The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-15
CUBA.
Tho Situation In the Central Department.
Activity Of the Insnrgents--The Spaninrds
Defeated ia an observation-disclosures News.

The Situation In the Central Department.
Activity Of the Insnrgents--The Spnninrds
Defeated in an Eagascment-General News.
NuEyTAs, July 2, 1870.
The CIVIL Spirit Is again moving the Spanish
volunteers IN this city and Puerto Principe. all
brought about by the unsuccessful campaign OF Cap
tam General de Rodas The promises he made TO
suppress the insurrecton have not been fuldlled,
and he has been sul Us his predecessors
who commanded In this jurisdiction. Tne insurrec-
ton Is as strong In this department. General
do Rodas Is mathematical by the volunteers.
They call him all soris OF precious names, and in
Puerto Principe expressed their threats so openly,
ana their intention to carry them out the night OF
the 18th of June, that De Rodas thought 1t~tO
strengthen The forts, and declare that at the least
movement OF the volunteers he would bomblrd the
city.
detachment of the battalion OF infantry of
marines together with part OF the modified volun-
teers from Puerto Principe, were terribly worsted
few daIs ago wiin,n mile aud halr OF the latter
city. The spanish troops formed in square, but
aflcr short firing by the insurgents the att,r at
tacNed with the naclssie, breaking the square and
throwing sucn panic among tbs troops that they
TOOK TO TIER heels and did not stop TIL they arrived
under III, shelter OF the forts at Puerto Principe
The Spanish loss was ninety between killed and
wounded. The insurgents were under Colonel Ryan,
TAe column or Colonel Faiardo Il said 10 hive
arrived al san Miguel yesterday with 800 wounded,
We have no del ais Yet of the encounters they had
with the Insurgents There. seems u Le more ami
NATION within the insurgent lines than Formerly, ua
dodbteiy brought about by the successful landing Of
arms and munitions OF war by the George u.
Uptol's expeditions. We have DECIDED proofs that
the HIst expedition or the Upton WIS an entire she
&C !, and only three de5ertels were taken by the
Spanaris and slot at Puerto Principe. OF the last
expedition OF the Upton not uch i known ont that
the ma Ority or ner cargo and me got safely INTO the
Inferior and joined the Insrgonts III the Eastern De-
paltment The daath Of Colonel LOnO is even dlsbe-
leved by the credulous volunteers.
IL Is rumoret here that the CAPTAIN General in
tends to return 10 Havana tomorrow, as he cannot
accomplish any more. All lie mas done 80 Tar does
not amount TO much.
The battalon. OF Madrid, guarding tho railroad
from here % Puerto PRINCIPE, mutDled lately.
Several Of the rlnyeadeB have been SHOT. II II
also rumOred that part OF the battalion OF Catalan
volunteers have Joined the insurgents In the vclnity
OF Santiago dc Cuba
The Generals Marmol and Diaz, commanding the
insurgents In the Eastern Department have been
very successful OF late, and the Spanish troops are
entirey OF the defensive BenDeta, the gallant
young Cuban leader, has also done some hot WORK
IN the v!ci4ty OF Santi Esplritl.
General CorneliD Porro the most popular Cuban
general, on beng threateae by the Captain Gene
raj thai he " Ouid s.n sironl column tO~s pl IN
tatOn, RIO Seco aud nave IL destroyed Ii he did not
present himself, gave the example OF abneyatIon by
b setting fire to hts estates himself.
Don Juan ClbtlierO Aguilera, Marquis of SAINT
Ana. and TWO others were executed in Puerto
Principe. Augustin Barranco was sentenced to ten
years inprisOnn ,at also for dl5Ioyaty.
The yellow lever sma lpoX and other epidemic
diseases are decreasing the ranks OF the Spanards.