The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-14
Cold Blooded Massacre by the
Spanish Troops of a Cuban
Woman and Her Children.
MCURSI0N INTO THE BAYAMO DISTRICT.
Midnight Capture Of the City Of HOlgnin..-De.
StructiOn of the Periquera---LOSS to the
Spaniards Computed at 100000.
Wholesale Killing Of Spanish Officers at
the Village Of Jamaica.

The following official communication to the Sec
rotary Of War OF the Republic OF Cuba, sent by
General Calixto G. IniqueZ, Commandcr-n-Chief OF
the patriot forces in the Oriental Department, will
be read with much interest at the present moment.
rs showing the barbarous nature OF the war exist
ing in the 'Gem Of the Antilles and OF the heroic
struggle made by the patriots
Owing to the immense difficulty IN communicat-
Ing with the outside world which the patriots ex-
perience the date Of the communication is some
whatiar back but this is fully counterbalanced by
Its containing much news never yet published in
this country, and further by putting in their true
light many Spanish victories The following is
the document in question:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY
IN THE ORIENTAL DEPARTMENT.,
BARASAGUA Cuba, Dec. &c, 1872.
TO TIKI SECRETARY OF WAR
have the honor to transmit herewith sum-
mary OF the military operations up to the present
moment in the Oriental Department. which have
the honor OF commanding.
Brigader Manuel Calvar informs me as follows -
On the 10th Of September he left his encampment
at Me0na with a small force OF men and proceeded
In the direction from which the enemy was re-
ported 10 be advancing The following morning,
. small party OF Spanlards at the junction OF the
telegraph line between San Augustin and san
Andres and opened lire upon them, whcreupon the
Spanish soldiers beat hasty retreat, without even
Hturning single shot. The telegraph line in
the expedition returned to Juneo. The next day
Lieutenant Colonel Peha left Junco at the head Of
Pany under the orders OF Captain Antonio Molina,
enemy on the telegraph line. causing them
Killed in this affair On the 10TH Lieutenant Colonel
Perata with his battalion and company of the
Bayam0 division, again harassed the enemy in the
same neiShborhood, causing them again TO beat a
retreat and leave behind them a large quantity OF
carts. In this encounter We had the misfortune TO
lose our gallant a,1 friend captain Manuel Csneros
men. Four other Of our numbers remained dead
On the same day, at nightlall, Lieutenant Colonel
the Bayams division, attacked the plantation of
San Manuel and adjacent village, killing twenty
nine Spaniards and making tweny-two prisoners.
The village was burned. The Spanlards did good
deal Of random firing but failed to injure any Of
our men.
INCuRsIoN INTO THE BAYAMo DISTRICT.
On the Sth day Of October we vacated Meona and
encamped in La Ceiba, where, according to pre-
vious understandings we were Joined by Major
General Modesto Diaz, for the purpose OF making
an incursiOn into the Bayamo district. The follow
ing day we crossed the River Cauto. and continued
our march until we arrived at Los Pitos. where we
lay for three days, sending out scouts to ascertain
the enemys force in the neigbDorhood, ana, FUR
Their, to give our men repOse, the majority of them
being in very fatigued condition. on the 18th
inst. simultaneous night attack was made upon
the hamicts Of La Sal and FL Cano. The attack
upon La Sal was led by Lieutenant Colonel
Peha, and The force consisted OF forty men,
while Lieutenant Colonel Beisarius g. de
tackled Ell Cano. The result was a perfect
victory to our arms. In La Sal we looted three
stores and subsequently set them on fire. The
enemy lost several men in this place, killed by
machetes; we lost fifteen men. In III Cano we
looted four stores and burned the greater part OF
the hamlet. We captured also q military convoy
which had just arrived, consisting of thirty carts,
and rendered unserviceabe what We were not
that fell into our hands thirty rifles and a
large number OF swords. The enemy lest severely:
cluded. On the 10th We lett the district OF Bayamo,
accompanied by our large booty, and, having re-
crossed the Cauto River, occupied our former pos
ton at Meona without having seen any sign oil the
enemy on our homeward march.
NO QUARTER GIVEN OR ASKED-SHooTING SPANISH
PRISONERS.
A report received from Colonel Jose Antonio
Maces commandment OF the military sub-district OF
Guantanamo, states, under the date of llth No.
vember :-"Captain G. N. Naces has made success
ful attacks the villages OF Imas. san Antonio
and III Jo5ito, and has captured many OF the
PacOs Captain Maces has been seriously wounded
in a tr1ing sklrmish with the spanish forces.
Teconnolssances near the coffee plantations OF
Mente Taurus, had an engagement with the
Spaniards, causing them 10 lose many men; his
casualties are confined TO ono man badly wounded.
THE DESPERATION or WOUNDED MAN.
While Captain Maces was lying IN bed recovering
from his wounds In the house OF Commandant Jose
Diaz the habitaton was attacked by lour OF the
enemy's soldiers. Captain Maces went to the win
dow for the purpose Of firing upon the Spaniards
Dut IS soon as he was seen rife bal hi MIN in
the left shoulder. In spite the agony caused by
his fresh wound he continued loading and firing
MS Remington rife until he had stretched the at
lacking party upon the ground. Captain Maces
was subsequently removed to a place OF greater
safety.
SPANISH SOLDIERS KILLING WOMEN AND CHILDREN
N COLD BLOOD.
On the Sd OF November The enemy in considera-
Die numbers approached our encainpme at
Filipinas, and sortie OF men was made by
order Of Commandant LUZ ortiz The Spaniards
were repulsed, but subsequently returned and oc.
cuped eur encampment which we had abandoned
when we made the sortie. and Killed woman and
her two children.
DESTROYING FURTHER TELgGRAPHIc coMMuN1cA.
TON.
Colonel Maces also reports that ten miles OF tele.
graphic communication between santiago de Cuba
and Guantanamo have been destroyed, and that
Captain l. p Sanchez lately surprised the enemy
1t the Arroyo BancO plantation and drove them
away, capturing quantity OF lead and herd OF
heGs.
On the 18th of November, after having drawn
or the enemy's attention, as we thought,
from the village OF Jamaica bv making smultane-
Gus attacks upon the large plantation OF Monte
Taurus and Monte LibaDo, . night attack took
place upon the village OF jamaica situated at six
miles distance from Guantanamo. by some means
or other the Spaniards had become cognizant OF
eur projected attack and had hastily thrown up
some earthworks, behind which they were strongly
entrenched. SO tenaciously did they hold this po
sltlon that until we came 10 close quarters and
used the machete we were unable TO drive them
Sse, eucy bucu TelTedteG ~ tHTee uiueTeut htOTeS
ana bakery where the same kind OF fighting was
re:enacted. aud We remained masters OF the situ-
alton.
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER OF SPANISH OFFICERS.
IN one Oh the houses in question we came upon
party vi spanish oflCers, who were proceeding to
SuAntsnaIno-a lieutenant colonel. tive c0mman-
uanss,, .hree adlutants, all with their respective
oruernes ans servants and 'corneta de or.
denes'-all oil whom were DESTROYED We captured
at the same time some important documents ana
despatches and respectable sum OF money, kepis
xno osner co.hhg laIended for the spanish troops,
also thirty rtnes, 200 swords twenty horses and
their harness, and a large quantity OF ammunition
All the spanish prisoners we took were instantly
killed. We subsequently looted and burned the
village and retreated IN good order. our losse.
were light. including four men who'met their death
BY the explosion through fire OF a large cask of
aguardiente.
ANOTHER ATTACK ON THE sPANIARps.
The following day Spanish column was attacked
A. tina Santa re plantation, and the engagement
lasted for over i've hours, with tri8ing Interrupt