The sun., 1870-08-26
THE PATRIOT WAR In CUBA.
NOW THE VICTORIES TELEGRkPHED
By DE RODdS ARE WON,
The Spanish Forces in Nrararuan DwindIed


their Own Countrymcn-One Spanish
General Giving Another the Lie.
CAMP or ST. DOMINGO, CAMAGuEr, July 23-In
the present I will connne myself wholly to war
matters, but against my will shall have to limit
myself to this dirty sheet OF paper, the only one
have been able to procure.
We have read the paid message OF the President
the refutation made by Gen. Banks, and the art-
ces OF the Retolrcion the subject. 1t is Of no
consequence to us that the chief OF the American
Union should view the Cuban question as tho Span.
ish Minister wishes him to view IL or that he should
treat us as viley as he has been pleased 70 do or
that he should prove renegade TO every principle
Of justice, and To the wishes OF the American peo-
pie who placed him In power. by refusing us that
recognition 10 which we are so Justly entitled All
This Is OF little moment All wo want IL that our
representatives in New York should send US ma
lerials Of war wherowith to eight Spain. II they
will only adopt some way by watch arms and am
munition can reach Us safely, our triumph will be az
speedy as II Is certain.
will relate q few deeds OF arms Of the valiant
Spanish army which have occurred within the past
fow days, that your opinion of 1t may be the more
fully confirmed.
ArrER SEVERAL BonBAsrIo THREATS
the enemy last week commenced operations In the dis.
trict OF Moragusn which, II not one Of the most ex.
tensive in tile territory is at least one of the most
popuous, and one In which OF late agriculture has
been best attended to- The district Of Maraguan Is
due east OF Principe and adjoins it, One column
lef the camp at Vista Hermosa, second came out
nom Puerto Principe, and the third started from the
line OF the railroad. The total OF the Llree columns
when united was n little over 1900 men. 10 raise
this force, the Spaniards obliged, US we learn
from a deserter, to withdraw their troops from
caunao, Guaimaro SibanicG, and other camps, and
LETT In the city itself garrison OF only Eve hundred
men So that you SEQ that notwithstanding all their
brag9ing
TINY HAVE NOT SUFFICIENT yoRcts TO OPERATE
In more than one place at time; when they 60 into
Caunao they can only operate there. and else-
where for each military movement they are obliged
to concentrate oil their disposa able forces.
The following has been about the result Of their
operations In haraguan. They marched and
termarched for ye days and the end Of that time
returned to the spot whence they had started.
They We're 1ve tunes under fire OF the Maraguan
cavalry (thirty two men armed with Spencer rifes)
on which occasions they lost 6tty three killed and
cavalry soldier wounded. They murdered eighteen
quiet and inonensive people whom they found In
army They burned every house on their line OF
march, and killed all or nearly nil the cattle they
came across They captured the PrefecS OF the dis
patriot as any Cuban lie had WORKED well or ESOi ths
cause Alter capturing him,
THEY TORTURED HIN ALL MIGHT
in the most nendish manner. and shot him on
the following morning, the military band playing
meanwhile; The poor fellows last words we're,
Viva Cuba lbre" Two old ladies, who were the
sole members Of Forcade's family on the place were
driven out Of the house and abused with such epi.
thets as only spaniards can employ. The Louse
wa, then set on nte. hole was subsequently, dug
I6e corpse was e1humed by our people and I, wss
during Tie nighi n,.yons 10 Ills excsn,,on Gsd ct
dow 10 his ysry homes '' ~ u'
They stripped every family they came across on |
they found lot Of newly.made cheeses 1Ley ear
red on all Of them but one. When the owner Of the
them ~ " N"' WV "
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'o'So'o'
ne stuck silver spur into II, and II turned as
black as ink. At one house near Santa Cruz, be-
longing TO family pretty well known, the family |
Was seated at dinner. The Spanish officers sat
down unlimited and conversed iamiliarly with the
inmates. The head Of tho family aud two were
At the time 10 the house, aud were Of unable
TO escape. The following morning they carried these
harm sholla happen 10 them, and that they would
send them oack Immediately AT a distance OF q few
yards irem me mouse tbey cut them TO pieces with |
s,cins. has,n,on rs .nd al a,r ~Ju hp Spsih nm,
aims arc assassination, robbery and falsehood.
III, rxxxx,,v, oxx,r. or ,y,sv sa.v,.,n.
VI ms. S'A'oS
one VI our men Who Knew where two OF our guns |
bad been buried; The man was threatened unt lie
disclosed the hidirs place Montsner goes and I'M
eurths them and takes them In triumph TO the city.
He says he has taken tHem from the enemy, who, |
Win force 1i s'ooo men; hSd oGstiRs,ey delsnded
spenild cohIadleuon Gen Ca0aiiero dc Rodas |
tbat was ien ot Inc ,D.utrscton .nat ai
remnant which was trying to hide itself in the |
woods; and hence
voS,.Sr, o,vvs u,v xuv ,v
NA." "i'1S Mn 'hA LIZ
by swearing that he had enFaged a0o0 men, that the
battle lasted twelve hours, and that the guns |
were obstna,ey defended The spaniards as
regards tue nsurrecton are In about the same
relative situation that am TO my shirt The parts
torn are larger IL an tho whole parts spend all my
time patching one side, but the very mending bursts
tbT,v ~ awav ait.r bsving IosI i'm .uii m 'e ~
labor on it,
One day the Spanards march all their army OF TO |
the Eastern Department and a few DAYS amer have |
to march back again. because this district is in |
blaze again. 1he same happens in Las Villas they |
march their columns there and whom lth.y invade |
that section OF country-Camaguey and Oriente be-
conditions They have now lost nearly two years