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interesting Facts Of the Captare q Las
Tuuas-The Patyiets Active.

interestipa Facts Of the Csptare q Las
Tunas-The Patyiess Active.
The following is an extract from pri-
vste letter addressed by member Of the Cuban
Congress to friend In this oily. The letter was
received yesterday;
CAMP MEAN HOLgurr, Sept. %, 1sio-Here We
are, all rejoicing over the capture OF Las run
Inst. This is Internationally the most glorious
feat Of the war. Gen. Garcia; IN HE l.et DE-
snatch 70 the uoysrnment a"ssa yes, ef .S.
place nv reason Of the heavy booty be took. As
soon ns he bad taken tho powder ,msssZlne
fortified with three guns, u was easy for him TO
compel the surrender Of those who had sought
ing houses. We are hourly expecting the on
cisl despatch giving the details Of the action.
tho Las surname ns o. VIA Victoria S was sarrsoned
by over two hundred Spanish iesulers ana
about an eana nnmoeL o. soiop,e ZEE ;o, ne 's.
have as yet heard nothing, but II Is likely that
not one OF them IL alive. A very Important
vents us from rushing TO congratulate our broth
sra in arme. Gen. earca also states that bis
losses were quite Insignificant.
We have considerably anticipated the coming
winter campaign witness the nttack on villa
iure s % rifles and let 20 spSniaIis Killed, with.
out even being pursued, - the kpaniards falsely
assert; the attack on Morva Of July 20 by Brig
Gomez. and where an enormous booty OF
clothing, money, ammunition and provs-
Ions was captured; the charge under
Leut.-Col. jose Gomez upon body OF Spanish
cavalry at Las Pasos, IN the jurisdiction Of
Bancti. Espiritus. In which ninety horses
and thrty-tbree rides fell into our hands
and the Spsnturds left forty Killed
upon the field; the attack upon Las
minas, in CamaRuey, by Brighten. Benitez.
where he rescued fifteen prisoners and took
twenty-six rifles, In which action with the
naohete alone our men captured two forts, with
ioes OF only three killed and one wounded I:
The charge OF Col, L.. Vidal up 10 the gates Of
HoleuiD, so close up 20 them that the families
on the roofs OF the city inside the walls could
plainly sec the spanish cavalry turn to the right
about face leaving tweDty-six Killed. fOrty-seyen
horses. and twontY.slx rides in our hands.
Besides tho foregoing we have for the past
SIX months kept the enemy busy all over the
country. nv skirm ishes, by ambushes. bv unex-
pected attacks, which although individually I'M
important have helped to decimate their ranks.
and disgust their H. paid, ill-fed, and overtasked
men with the service.
The death Of Brg.-Gen. II. NJ Reeve was due
20 an imI rudenCo on his part he led a charge
against body OF the enemy, OF whose force he
was misinforIned. lie fell badly wounded In
the thick Of the Sraniards, and preferred TO
blow his brains out rather than fall alive into
the hands Of the enemy
We have likewise experienced n great loss in
the death Of Lie ut.-CoL Tidel Ce-pedes. who
also was led to his death ny ansxcess Of bravery.
The corpse ~ poor Cespedes was taken into
Pueblo Princiue and there dragged through the
streets at a horses tail All these Spaniards
arr always tho same