The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-13
THE REVOLUTION IN CUBA.
THE PATRIOTS run OF UOPE IND
ENERGY


The War In the Central and the Eastern Dee
pnrtmcnts-No News Good News for the
Cubans-tieu. Puello's Expedition-A Bnt-
tie NJ Yoturo-Capture of Documents
Correspondence Of The sun.
HAvASA, Jan. 5, 1s70.-0f local news have
nothing Of importance to communicate since my
last Arrivals OF troops from Spain have ceased at
least pro tempore and in view Of Coptain-General
dc Rodass late proclamation, we should no longer
expect forces but emirauts to take possession Of
what their valiant countrymen have conquered for
them All interest here centres In the seats Of war
in the Central and Eastern Departments. The
Spanish papor-and OF course there are none other
published here-have been ominously silent on this
subject for the past week.
Nine days have now elapsed since Gen. Pueblo sal.
lied forth from Nucvitas at the head Of 5000 men
FOR the purpose of bagging the Cuban Congress and
and razing Guaimaio and Sbanicu to the ground,
news. u"
There has been very active work goins on IN the
neighborlood Of Santiago Mogote, Nmch all the
Havana papers declared long had fallen, is still
held by tho insurgents. lqnote nom letter dated
Santiago, 18Th ult: ,,,,-, .
Yoturo. tho Spanish forces have been completely
routed. In Mjial alone they lost 100 killed. and a
IA day rarely passes in which forty. sixty, and
even eighty sick and wounded are not brought into
this city aud among these the proportion Of suhal.
tern officers is very great We may Judge from this
that the patriots aim well The STAniards, following
their old custom, lied UNANIMOUSLY when they stated
that they had carried the position Of Mogote. 1t Is
simply an unmitigated lie for although they were
amply provided with heavy artillery, mortars, &C.
they were rcpulsed with great loss, and sought ret
uge GU their retreat In Mijia but they driven
out Of this place, and at last found safety In Atol'
ladad.
action IN Manzsntllo, resulting In victory to the
Cubans details In my next. Tic last news states
that gthere has been Fan encounter IN Noturo. and
that the slaughter of tho Spaniards was fearful.
This can be relied on, for an immense number OF
wounded were brought into this CITY at midnight IN
order that the darkness might help 20 conceal the
loss"
Cienfuegos paper Of the 3ist ult. has the follow
ing:
Yesterday tue column OF II Sierra, under the
command Of Lieut. Col. Arias, returned 10 Arlmao
His excursion to Buenos Aires and Las Cafas lasted
nine day, and great have been the hardships our
forces had TO undergo in their endcavors to dsoige
enemy, cowardly and nrtNil MS he is, nom his
intrenched positions. The enemy, It Is true had in
his favor difficult and mountainous country. The
resistance Of the enemy was more formidable than
hitherto, and our losses, though lew, are grevous.
Don Mariana Daz renamed In Bucnos Aires
wth the column Of Castillo. distressed that lie had
not met the enemy although II Was a movement
made m combination. for Ire went by Gaeuanal and
the column OF La Sierra by way Of Macagua. Tdis
last met The enemy strongly intltnchcd aud ia great
force, ior Il is very considerable, Nhethtr PEOPLE
choose to tclitvc II or NOT.
"ln these operations some documents were cau.
tured ron the insurgents, which, although Of an old
date. are ETH Of interest, inasmuch as they prove
{ very urccarous position 10 which the so.ellled
Cubin Republic a.d ne rrdnd army is reduced. Our
worthy Governor visited to-day the wounded from
the COLUMN Of Lieut. Col. Ar.as, who arrived here
yesterday"
Nov, It ,eems TO me that when partisan can
chr, niclc only the sacs out Of xpedition their
return after having "stsq tho enemy in rcat force
and In strongly intrrnchcd position" and can
boast only OF the capture Of u few old documents
and the kindness OF Government TO the wounded he
had perhaps better not Wet his pen.
In the Jurisdiction OF san Juan dc los Remedio
the insurgents burned tic sugar estate OF Mr.. z.
Solen on the 18th ult Ills property WAS garrsoned
By Spanish troops.
Tae forged proclamation of the Cnban Junta was
not generally believed here; Il caused very little
sensation. II was clumsy piece OF work; for We
al knew htre Tat OF tc signatures attached to il.
only th-tc are members OF the Junta.
There is a rumor N town that Gen. Goyencclc has
been defeated.