New-York tribune., 1874-04-11
CUBA.
TUE NeUpRFCTTON.

FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT oP THE Ii'ib0NA'.
HAVANA, April Accounts of the last ere"'
battle, which took place az Guaslmas' come ~ -
slowly but all tend to show the triumph OF the u
bans over the Spaniards The Vo- de Cubd publisneu
a letter from Puerto Principe dated oath March, con-
tanning the following statements
Brigadier Bascones had sick in Puerto Principe
but at the moment when he became aware OF tue ue'F
ate situation the Spanish column, although not en-
tirely WELL he was aDle TO march to lts rescue D"'
success was not secured before great obstacles "ee
overcome. ArmiTan's column completely SUI
rounded and hemmed in by the enemy, ana "aS "O'
able 70 a step for fear OF falling INTO he"
In order form idea of the true sitnaloh u ~
force you must know that there had been Two o"'''
incessant nghtIng; the troops had eaten al 'N'-
tons the lagoon from which they got thei "A'0' w
nearly dried up they were surrounded oy INC 0"
of dead horses and unbured corpses which injected ne
atmosnhere and which the men, being able 10 leave
ther lines were prevented from burying II Is hece7
sary once for ALL 20 dspel all illusions which up " W
present moment, may have had, ID oruei w -
innate the insurrecton. We have valiant eheiS anu
commanders and we want now more thah e'ei iou
columns composed of from 1900 to 400 men eaoH'
The necessity for this reinforcement VIII DC 0omPi
hended when we take into consideration that our cue
mics are more cunning and astute than brave thaV they
know every inch OF the ground and always aVold SC
nous combat In the first four or nve days Oh tne Pi
OF our columns only submitting TO small skIrihAS"''
that thus they draw 10 the point Wnere the Jun
of their forces are situated, and where we are DO La
,vv as nossible from the depots where We have our
stores they knowing well that We are not aDle 10 cH'
over eight days ratons It the sixth day oil the
rrspit that they generally make their attack knoWhg
nerfeetlv well how little Of the raons remalns lAus
bappened in this ACTON and they even carried lhe
temerty TO such an extent 70 send nag OF uu'e anu
demand our surrender.
From the official statement Of the action Oh
Guasimas7 it appears that the First and IuIu
Brigades under command Of Bngadler Arihil'n'
encountered the enemy on the l5th at Guasnni''
sustaining a severe action, which lasted uhlh Ihe
18th The Cubans were charged with great bravery
nv the Spanish cavalry on the first day. The Cubans
suffered greft losses, and were obliged 10 retire.
TINS nernitting the Spanish column 10 encamp upon
the battlefield The renewed attacks of the former
on the 18th nth and 18TH ceased entirely upon the
arrival of Bugadier Bascones with two battAhons
and one piece of artillery. Bascones took the COM
mand of all the troops, and directed the march
toward the CAPITAL of the Department, with the OBJ
aet of procuring ratons for the troops and curing
the wounded In Gimaguayn, the CuDans were
beaten while attempting TO stop the way TINS was
accomplished in short space OF time, the loss OF Ihe
Spanish in this engagement being one oficer ana
sx others killed three officers and twenty-eight sol
diers wounded. The bands of insurgents IN TINS
encounter suffered greatly. leaving on the held
seven dead and various horses, besides arms ana
ammunition. In the action of Guaslmas there were
pentv of bodies left on the field but the insurgents
carried away very many. The Spanish loss was d
officers and SIS soldiers killed chief, 10 officers and
50 soldiers wounded and chief, l3 officers, and 100
men slightly injured.
According to information from Cuban sources the
insurgents captured three pieces Of artillery and al
most totally annihilated the cavalry of the SPAN
iards at Guasimas and in the retreat Of the span
iards upon Puerto Principe they were harassed the
whole of the way. The Spaniards had TO make
stand and face about three different times In order
10 prevent their retreat from becoming hight.
Col. Dominguez who was badly wounded In the
action of Guaslmas, has since died from the effects
of amputation.
The night watchmen and neighbors Of Jesus del
Monte. one of the suburbs Of this city, were
awakened from their slumbers, at about clock on
Sunday night by pretty heavy firing. The watch
men ran TO the Police COmmissarys house. and TINS
individual, with his aids, proceeded TO the spot
whence the firing came. They found about twenty
armed men in citizens dress, who proved TO be
gendarmes IL disguise, together with the Captain
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF santa Maria del Rosa
no who were IN pursuit OF the celebrated Dahdlt
chief Carlos Garcia, they having received lnforma-
ton Of his being IN the house No. 100 Calzada dc
Jesus del Monte. Upon arriving at the house
the gendarmes quickly surrounded 1t; but the
inmates who proved TO be Carlos Garcia, his Lieu
tenant Gouzalo Gonzales and two women, hearing
a noise outside. armed themselves with reyolYers
and dashed through the lines of the gendarmes
firing as they ran. Gonzales, however, dd not run
far. as he was brought down by bullet from one OF
th.gNaa in COLL
he covered the retreat of his chief for he killed two
Of the gendarmes while he was lying on the ground
and kent the rest al bay for while He was finally
dispatched, having no less than u wounds IN MS
body. On his person was found three commissions
of the I.iberating Army .of Cuba-one Of captain
one lieutenant and one second-heutenant; some
money and a rosary as well a book in prose were
also found In following the track OF Garcia the gen
darmes found traces of blood, and knew that he was
wounded They waited for daylight. but all trace
of him was lost at the railroad track although clots
of blood had been found his tracks up To that
place. Nothing whatever in addition has, az yet,
been heard of him. This Carlos Garcia II noted
bandit from the Yueta Abao district. tie mas been
twice pariOned upon promise of leaving the couh-
try His influence, rather the terror that ne IL
spires has caused nearly all the inhabitants OF the
Vuelta Abajo to pay him monthly tribute. 1t was
he who attempted, lately to raise the Fuelta Abao
district in favor of the Cubans.
Vasouez who was shot a short time ago IN Glen
fuegos after having been tried by conrt-martlal'
was a quiet inofensiye man. As he had formerly
been connected with the nsurTectlon his papers had
rigilddo to be watched on them. This he endea'-
OTed 10 have taken OF because II subjected MIN 10
great deal of annoyance las well danger, he not
being able to 20 any distance from the estate on
which he was working without being liable to Dc
challenged, and perhaps shot, by whatever troops
he should chance to meet. He put of from day