The New York herald., 1875-07-12
THE WAR IN CUBA.

srDes-REBEL rLUcK AND SPANISH REsoLU-
TIoN-sUGAR ESTATES FIRED ALMOST
DAmY-EIGHT YOUNG MES sUAlMARMY Exc
cUrED BY THE sPASIARDs
HAVANA July l, 1875.
On 81. Johns Day (24th OF June) the insurgents
attacked the Spanish liae extending from sagua
TO Las Cruees ana penetrated within few leagues
OF the headquarters Of yalInased4.
The spanish accounts represent the insurgents
as being severely punished VITA heavy loses in
killed. wounded and prisoners, while the spanish
troops have lost Comparatively nothinz.
ANOTHER ACTION ASD HEAVY LOSSES
letter from the Quem1do de Guinos. dated
June %, saws the rebels yesterday attacked the
village OF Rodrigo, the railroad lour miles
from Sagua, burning the depot. three stores and
the Chinese eating house.
The only houses now remaining are those OF a
Frenchman, cart bullder. VINO hoisted the
Frenca nag, wnch the reoels respected.
The Spanish lro Jps under Captain Ylia, at
tackled the rebels, and IL Is reported here to-day
that he was Killed. together with seventeen OF his
command.
The rebel loss Is said to be thirty six killed,
most oil whom were negroes
CAUTIOUS ADVANCE.
Another letter dated EncrucIadl June 20,
says ID lrng last night we haI the rebels
NltHih u lcH 9uiu5 VI tHlS iluCS, uui
their onward march cannot be checked. Our
lorce Is very small at this point, and we have
great deal oil WORK before US.
There is report In circulation, the ,r1th OF
winch cannot be douoled thaL yes arday there was
Il lgnt near here, IN which the rebels lost l50 men
ana we lost 30. You may rest assured thIs was no
irIllng affair, although oar officers may put our
loss down as comparatively small"
SUGAR ESTATES DESTROYED.
The report OF the destruction OF five sugar
estates by tne insurgents Is confirmed Dy a letter
from Vueta Arrlba
At the estates san Rafael ana Pita near st.
Domingo, The rebels, 100 IN numoer. were attacked
by the voua toers, but The latter were severely
handled oy the rebels. and were engagea IN
hand TO hand nght with machetes and ievolvers.
Tue writer saws he was not able to learn the num-
Der OF Killed and wounded, but 1t Is understood to
be heavy on both sides. 1t was In this engagement
that the rebel commander, the mulatto Rvas,
was captured and tae nexL day executed al La
EsperanzL
WHY vALMAsEDA MARCHED TO THE FRoNf.
The cause OF the sudden departure OF wanna
seda from Havana on the 21st uIt. was the news
OF 500 rebel calvary having captured spanish
convoy between Holguln ana Glbara, in which the
Spanish loss was about eighty IN killed.
The rebels afterward
CAPTURED THE FORT
In the town OF Majagua, In which the Spaniarus
mad taken refuge, and, after executing the gar
rison, bew up and burned the tort and houses.
VERY ACTIVE AT PUERTO PRINCIPE.
From Puerto Principe we nave Intelligence that
the rebels have shown considerable activity In
their night attacks around the city. killing the
government lsborers, &c. Tne Spanish garrison
remains within tie forudcations and does not
seem anxious to encounter the rebels, from fear OF
,ba far mr. Of
several Cuuans by General Ampuda several
weeks ago.
Inc latter general a couple OF weeks ago tee-
gfapned Valmaseda tnat he had succeeded IN
driving all the rebels WITHIN his department
bey ond the Trocna and innlcred such severe pun
lshment upon them that lie felt confident they
would not a ain make their appearance.
letter from Puerto Principe, dated June 23
says: :-"Sone OF tie SIX months volunteers
reacsed here yesterday. they speak very nais SHY
oil the treatment they received, and swear tncy
Will never 20 back again, even were the Cubans
to gain every battle between this and Christmas
sASCTI EsPIRITu.
on the Goth uir., near saucti Espiritu force or
reuel-, ABOUT 500 III number, came down from the
Caunas Mountains aud attacked the Spanish
troops under command OF Coonel CeIas.
After spirited engagements. wncn lasted for
THE REBELS RETIRED.
with loss OF eigGt Killed. The spanish loss was
nine killed ana nve woundeu.
A SPANISH OFFICER'S HAUL.
The Spanish commander arrested all the men,
women and children within three miles oil the
place OF the attack and sent themto headquarters
PRISONERS uf war.
REBEL SUCCESSES ALL ROUND.
From every part OF the island intelligence Is re-
ceved here oI insurgent successes.
every RAID and attack tney have accom-
pllshed ne OBJECT lor wpIch II was maue-namely,
That OF oDtaInInY suppi.s, and IN no ins tance
has their loss been 80 great Us that OF the Spanish
ltrces.
the ALroNsIsr NAVAL FORCE ON THE ALERT.
For the past week the spanish navy has been
DISTRIBUTED all along tue south size OF the Island,
where IL Is anticipated an expedition under
Aguiera, the cuban l'resident intended TO laud.
H. frnu N4p X.trr
OF proclamarioDs, addressed to Spabiards resi-
dent ON the lsand OF CuOa were received here
and circulated, bearing the name OF Aguilera.
FEAR OF AN INVADING EXPEDITION.
1t Is the opinion o. the SpanIards tbat an eXpe-
the 24th or 18th of June, and they say they have
every ason 10 believe mat Is why the general at
tack along the wnoe line was made by the Ieoels
those days. 80 as 10 divert tue attention OF their
troops and give Agullera an opportunity to land
IN saiett.
EXECUTION OF EIGHT YOUTHS FROM HAVANA
On Saturday last eIgnt young me1 from Havana
were executed near GuanaJay, charged by the
Spanish authorities with RAISING the Gu IAN nag
and endeavorlng TO lncite lnsurreciion In the
Western department..
Tne GoVernor OF GuanajaY reports that the
young men armed with Winchester rines,
ana tnat tney had IN charge two mules loaded
with arms and dmunlon. NO private citizen
woud lead ANY one TO suppose they mad come IN
that section Tor any other purpose tnan 10 nave q
WHAT THEY WERE ABOUT.
In conversation with some of me relatives or
those VINO were executed, your correspondent
learned that party VI young men, according TO
custom, on -. Johns day. nad procured horses
and started In tue direction OF GuanAJav, stop
ping ~ tue several villages ON the purchasing
cigars and taking an OCCASIONAL Qunk. Some Ol
tneIn may have become Intoxicated and NOISY,
anu tney were TOD Dy the Guarda Clviles upon
the ROAD TO deslst from their reckless riding and
nose upon the road. Ate. a severe sKirmlsn or
words tnei were
FIRED Ar BY THE GUAKDA CIvILEs,
an the hrtng was returned nom pistols on the
part vi tue young men, which resulted In tue
killing OF three Guarda Clvlles. In less than an
nOur alterward the volunteers rom GuanaJaY and
vicinity were called out and succeeded in captur-
ing eixht OF the party, as follows:-
THEIR NAMES.
NlrglIo Silva Francisco POrtoc cirrero, Antonio
Urbano Pedroso. Allrodo Alvarez, Antonio AguIrre,
Augustln Morales, julio Brodderman aud Manuel
VllardevO, VINO on the following morning were
snot by order OF the Governor of GuanaJay.
The remaining SIX TOOK refuge IN the Cuzeo
mountains.
THE CHARGES AGAINST THEN.
Tue spanish Oiiicers AT Guanaj lay say that the
hrst Initiation they had OF any disturbance Was
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