The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-05

Most truly your friend,
ANOTHER LITTER FROM Tns COLONEL.
The following is the letter which Col. Ryan sent
with the scalp TO the Governor OF Puerto Principe:
HEADeUNRrERs CAvkLRY CoHrs
| ~ ,,e oSTnE Manor, june IL, 1870.
SIR; Your forces and my cavalry have met on
several occasions, in which You have sustained n
very heavy loss; and as expect TO meet YOU VERY
soon again. deem II bur my duty 70 apprise you of
the harbarous treatment our women and children
receive IRON Your officers Ond soldiers. lour troops.
Who claim The name Of men murder poor helpless
Cling their dead bodies in the most fendish manner,
such as goaging their eyes out, cutting their ears
| Now do not so much object to your numbering
our soldiers in this manner, but do object to the
| butchoring Of our women and children.
II you visited the bauchclds Of Cercodo Vista
Hernnsi. hagdalena Msnausgugua. Anton, Harena
Cal, In Carload. Dolores, SeOastopol, and st.
Miguel, You would have seen that resvectcd your
dead Rut u You will visit the battlefeld Of this
morning (which Is at the very rates Of your city,
over roo Of your best men cut TO pieces, stripped,
Now do not like this style Of fighting but until
you make up your mind 10 adopt regular recog-
nized system OF warfare will continue this line.
am ready and very willing to all such acts OF
| barbariy when you set the example. II is not my
Intention TO make war on your women and children.
a. You VIII see by this boy emanuel Luarez). whom
return to you. send you the sea OF one Of yonr
| cavalry majors. and trust that II will have the
effect OF bringing you to proper sense OF humanity
This boy informed me that you had $50 cavalry
and wv Infantry In the fight Of This morning, while
had but 20 Of my escort, which shows you that you
are not fighting boys, but men who are struggling for
life, liberty, home, and right ana who are deter
mined to sacrifice all to free Cuba from her tyranni
cal oppressors. Yes. sir, Cuba must and shall be
w &. RAN, General
snd Chief OF cavalry, Republic OF cuba.
A THIRD LETTER.
In letter dated 10Th Of July Col. Ryan writes:
I nnx haA AL.
enemy. They left on the field 80 dead, and carried
| on over 100 ON stretchers. This makes $50 that
have been killed AND wounded since the 18th Of June
by my cavalry. 1es; sr, am after them. The
scalp letter which addressed to the Governor
n. ,ea 70 .e IN sne theatre snd
tress among the Spanish troops In Principe on ac-
count OF the non-receipt OF their pay, and many de-
| scrt daily 10 our lines.
col. NERctR's LETTER.
From letter addressed to Gen. Jordan by Col.
Nercer-than whom. the General informs US, no
| drawer man hves-we extract the following. The
letter Is dated Nazarone Camaguey. July 6, 1870.
| aud Col. Mercer is Chief Of Artillery Of the Cuban
army:
. cannot describe the pleasure expert.
| cnced on my return from the Santo Espiritu raid,
| and meeting with Major Westerman aud others OF
| the Upton expiditiOn, to hear OF the decided
success OF Your noble undertaking.
| II so. i trust that all necessaros may come
| with them, a. on both the Lillian and Anna
| the guns we're sent without tools. / shall
anxiousy look Tor you the more especially to obtain
| the stock of ammunition which / know you will
| bring. As for the American gun, have only ~
rounds lcf aud these Will In all probability be soon
| expended.
have had the honor since you left to receive three
appoint ments: First. Chief II Artillery oi Camaguey:
| second Chief OF G maguey and the Cinco villas: and
lastly Chet nf Artillery Of tue army aud ] can AZ
sure you, General II God spares my life, will leave
| no stone unturned TO make our
| CUBA ARTILLERY SECOND TO NONE.
| | am NOW m a sick he'd lint as anon n I I'M alba
% rise viii thoroughly reorganze the corps, httinl
Il out with every necessary IGen Cayada has prom
nared Tor your arrival All considered the two gun,
brought by the Anna have not done so badly bu
torty-siX gieRades We're landed from the A, anC
those have disposej-by Spanish sccounts-of thirty
SIX % the enen }: with good report yet TO come IN
| At Jicotea shell was handsomely burst inside tn
trinetera, which at the time contained over one hun
| 0red sous.
Tie II irty-sx are divided between p. Puong an,
| IaZaro LoneZ NJ the former place my first shel
| Killed sixteen In the barracks, aud my second an,
lart two in the baIrack yard. At Lazno Lope
| (Which you will remember the place wher
Angel a-'iilo loet his e,. slNteon-some say eigl
teen or uinoteeu-receivod their final discharge
co... Pagan lpf Garca's iorce) brings word to.nigh
tina! Iazaro Lopez has been deserted by the span
iirds, aud think they .how policy IN doing so, 10
feel sure IN another attack could take the plac
with The gun alone. Should depend principally Of
firing he place by means OF the fire ball, which
! my command. You arc aware that at least one ha
OF the buildings here are covered by gnano or pa
metto leaves, and can be esely bred Ont OF thirty
/
| them are thus rooted, and
| CAS BE EASILY DESTROYED.
set IsLaro Lopez on fire three different times bJ
the flames from n grenade being SIN al, did not DIR
| well, and was easily eXtinru'shed.
In speaking OF taking tie triHcherds here by firm
them, forgot 10 state that they built in tn
distance of from ton 10 twenty ieet from 1t, aud GU
side OF this ditch about six ieet wide and deel
We're the building bsssi, IL would be impossible &c
troops to live inside of the stockadc: consequent
they would ne obliged TO come out. and as the CARR
son Is always small seldom numbering over nf
nenl could be easily annihiiated. You are anKi gu
; ly looked ior, General. by the whole county. III
usual eKDression il, Jordan is coming with sO-sn
50, and wll be the savior OF our cause
ruE uProS EXPEDITION
was totally lost through the incriciency OF Bctal
court The case is now being Investigated 10y u
| Government 1t Is said that Lono has landed safc
} and everything saved, rear Cubs. Ryan is DON
well Lately he had two compete suCccsses-oI
Jour miles from the city Of Puerto Principe,
I which he attacked with 50 men 300 who were awal
completely routed them, killing between 81 and 10
e lie brought away 26 Remingtons, and could Ia,
tem in the oas grass 10 Which the bH Iut W.
fought; His last engagement was near Curana
which he was attacked ChayipG only 50 mem BY.
leld losing four. The Spanish loss IL said 10 be
| killed. sansuiy, month ago. defeated Col. Mo
| tlner, and was himself wounded In TIE foot II
! | Gently tire Spaniards attempted 10 surprise him
!, the PeraleJos, but failed.
HE GAVE THIN A WARN RECEPTION
, bu' owing To their superior numbers 40 to y W
, | Obliged 10 fall back 1rst, however, saving ever
| thing. The Peralejos were aftcrw ard destroyed
! the Spaniards. Macbin Daz, on the east side h
, done great deal OF execution attacking whenev'
| opportunity offered Manuel Boza, now CHI
| Of Camaguey, has done little or nothing Acuiloi
with the Caunao, has bad several successful brus
| with the enemy. Marcos Garcia IA the only Goner'
| In the Cinco Nillas who has done anything. lie HI
had twenty four succt ssfu engagements within tlr'
: months. His hast engagement was surprise fro
the enemy, nut he succeeded In driving oil the thr
= | columns with Which he Was atJc~ei' KIM
g | eighteen, trnt were found lie lost four Tween
a | OF his cavalry horses were captured. | have ga
Marcos Garcia but MI the credit IL due TO the bra
, Col PaSan WHO does all 6 = fighting, and to who
i alone, in my opinion, Is due all tue honor.
! | nor SOME FORTUNES ARE MAD