The New York herald., 1873-10-20
Q U B A..
Exciting News from the Fields
Of War to the Capital.
Press Acknowledgment Of Spanish Defeat-In-
surrectionist Activity and Solid Reward
Patriotism Triumphant Over Martial
Law-spoils to the victors-The
Movement on and in the
Streets Of Santa Cruz.
HAVANA. Oct. s, 1873.

Streets Of Santa Cruz.
HAVANA, Oct. 8, 1873.
For some time past it has been admitted on all
sides here that there was ull in the insurrection-
ary districts OF this island, owing partly to with
drawal OF the Spanish forces their fortified places
on the seaboard and elsewhere in those districts,
and partly to inability OF the Cubans, from want OF
sufficient war materials, to attack them at such
places. But suddenly 1t is whispered all around
that stirring news has been received from the seat
OF war. Curiosity geM on tiptoes. Rumor dies in
every direction. Cuban sympathzers look anx-
ious and the spaniards downcast. The Dia,to de
la Marina, which never falls to whitewash Spanish
defeats or exaggerate Cuban reverses, hastens to
give out, through an extra, under date OF the eth
inst. the foowing-
According to Official reports the enemy Eastern
saprsed the Which, By Ieutensn
was the ha eds ID under Guilt
position caused the losses which have lament
me and
S
in combination with another column, under the command
s neae
% r f od
and defeated the latter causing them heavy Losses and
losses snsass%sn have BEEN eleven Eled and
number Of dead found himself constrained to break
Command Of Maxmo Gomez attacked santa Cruz del
were only one officer and nve men killed and another
FOR HOME AND COUNTRY.
In the face Of the foregoing statement every one
concluded that great deal more than therein
acknowledged must have beiallen the Spaniards
at the seat OF war. Among such as came to this
conclusion was your correspondent. who, DEEM
ing 1t worth while to get at the facts in the
premises, took the necessary steps to ascertain.
and succeeded in ascertaining them fully from
reliable source in high quarters. Here they ares
On about the 2sth ult General Calixto Garcia Ihb
gobbea up column q some 40 spanish TFsoop aaoss
HpsS y siS ~ en- @ AZ
Main Win moi h S s ali Of the chose 10 % ogS
were detailed duty in the ranks Of the Cuban
nps1oaHs shorty thereafter i1nrs
4 BRISK ENGAGEMENT
Hsues and the Spanish troops under the leadership Of
Colonel EspSnda who had to beat retreat leaving
the 18th ult Cuba. force LED By
ssI
Rsy he s the
o s sym1 1a ea Tee n the
streets.
To-day's Voz de CUBA, mourning over this Santa
Cruz affair." acknowledges that the insurgents
sacked not only the stores at that place, but also
carried away all the arms, ammunition and army
clothing which the Spanish government had stored
there.
According to the DiartO 400 Spanish troops were
severely defeated at a bloody engagement with
1000 Cubans; yet the remainder Of those troops
being reinforced shortly thereafter started in pur-
suit OF the victorious Cubans, who, together with
other Cuban forces, were concentrated at Chapar-
raj, where the Spaniards routed and scattered
them. But how could the remnants OF severely
Wv
700 men by the reiniOrcements of another column,
defeat at least 1900 Cubans which must have been
the numbers on both sides at that place, accord
ing to the very showing Of the Dtdri0p This IS,
indeed, more than even the Diarto can
forces was proportlonateIy the same at tue two
engagements alluded to, and, therefore, the
against the Spaniards at the first must have en-
abled the former to be also victorious over the lat
that the whitewashing OF the Diario has been too
thin this time. On the other hand the facts above
soW beyona doubt that the patros have been en-
tirely successful in the engagements and attacks
before mentioned
But the most important feature OF the subject ID
the victory OF General Iniguez over Colonel Deguez,
inasmuch as it placed In the hands OF the patriots
O large quantity OF arms and ammunition; and
such war materials in sufficient supply, Is all that
freedom and nd seifgovernment. Let them' there
tore, be abundantly supplied with the same, and
another American country will soon emerge from
Command and Strength OF the Attack
ing Party Santa Cruz-Cavalry
Charge In the Streets and the Casual-
tics.
La VOC de Ctba of October reprints the follow
ing from the Dtarto de Ctenyuegos:-
On the 2Sth OF September, at O'Clock A. NJ, the
town Of Santa Cruz was assaulted by insurgent
forces numbering, probably, more than 1000
cavalry and infantry under the command OF the
so-caled General Maximo Gomez The assault was
simultaneously made by three different points,
namely-the cemetery. the avenue (Cabzava) and
the Military square plaza de Armas) The bulk OF
the lorce doing garrison duty there was posted by
government warehouse at that point, which the
assaultng party carried and sacked, taking away
arms, ammunition and military clothing in spite Of
the resistance made by the company Of troops
posted there who, from the outset kept steady
fire upon them from one of the cannon in posi-
tSn at that point i,S The enemy e9s not ont only
murdered every Spaniard found in the streets.
The cavalry trotted through the streets firing upon
try advanced by the Square. Aware OF this, the
volunteers entrenched themselves, placing heavy
rined gun in position, and succeeded in mortally
so doing sent thrill Of panic into the ranks Of the
enemy, who then retreated, leaving one-thlrd OF
the town In ruins.
port, are twenty three killed and wounded, among
the former one captain and two sub-lieutenants.
or the losses OF the enemy all that can be said is
Off by him and the dead that were seen, now vic
Tins are found out every day under the ruins. At
the time Of the assault there was no war vessel in
port at that place.
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