The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-17

i'""' Sup" iiVhi tiiC eom VI lueoeidJ
morning: ,.''i
Dates have been received from Cuba
Libre to the I'd inst. The enthusiasm pro-
duced among all classes of the natives by
the recent successful landings of arms and
ammunition is described by all ,correspon-
dents as most intense. When it is borne
IN mind that not a musket, bullet, or an
ounce of powder had been received by any
one of the patriot forces for more than a
year or a year and half; that in conse-
quence of the ill-success attending several
previous expeditions, some of which We're
nipped in the bud by Don Hamilton Fish
and other satellites of Spain here, while
others fell into the hands of Spaniards as
soon as landed, many Cubans surrendered
in the belief that the receipt of aid from
abroad was impossible !; that Spain and
Spanards in Havana were doing their ut
most to. send more soldiers to the island,
some idea may be- formed of the Joy of
these hard-tried men who have fought for
nearly three years, against such odds, on
the receipt in sixty days of three cargoes of
rifles, muskets, cannon, ammunition,i and
all the necessary material for carrying out
their noble project of Wrestling Cuba from
Spain. ..s,.'Y'r-',''.s .,.it I
THE DESTRUCTION OF GUANTANAMO. ),
The first of these three cargoes was
landed by Don Manuel Codina on the east
ern end of the island, between Santiago
and Cabo Cruz. Everything, to a single
cartridge, was delivered ON the Doth of Nav
into the hands of General Maxine Gomez,
whose first account of it was the whipping
he gave the regiments of Espana and San
Quintin at the Estacada, near Guantanamo.
The Spaniards lost l15 killed left on the
field, and carried off 90 wounded. Since
then, General Gomez is said to have cap
tuled, sacked, and destroyed the town Of
Guantanamo. He says he wants no more
arms to be sent him he can take whatahe
wants from the Spaniards. Hecommands
to-day 1880 thoroughly ARMED and disci-
pfned men. gH hta ,go1amiuft 90 be
THE ATTACK AT SANTA ANA DE /"
The second expedition was landed on the
10th Of, June by ten Rafail Quesada, BROTH
er of the ex-Commander-in-ch who ar
rived here on Sunday. He landed also in
the Eastern Department, and marched from
his point of landing some 800 miles to the
seat Of the Government in ,Camaguey, that
is, with $50 men he took through the jiris-,
dictions of Bayamo, Mazanllo, and Las
IunS, q convoy of arms whose value to
the cause cannot be overestimated. and, de-
livered them in person to- President Carlos
Manuel de .Cespedes. "a He was attacked
by the Spaniards on the 9th of July, at San
ia de LAO, on the confines. of the iurisdic-
tons of Las Tunis and Camaeuev. ~.
AWAITING THE sPANIARDs. "a ,t,,
General Ouesada had instructions not ,,,s !,
seek fight. but to deliver hs ,cs ne
charge as =speedilv as noss;hlo 70 'iba G Sr
Government. H. learned : tbr , ' !. ,;S
scouts that a detachment of Snan;sh troon ans
had received informat;nn that ho,i,, pf
patriots were on their Wav to rGama5nesy "
and were hufryinc after him. sDeen1ino az 4 (
most prudent TO Sivc uhattja IN ltba S,st
bodv of the enemy Fiat not co ~ IN i rsJ
nossiblv fins nreyent thor bn Sp,G d ,,a
he djsnosed bis m,. in two ws .0 ,vb;cb M ~
placed III the woods on e;tber s;de ana i Inn ny
Self waited the aftack IN tbe cent,,, Hf sIvba
the Spaniards who nrovad 10 10 ,1otal IA
ments of tbe veteran reo;,nants Of Esrana
and BailenI came nm he o,r3ered b;s n IN 70
fire few shots and inmed;ateIv ratr ,i ~ ~
the double oick ~ 1871 T'3as TN ~ ~ :,
GrHE sp ANT aRn,s p11fsu,r s.ll 10
Tho S,n;orasa,,ha .;,.s',1 .ti'd.la.gs
had 70 dasI wtb fny j, Ii''' T9a 'i,as tlley
,,i;naJ and da,.,o,,;aad 6,sSy y uiiuso u,
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