish army. lie Il
good soldier. Marmol II young, gallant, brave, has
| influential family connections, and was living In
| Bayamo at the brenking out Of the war. PeIHta
! has personal popularity IN Holguin. Marcos Garcia
| IL young OF fine pi ysique, decided talents, and
active. Hernandez l. reported to have good military
ideas, Rolon Is Pole. Adolfo Cavada, brother
| Of Freaerico Cayada, Ia young, was In the military
service in the United States during our late war, and
| has shown decided military capacity.
GES. JORDAN SAILING THROUGH SPANISH FLEET,
| As soon as the proper arrangements had been
made for the embarkation, involving trr repair OF
| the craft his voyage t0 Nassau was to be made in.
| Gen Jordaa set out for lsla de CayO, Romano, aud
| CayO de Crus, where he was detained by unpro-
pitous winds until the nisht OF tho Gth OF April,
| when by favor OF horce northelsler lie was
waited safely and swiftly across the channel upon
| the English Banks, passing amid fleet Of five
| Spanish war steamers, and 40 times within 300 yards
| OF some OF them. lie found another Spanish war
| steamer on the Bahama Banks. These vessels had
been specially collected for his capture his pro.
| jected departure was no doubt communicated by
| spies. Thus he left Cuba eleven months after his
arrival, having traversed the country in all direc-
tious from near Mayrai, In the east and Cohre in
the south to the western borders OF Puerto Prucipe
| or Camaguey. riding $500 miles.
CONDITION or THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN
| A correspondent OF the SUN interviewing the
| General inquired: "What IL the condition Of the
| women md children with regard tO clUthingf"
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