The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-15
From the New Orleans picayune.
TliE STRUGGLE IN CUBA.
Battle of Santa Rita. Engage
menf at ManxaniliO.

TNE SEAUGGLE IN CLB ia.
Battle of Santa Rita. Engage.
ment at MnnzaniIio.
Gen. Maximo Gomez, command
ing the Liberating army in the East
ern Department of Cuba, was at
tackled in one of his encampments at
Santa Rita by some 3, 900 troops, un-
der Brig. Gen. Morales de los Rios.
He defended it for some time and
then retreated. On the following
day the Spanish General sent him u
flag of truce. with orders to sufren-
der, to which Gomez replied that it
was the first time he had ever beard
of victorious General being called
upon TO surrender. The facts were
that the Spaniards had lost 104 kill
ed and several hundred wounded on
the previous day, and that Gen. Go
meZ, fighting behind his entrench-
ments, from which he retreated in
perfect order, had not lost a man.
Tho Spaniards retired.
BABAADA 4lE TAI l-AO4S.
The Patriots sacked the port of
Baracoa, situated at the very eastern
extremity of the island. They en-
tered the town in numbers about $50
strong. and the garrison retreated to
the fort situated on an eminence
above the place, from which the pat
riots, for want of artillery. were un-
able to dislodge them. The Cubans
helped themselves to everything III
the place that was worth carrying off.
At last account the town was closely
beseiged by the Patriots. and al
though Spanish troops had arrived
by sea, they had not dared to attempt
TO raise the the seige.
The command of the Patriot Gen
eral. Maxine Gomez. is in the juris-
diction of Guantanamo, which ad-
joins, on the west, that of Baracoa.
The Spaniards had massed large
body of men at Batiquiri. place be-
tween Guantanamo and Baracoa, ev-
idently with the intention of pre-.
venting the escape of General Go.
mez either to the south coast or to
the jurisdiction of Baracoa. I,eay.
ing the Spaniards at Batiquiri, ht
moved part of his force through the
mountains northwestward and fel
upon Baracoa.
ENGAGEMENT NEAR MASZANILLo.
A very severe engagement between
the patriots aud the Spanish troop.
has taken place at Sabana la Mar
situate about four miles from Mama
Milo. The action lasted over sever
hours. The fight was well sustained
by both sides, but overcome by tn
well-direcied aim of the patriots, tn
Spaniards, who were commanded b.
the Governor of Manzanillo in per
son, turned and ran into the city
leaving their dead and wounded in tn
hands of the patriots.
The Spaniards were routed on th
following day at the sugar estate 9
Esperanza, distant about one leagu
from Manzanillo.
The distress and disgust of th
Spaniards in the Eastern Departmer
is intense. Santiago de Cuba, Mar
zanillo and Guantanamo are full {
sick and wounded.
THE LIBERATING ARMY.
: The liberating army of the Ea
Division of Caba, 1850; Division
Holgnin, 600; Division of Bayam,
: $50: Army of Camagney, 700, und,
Vincent Garcia, and over 9, 900 und,
Ignacia, Agramonte, at Gusiean
: mar, between Puerto Principe an
Santa Cruz.
Over $500 men, of the command
: of Villegis. Villamil, Salome, He
!, nandez, and Rulotf, are armed wi,
muskets, but are without ammunitio
= They have marched from Los Will,
= through Camagney into the Easter
:. Department, distance of 400 mile
: The Spaniards in Havana fear Il
Intervention of the United States
= their struggle with the Cubans 1
: the possession of the island.
= AN UNJUST MANIFESTO.
s The volunteers of the Capital lla
'e sent around Manifesto to all n
y tions,' signed by foreign residents
D general, and foreign Consuls in ps
a. ticular. The signers have been ma
e. to declare that the graves of Com
le los. Castanon and Ricardo Guzm
ID had been profaned by men. Meth
1t of the graves was profaned at all
IN fact that was testified to by the gut
= dian of Castanon's children befc
e. the court-martial which condemn
r. eight boys to death and thirty-fc
ty others to punishment far VOL
n than death-the chain gang.
IN Some of the foreign Gonsu
q, among them the British, have refns
lg to sign such a document. the obj
I'd Of which is to screen robbers q
cut-throats.
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