New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-01

vadcd the town Of Yara and after routing the Spanish
advance parties took possession OF all the houses OF the
place, numbering nearly 3OO from which were taken oil
tho provisions that could be gathered we'll as plenty OF
clothes and munitions Of war; which are highly valued
While portion Of the invading forces took possession
OF the houses and stores another attacked tho Spanish
fort garrisonod by soldiers and volunteers who hardy
had time 30 shut themselves up In tho f0rf not without
first having casualtos. Tho surprise OF tho ATTACK
caused such disorder among the spanlrds that the first
acts Of the patriots scarcely met with opposition nav
Ing gathered sufficient booty, taken some prisoners iu
increased their number already stated, tho Cuo''
ordered an attack on tho fort which WAS constructor III
building which, before the revolution broke ont was
used as a church. Whom the Spanish soldiers ana No'h
recovered from the first SURPRISE they Desan va
on the patriots; but this did not prevent the atel iou
by their enthusiasm from taking the moat OF 'ho
fort and perhaps they would have also taken inc lo
and made the Spanars surrender II they had posscsScu
the necessary means TO throw nlmmlhle things on to
straw roof Of fort. The spaniardT to prevent INC
firing of the roof worked hard In pulling 1t down. winch
they succeeded IN doing after great eAerto"''
Tie Republicans made one OF ther u"ihpo''i'
blow the buge in the Spanish style to cease hhS anu
thc councrsgu Of the two bodies when Garrloheu Vo
fort and threw themselves in platoon to sever III"
cords which maintained tho drawbrIdge ana enter
through it into fort. They had almost sucrecdeu
when a Spanish artillery soldier had thehappy idea 10
make use of II small cannon which was in tile Tort nc
discharged the cannon several timeS inc PATRIOTS u'u
not dream of artillery and having none to use In return
and not believing that he ought to expose his sodcS 10
ueeess sacrifice the Cuban chief ordered them to re-
treat and unite with the force which had already leit
with the booty The Republicans burned tho residence
Of the CAPTAIN Of the place. and the stores and private
houses Of the Spanards; but accidentally the nre eA-
tended TO other ahodes thus consuming ABOUT lou VI
Them They also shot six Spanish volunteers their prs-
oners Of war The dead on both sides amount 10 ei8t
or ten The spaniards affirm that the Republican foroeS
amounted to COO men, which contradic' what they
say about the Cubans being reduced to mere bands Oh ~
and so highway robbers
This event plainly shows that I was right when
asserted my correspondence Of the 9th nS tat inc
Official report by the Captain General from Manza-
milo covered some defeat suffered by the SpaniardS ana
makes mo suspect that the Republicans were commanded
by SaOne Hernandez, and not by Garrido Inc
spaniards affirm that President Cespedcs with several
persons of importance in the Republic and considerable
Cuban forces was IN the jurisdiction Of Jguani and tat
in the plains OF Clban0uan, Rafael Scnard who came II
the expedition from Venezuela and belonged to tic
Staff or Rafael Qucsada, and two moro men, had been
taken prisoners: but it that the Spanish column,
composed Of $50 mon did not think that it was safe to
attack the patriots who not very far from those
Places.
PRESENT STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Tho Republican forces threatening Guantanamo have
departed short distance from the places they held be-
fore the Spanish surarpanters Of that fertile p0r
ton Of the land covered with valuable properties fear
inc new surprise have taken their slaves away, and
Increased the military attachments their plantations
Their products will exhausted in feeding idle SOL
dcry which is an evil not TO dfrcgarded The dis
trust felt by the landowners Of Guantanamo, as conse
duencc renders it necessary for the great majority on
B"nartmcnt 70 cultivate the ground leaving the former
district subjected to the same misery mat others nave
Garayadc shot. In the same jurisdiction hrrc were
iards under Gomez Dregcz, the result OF when cnnnI
vet appreciated In the woods OF farrY several en-
forces Of the battalion MaanzHs, and on the other the
Republicans, the latter losing the captain PEDRO u.s.
trada. ,,.,, all, 49,,
In Cumagucy feat Of took place, which filed the
Republicans with glory for the courage and dec tHc
achieved With their plan, on the 18th inst the the
pHbGsn JULIO sPi @ %
sGE e place 6,@ea Ss saGrc ,T
While he made himself ready to follow psrsonay and
failure Thanks TO the intelligence given to Col Marin.
the Pizarro skirmishers under Spanish officer,
E whose house sangn was proSrrnted suffering
from terrible cyeT soon the Cuban pr v2 was Fde
able to judge What was going on az ne was Ely
orderly was ont Of the house. and coming to IT and
observing that had been occupied by me Spanards he
monte, Who accidcntay, in neghborhood, with
the fact Forthwith the spirited son OF Camaguey put
his force under and res0ney marched to meet the
Spaniards without regard to their number The Spanlard
thought at first that the forces coming were those OF
Col Marin and sailed ont TO inform them of the
Of the raid hut when they noticed that those INST ar
rived were Cubans they made thclT teet as lght as
feathers and away In the most disordcry flight Ag
attacked them and such was the fright OF the
Is men killed. Including the chief the sergeant, and the
corporal of the skirnisherS Had It. not been Tor the
the reports OF the firearms and suspected what hap
pened, came TO the rescue none OF the Pizarro Skin
quickly ordered the removal OF SanHni to- place OF
safety, and awaited quietly the powerful force OF Col
Marin bnt the Spanish officer, alarmed with the eXag
VPratcd account Of the runaway skrmlSheTs, Thought
that the Republicans were composed OF several bodies
and his troops only returned the fire OF the Cubans thus
giving ApranOnte a chance save his sick companion.
inarms, who aiterward was entirely out OF the
OF the Spanards In order to make the retreat Of
the SPANISH column thorough one, the Cuban chief
ordered considerable portion OF his force 10 harass
them and this order caused Col Marin 10 return TO
night The patriots retired full Of confidence and proud
Of their success.
formed that the latter is Young man OF n or 70
years Of that he cannot use his right Leg except
with the aid OF crutches However scarcely had the
Havana when he and his brother Manuel departed for
the seat of to share In the struggle for liberty
Manuel distinguished by his philosophical |
The victory obtained by the Republican forces under
Rubacaba Tunas is Of no less importance division
Of the column commanded by the Spanish COL EZponda
and under Commandant Pita, took prisoner, who IN |
formed them that, in place known ny name of POzo |
Plata was q small Republican force. Pita gave orders
that Cant Ibar and should advance surprise
the Republicans. These were placed In ambush little
before POzo Plata 80 they those who had gone
Of Capt Ibar himself, Lieut.. Rvero Sergt Jlminez and
~ soldiers Commandment Pita, who came In the rear
with 100 men, hardly succeeded In saving cannon and
the mules which formed a convoy, portion OF which
fell into the hands Of the patriots In the jursdit-
non of Tunas various encounters have occurred with
Hon, Jph gh