The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-22
Q U B A..
General lgnaeio AgramOnte's Death and the
Circumstances Which Preceded and
Attended the Event.
The Cuban Major General Shot with Two Bullets
in Bloody Battle-spanish Rejoicing and
the Body Exposed to Public View
Vast Numbers at the Bier
The Captain Generals 0pin-
ion Of the Crisis.
HAVANA, Nav II. 1871.

HAVANA, NAY ~, 1873.
The steamer from Nuevitas arrived yesterday
and enables me to furnish the following further
details of the death OF General Ignacio Agra
monte sat Puerto Principe, on the evening OF the
18th, the news circulated with surprising rapidIty
OF an important engagement that morning at the
po,rero cattle farm Jimaguayd, twenty-four
miles from the city, between large force OF In
surgents, calculated at eight hundred, horse and
foot, under command OF General Ignacio Agra
monte, and the Spanish troops, under Lteutenant
Colonel Rodriguez de Leon, whose numbers have
since been officially stated as 400 men Oh the
Leon regiment, $50 flying infantry, with one can
non and sixty mounted guerias. TWO days
previous to this engagement the insurgents had
successfully ambuscaded Spanish force and
killed Colonel Leonardo Abril Captains laramie
and Torres and 1fty-one men, and, consequently,
large force under Lieutenant Colonel Leon was
detailed to pursue them
1t was during the engagement with this column,
which lasted one hour and hall, that the Cuban
MAJOR GENERAL IGNACIo AGRAMONTE,
the most prominent, bravest and dreaded hero of
the nsurrecton, was killed in open battle by two
bullets, one in the head and another through the
neck. His death disheartened his followers and
decided the action in favor OF the Spanish, who,
however, had already begun to give way before the
impetuous and desperate bravery of the insur-
gents.
SPANISH REJOICING.
The news OF his death was received with great
rejoicing by the Spanish element in Puerto Prin-
cipe and the report that his body would be brought
into town the next morning attracted an Immense
crowd the morning OF the 18th to the Fort FL
Voluntario near the entrance OF the city, to wit
ness the arrival OF the Spanish column, and In its
march through the streets OF the city was saiuted
by UiUuS and music from the assembled enthuSl-
DELIVERY OF THE BODY.
mt fnd
monte's horse and surrounded by his stan, rode
into the Plaza San Juan de Dios and delivered
1t had been formally identified Il was
deposited in one OF the wards OF
public pull s view immense numbers Of people Of ali
degrees nave since filed by the pallet upon which
the inanimate form OF the redoubtable cuban nero
was stretched, to cast one glance upon his stern
and well known features, which u violent but glo-
rlous death had not disngured. The authorities
and all other officials received Colonel Leon and
officers OF his command with great enthusiasm;
the Spanish Casino gave them q lunch, and to
every soldier an extra ration OF wine and cigars.
THE FEELING IN HAVANA.
| The enthusiasm over this affair has reached
Havana in q feeble way, and committees from the
Casino Espanol Of this CITY, with its President Exmo
| Senior Don Julian de Zulueta at the head called
UPON the success Of the Spanish arms ut Jimaguayd
and the loss to the insurrection OF lgnacio Agra
| monte.
| standing, thanking them Tor their sympathy, but
] taking occasion to remind them that the Casino
had been formed for pleasure and general club
purposes but that had been endeavOred to
be an exponent OF political opinions ana to
influence the manner OF governing this island.
This His EXcellency said he would not allow. He
would be glad OF their cooperation. but wanted
| none OF their direction, ana the first time they
should attempt to interfere or medde In politics
| he should consider they were going beyond the
purposes Of their organization anu be forced to
shut them up.
/ THE CAPTAIN GENERAL
Is not on the best OF terms with the conservative
Casino. He had been informed that the Junta,
| composed OF conspicuous oligarchlsts had for
| warded message from Key West TO their agent
at Madrid Don Manuel Calvo, to disburse freely
| large sums or money to have General Pieltain
moved and have Captain General belonging to
the conservative party appointed OF whom they
could make plant tool.
The foregoing has been related to your cOrre-
spondent by Spanish republicans, who are gener-
ally well posted In the mysteries OF the InnermOst
citadel OF casinOsm
SPANISH DISCOVERIES IN HOSPITAL.
As close this information has reached me that
the Spanish loops discovered, after the fight Of
Jimaguayu, the Cuban hospital, with lis
wounded, among these the second In command OF
General ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l have also been
assured that the body OF Agramonte was not
Inferred but burned. II this is true-tne mind can
scarcely imagine tit Is an act which can only be
qualified as fendish in the extreme.