The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-23

tnow 10 irc. and unnn IT., lonor ns a solner and q
nan, tliaS such cusra 'es a-airst humanity the
-o"mon practice oil th"se now seeking to conquer
Cuba.
IL vss In co,s.querc, OF the slop,Ion Nv tho
Snnth ~ This style OF war arc, that Gen. jordan
resorcd to the
ACTS or rEruvr1oS
n'u'ei 10 In rus sUS OF tie 9th iost, On TIE
no ninu ot IS June the 9 em' saliie ont
OF Porto Prlnc1e with u rec or1J) cavalry and 3O
tintrv. Ger. Ryan rcce'vcl ii molly .otce Of
the movement and was rrepared '"r ". ili- hte
cump Of wo dis TO TIE lot Of c'ras.
20 bTiss s across Tc The en ,%S ,S w""l
AID Ave wen Oh elevation 10 the ri sht, he awaited
The Hdvance The cnernv ctme out ~ apout
Spaniird4 expec'c TO surp 10 Gen. Rytn's camp
A 'er crossing tho bird e and ~hen moving care
bucers sounded charge. Tho cuemy were
SEIZED WIN TERROR,
but under direction OF tivir Officers ninagot to ret
TITO position 10 receive an att from the direction
whence tto bugles suunded, WI on 81 denly the
General witt Is main for;e Of less Than forty men
noun e' uoon their rear Insanity they wer
brown into confusion. The Cuhans sru'k nrd
and their no CT ance 20 recover, striking
;hem down right uni 70 without mercy. Inc
Whole toree WI. THROWN INTO disorder sne bnk n'
them seeking to return 10 the cit But tle On.
bans wero posted IN the bid!o. ami rem'rselees'y
hcwed down NIL VII came tat "ay. Tic slaughter
was terrible. than half tnn S,nnis1 f'rce beicg
slain, ard tho rest scattered. The Srpnlirds In tile
Official reporis admitted tic los. of 12i HI led aid y
wounded. Then II rat Gen Ryan retail uel
by treating the Wounded AID siliu NJ tloAe OF ris
osn oice had be ore leen invari ib;Y treated Aud
q on he sent TO u Q Gurorn"r o. no city the ieitor
vi ic was printe In fuE SUN or the oh ins'. TIC
letter WIS peut by n hoy 10 WIS found among the
prisoners, but whose life ryan could not t.se. The
oy was afraid to enter the city Nis1 the letter aud
tho Mo,ot's scnIp aud md them ou'side the walls
During the d.v ne told the story nnt where he had
lid the letter. Z Governor sent out aud found II
well ~ the sra'n
I've RotaS and Fsrrar de C1n,o. editor NJ ~ Cron-
HI. ~ete In the city tia, d., aud that eveoln,
received IL was eeut 10 De Rodas at tie theatre
That functio"ary " unable TO read Cen Rynns
ErCli~h and an Interpreter was sent for, who rea
the letter aloud from the stnre IL cie tel pro-
lounI impression, AMI really oroto up t1e PER
formanco, tho feeling on the subject running so
high
The Cubans In Porto Principe hal applied f'r por.
mission 20 have a mall that nigdt. which had been
re- uRed. Bat on rece, Ing this news OF tho
.cru.L gsuLr or THIS p,rrLE
,,ey daternIpoI Ia dance wheI,er or no Tho nu-
,h"ri,ies hearing OF il after receiving Cen. Ryins
lc,ter sc,i , ,n,ee NJ military 10 son a. n MI 4.
,arv onnd tho bnll in nrop ess aud al once reI Ito
t1e c. rany that was as-emhlet The result Of the
vote, wns seven men kI,,el and three woman badly
xnpu,aa N NV
Tna rcxt d,v De Ilodes Dc Canto the Oovernor
nj Inc c,IS and acme other ianitrries yisite tie
~ az az, anu 1," rim nsr.,ni
has c,i,n lha, Ge RYAN lad done civ M he
aid Bnt tnat was not iii he did. After De Rodcs
md Ls n,ct hal rctirod In 10 n q CITY he caused the
,aad horIes 10 40 r,thered ,rn inc mel an nova
40 closets mn ~ inc civ ne possib'e Then he
',,osa Ill ~, ror,hless .tock no had c,n,n,ad
nn ~, . a ysr~ vii. AMI ssot ibe,, there lie ,hon
s,a,i,n.J 80 - ovsr ,se whole IN nravs,t Tho 40.
tur,I linz, hc eli ,in,
,h ~ smo h.J ,ost, snen ,,I dis,,se In
a.. s,,. H.. s,o,ch v,a nns, rr,hIs mi .,.ra,
, h, , e Ch,n 80 ,,s ,vc,Id n, ,,in,v /, IN ba
W., ~ Wy N 1r -on o,,a,a.,,rs n,J ,h.,r n,
scrt srd +, oea,f,i sickness prey ,icJ in the city,
This was p.r, of inc Stern recitation TO winch te
General felth that he In / been driven
A. result OF those extreme measures the enemy
finally sent ont nip md wanted TO trent IIen
R,an met ITEM when they pomp"usly demanded
nj the Cub,n. surrender an 1 end the war propos-
ing that sp1in should give tnem "A government sim.
lar 10 TINT England has given t. ClnaIn. TIE Cen
srnI declined 10 discuss or enertqn these rroo 81
lions, but w"uil only treat with tien for the CON
tnuince " tile var on civilized PRINCIPLES 81 ware
Z ra. The Spauiards. however, were not ready to
acreeto
AN EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS,
To agree 20 treat prisoners hrna rely, and to have
non combatInts unmoles'ed, AMI 50 not inr was nc
cnmpIi.hed. But the General states ~ at sinre his
resort TO these extreme Isures he has not heard
Of the bntehery violation ri anv women. prison
OF war have not been DR. h.urel. md the enemy
has re' urned to him one boy they had cap,urel
Gen. Rvin denies tina Teoori. printed In tue TIL
bnse OF the 4 o. 9Th Inst. or the detection Of Gen
Castlana and Ills command, and u cir surrender "a
the Spauaris On ,he contrary. he asserts mat or
,srr hal been issue previous TO his de"arture from