New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-22
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.

NUMEROUS ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE ISsrBSEHT>-
PEARS OF HOSTILE EXPEDITIONS b. sEA-ITn
MrRDERER sHARKEY.
lrRoa An OCCASIONAL CORR sPoSpESr TIRE rpIBurE1
HAVANA, April 16.-According 10 official al
vices the battalion lie Ia Patia stationed the coffee
estate Gonzalez, had encounter with u band of70
mounted rebels the IN VI April The Spanish trooIs
defeated the Insurgents 9Bd pursued them for great dis
tance The rebels had three men ""unded AMI The
spaniards LIEUT. OIL Hyuso, yhc, With the bat
tallons dc L. Rcns and Caslanes, was Ia pursuit O.
Cecilio Gonzalez and bis band of 4"0 insilrgenfs
up with tine resrsuarl on the loth -
April IN the mount.ins OF Caoha and '.ncetr'A
The spanards SIZED 20 horses aud killed rebel on
the sth Of Apr forces OF The cavalry OF 'n AIto ana
Giicnee, under command II Major Julian BSroa, had
fight with the rebel in place called rhe Hero quar-
Of a league from IA Jspranza The Spanish troops
killed nine sbes and wounded large buuo~r Dut hi
one man killed AMI six wounded Tie battalion Aba ia
Torues, stationed several farms lie Ia h"yda suj-
prised on the morning Of the gth ID. sn" bard II 10
surgents that had been IL eaed by Major lan B@ihS
the previous day. sharp fight ensfedi but TIE
rebels were finally dispersed aud the Sien-h troops ~
still in pursuit Of them. The CaptainGeuerl arrived &c
las Cruces on the 9tn Of April and ha- tt.bi,bed hs
headquarters there.
According official reports the cc.rnn in pursuit %
the rebel chief Jimerez overlook him the rvod Mace
guabo and defeated him and his party completely kDt
Ing II The insurg nts also LEFT on The led ~ o"
horses and several saddles The spanir took away 81
live horses The loss the spanish side, - usual vas
slight; two soldiers killed ond ono Wa wounded
The column OF Col Eerjc composed. OF $50 Infantry ard
cavalry, and having two pieces OF arnery in-t Tie
enemy on the llth eucamped the faTn Nonteogndo,
and numbering from 900 10 900 The nsrr.suts
held possession OF the farm AMI broos called Asusos
del Oblspo A the battle be2on they were fls
lodged and their cavalry driven back In two successive
charges which they made. They were tnaDy dispersed,
and driven for league and half into the country
Seventeen Of the Insurgents killed. The rpaiius
had two soldiers killed and ten wounded
An official telegram Ved from the Central Depart
ment tates that on the morning OF the 1t Of pr,i
column OF $50 men, under command OF Iiclt-CoL San
Feln overlook band OF insurgents In the nJnntnfns ~
Ia Enrada and in the Hht that ersuef killed. HNe III
surgents seized prisoner and several nn~ars Iue
column suffered 40 loss whatever On Sunday, Aprn IL,
the estates San Jose Corneta and Conception were
burned By tho insurgents force OF volunteers and
troops left Cnfegos ~ the reached th~,
hut arrived too late to ex,inguish the flames The
Corneta was burned the ground, and tho estate Ban
lose su Gered the same he On the C0re;a the enber
houae and the sug.rhouse We're reduced ~ aches t-
vstber with 20 boxes OF sugar. Fourteen oxen were
hamstrung and burned, and 19 pigs we're reatcd 10
like manner The insurgents carried away IA OF inc
best negroes two horses, and two mules.
The spanish steamshpOwar III Chiur1iea opd inc soL'
boat FL Crollo left Havana Thursday morning. In tbs
course OF few days they will be followed ny Tue aoe'
Cattol,ca the Va.co Nuhez, and the Corona The onr
ship-ofyar left in port viii the Dag snip Aapiiep
There are rumors aoa that hostile expedition to CgbS
il expected and these mcn-0fwar are Offered Gus "
Ruard the coast and prevent It's landing.
sharkey arrived here under arrest on wednesday eVcn
, from Ratlano and Is It'll at the Police Headquarters
Ie will not be sent to the United states innocdiatey