The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
MACEO WINS A BIG VICTORY.
SPANISH TROOPS DEFEATED WITH
500 KILLED AND WOUNDED.


SmHII-MaNImo Gomez Also Wins "a
Battle, NOunding Gen. valdez and
killing col. Aldave-The FiIibus-
tering Trip of the HDrsa.
Key West. Nov. 2O.-Passengers by the
Olvette tonight report that Gen. Anto-
nio Maceo with 1.S00 men. had a battle
with Gen. Navarro on Nov. Il. near Santa
I Clara, which lasted seventeen hours. The
Spanish were defeated with loss of 500
killed and wounded. Gen. Navarro, hav-
ing been wounded, narrowly escaped be-
ing captured The insurgents loss is said
to be very small.
Advices also state that yesterday Gen.
Maxine Gomez fought a battle with Gen.
Suarez Valdez in the Santa Clara PROV
ince. The battle lasted for several hours,
the insurgents finally defeating the troops.
seriously wounding Gen Valdez and kill
ing Col. Aldave. Fun particulars of the
battle were not obtainable to-day.
Washington. Nov. 20-The following
story is a copy dn translation of an or
der received here believed to be authen-
tic, and issued from the headquarters or
a portion of the insurgent forces operat-
| ing partly in Santa Clara and partly in
Matauzas.
Liberating Army of cuba.
Fifth Corps of the Army-First Brigade.
In accordance with orders Of the pro-
yisioral government and to the end that
no one may allcge ignorance, l hereby
make known 10 the sugar manufacturers,
cane planters, (Colonosl and proprietors
or thts zone under my command.
First-The buildings and cane fields OF
all plantations will be considered and re-
spected provided no work is given to any
able bodied laborer nor the operations OF
grinding commenced
Second-When there are no Notifications
nor forces located in the same for their
protection
Third--A term Of ten days to expire on
the 18th instant is hereby granted for
the suspension of all works, If commenced.
the destruction of the fortihcatons which
may exist and the withdrawal of the
troops, If any, from same.
Fourth-Those who contraYene this or
der will be severely punished and their
buildings and cane fields reduced to ashes.
Headquarters OF Operations, Nov, ?, 1895.
Francisco j. Perez,
Chief Of Brigade.
Official information received here re-
ports that the strength Of the late Cuban
| hlibustering expedition, which sailed
| from this country on the Danish steam
4 ef torSa, rs exaggerated In the published
/ reports. There was but forty insurgents,
| twenty of whom embarked in New York
/ on the night of Saturday, the 9th inst.
| They had attended with others, a mass
/ meeting in that city which was held in
/ the interest Of the cuban insurgents, and
4 when this adjourned the men went 10
4 the wharf, where they were taken on
i board a tug, which was awaiting their
/ arrival The utmost secrecy was observ-
( ed. and every effort was made to elude
/ the vigilance of the federal authorities.
4 The tug had no lights burning, and
I sheet Of white canvass was pasted over
her name. Shortly after midnight the
! tug dropped down the stream and carried
/ her crew of passengers to a point Off
! Cape Barnegat, where they were taken
\ on board the Horsa, which awaited them
/ at that place. The Horsa had carried an
/ gone aboard at Philadelphia. These
4 forty, it Is claimed, represented the full
4 strength Of the expedition.
The Horsa cleared from Philadelphia
/ for Port Antonio, Jamaica. Upon her
, arrival in Cuban waters she attempted
I to land the members of the expedition
1 upon the eastern coast Of the island. 1t
was attempted to put the flibusters
4 ashore ia boats. While thus engaged,
Spanish gunboat hove i'm sight, where
upon the Horsa immediatly steamed away
/ IN the direction of Jamaica. Upon her
/ arrival at Kingston, Jamaica, the HOrsa
/ was seized by the British authorities, as
/ reported in these dispatches.
The fact was developed to-day that two
4 of the leaders of the Horsa expedition.
/ Francisco Carrillo and Jose Maria
4 Aguirre, are naturalized American citi-
+ Zens They were arrested in Havana at
1 the outbreak Of the rebellion, but were
/ consul general Mr.. Williams. They
/ claimed at that time to have no con-
/ necton with the rebellion, and their re-
/ lease was granted because of their Amer
/ ican citizenship. 1t is stated to-day that
4 they We're then in active sympathy with
/ the rebellion. and that this last act is a
/ third time they have allied themselves
with the enemies of the Spanish govern
/ ment.
A strong denial is given to-day to the
/ statement that this expedition had its
/ origin in Canada, or that any Of It's mem
/ bers started from that country. The entire
/ affair was planned in New York. 1t is also
hot he fFatsfr raraFa -. ..fgta
/ them any considerable member of arms. 1t
/ is not doubted that each had whatever
| was necessary for himself, but no more.
/ Suspicion was directed to the Horsa upon
/ her arrival at Philadelphia several weeks
| ago. II is customary for incoming vessels
10 employ the same pilot upon arriving
/ and departing When the Horsa brought
/ up at her landing the captain paid her pi-
4 lot $50, which is the amount he would have
received had he also taken the vessel out
4 to sea and he was notified that his services
/ were not needed outward. This at once led
/ to the belief that the vessel had some hid
1 den purpose in pursuing this course and
4 her movements from that time were care
I fully followed.
Madrid, Nov. 2O.-A dispatch from Ha-
! Vana says the constitutional union party
Of Cuba has held meeting at Matanzas
and renewed its assurance of adhesion
to the government. Gen. Martinez Cam
pos was present at the meeting and eX-
pressed himself as confident that reforms
viii be introduced In Cuba by the govern
ment at the earliest Opportune moment
The dispatch also says that the rebel
leader, Maxine Gomez. has issued an
other order commanding the laying waste
Of plantations and burning Of the build
ings thereon, and threatening with death
all persons rendering assistance in the
gathering of the crops
A dispatch from Havana to the Impair
cial says that while the successes of the
Spanish troops In Cuba have been small
of late they have resulted in defeating so
far the plans of the insurgents leader
Gomez, to invade Matanzas.
New York, Nov 20-The double Gordon
of Spanish men-of-war around Cuba, the
special system planned by Admiral Ma
rengo minister Of the navy, is reported
as being IN full working order and very
efficient The testimony to this effect
comes from a wholly reliable and fnde-
pendent source, the captain of 3 British
steamer that arrived here yesterday from
the Spanish main and the West Indies
on Thursday evening last, Nov a. at
about 7.45 O'Clock, while en- route for this
port and when about thirty miles west
Of Cape Maysi. Cuba, he noticed a power
ful search light playing IN shore on the
Cuban coast. Suddenly two lights ap-
peared cleaning from the topmast head
Of a vessel 10 the ofiing, evidently a Sig
nal 10 the ship IN shore. Soon afterward
the search light from the inshofe ship