The sun., 1872-03-14
TIE STRUGGLE In CUBA.
THE SPiNTARDs PROrJNG rHE AC.
TITITY or THE PATRIOTS.
How the Butcher Amu-c. Alexis Gen. Max.

How the Butcher Amurcs Alexis Gen. Max
limo Gomez Thrns,iing the spanish Army
in Orientc Arrival OF Three Hundred nnd
Thirty Woundcd Spaninrds In Havana.
Correspondence Of The sur.
HAVANA. March 81 refrain from detail
Ing the festivities ~ this place in honor Of our
imperial guest. Alexis of Russia. lie has been
duly dincd, wined, "bull-nt," and cock-nt."
La EspnH., an organ of G ,unt Valmascda, for
the benefit ~ the Prince prints three columns Of
the largest Kind Of loaded text about the "eX-
tinct revolution" The author dwells ON the
physical force which Spain has at her command
for the suppression Of the revolution already"
a. II declares, eIilngulshed," which force he
states amounts to 60UJl regulars of the three
arms Of the service, besides 5000 volunteers
aud big feet All this reads curously even to
one not conversant with the shameless mondaoi-
~ Of the Spanish press of this city, and must
have produced on any man Of common sense
and moderate experience a suspicion that the
definite object Of a statement apparently so un-
necessary must have been to
CONCEAL SOME uNPLEAsANT rACr.
For. n the revolution be suppressed, why
maintain so enormous an army on the Island
when soldiers 80 much needed In the PENN
sula2 and II II be not suppressed, and its pro-
portions he as insignificant as stated, why not
suppress III However, some OF the remarks OF
Ia E1rdr,jn it, fprtnightly review uf the 2ath
hlt.. arc worthy tl ftlTOlutllbn. -AlltI uShlnE
the Prime IL he thinks 1t possible for any city To-
give suuh evidences ~ wealth during u state ot
war those he will witne-s In this city, the
author adds.
The lnsutrccton cNl.,, to-day ont IN the minds OF
ihosc n2 asriry e." ,,.i Clan s,s naoG '9h ~
nrW papers world not bury ttuslyts with o or that
r cs Il r3 G S d u! c S sspu g o 10 2d p@' or ,c y n h
chctcs anlof that Of fcw woqpdrd runnways nohodJ
caut, Ce.upy tic1t..ycs With uc nir.say cOHclndct
msoI,,i 1' ,c, ''. .1, M 5 III po',. .n Cs.nn Sns
soda 9r, r,.ts In tf pn',g ic q ever on The road
This f.Uning hypport" actually has the a.
sumin'c io IT,. t,.t hal Ndne.ada not beer
/" fai'yir %. tIi4ti,v tn roc i've tLo prlntc h -.
would already have captured the rest of th'
scattered ard fugitive patii'ts!
WHAT 1IrG srANrAkDs PROVE.
The ycr, number II tho paper containing thi~
article proves tiat the iu-urrrciiui il ia tut
force H. proves, " stated long ago. that al
enpr ha, been made I, induce the paper. ot
this city t. discontinue the publication Of nj
news from tho seat Of war. and th1t tho effort
fearful that Concia is about To- replace him
IL shows that the merchants know 10y
seHpHiencs how h,,teTy utterly mntr's'w,orthy Ar, are
sterling exchange selling nt - premium
and suger scarce, they can hardly lie indifferent
to the causes uf these vitality important facts
They prove that the cowardice ~ Nalmasrda T.
80 onotorious that II Is only on the advent of A.
try to humbuE auybody and that his faildrc :
40 patent, and ia Wow of the inequality or H.,
the Prince il taken advantage o. es n druwniu.
man s1ntchcs a. straw 40 t'td \oU ltIoi
Nalna.eda has not dared 10 20 In The count
outside OF any fortified seaport for over cightco.
mJnths.
GooD SEws FROM SPANISH SOURCES.
or tho real facts Of the insurrcction I can gi,
ynu but little news but the little | can give
from spanish sources. The celebrated regimen
OF san Quintn has been badly whipped 10y MaA
limo Gomez In Guantanamo. The spanish at -
count, written 10y en officer Of the regiment, anG
published in Ia tsiNi, states that they went out
Of the 18th ult., with baggage train and ariil-
lery, to make reconnaissance ~ far as Arroyo
Bancu and Asuucate, that ON the 18th. loaNin.
artillery and baggage in charge Of 100 men, the!
marched up gulley and came upon the oui
posts of the enemy at A. NJ; that from that point
the commander ordered the column 90 e." bach
upon the artillery, because the horses could no
advance any turther; that they came w To III
point Of junction Of the waters Of this gully Wit
the liver IuIcu' and somewhere about there or
their retreat, came across and destroyed thrr
new camps OF the Cuban, comprising some 90
huts. and found six Cubans killed and numor"u
traces OF blood The next paragraph 81 this ce'
ebrated letter, which l. ~ fully entitled t. i'm
mortality ~; the chronicles of Baron Munrhdu
sen, translate verbatim:
After shurt rctt which We took 70. the Curr of o
wouud, d 7hu tcint L-'sit"sAtr to itir,at until o.
sdy5ncc az sn GT siso s. Ss,, S ~cr BIZ OF ino i
N commander ordered That thc Wounded be placed
md tHat com an ~ q, ani SHOULD rrif at IN order
begaat b, y :, ro3s y l"Gti'I Gy Tcivy tiio, ,
thg en',ny NHP iro! q" h,iE.is ,"Hn'nli4e - ru'
Souinn
At last the Span ards got back 70 the ul1c
thcy had start ,u nom the morning OF tn' !r,
Vlous day, and here follows
THE sTEREonrEp STORY.
our l..srs Nyrc one killed t",n'yihrrc voundc
=, =, nm nLu''a' ai3ng ';rn s9ic oi,c't me i,.
Sndef s hSa r s at o.c s qsl & s 5 over Sr S
From private and perfectly tustworth
sources learn that the Np-'tiards ia this fool
hardy attempt were fcurluly cut to piece
e 81 - a
lost over 80 men in the TWO DAYS, ana two bri-
adier-eenerls, tampos and Ampudia' We
wounded. Maxine Gomez led the tuhans.
Although the gas has been partially put on u
press here it IS impossible, even with all the car,
disasters which the Spanlards are surerng
the neld from leaking out. The steamer whic'
brought Is wounded from, that section; and Ill
preceding steamer, which comes from snntiag
hanZanillp, ana santa Cruz, brought III! Others.
OPERATIONS ~ CANAGUEY.
Ihave letter from Santa Cruz, 2d nit. wli,.
proves conclusiyey how completely false ar I
assertions that the revolution Is dead in Cana
guey. II says:
Yesterday tn uruteusnt-c colonel who had gone ON
on the Puerto Principe road with lDi men cam.
bsn 9 Via @ a, guide fa S o S o hG eSoed
ngre To ae,rIy tiea % ~ a4d some s5t Sor.s Sn th
league from here and 30 from Principe and 10 caplur
sParst " r place Ri lpSn S Sia snd drove e qi'
without any cattle.
Several -krml>he~ are on tally report ed I'm IN,
vicinity OF Moron, 10 which three ncgroc- Wrr,
killed, one captured and shot pud -four negro Nvu
men captured. OF whHu one was wounded an
again I'm the vicinity uf villa lara, all Of whirl
prove Cpuclu-iyely that the revolution Is sluNl
but surely extending We -tNard.
Accounts from all parts Of the island cunilnu
To represent the crop "a "a very short one. Ih
decrease Is. of course, attn Iutcd not tu TIA
revolution, but TO Tie iu,lcmsncy of tU
weather.
SJNBEIMS,
In Peru the railways have "lnlIr.
smoking cars"
A child was born in London thc0tr