The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-31

vored to be made OF IT, Your correspondent Is credit
ably informed that the signatures TO TINS document
ly OF the cases raudulently Obtained 1t being repre-
scented to them that 1t was petition 10 the King TO
importance whatever Is given to this document by
those well versed in IL tricks which the Spanish
authorities In the Island OF Cuba resort TO.
The military situation Of affairs In this island con.
tinues pretty much the same. Any news OF TeverseS
OF whatever nature to the Spaniards ID mover made
pubic, while every little skrmish, scare or gun let
on aganst the insurgents Is duly and officially re-
ported. nevertheless, | give some OF the latter
news. From Las Tunas we are informed that Brig
adler Morales de los Rios had engaged the
enemy and mad caused loss TO them OF thirteen
Killed and five wounded. Ampudla, with a force
composed Of the regiment Havana" guerlllas,
and the band OF the renegade Urquza, had recoDnO-
tired the Canalote range OF mountains aud de-
str0yed large earthwOrk which was car
rled by Urquiza and his Ranking party
without any resistance on the part OF the
UrquIza took four prisoners and killed two
OF The enemy's number, among the latter Don
Antonio sagado. Another part OF Ampudia's
command In It's reconnaissance Of Curana, CamitO
and other places, mad killed FOUR seized many
arms, some ammunition. and received seventy live
persons who surrendered. From Clego de Avila, az
the result OF the last reconnaissance by the Cadiz
regiment between lgura, Limones, Rio Grande,
latibonico and lobre, the insurgents have lost SIX
surrendered at Sanu Esplrtu
MORE ENGAGEMENTS.
From Santa Clara, the Camaguan volunteers,
under command OF Ensign ROrrati, engaged an IN
surgent band at the Iavado pasture, killing two and
u u
Trinidad corporal and three soldiers killed an In
surgent.
telegram OF the 18th INST. from Puerto
Principe gives the particulars Of the operations
effected by Colonel Cnbas with force or $50 men.
On the 18th he found an abandoned hut filed with
a large quantity OF corn and vegetables. On the
14th, having ascertained that Eduardo AgramOnte,
with 200 men, was near him, he attacked aud
after a short combat routed him. forcing him to
abandon quantity OF arms, eight horses and quite
q large quantity oi ammunition, also considerable
store OF saltpetre, sulphur, DC. During this expe-
"a or und a 4
Another telegram gives an account OF some forty
I'VE Spanish troops having met the bands OF
TWENTY-FIVE or the troops horses. The
their fire until obliged to retreat me insurgents
charged several times, machete In hard, but were
always repused, leaving behind them eight killed
ana two prisoners. the Spanlards lost TWO officers
and sergeant In this case, IN all Others to get
at the truih multiply the Spanish loss by five and
DIVIDE the lnsurgent loss by the same number.
The local papers here notice the arrival of the
Spanish Consul at Port au Prince, Haytl, but they
do not state what has leaked out from private
sources-that he together with the officer who Conn.,
united an outrage upon the BRUSH vessel L. Beck
with, in Hayden waters, have been suspended by
their own government Ill consequence OF the repre-
sensations OF the BrltiSh government
The 6dsSo cdndnte OF the opera company, Mr..
attack or yellow fever. Although he had not ap-
peared before the public this season, he was well
known TO the Havanese, and as refined gentleman
and accomplished artist mad Sxon the esteem. not
only OF his companions. but of the public. Tam
Derrick was his sincere friend, ana many times
after the fatigue of rendering his role at the
theatre would pass the remainder OF the
night at the bedslle of his Tread The fune-
eral, which took place on the morning OF the
10Th. was numerOusly attended. AT the cemetery q
requiem was sung, and Iamberllck. IN few wei
chosen sentences PAID a tribute to the memory or
his friend. Mile. Dalti, the new soprano Of the
company, Is creating a Juror among the opera
gocrs. In her Interpretation Of 'Sonnampula" she
was called before the curtain seven ilnes with
camorous applause. In LUCIA" she has also eectr-
fed the public and IS o decided favorite among the
three prime dome. Tonight .'Utello." with Tam
Derrick i'll The lite role, VIII be given.