New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11
GEMS. ouEsADA AND FIGUEREDO.

The above dispatch, announcing the execu-
ton OF the insurgent Gems. Quesada and Fgueredo,
ia discredited by the Cubans in this city, Gen jordan
pronounces beyond question that were they even
captured they would have been conveyed to nearer
post than Santiago dc Cubahat city being at least $50
miles from the points which each Of them recently
heard from by telegraph via jamaica The district about
oeDSd De By 'sD e Gem Come SS With e
siderable force while Quesada5 Held OF operations Is fr
beyond and upon this account 9 the Ggpth s s
yana the whereabouts Of Quesada they caned 10 nave
beaten him near Puerto pfnGe W na Is nearly w
Gen Qnesada Is tue younger brother Oh Cen Ma ,1
country Of the Cuban Republican. Government: He ia
about 50 years OF age and Is native Of Camagey Dis
Sf in w GHRn he entered when quite yoans
He subsequently attained the rank OF Colonel, and WAS
late VehelueiaS cSpedton, he Conducted May 1900 an
expedition from Nassau TO CUBA bringing considerable
amount Of supplies to the insurgents then under eGla;
with tho command Of the venezuelan, ,o exc PC
When last heard from, ns was conveying the
military supplies which he had brought to the Camagdey
Eastern Disrict Who demanded them He had been
ordered by his brother TO deliver them only 10 PRESIDENT
Cespedes who married to his sister, Raphael uesada
married an American lady In Texas, solne years ago
The only General OF the name 81 nm
ing the Bayamo district, of which he Is native The
execution OF Quesada it Is said apply TO the case of
Fgaeredo His capture aud execution would ., be =
blow Ia the CuDanS rs ne has ueen very eIccnC
and successful I'm the contest with the Spaniards Tho
theater Of his operations mas Dfen ci Thn
If captured IL is assumed that ho would matter OF
course, have been taken to Bayam0.
BATTLE AT EsTACADA-SEYERE Loss OF THE
SPANIARDS.
HAVANA, Aug. 5.-SOme intelligence has
been received by mail from Santiago de Cuba respecting
the opening Of hostes by the Cuban insurgents and
yenezuelans against the Spanish forces. The Voc de
cuba a Journal speaking in the interest of spain adj
mts that Quesada landed 30 men, 40 asses II mules Is
horses cannon, 100 grenades 400 Spencer rifles, 900
Remington rifles 10000 percussion caps ana tun OF
powder La Banderd EspdHOla, another Spanish journal
of Santiago de Cuba. gives an account OF an engage
ment that place the 9th Of July three days pre-
yious to the date Of the landing OF Quesada announced
by telegraph The engagement referred to was proba-
bly, between bands ofs Cubans who designed to CO.
operate with the forces Of Quesada, which were ex
pected on the coast. That journal says;
"The column of San Quentin, COMMANDED by Lent
Col Yoer met on the 9th nst the united forces OF te
insurgents in the mountains Of Estacada. The enemy
managed to surprise forces by getting between our
vanguard and the rest Of the column fcob s h aaS
u.s. Our force consisted OF go men, NOI"ltHsuthuhhE
e superior strength the enemy, troops, let 1t be
sd fougbt desperately especially the vanguard, com
handed by Capt. Castro These later troops .i
e e' eed 70 mite themsevcs with part Of the troops
in the rear, and thence to effect their retreat
line field: among them a captain. The killed were
az The enemys loss must enormous, inasmuch as lie
was compelled TO pile his dead in heaps ana burn them
He was so weak, however that notwithstanding the
small number of in the san Quentin regiment, ne
fell back to the estate of Santa Rosa showing tat
Notwithstanding his advantages, he was unable to leave
his postons-a proof that he was beaten ana routed
This account coming it does from Spanish source
cannot be regarded favorable 70 the Cubans The
Aurora of Matanzas referring to the recent execution OF
Manuel Alvarez and Domingo Hernandez the alleged
spies Of Cespedes, caught near Matanzas says: Inc
culprits showed in their last moments great serenity
OF mind They took from their eyes the handkerchief
with which they banda ged and expressed wish to
die while looking upon the objects which surrounded
them" An old Cuban has just died III the hospital at
Trinidad He chains up To- the honr or his death
lie was suspected OF treason. Three OF hls daughters
were sentenced the same time with their father to
suffer the same punishment and In the same locality
They were however removed TO this city, where they
are serving out their term of imprisonment.
REPORTS FROM CUBAN SOURCES IN NETWORK.
The Cubans in this city report severe en-
cagement in Cuba the spanards and the Vene
zueans, commanded by Garrido a Venezuelan Of con-
siderable capacity In this engagement the victory was
won by the expeditonary forces The Cubans are jub
liant over the reported successful union OF the exped
ti0nary force aud the Cuban forces under MJorGen.
Agrauonte in Camaguey.