The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-10
FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM.
LATE CUBiN NEWS THAT WILL NOT
GRATIFf MR. FISH
had beginning for Gen. Camro- spanish
BeGuiar- SOundiy Beaten-Terribie " orls
OF the observation-disclosures Ia Camp.


at first suspected even by the Cuban sympa-
thizers in this city. The Spanisrds, of course,
claimed victory; they always do.
The Grand Paci0cator himself Gen. Martinez
Campos. is to blame for the false report Of what
really did occur. He sent dispatches to the
commander Of the military department OF Re
medios and to the Governor Of Cienfuegos, in
which he falsely stated that Col. Ayuso had de-
feated the patriots will give your readers the
Spanish account of the battle az reporte in the
Leon Esprhoi OF Remedies of Nov "a:
ON the morning q Nov IS Cot Aygso OF the lnian-
at the head OF sundry comm nds, which together
The OF hi- ju-sdct1n Tor the previ Us ten days
me troops we're tttd after 20 long march, ara thus
was probably the reason which iuaucgd Col AZ usO to
enctinp at the Nueva- Grandes Gel JoDos
o'cOck IN the mornug-Whrn twenty-five Or tlrty Of
nr .ney hrmi,nrrs 9pp,aed ena ivlgnng ar
Tx iew s9ots Al or solger. Who tushc on q once
retreat was feigt lie Issued orders to uraw toe
rec1noitr un M unae, tad rne sraI as a.
y aud cevely communicated, were cxecut' d al once.
Gu tho Mlnao,s road there IL IN immense plain and
800 cavalry and 800 infantry. Between ne plan and
pai Of @ So Rp All SsS FS,s y et %c , ia!
ne sret'r pa,t oi me plan Il was tnerciore nposs
KNOW ehcr il,r fosc or ~ if1n. lie went ~ Wara.
gucri r. and infantry = me Roma aud "pigarri"
reeimcrt- leaving the rvs oi h- comm nj camp
ugh 'ie.s al a. 3 = .ay ios farther oFaers.
60 ine 9a't If ocgin a.. iolinns he enemy cavalry,
I'D p'v' i'i ,pv Unt ,no .itisont ing 'ie
si,uns mosi FHaut{ tne t.rgo'e aught rhi- nrst
IN, encn = forces ayaii.d tb,n.', ~ '' a., c,y W.
fus on skirns the Nh ok at the entrance Of tie
PLAN thy penetrated into our ct'np. IN winch were
s9or a. Of he Pllr" rcsncn 's .eS Sq , enc
.a .nd wennss yiin J''s, e y ". h1n,oe' go, @
held when they Withdrew IN most covargy fashion:
END Z, The battle in favor Of Our ious"' P'' q"
swim hc seen 10y thc oflc.4 despatch We los' 70
killed, al. = me ranS ana DE- several praised (eog-
ine ns5rsenis haa 81 slei a. sat ana consiaefa,
60 $50 r. 81 Tue dead " &c 0gfod blOod..talucd
boat Crioho from laguujy o. Caibairien ana thence
to Hemcaio. "heie tet WOUNDS are beng attended, TO-
Here follows the patch referred to. which
auds To the skie. the valnr Of the Spani- h force
engaged but. strangely enough. admits the fact
that three soldiers ran away from the u.h as
iHf rs the nearest spanish camp AZ ltabo. where
their arrival or .ated q panic. hose poor devils
were uuisned for their cpwardice with - blows
each, which wore Inflicted In front OF the detacn-
mont stationed IN the camp.
SO Ear tue spanish account. Now for tho other
side Of ne story. ! have II from friend on the
stan OF Gen. Roion. who commanded the Cuban
force ami n may Therefore be relied on as the
semi-uticia account OF the battle. The official
despatch OF Gen. kolon mas. Of course been
forwarded to tue Cuban Commander-in- Cbief,
Gen. Maxine Gomez, and will 10y hin be for
warded 10 the Secretary Of War. VINO Is with the
Government ~ Cdmnguey. The letter, which Is
dated JObost, Nov. II, reads as follows.
.whlle Gen. Roor WAS encampea ne mere with cav.
nll ma l.ian'ry he lr'rAci that column OF The
arr haa e9c1mpsa lev ,iea;aes on lie INN dlaey
upnn fbr spaui s Tor me nurn,se o n 'V Ysn a,
out ow ri caup l. u col. Z. rillo carried out
b, dlawa oui, he vent 20 tne spot 4here G'n ROM
Va, eAcsni ~ ~ j 20 I,pvftei hm Gen h9lun Al
n.e' pni r.i ~ ne neal oi 4 cavalry an 90 IN
ianiFy an repaired 90 pla,e cied The Nuey.s deg
n-e Win iheir carhuas ana en charged on Inc
~ spanish Pa, pueis wncu 1t brok, eating oonh lie
~ .u.,n i..iF vita tine 81 e. etc. lac cn. .Ay
~. - ~ va, w suIni vt, Niei wary n-4 most
.,r fiv ~ fri a' M wa ny hsaS
-r,oni ei4r,s OF our cavalry ain or se tn.n Vim
tcarulhnvor.
once again. hut VITA some difficulty. the Spanish
once, reieIned ule quar- aud a ihrd time the
a. rr I ea r j, 'ro sst y IA a3Sn ~th
r ,,,,ig hem fe, red ma, ' a. Hil.a,aN. ",
nv action ihv encmv con uietcs oem1rttcd ana .c't
6 rrd ne su orccti0ns. 1hcy loit on The aeii 10
,iueI. cut dovn Oy 'he m cheie. We picked ~ he
W. OIL" " l.'l V' ,i ei 10 'nc shoulder. rae tlre
A. ~ .u ',f vt 'ils " Z" "a %, ny 10 Coo-
, "r ,"--t,n ''eer ~. 10 4c'n. 81. l-,
in. ir.u IL. fury " G,al-, ch9ray1r tSsv %
nave err si 20 ,r Go sou wounded We 90 upt Anow
"het 90 %. t.lpu"' aD' ,i His arm ON me- Mend was
H. r ny ,i Sims. 81 ,, n ug ~ 'l..'a' ~
.r
i.s,t ~ ae'ouh's 7lc 60 tr'cict 1rN enough {;
u"' ia ""Vt" ''ith'ii 9"t'cht points from Mhlcn
I" 4, i'.I ~ .A 1Iln."i, 10 uTGuce tha NUN.
ia 10, .-' vi 'ce .n'it en- DO ntte doubt th't
the Sp 'n'"n account m'',iatss tne strength Of
l",li eng '-'H Il polY OF only 800 men,
h .,i'r,.. ,i,o,iar nf MIA am, I, ~, i's',u
H.. -,,i.n nri M i,,.,t'" -, '''D o ~ GU as
Aln'"s com nAud was. Moreover, they All
nut .hlt SIX IN ,'rs were wounded. The spani-h
alcn XXX aseroys ~ n Sn trslr
s',' XIV ~ k1 az. . YET tn"t tneif
taat 4ome Of ihelr ota he'd and we're pnni n he'd
n ~, ~ " ~ Az ,',r",'on ~, tntr in Vayarl
and w,r. nor soon ar bctri - -, rm -