New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
THE CUBAN INsURRECTION.

EIGHT INSURGENTS DEFEATED BY A BAND OF VOL
UNTEERs.
HAVANA, Nov. IA telegram from CiegO de
Ava states that party of spaniards, consisting OF
lieutenant ana ten volunteers, exchanged shots Win
snd dispersed band OF eight insurgents.
JOURNEY OF THE CAPTAIN N-GENERAL ALONG THE
MILITARY IINEs-ENGAGEMENTs WITH TIE IN
sURGENTs.
lFRoM OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
HAVANA, Oct. 31.-rAe daily progress OF the
Captain General the district OF the CncO Villas
ana along the boeha from Moron TO Jucaro has been
DAHL reported by special eegrams to the Havana jour
pals According the Daro, this trip but the pre-
mlnary step tne Winter campaign. Operations ON a
grand scale Will then begin aud the Spanish columns in
the Central and Eastern Departments will actively and
ncesSautly pIrsue tho Insurgents. The Capialn-Gen-
erals object is that the ocd between the CANA
guey Cuco VILLAS districts protected, and to rase
public spirit these districts For TINS purpose he left
Havana tue morning OF the 22l with MS SUITE anu
escort, bound 10 SIgua.
Las Deen cited a remarkable event that the car
In which CdpAin-G oueral took passage went over
the whole line OF railroad and arrived at Sagua
without changing. AT the way stations OF
Mordazo AID santo Domingo the volunteers
drawn up and were reviewed by the
Captain General lie left sagua the 2Sd for Cabarien
and Remedies. On the 24th, assisting at military
to the memory of the late Marquis del Duer0, lie
reviewed tue CaBauan regiment ot volunteer cavalry,
e.sc,nDled ABOUT ulies froIu the town at tbe
"Maude' faru He made them short speech ana
bestowed upon several of military merit ON
the 2itn he Remedies, aud the next day re-
viewed All tue forces OF tue place, about Thousand
men alto getner This place has been recently raised to
the Gisnity OF city, and gave ball 10 the Captain
General ON his arrival Tde military hospitals ana Js OF
all the places lie visits are carefully inspected by CODcha,
and he gives audience to ali wno desire TO speak with
hnn. Although. by IA circular forwarded to tne Gov
Ihan
any h. triunpha arches were every
where raised III honor aud the streets hung with
curtains, flags, aud banners and Chinese lanterns Con-
cha CalUaren the 26h, 10 return To Sagua Dy
steamer arriving there the day. On The 27th be
proceeded to Villa Clara, aud on the 2sth arrived at
CieuIIesOs. There an enthusiastic reception awaited
grand parade was gwen III Ills hohor py thc
Volunteers Yesterday he lett tnat clt i'll the steamer
Ceuiuegos for Tds, whence he viii proceed 10 sdnc
sp.iltus Great Importance seems 10 attach to this
journey Ot the Cap ainGenera The spainiads asser9
that with tie ad reGnIOrcements IRON SPAIN the
fOrehIgnt energy OF COnona, aud the spirit OI the
loyal newly awakened II be predicted that the
YaTa rebellion Will not the seventh anniversary OF
It's Wretched existence
From a gentleman recently arrived from Cientuegos,
learn tha the night oI Thursday, tue 22I body o
INSURGENTS attacked the lOur corners called RanchueO.
Palmra about two leagues from Cleniuegos, ana
seized $4,000 in money, and quantity OF arms and
Ocelucs
with them Tue Volunteers sailed out, aud exchanged
Shots the insurgents retreating but not without dong
their pursuers, w0unding several OF them
The Ofcia account Is what different. On the 22i
band insurgents, composed of negroes aud Chinese,
entered tue Aureus night, and gave pretty
good sachng-settug lire to stores belonging to Don
Daniel Cueto and othe and the barracks formerly
occupied by The Clyli Guard killing clerk, and wouud-
ing three employees The insurgents struck their
blow and hastily retired. Tue Volunteers assem-
bed ana started in pursuit. They overlook the insur
geuts and, the oath, had lively skrmisb, taking
prisoner VINO, in obedience orders, will be-
shot. Several o tue insurgents were wounded Another
official dispatch that tine 26D, the Gonzalez
coffee estate, where the Insurgents made stand, they
were attacked ana completely dispersed by the Span
iards.
The Spanish reports make much as possible out OF
the unmpOrtant sklrnishes which take place in the
Eastern Department. This, they say, is being rapidly
pached letter from Puerto Principe, dated 24th OF
October that the evening previous party Of nsur
gents presented themselves estate called Yegnita
that city, for the purpose Of stampedIng the cattle
but alarm gwen aud they fed, pursued by a
company of soldiers sent from Puerto Principe To
show the quiet and pacific of tue Eastern Depart
ment, the Governor of Santiago dc Cuba has given
orders reGtablish the daily transmission Of mails
throughout the district and correspondence can now Le
sent daily to Bayamo Jiguani and all intermediate
posts Military commanders places where there Is no
p0stoice, receive and distribute the mails This
fact considered the best proof OF the tranquil state OF
the district