The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-28
SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS.
GLORIOUS VICTORIES OF THE FIGHT
mo CUBAN PATRIOTS.

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HAVANA, April WI NJ tne tlme OF penninb
nv last the news from Manzanillo Bayamoi and the
district OF Las Tunas were OF unexpected insignin-
canoe, the same cannot be said Of to-day Tor u is
OF real Importance and considerable Interest," Count
Gens. Aguilera, Modesto Daz, Persa, aud Other in
surgent leaders, and the war storm he was slowly
but steadily carving with him toward the Cuban
capital and the Camaguey has been turned, and now
the brunt OF war again In the districts OF Bnyamo,
Iguant and Manzsnillo, where u was more than
tere announced that the INSURGENTS lately operating
IN the district OF Las Tunas had moved into that OF
Hoguin, causing considerable Injuries to the Span
iards.
Since, IN pursuance OF an adopted plan TO sweep
vslmaseda, and to carry on the war in his rear,
these and other insurgents, 70 the number or 2OOO
and more, under tie command o. Gems; AgIllera
Uate War Minister OF the kepubhcl, Modesto Diaz,
and Maxine Gomez, marched southwark, crossed
the Rivers salado on Canto and so came once more
within the District OF Bayamo, and In the rear OF
Count de Valmaseda. To deceive the tpaniards as
70 what was going on and 6y occupying ,helr at,en
ter perform their allotted parts, Gems Perata and
Vicente Garcia, with the insurgent forces remaining
In the District OF La Tunas made several demon
at times engaging into protracted skirmishes. By
these the insurgents lost some fifteen men killed,
three times as many WOUNDED, ana ABOUT o9se i,
thirty-ave mon, all told
THE INSURGENTS RETREAT NUT ARE NOT pEyyArRp.
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a, count de valmaseas was not enurey ,ed astray oy
. u ns W amIough ns spes NJ euineu y.
.no move OF Tue insurgents eoutnwaru, put 700 Ise
70 preven Ier crossing the saaao ana the Canto'
nc lmmeulasey saw tne GAMERS ne wouio Do SUI,
FOUNDED oy shoulo tne Suoen programme pc earIieo
out SO be at once took measures to eounteract u.
~ hess t .eyen u ane ne mug w'n NV,
" ,ne OF Las snas were ordered paek 70 the
oIs y. ~. Nv anu nSaoi ~ "u .no Wv
u9ops le', IN 'hen, .o 1epe. ue ipsure ,
crossed the Canton below Fnseoad. ana neaS cosra
lio, me. M 'nsu.sent n'u e'osseu w hn
Thn al au 1850 u, ,,,. An, ali oo,,, eao,ts,
sources, had Il tha, the whole Invading army Of in
M 49, Sh rs ~, 'n s,, and W., 'ne San In
in. o1 10 ~ Ght nn ,on yInnr' Nv, ,ho in
s.ose y, tno nsns Mon unE 1ob ..as liz ts
& M we,e Duay ,h hou 'Sh
1 ,ni ann au VI, ,s, A. ,Ha
can.o: No eguros as to the Spanish losses were we're
pNens anu WIS ~ mI,n e eN'ocn. is
eated from he s.". NE unienaoin,y OF wu ,wsj
pupisneen as uue, anu now Iater news mas tuIheu
t me, inaica ai Ito ce,,ainw , aas Nv sa
mo. y, ~ i is, my , % y, ~
Corraiiilo. and that the Battalion Of San Quentin.
over 400 strong would have been routed had not
that OF Baen equally strong con 10 It's as
The insurgents, finding the spaniards reinforced,
neou-Iy stated by tho first reports They retired
along the and southern banks OF the stream,
and acre not pursued by the spaniards for more
than mile
In the fight the Spaniards Ia nine ofncers killed
and wounded, ard about ten or twelve times as
many enlisted men, willie tie insurgent losses are
varously pot down a. 40 40 killed. $50, and 175
including a dozen or so captured But II the nsur-
gents came out orly second best In this fight
another column Of the invading forces more than on
set the disaster by the signal advantages It obtained
over q Spanish detachment at FL Horne. II you will
look at a map of Cuba, you will find that this plsce
is south OF the town Of Blyamo the insurgent
column In question. commanded by Gen. Modesto
Diaz, having successfully swept a large section Of
country killing score or more OF Spaniards, pass
LOG undetected few miles OF Bayamo, and appear
ing unexpectedly before III Homo, which II i'm
mediately assaulted and took In tho place there
we're from 100 TO 100 Spanish soldiers and voiun-
teers on duty all OF whom save three who sue
eeeded in escaping TO Bayamo were captured, and a
few hours after ward shot Among the victims were
thir,y.aye Spanish yolun,eers of Bayamo. and Ire
news of tIr,r eaeeu,ion las ereoteJ mU.b excite
ment there II Is therefore, Main that ibs AMIR Al
III Horne is more than eompe TO the Cubans
for that of Corrajllo and for the execution of tie
tMen,yseyen Cuban CAPTURED i'm ne above alluded
to skirmi-hesi L. the District OF Las Tunas and In
the fight OF Corranllo whom tue Spaniards In their
secounis admit having shot The wIotesaIe kilIina
OF ali prisoners started aud kept up by the Span.
iards, Is truly double.ba game as the span
isrds are now discovering 10 their serious cost
On. ,.,,.. -. u.,.,,
Ihs cArIrAL or Ink hEpuBLic SAFE
Inc "lhgraWai oi count ue Nalnaseda aud seven
OF DIS 6atalons rom the district OF Las Tunas ne,
eessariIy terminates IN 'alIuie We extensive ana
costly Spanish enolts N reclaim that district to
epanish RUE NO oouot put that Generals feralta
aud Vicente Glrca VIII now be able, with their
forces, TO have IL soon as much under Cuban sway us
II lately was. The same Withdrawal furthermore,
indefinitely postpones, does not end the Spanish
project 10 capture we capital OF the Cuban repuelc
oy rear attack and must afo interfere considerably
| Win the plans OF taptsln-General kodas, since
Coant de Vamaseda has been obliged by the me-
circumstances OF MS position, 70 disregard the order
| gwen him 10 70 10 Neuvitas by wav OF Manati "a
| hold necessary conference with General Rodas
about military affairs. Add to this that the develop
ed Cuban tactics have not only revealed hitherto
| displayed abilities upon the part OF several Curar
generals, but nave rem anded the war TO three dis
aru.' anu one heeu mo- Mot let qua, thete las peen
| lie friends Of indensnJenca IN WsySne ti,,s ~
news have had aboot as oxhilarLting effects as thS