The New York herald., 1870-02-03

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fire OF musketry and artillery, which
| caused dreadful havoc among the troops, Killing
| ana woundng more than 800 men. AL OF
| Puello's stan were dsmountec and many
wounded. The Generals horse was killed and
hlmsef wounded or bruised In the leg. Among the
| wounded were Colonel Arvaz, OF the regiment
La heyna" brave and capable officer; Colonel
Mailn' OF the artillery, and an officer OF German
| pIth whose name did not learn. Tie Spaniards
say they took the place. but on the following day
"fell Dack" 10 Arroyo Hondo where they remained
nneen davs resting, taking care OF the wounded
ana Otherwise recruiting from the effects Of the
hght. Thence the retrograde march commenced,
necessarily the slowest. as the wounded had to be
/ carried with the column which was fred upon at
every step. Positions for the night had to be selected
and partially intrenched, with much time and labor
when accounts tor the length OF time taken up By
| the return.
The loss among the officers In killed and wounded
was very great or the seventeen, IN the regl-
| ment .La Rcyna" but three escaped unhurt; the
regiment "Chiclano" lost two; the marine regiment
two, and the cavalry one killed and one wounded.
These are reported, but there Is known TO be more
tue entire number being estimated as high OF thirty
six. Both officers and soldiers are eloquent over the
hardships which they endured and which were. no
doubt, very great They without salt for their
beef and much OF the time without vegetables They
| insurgents whose fighting qualities astonished
many who had been led to believe them q set OF
arrant towards. colonel relates that In q hand 10
hand encounter he lost some or the insignia OF rank
from his sleeve and all OF MS overcoat. part OF Q
| volunteer regiment from Puerto Principe formed
part OF tho column and said to have behaved in
| very cowardiy manner, screening themselves In
every possible way flom the ouliets OF the enemy.
No estimate can be made OF the loss OF insurgents
| concerning which the spaniards evidently know
nothing.
! From correspondence which fell into the hands
OF Pueblo II Is known tna Quesada has been relieved
| JORDAN substituted. The latter was thought 10
nave been III command or. the LIST, though II Is re-
ported hat Beauyiiers chief OF artillery From
| the fact tnat the insurgents dia not follow the re-
treating column IN any force II Is inferred that they
moved or 10 reinforce their compatrots at Najasa,
upon which Goyenechc Is moving with 5000 men. ON
the 2ath Pueblo. with the remains OF his command
TOOK Tue tran Tor Puerto Principe. Among tho
wounded prOGght LII three soldiers and TWO 0licers
| have since died.
The tram which arrived yesterday from Puerto
Principe sD.0ught news o. the return OF small
column which mad left Las Mlas. IL had marched
TO Caunau without meeting any insurgents, and TO
tne environs OF Cnvltas. Tney brought ID.
Maiano Estrada, very old man. owner oI the estate
'lndustrah ? and his niece Pepilia Don kalael Med.
rano ana ms family, consisting OF u lew young
children. II said the family Of sNapoleon Arango
Just escaped; that all OF their cotang and his cor.
reSpondencc were captured. tue latter duplicating
| many persons IN Puerto Prlucipe.
| On the 2isf, at noon the spanish man-of-war
Herman Cores arrived having In tow a small steam
| err taken near Maternllas lighthouse. Sne Is re-
garded as SUSPICIOUS, from being so near the coast
and having very few men aboard Of her. Two shots
| were fired at Der before she would stop, when sno
| hQisted American colors but Immediately after
hauled them down again. She will he taken 70
| havana Ii = surmsed among the Spaniards thas
she was lowering or the coast to receive Of the
insurgent leaders. and particularly Quesada.
Nothing mas been heard Of GoyenccRe since his de-
| parture on Tue ljth
The spanish Account OF the Great Battle nc
l GuaimarO.
| dp IN nf Iap
contains the following respecting the movements OF
General Pueblo and mis- forces:-
| by letter from Nueyitas under date OF the oath
| inst, we are informed that General Pueblo engaged
the enemy little beyond GuaimarO in locality
called Juan DRodrguez, IN rhch Me troops lost
some n.ea. The intrencnmcnts held by the insur-
some papers found at arrange tney couress TO have
,ast 700 men; Inc copy oi proclamation was also
eral-lnChiei IN place Of General Quesada.
Fighting Santiago dc Cuba-Insurxcnts Re.
appearinG-lIeroic Condnct OF a Cabam-
State Of Affairs ia Cinco villas.
HAVANA, Jan, 20. 1870.
Information has reached here from Santiago do
Cuba that on the 2lst, the day upon which is dated
| Valmaseda's proclamation announcing the restora-
lion OF peace In that jurisdiction, fight took place
ten leagues from the city. In which the
Spaniards lost captain and four men
killed and eight wounded. mule train
carrying provisions for estates the vicinity OF San
| Luis, near which the hight took place was ordered
back, as the insurgents had appeared IN cOnsdera-
bic force there IL is sta'ea that the Marcano re-
| Gently captured and brought to Santiago is neither
OF the brothers or that name generals In the nsur.
rcctionary forces but the father man seventy
two years Of age, who not engaged in the nsur-
rectIon. The Leyha mentioned In the same connec-
ton - the one reported killed by Colonel Anril at the
opening OF the war, or his brother. Don Federico
Gras chief OF star to Cavada, recently captured
and shot by Carlo in Clenfucgos offered his
life on the betrayal OF his comparicts In addition
all possible Influences were brought to bear upon
him. but In VAN. He responded that he had entered
this war for the liberty and Independence OF his
country with fun knowledge OF Its risks, and that
having been captured he was willing to suffer. His
conduct excited reluctant admiration from his enc.
mics who shot him. The family OF Figuerdo re-
Gently captured In the Eastern Department. is com.
posed OF his wife and sister-n-law, both daua hters
OF Lucas CASTILLO, the first with three children and
the other with one. lie himself had left lnc house
but q short time before. A few arms and packages
OF gold ounces were found In the house.
There Is nothing to snow an improved condition
OF affairs in the Cinco Villas. The usual number OF
encounters are reported, showing the usual pres
ence ana activity or the insurgents The Impartial
oil Trinidad, ol the I'D, has INC account light
on the conee estate vega Grande - in which the
combined columns OF Colonels Ollo and Laquidaur
took part. Tne insurgents were IN s1rong position
with arullery and neavy firing was kept up for
two hours. The aIair, as reported terminated in
the usual victory 10 the Sranars but with consid-
cradle loss. The insurgents SAID TO have aDan-
| doned three more cannon ana one wooden one. rne
| latter bursted.
A letter published in the Voz DC cuba from an
| oncer OF tDat regiment says that u man escort OF
| twelve men from the volun, ,eer5 OF Cuvooanga re-
Gently beat 800 insurgents which II not possible.
A considerable force Oh insurgents recently attacked
the small vhage OF Jibaro, In Santi Esplritu. but
were driven oil by detachment of so ders and vol
unteers there.
| An epidemic has broken out in sant Espirtu
| from which many died.
| Although Dy the decree OF the Regent abolish
ing the olrect contributions IN tins island Is revived
the system OF taxation previously exlstiny yet IN
virtue OF the discretionary powers held by the Cap
taln General, tnls IL 10 be materially inouIned IL
acted upon az al. A iu page or tie onlcial
GdSeue ls taken up IN explaining the mat
ter, and, ike most documents OF the eharac-
ter, u AFFORDS no iight TO speak Of. Tie condition