The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-11
IN WHICH NEARLY THREE HUN.
DRIED INSURGENTS WE'RE
KILLED.
THEY PLOTTED TO ENTRAP THE
SPANIARDS,
But the Willy Commander of the Spanish
Troops Had Prepared for All
Emergencies-Two Other In
surgent Defeats.

troops under the command of Major
Azur and General Antonio Maceo, the
insurgent commander, at the head of
large force. Two hundred and eighty of
the latter We're killed.
1t appears that Major Sanchez re
ceived information to the effect that a
force of 1900 insurgents under the COM
mand of Rahia had occupied strong posi-
tons near Manzanilli, province of San
tiago de Cuba. Consequently Sanchez
sent a messenger to his superior officer,
Colonel Auzere, suggesting THAT they join
forces and make an attack ON the insur-
gents. The messenger, however, fell into
the hands of the insurgents, who hanged
him. They then sent word to Sanchez,
over the name of Colonel Auzere, to at
tack the insurgents.
Major Sanchez recognized the difficulty
of the movement he was apparently
directed by his colonel to execute, but
he sent out an advance guard, under COM
mamd of two sergeants, with instructions
to push forward to the right and to the
left of the thoroughfare and be careful
to take up advantageous positions from
which they could protect the advance
| of the main body of the troops under
Sanchez's command. The sergeants
Icleverly followed out the instructions
given them.
Major Sanchez Ghen advanced care
fully upon the insurgents position, pro
tecting his men by every inequality of
the ground. But, as he expected, the
troops We're no sooner inside the detle
that the insurgents were mad with en-
thusiasm, and their machetas played
havoc among the troops, which were
hemmed in and unable to deploy ON ac-
count of the marrow road they had fol
lowed. But it was here that the two ad-
vance pickets under the two sergeants
came to the rescue. From their elevated
positions they kept up a continuous and
we'll directed fire upon the insurgents
within range and eventually, assisted by
a charge of Spanish troops, compelled
them to retreat outside OF the detile. The
Spanish troops rushed forward after them,
and once in the open they charged the in
surgents with great courage. The lnsur-
gents then sought refuge in the position
they had previously left in order to attack
| the troops, but the soldiers carried this
position and put the enemy to flight, with
the loss upon the field of $50 killed. The
troops lost 80 killed and wounded. Ii
was at first reported that the insurgents
were commanded by General NIaceO, but
lit was subsequently learned that they
We're under command of Rahia and that
Maceo took no part in the engagement.
In another fight, reported from We
guila, the insurgents, under Rahia, los
five killed and many wounded, while OF
the side of the troops one officer and fOul
soldiers were wounded.
News of another defeat of the insur
gents has reached here from Bellamotas
in the province of Santa Clara. Bella
mOtas was garrisoned by an officer and 81
soldiers who occupied fortified barrack
/ building. The place was attacked 'by
the insurgents, under Castillo. The
insurgent leader then sent word to thu
officer in command of the garrison. tn,
soldiers forming the union battalion,
notifying him to surrender under pain O.
being burned alive with his men. TIL,
officer sent word to Castillo that he pre-
erred to die fighting or to be burned t
death rather than surrender to the insur
gents. In THE meantime some of the sol
diers succeeded in eXtinguishing tn,
flames, which threatened to consume tn
barracks, and while they were doing 81
the remainder of the garrison kept up
fire on the insurgents. The latter re
sponded from every point but the garri
son held out calamity for two hours. The
insurgents attack had meanwhile becom,
transmitted to detachment 70 soldiers in
the neighborhood and they pushed for.
ward with speed to the relief of the garri
son of Bellamotas- When they reached
that place, a brisk fire was opened on tn,
insurgents, leaving many dead and wound
ed. On the side of the troops only thre,
men were killed and four wounded.
The insurgents have burned church il
Banano. i'm Santa Clara province
Captain General de Campos is on hi
way to Santa Espiritus.
Two hundred and mine insurgents bay,
been sent TO the Island of Pinos for com
Iplicity in political frauds.
CANIPos BECOMING SEVERE.
Havana, July S.-Generals Salceda and
Bazan, while out scouting in the fields
near Yateras, had a skirmish with the
insurgents, who left 10 dead upon the
field. On the side of the troops, two
soldiers were killed and six wounded.
General Navarro has had an engage.
ment with the Sousa band of insurgents
at Botija, Santiago de Cuba. The in.
surgents lost but two killed and
left two wounded behind them and
in addition the Spanish troops captured
two prisoners. Captain General Mar
tinez de Campos has issued a proclama.
ton saying that all insurgents captured
with arms in their possession will here.
after be summarily tried by court mar.
tial and shot. Those who conspire
against the integrity of the nation will
be sent to African penitentiaries and
those who surrender will be released
Near Mantanzan, an insurgent band OF
about 30 men have plundred and burned
three stores.
During the present month, 10000 men
will leave Spain for Cuba, and during
September and in the early part of DC.
tober additional reinforcements to the
number of 10000 will be sent from Spain.
All the steamers of the Spanish lines
Twill be chartered by the government in
order to send troops here.
CASTILLO INTERVIEWED.
Paris, July S.-The Gaulois today pub
fishes am interview with the Spanish pre-
mier, Signor Canovas del Castillo, il
which the latter is quoted as saying thai
the climate of Cuba prevented decisive
operations against the insurgents for the
present. The premier added. accordine
to the Gaulois, that the rebellion was en-
| tirely the work of foreign adventures
but he was glad to say that the insurgents
supplies Of arms and ammunition com
| ing chiefly from the United States anC
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