The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-27
oIr1cIiL ADJIcEs IRON cum.
Spanish Troops In their Intrerchments- Gen.
Campos soreiy rerpicxed.

Official dispatches from the Government
Of the republic Of Cuba, dated Jan. 2. were re-
ccvcd yesterday by its general agent. Don
Miguel de ALBANIA. These dispatches were ac-
companicd by complete files OF La Republicd
the official organ of free Cuba and OF La Is
treiid Soltdrid tthe Lone Stdrl. q daily sheet
published at Camaguey.
The President. Don Tomas Estrada with his
Cabinet. and the mombcrs OF Congress. had Just
returned to Camaguey with their escort. accom-
panied by Gen. Maxine Gomez, Commander
in-Chief. from a visit to tho various Cuban
camps in the Eastern Department
The dispatches contain the official account Of
the battle Of Jobosi. near Remedies. The
Spaniards. who were commanded by Col
Ayuso. lost seventy-one killed and 273 wounded.
Col. Ayuso has been decorated by the King Of
Spain with the order Of San FERNANDEZ milf
tarv order held in great esteem by all Spanish
officers, He cqrned tnot 10y, getting whipped
by the Cuhnns. but by saving the life of the new
Spanish Commander-in- Chief. Gen. MARTINEZ
Campos, who was present at the fight.
One OF the dispatches says:
Since the defeats which Gen Martinez Campos sus
,sncS At Iohc' and La R.forna, Ne only action, at
aa he Ss Stc n ali almost S st Sq n
,he defensive Ia thi' department. Hhe Central ihey
nght with tlcm. Brig .Gen Benilcl who has command
on N"y w or am mp"t Sen ne Xxx ,a spn na
who were supposed g. be numerically stronger declined
twenty daN., Gen hcnig1 marched his command cls-c
w. TO- nr ,,S o. rH,f, Tr,H'I, y. see ne ,"ad draw
up To- the very gait, OF the city. but still the spanad rc
drawn hi. command column ~ about 2.orl spauiaris
moved 4ni taking tlg toad by which our troops had re-
tired They advanced about three miles; a, ir a. 10,
iefralyo- 4 which place Gen Bcnez had len few
which killed aud wounded a lew Of them they returned
to Puerto Principe
tempt Of Gen. Modesto Diaz To draw the Span
iards from their intrcnchments at the village Of
Cauto. in the Eastern Department There.
again. they declined to leave the cover of their
guns, and the Cuban Col Gueyara. with COM
mand of 100 infantry and ffty cavalry. car
ried on n lot of cattle and horses under II fire
from the forts shortly after he had rctrcated
with his booty a body OF leo Spanish cavalry
were ordered out The Cuban cavalry lay in
range and then charged with that terror Of the
Spaniards. the maehcte, known in cuba as the
gGr an, Dc oonms, The Spaniards were
arms and ammunition left eighteen Killed
along the road. The patriots lost two killed
The camp Of Con. Diaz at Guajavalito was at
tackled ON Dec. bya Spanish column. which
managed 20 pass the senries. The troops OF
horses and provisions for themselves: only
thirty mon. mostly officers, were left in the
amp me Spaiii%rds ~ once opened fire on
The tents. Tho tuhans. after firing their re-
volvcrs. went at Thorn with their marhrtr- aud
drpNe IN m ont OF the camp. The noise of the
iring hurried Il. luragin- parties back to camp.
and the SpanariS were pursued. In their r.
treat thoy halted and formed three times, oach
time being attacked by the Cuhun-. They
finally r"trcatrl 10 their camp at LIS Toru-
into which they carried their dead and wound
ed. Thcy buried forty corpscs the following
morning. The Culan- lost ono officer and one
soldier Killed and had eight men wounded
only three severely.
Gen. MARITIME Cnmnos is rushing about from
on place 10 another in the Villas Department.
One day he j. heard II in Trinidad: the ncNt
in San 4 .E,piri,u- ;thc third IN Villa Clara and
- ON. He b. respecting. organizing. and On
tcaNoriug 10 ln-pirii ia. men. But IL seems To-
b' hard work. Tor he has absolutely nitiilt' I'd
nothing - far in the shape of vigorous cam
pniEn. Tho troops are said - bc suffering ter
rhly from the 4 .-'a-r- IL the climate and uu-
cities af the Department are filed TO oNcri w
ins. and the mon are growing for the pay which
th'y cannot Eot.
Gen. Cnmpo- i evidently Mt his wits end. II
H. known that the tuhan- have declined all his
ovcriuroS for "A suspension Of hostilitics and
thclr indop" ndcncc rs the first aud inli-pcn-
sable condition Of any settlement. This. Of
course. ten. tunipOS j. not authorized Ia con-
code. lie knows that his want OF success and
helpless inactivity have mndc him very unpop-
ulpr i'm Havana aud he has sent an aide-de-
OF III" island. Cnpt.-Gon. JoNcllar. with a re-
quest Tor "a conference At his headquarters in
Villa Clara.
Jovcllr lcft Havana for this purpose on the
lM'-tho day be- 'pr" tn steamer which arrived
here yesterday len. His departure it, rroha-
topics la Havana. The general mprc- sion on
The minds Of nrn in Havana who should bee well
informed il that he j. sick ~ his position. has
g0n" 10 deliver over the CAPITA u-Grncrul-hip Of
th" island II. duo formto Gen. MARTINEZ Camio-
am ihai he Will leave for Spain il. the steamer