New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-28
CIIRA.
wEYLER's CAMPAIGN-CAPTURES FEMALES, But
NO INSURGENTS.


HAVANA, July 20.-On the Goth ult., Col.
Weycr chief Of the battalion of Valmaseda, with 1868
men, left Las Tunas for Ojo de Aqua He was fired upon
"a route by different parties of Insurgents On the next
day the Colonel toward LabadO where he heard OF
the existence Of a Cuban encampment when ABOUT
leaving for that point he asccrtained that forces pan
ard.) from Guimaro had been there, and had already
DESTROYED the camp Thence passed to Las Laas,
Mea E Hanonclo ana La SOledad, where an inSuTgent
General, Monge OrdrnO, killed at the moment he
attempted TO fee.
The captures made by the valiant Colonel were bona
Dolores eduardo sister OF Of the Manes and vari-
ous other ladies' on the Goth Weylcr marched for the
river Iohado Along the route captured some females
auonc others sister Of the Cuban chief Juan Peralta
,,7,.- ...t Gen. Figuredo and Rodrigo Tamayo (the
uhan governor OF sy0mo were hidden near some nuts
rtn.e Iy WeylcT dlspdtCncG . lAuNo" oI ~ ~ ~
,isT This effort proved unavailng, ndsiHeA p W."
two chiefs Cued 10 leave upon nearing V n4'' sHoVS
The Tabaho was very full by reason of late rains, con
nifty wcycr returned ON the Scth to soedad Ias
ing Oio de ASUa and leona, ne was suddenly hhGu ny
some insurgents, who had posted themselves IN MS
rear They broke fire upon the spauards, when sharp
sSntcG Tpo% The cd wcyef not achieving any
cess in tn fighting line found ne wife OF Many ieon.
an Under Secretary Of State near by ana arrested hor
At Once ,ror, 30 Tuna. wevor fonnd another insur-
nj column aud here he wa again stopped Finally he
marched upon the Caimto, where he found the Cubans
seDing the situation was somewhat desperate, the
Spanish Colonel thought at first That be would cnuIaNGr
20 flank insurgents who were on the opposite DaR,
but this impossible As there was no lOru' me IIe
became general Weyer bethGug9t himself Gi h5
women capuves, and placing them in the rear selected
$50 Of his best men, and crossing me lVeI IN water
which touched each mans chin attacked the INSURGENTS
rac latter soon fel lea to point where
Cespedes Garcia and other Cuban chiefs We're holding
council Tie losses on neither slde nave Deeh ePo'eu'
but II is TO he presumed that they were not heavy
There has been some fighting near Holgui1 fIgure1o
5paniard The latter were operating under the dect
ptrs OF Vamascda and made an effort TO surprise te
Cubdus. TIE result signal failure.
d. Augustin Batisa ana Don Euogio de la Gale (who
orofcss 10 have known well the late Coz. LOuoJ
save testified as identity with the body that was
Uled HeTaiara, the point where the second UPON
-xressed the opinion the body exposed was that on
Inc Col Lono. After all this does not render the
matter certain.
MORE CAPTURED CUBA CORREsPONDENCE-IM
PORTANT DOCUMENTS, SHOWING THE TRUE
CONDITION OF TIE INSURGENT CAUSE.
The following papers are extracts from dOcu-
nents published in late Havana papers, purported
10 have been captured from the insursent Cubans;
Francisco V. Aguera, Cuban General, commanding the
Eastern Department. writes TO the Secretary Of War,
under date March 81 1870 stating that Gen. Aurrecos
bea had been sent to him with important instructions,
rom Gen Donate del Marmol. The Winter campaign
sustained by the Cuban troops without the necessaries
IF war and u Tie midst of great scarcity of food, and
rghtful epdcmics, has, The writer SAYS, reduced the
army the alarming condition o. ammunition. The
enemy oSr retiring GOO number Oh m f AgeIa
which have succeeded in inclosng MS within narrow
SeTftory where there is nothing and which fact,
beside impedes the extension Of operations" The
Cubans are represented as being constantly harasScd
and et with poor means Of defense AguleTa then
states that Gen MarnOl asks that physicians, medicines,
matches caps mules and horses, he sent TO him with
by kenilcr are freely bestowed upon MarmO but the
writer adds IL could not give but niue Ol Wlat nave
ROBBERIEs BY CREOLEs.
In letter written from Esprritu Santo OF May s. 1870,
directed TO Gen Cayada, AntOuO Aguera that the
disorders committed by unarmed men from Nueita
Abajo have touched the extreme point All the noun
tains are full OF them They lie in wait for the move
mcnts Of the Spanish troops when they sally forth and
especaly in the houses rilies who fleeing They
eat nearly all the food and 10 our soldiers VINO are
naked and constantly fighting nothing is left but meat
Col Ag1cr says that there rs remedy for these as
orders and il Ias be promptly aped Inc o GeneI ds
sired which an authority to Col AgnlleTa To employ
All the unaTned men he could IND In the work OF fepe
ding all such invasOus.
short order from Ccspedes mentions that vessel in
Che control OF the Government and sent TO Jamaica in
search of material Of war; had been burned at sea- be-
cause Of the approach Of two spanish war vessels
Tis vessel was a schooner Tue event mentioned hap
The Sc rotary Of War; Don Lorda, writes letter TO
Which he saws: All persons holding grades in the army
Tine fact Is mentioned that for three leagues around
The place where GuimarO Vhe Sdplttp etoou, an tne
county had been devastated by hre. Maor-Gen lgha
eo AanOnte is stated the person VINO issued orders
this end Cayada required TO ask Agfamohe about
Tne Secretary reves 10 that dues are being con
snty fought and challenges passed among ~ td
upoh army i~'"t'-N Tns6
30 have been seriously wounded IN duel WIN one jose
VINO send challenges fight dues shall be severely pun
ished.
Another letter from Don A. Lorda Cuban secretary OF
Wal, u Mu0rG Cayada, dated May IT, 1871, hties5
that " have learned from communications received
om YOU that the Span ards have established camp at
GulmafO, TO The prejudice and annoyance OI the opera
tons gong forward under the orders Of Vicente Garcia
ard Mbgh Daz IN their respective fields IOrda urges
CaNad1 10 put stop to the further advance Of the enemy
a. that direction Tie Secretary further speaks Of the
appearance OF cholera IN tie department Of Las Iunas,
ahd request the sending OF hyaican To that district
loss Of cannon is referred to- which Is reported
being neayy blow upon US Gen. CaNada Is di-
sled To ascertain who were IN fault and TO visit upOn
them COudign punishment
WONANs RIGHTS.
Then follows an address 10 the Asamblea Constitu-
yente blouse OF Representatives., which as follows
CITIZENS: II the glorious uprsings the 10th Of Octo
Der and the Ain VI November P.E- " hpgauity new