The New York herald., 1872-12-12


thts city yesterday from the headquarters OF the
Cuban hberating army
LIBERATING ARMY OF CURA
HEADQUARTERS BARAJAGyA, IN THE EASTERN
DEPARTMENT Oct. %, 1872,
Fifth year OF our independence.
Major Mariana Cores informs me that on the
14th OF September he destroyed six miles OF tele.
graph wires between La Venta and La Carload.
: on the 18th OF September skirmish took place
with the enemy at Pslmarito. The enemy lost i've
men.
on our side no casualties.
On the 21st September Major Cores destroyed
tnrther telegraphic commandments, four miles
q portion of the wires between Cuba and Bayamo.
ON the 22d OF september Major Lombano Sanchez
ana % destroyed % the hamlet 81 1anucun
On the 2lst OF September Major Ruiz commanded
IN expedition for the purpose OF capturing the VII
!age OF Guisa and succeeded In his enterprise. cap
turing considerable booty, and subsequently OBJ
tanned twelve well-armed volunteers from the said
place.
Hearing that the Spanards had
TWELVE OF THE INHABITANTS OF GUIsA
captivity as 81 friendship 70 the patriot
retreated ignominiously and left the prisoners be-
hind. who were overjoyed at falling into friendly
hands.
Ammunition and provisions to no small extent
fell into our possession.
On the 9th september ri Brigaaier General Manuel
Culvar, Chief Of the Department OF HolguA, re-
ports that at Punco battalion commanded BY
Captain Antonio Molina's men, caused the enemy
to abandon their position which they then Occ1-
pied. The losses on our side were five men.
on the 10Th Of September, in the same nsighbor-
hood, fight took place, in which q battalion and
company were led by Lieutenant Colonel Perata.
Our losses were five men, including the coura-
geOus Captain Manuel Csncros.
The enemy In their retreat left many munitions
OF war behind them and which are OF great service
TO us.
NIGHT ATTACK.
On the same day Lieutenant Colonel Pefa, with
battalion OF twenty-eight men Of the Bayamo di-
VISION attacked during the night the village oil San
two and yh by and
ing the place. There are no casualties to report on
the patriot side.
ON the Sth OF October. according to prearranged
plan, Major General Modesto Diaz lett La MeOna
and encamped at La Cuba, Tor the purpose of com
the 9tn he reports that he put himself the track
On the 18TH he came up with hem, and stimuli.
taneous attack was made on the villages OF La Sal
and FL Cano. The first mentioned OF these places
was attacked by forty men, under the command Of
under Colonel Belissario.
Both attacks
TERMINATED SUCCESSFULLY,
our loss being ten and the enemy's ifty-fve.
Many houses were burned.
me booty we we captured consisted 10 Of riaes, ammg
passing by Ell Canto, returned to Meona on the
18th, without having come further into collision
RECAPTURE OF GUIsA.
ON the tne 2ath I,, OF Of september hearing that Gusa
the FIRST Jguani corps, lett Baraagua and arrived
at Pilon, in company with Colonel Saladrigas, who
led the First battalion of the Holguin corps. On
the "a OF October 200 men OF the Cuba division
Joined the forces. These were joined by six other
companies from the vicinity. The first act was to
destroy fifty miles OF the Arroyo Blanco, and after
that q large amount OF provisions was obtained
frOm the neighborhood OF Guisa, the forces mean
while hating at about nine miles from that place.
Our next movement was to march at midnight on
the BayamO road, when soon came up TO Guisa.
The enemy opened on US with artillery and, think
ing our forces were small, advanced on from be-
hind their entertainments. After a sangunary en-
gagement, which lasted thirty minutes, the enemy
took to night, leaving us an immense amount OF
booty and fifty Of their number dead. Thirty-eight
OF the residents helped US in an attack, ana be-
haved pravely. Our losses were limited to 1ve
men.
since our success at Guisa we have cut the tele-
grapn wires Tor twelve miles between Jiguani and
Contramaestre. CALINTO G. INlGUES,
Chief OF Military Operations in the Department OF
the East.