New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-05
Cl'RA.
CAPTURE OF TIE TOWN or JIGrANl BY TIE
Observation-Disclosures REPORTS OF TIE IN
SURREITION.

CAPTURE OF TIE TOWN or J1GrANl BY TIE
Observation-Disclosures REPORTS OF TIE IN
SURRECTION.
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
HAVANA, Sept. 23.-Ihe news | have 10 re-
port to you to-day Is little but substantial In the East
orn DEPARTMENT the revolution has reached such night
,ba the known sklrnishrr Vncrnte Garcia, attacked
the important town of JlgraHl where he di:!nIy en-
tered in spite Of the stubborn opposition OF the Spaniard'
The particulars Of this fight have not come yet, bar
hone to get them in time for the next steamer lhe
Cubans and their sympathi2ers are delighted with the
news AS they ina zine thai when the patriots attack
Spanish place, their is certain, because thcy
carefully choose before hand the most iaNoi"e "Ip'
tunity.
In the same jurisdiction Of Jislani The Republicans
also attacked with success the plantation oil ir"nciS
Dsnundy and the Spanish fort Rita santa, and th'ie
were ngagemcnts in Portal and Caballos. These at"cS
on Jeuam and Rita Santa Of great significance TIC
owl tho first j. thc r"-d"nr" OF II
Governor and military cOluan liant, and both OF them
well defended by the Spanish Government. In Man
zanlo and BayamO several skrmishCs and engagements
also reported. In the Central Department, called
Camagucy encounters have occurred by confess
sion Of spaniards themselves though without decisive
result TO either combaant; but this proves the existence
Of many patriots in the leld From Espritu SlnO and
Moron have news Of any important military occur
renccs but the SpanaTds acknowledge that cpuhlcih
force coming from Clmagucy attempted to cross the
i0chd and though opposed by the Spanish troops per
sisted in their design, and made divers attempts Win
this object, till they disappeared as ther enemies say
1t is right suspect that the Republicans attained their
am as the Spanards report that in the woods of Pedro
Barba Jurisdiction Of Espritu Santo is the patriot Lns
Ariosa who not long formed part Of the staff Of
The Villas ond Trinidad are moi only suffering from the
action Of several Republican, bands. IN which there are
TO the patriots, but from the pccunary difficulties on
account Of the war; which have OBLIGED the superior
of Trinidad to collect taxes prohibited before in definite
manner In Villa Clara, the farm OF Camhao was MS
saulted by the Republicans and In the woods of RObc
San Juan, and Blerna, several skirmishcs have taken
place, In MANAGES and NaTanjal the spainiards
which the patriots seem 70 have hidden III, IN
horizon begins to up, and what was supposed to he
a runaway slaves abode appears TO be something more
serious Tie Spannrs themselves assert that tho band
is composed of highway robbers liberated negroes, aud
insurrents NV al kinds Of bad names should not won
der if band turns ont to be part of the Cuban army
II the spanish Government does not crush thlS fOcc
Influence over the power il has exercised in Cuba.
The spaniards sol forth that all the Rcpubcan forces
arc in the Jurisdiction Of Guantanamo but this must be
the effect Of theirfcs in other Jurisdictions they re-
port several engagements OF more or less Importance
vitality of the military revolution shows itself in Cobre
and in ST. Jago the moral influence OF the Republican
spamards by birth are ahorng in unison with the insur
gents the want TO shoot every
Cuhans To exaspcrate the Volunteers to the utmost,
prdtion has left from New Orleans for the patriots
der the command of jose selva: This man is Spanard
by BIRTH and served in the ranks Of the Spanish army,
but is not certain has been affirmed that he was
chief Of Importance in Villas Trustworthy Cuban IN
forms me that he bad other Importance than the con
sidcratiOn bestowed upon him by the Republican chief
Vallcras to whom Scva very scrviceablc for his
military knowledge. Tho Spanish Government has re,
Gently FROM this city 20 men destined TO the forced
ahors of the trochd These unhappy beings have been
almost taken by the police in the streets and considered
as Yagabonds been there obtaining laboTers
without wages. This trpnsgrcssion of individual ndC
pcndcnce awful and barbarous. We shall hear Of
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