The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-19
them In anything they would turn on us, and

them IN anything they would turn on US. and
THEIR ACTS ARE TOO HORRIBLE TO LOOK UPoN.v
Alter counting the number OF dead. which made
thirty-eight, though some OF the officers insisted
heaps OF ashes which they said the remains Of
bodies burned by Spanish column that had camped
to the old Cuban camp, where we breakfasted
This camp was In large grove OF the largest man
boughs and palm leaves were still standing, with
here and there the remnants or drinking gourds
and pieces OF bulls hide
THE vICToRS' STORY OF TIE FIGHT.
the Cubans, as Lieutenant Colonel Lorenzo ex-
planned, lay encamped In this spot at the base OF
prised and routed on the morning OF October 80.
When they found the Spaniards on both Hanks
within the wo0ds-that Is on both sides or the sa-
vanna-they attempted to escape in the rear,
where, however their retreat was so delayed by
that sa with oss se
iards OF but one killed and two wounded.
80 THE CUBAN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE
Agramonte fwho at the time presented me with
the original official report OF Major Suarin who
materially from that OF the Spaniards. The Cubans
not only were not surprised by the enemy, but, on
1ne contrary LAID an ambnscade on the right Of their
retreat from the camp. The Cuban loss by their
account was but three Killed and eight wounded,
loss. They claim that they fought the battle in ac-
cordance with their usual plan-viz, to lay in am
single nre and then retreat. p Ana they
point TO the number OF whites upon the
field az an evidence that those are mostly
THE BODIES OF SPANISH AND NOT CUBAN SOLDIERS
The great majority or the Cuban rank and file are
blacks. From the examination Of the bodies made
by your correspondent he Ii OF the opinion that at
least eighteen were those OF white men, though
from the condition they were In IL was difficult to
decide with any degree OF accuracy. But there
were several circumstances which may assist to
something like correct conclusion. First, the
number OF bodies upon which were plainly notice.
able the cuts Of the machete did not exceed seven
or eight, and second young Lieutenant OF
Lorenzo's column, short time after our arrival in
Las Zeguas, said, In reply to question as to the
result OF the battle Thcy lost as many as we, and
we drove them from the field, 80 the battle was
unquestl0nably ours" Third, the number OF
whites; fourth, what deemed the Discrimination
to srm. the field; nlth, the number Of
item of evidence that they were Cuban
and not Spanish dead Is, that they were unburied.
General Agramonte suggested that the Spaniards
might have disnterred the bodies for my benefit,
used TO drag them to where they were lying.
On the 4th of November, having stopped two DAYS
at DiyOrcio, accompanied Major Obregon. with
body of sixty guerias, to Las Yequaes. About six
miles nom Divorcio our guide reported
fresh tracks of insurgents, about two hundred
strong, leading in the same direction we were
going. At once the hitherto somewhat struggling
ranks closed up,
MUSKETs WERE UNsLUNG
and with sharper lookout from the advance
guard, our speed was increased. Major Oregon,
solictOus for your correspondents safety advised
have desired personally to profit by his advice my
representative character decided me to hold my
position, and fortunately we did not come up with
the Cubans until their track diverged from ours.