The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-24
STILL FIGHTINo IN CUBA.
Further Evidence that spain has Very
Heavy job on Hand.

HAVANA, May 1e.-Don Tomas Estrada
Of Bayamo, who has been elected President Of
the nsurgent Government, belongs to a family
that has produced more than one general and
important functionary under the Spanish m on
archy. In his inaugural address he declares hs
determination to do all in his power to maintain
the strictest discipline In the patriot army, and
to take, for his exclusive guide In Government
matters the will OF the majority.
The Cnbans recently attacked the towns OF
Jiguani and Congo, IN the Eastern Department,
but, according to the Spanish official reports,
they were repused with some loss. The garri-
son of the former I'll 4ce lost twelve men killed
Some women and children were struck by
Cuban bullets In the attack on Congo. In the
Central Department, Esponda had four fights
with the Insurgents, whose forces he processes
to have dispersed, killing seventeen men.
wounding two. capturing two prisoners, four
teen firearms, and ~ horses and mules. and ge.
sfroying camp OF forty huts, aud " an innnlte
numher Of farms and largo plantations" with
the loss Of only one soldier killed. he Cuhans
attacked u 50 snish force close to Puerto Prin-
cipe. and killed four and wounded i've, losing,
themselves, one man. There has been some
tate, fifty hogsheads OF sugar were DESTROYED,
the stures were emptied. anu some negroes were
carried N 10y the raiders. fierce encounter
the latter ana the veteran and volunteer forces
forming the escort Of n considerable convoy on
It's way 10 IuUlA Ue los GeffOS, when was
destroyed, aud the commander OF the escort and
several soldiers were killed.
Between Abreu aud Cueto aconvoy Of twenty
three wagons was attacked on the 10th inst. by
500 rebels, commanded by Morejon. aud the con-
voy was burnt, the commander Of the escort,
six soldiers, three negroes aud a Chin man were
killed, and the oxen hamstrung. At Sitio
Meyica the nrst squadron Of the Cima1u nj cav
alrN killed three rebels on the following day,
dispensing the small band to which thew be-
longed, and few more sklrnishes Of about
tqual Importance have since been reported in
that neigboorhood. Twenty-Five cavalry soldiers
round, near santa Lucia. a wounded rebel, who
was being cured 10y the overseer OF the estate,
noth being natives 81 the Canary Islands.
Both were immedi itely shot, and their arms
were carried on as trophies. A small band OF
Cuhans captured two wagons near Rauchuelo
and hamstrunR eight yoke OF oxen, escaping u n
hurt from the forces sent In pursuit. Two de-
serters from the spanish army were shot near
Solapa' end the Office OF the Cuoan Sub-ptefect
there was destroyed. Some encounters are re-
ported on the Eth AMI 18Th inst. In Colon. In
which the Spaniards profess TO have dispersed
groups oil rebels, and some raids have been
made from the ZapOta swamp upon estates In
Colon.
The "Escorisl" estate. belonging to Don
Serapio hernandez, has been burnt by a party
OF sixty rebels, who crossed the Hanabana river
In the evening, and reached the estate at about
midnight. They DESTROYED the buildings and
machinery, and retired without being attacked.
recrossing the river before O'Clock the next
morning. The inhabitants OF that region were
warned lately that they We're to be attacked by
IA considerable CUBAN force, and IL was recom-
mended that they should Withdraw further from
the cuban hontier" within the spanish
lines"
The Director General OF Finances has OBJ
tanned the Generals signature TO de cree max
ing all stamped paper, which had hitherto been
sold Tor Spanish'Bdnk notes, payable IN gold. or
with lyO per cent. premium " pad for In pa
uer. Those who had early intination OF this
decree eudeavored to buy up | rye quantities OF
stamps, OF II kinds, In paper, beforehand but
the Government measures were promptly taken
aud this speculation was limited TO a very few
persons.
Inc spanish Government is sending out by
the steamers a considerable number of guns
and the necessary ammunition.
A noted member OF the "band OF Carlos Gar
ciI,' named Felipe Quipones Ortega, was shot
mere on the morning If toe 18Th inst. lie was
accused OF assassination, robbery on the high
way, aud incenuiari>m IN the district of Guiana
gay m February Of last year. He mad been par
dOned as bandit, but after Carlos Garcia as
sumed the character OF a partisan leader near
Havana, Ofte2a was captured and court mar
tailed. Several others are under sentence OF
DEATH