The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-22
THE WAR IN CUBA.

vALMAsEDA's HEADQUARTERS Al coLoN-IN-
sURoEST RETALIATION BY ISoENDIARIsM-
MAxrMo ooamz IN EoRcE-THE CAPTAIN
GENERAL HEsIrATEs TO GIVE BATTLE.
HkvASA, April l., 1875.
II 10 forward movement. has been made oy the
! spanish iorcsa since valmaseda MADE Colon his
headquarters. Tic volunteers from an parts or
tha island are concentrating a. Colon, Las cruces
ana Cel,u eeos. Another regiment % volgn-
teers--gAe eneneers-leave Havana on Monday
Tor the seat 81 war.
IEsUECESr IECESDIARIsA.
on the 14th the insurgents burned the sugar
estates called the Colmena and Anton and de-
stroyed All the buildings and machinery. These
places are in the jurisdiction OF Colon and are
about twenty miles from yalmaseda's headquar-
Lers.
SPANISH MILITARY SYMPATHY VIM THE REBELS.
The engineers who we're employed on these
estates and who arrived here last night repors
that tho insurgents numbered 100 and that 500
Spanish soldiers and volunteers refused to give
them battle.
AFRAID OF TUE PATRIOTS.
Maxine Gomez IS on the aieJales, at the gap or
the SIGuana Mountains, the country township OF
which Is Yaguaramas, at the head OF g. 900 cavalry
and 900 infantry, and awalting Sanguld's ARRIVAL
with another sTong force 70 give Nalmaseda
battle.
TaE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ALFoSsIsr COMMANDER.
Naimaseda Is sull at Las Cruces, IN a small nut,
defended by stakes driven INTO the ground ana
surrounded by ms boayguard. lie dare not al
vance upon Villa Cara, because Macagua ana
Colon ana the Fotrerlllas are open 70 attack, ana
tnis explains bis delay III Las Cruces ana the as
sembltng OF his forces back OF Colon, winch are
calculated TO-DAY 10 exceed $4,000 men, including
volunteers
sKmMSHNG ALONG THE LINE.
Since ne reached ms present headquarters
ei2nteen sugar estates have Deen burned, ana ne
mas been powerless 70 suppress tne connAgra-
tons.
IN the small encounter Tor what Is called oatte)
Of the Camarones some ten days ago, sne Spanish
column lost 2ls Killed.
The lnsurgent loss - not given.
To-day two regiments OF volunteers tthe Second
artillery and sixth lntantryl started or the front.
They NUMBER loo men each
THE VALUE OF ROYALISr PLEDGES.
The following news IS extracted nom letter,
received mere from Santander, epan:-"General
Cahxto Garcia, wno was brought here while
OOnCna IN command IN CuDa, and was prom
Ised sood treatment by him. IS now confined IN
the Castle or san Antonio, III Santander ana SUB
Jected 70 The most ignomlnlous treatment"
TIE cUBANs IN NEW YoEK-'LA SANTA TEA.
Great excitement reigned in cuban circles in
New York yesterday afternoon upon the arrival
Of news ia the city, BY steamer, from Havana.
Tue Cubans were delighted at the reports or the
wholesale burning OF sugar plantations BY the
"-anla Iean or Holy loren or the patriots.
Information was received or the burning OF san
Rafael plantation, belonging TO an American cltl-
zen residing IA New 1ork. worth SoooOOo, ana
EMBARGoED ESTATES.
II was reported on best authority that agents OF
the Havana authorities ia this city are onering 10
release the emoargoed estates IA CUBA on the
CuDans who have recently thus recovered their
property is Mr.. Bachelor Morales, Q, Havana.
CUBAN SUCCESSES II THE FIELD.
Among the orner items VI news discussed by the
Cuoans yesterday was the act tnAt bate had
taken place between NalmasedA's FORCES. al Las
Cruces between VIVA Cara aud Cenluegus and
the patriot forces COMMANDED By Maxine Gomez.
Alter tins success Gomez proceeded 10 tue west.
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