The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-10
GL0RI0USNEW SFR0MCUBA
INTERESTING DETAILS or THE car
TUNE OF Las TUNAS.
Breaking Up the Spanish stroneh odds The
Patriots Capturing Large stores Of Arms,
Ammunition, Medicines. aud Clothing.


Breaking Up the Spanish stronehoids- The
Patriots Capturing Large stores Of rms,
Ammunition, Medicines. aud Clothing.
Some details of this important action
have reached us from Havana. Las Tomas Is the
shire city OF jurisdiction Of the same name,
and was the centre Of operations Of the spaniards
and the base Of their supplies for all the fortified
places living between the jurisdictions OF CANA
Ruey on the west, and Holguin, Jiguani, and
Santiago de Cuba on the east Among other
Spanish stronRholds which drew their arms,
ammunition. and provisions from Las Tunas are
Cascarro, Gualniaro and Guiamarlllo. It was a
city Of about 1000 Inhabitants. was strongly for
ttGed with garrison OF some 100 men, Of whom
400 were regulars and $50 volunteers, and was
defended by seventeen guns.
The Spaniards, since repulse which the gar
rison OF Las Tunas made of an attack upon
1t In 1863 by Gen. Quesada, altered the name
OF tho place, In honor Of It's successful re-
sistance, to Victoria de las Tunas. To-day what
remains Of is known simply as Las Tunls.
The attack upon and capture Of the place re-
suited from n conjunction OF the forces OF the
Cuban Brigadier Maceo, with those Of Gen.
Vicente Garcia, who commands the Cuban
division Of the army in that district. Brieadier
Meceo was on his way with heavy contingent
from the jurisdiction of Santiago de CUBA, in the
far east, to the Villas Department, whittier bis
command had been ordered to strengthen the
second division Of the army, now the vanguard
OF the ll0erating army operating IN that depart
ment under the command Of Gen. Maxine
Gomez. the Commander-in-Chief.
Near Las runas the command OF BriRadier
Maceo met that Of Gen. Garcia. IL was abso-
lnteiy Greeks joining Greeks" and the "tug
OF war" was tue CAPTURE of the place. The unit
ed commands numbered over $500 men. The
Cubans captured the forts, turned the guns on
the Court House. TO which some Of the garrison
had reiterated, and forced the unconditional
surrender Of the city. They held possession OF
the place six DAYS. rhey carried OF as prisoners
OF war all the garrison, with the exception of
the killed and wounded. the former NUN bered
some sixty, and the latter about $50 They took
with them besides. nm immense booty Of arms,
ammunition. medicines and clothing. and the
seventeen guns, with their mules, and plenti-
iul supply Of shot and shell. The guns consti-
tute AN important capture. and are likely to give
good report of themselves.
Gen. Vicente Garcia before leaving the place,
sent the followiGg message to the Military Gov
efnor II Huleuin, which Is distant from Las
Tunas ab )ut eighty miles:
have captured Las 1unas intend shortly to leave
II. Send ana take care ~ your slck ana wounded
In connection with this important victory OF
the Cubans Las NOrtdddts a Spanish paper OF
this city, publishes In Its Issue VI tue It'll mat.
letter dated in Havana the Both nit, signed with
the initials X. L. A.. This correspondent is the
celebrated utcher. Ramon Lopez de Ayala. Post
mssterGeneral Of Havans. and brother of the
Colonial Minister OF the Madrid Cabinet lie Is
the man who,wnen the cowgrdly acting Captain
General Of Havana pandered 10 the brutal vol
unteers. and signed the death warrant of the
-
solicit ID that the COMPANY OF volunteers which
he commanded might be allowed the honor Of
being appointed t1e nring party-a petition
which was granted This Lopez de Ayala was
lately at Sar1fOga. ana gentiem1n who han
peuSd 10 be dining at the United States Hotel
left the table when Mr.. Avaa was given seat
alongside MIN. fhe following Is AN extract OF
his letter referred To-:
Fret Of ALL the most mporant matter has been the
turpri.c Of tue to~n Of lss innas which was accom-
pllshed BY tne forces uf Nlcente Garcia the small
hours OF the night " the RID Inst Whether hy lack
OF que Nigi ance on the part OF the military officers
whom tue safety OF he town intru-ted whether
by connVancc with the rebesas II mere suspected VITA
more lees reason, IN fact Il that with gar.
rsOn Of over rx nundred regulars volunteer
wrre not On Ia. watch they should have been,
fallen INTO the hancs OF eu-mes, VINO nave been
allowed to take possession OF the place their leisure
capturing necessarily everything 10 Il, guns nIuskets
ammunition, aud prUylsOns. The regular troops
the volunteers have been taken prisoners, and these.
omc voluntarily md others by force, will help swell
the RANKS OF our enemies.
know from person very intimste with the Captain.
General That his Indignation ON earniag Of the affair
orders Tor the severe punishment Of any who
proved guilty.. Further It IL probable iLat this same
Jovear Will repair o. the place Ia TO. the pur
pose OF nycstigItng the causes which led to the dsls
Ter and ou-tanty eha-iisng those who have allowed
themselves to be thus surprised by the enemy
Tne above is eminently Spanish the difficulty
OF first catching the nsh IL entirely ignored ns
the French say, " Ga rt sans dire" But II Is
noteworthy that up TO the last-receive dfadvices
from ,vana. the advance OF the doughty JoveI-
lar toward his objective point has teen back
ward his military hccl, EN- tn he In front. He
semi-mutinous regiments at Sancu Espiritus,
got As Tar AS Las &. uces railroad turned tail.
and returned TO Havana with tue money on the
morning OF the tnird day after his departure.