The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25
FROM CUBA.
An Official Account Of the Battle h
the vaIenzueIan District
GRIEVANCE OF CAPTAIN QUICK.
Yankee Boat Fired Upon by
Spanish Cunboat.

HAVANA, July 25. - The following Is
the official account of the battle of Valen-
suela, Acting Captain-G General Arderius.
who is in command at Havana during
the absence OF Gens-al de Campos at the
front having just RECEIVED the following
message from the captain general;
vERGuITA, July 90.
To General Arderus. Havara-On the 18th
I started from Manzanillo toward Verguita
and Bayamo. Az Manzanillo, previous to
starting, received information which proved
80 be misleading. But at Verguita was in
formed that Maceo was in the neighborhood OF
Bayamo. at tho head of large forces OF IN
surgents. had only 1870 men with me, but
did not think it honorable 20 retreat, and
also thought that the numbers of the enemy
were exaggerated, and consequently pro
ceeded ON my march, and eventually met the
enemy near Peralljos, about three leagues
south OF BayamO.
Ny column was commanded by the un-
fortunate General Santocildes. When the lat
ter was killed in action took command. The
battle was a hard.fopght one. The field was
most unfayorable for the operations OF our
troops. The enemy numbered three times
more than we did; WAS well supplied with am
munition, and fought shillfully. We were sur
rounded by fire un four sides, and there were
two moments of danger The firing lasted
Nv hours, in which our rear guard was en-
gagged.
Our losses in killed are General santocildes
his adjutant, Jose Sotomayor; Captain Emzbic
Tomas and rs soldiers, and our wounded were
Lieutenant Colonel jose Vaukero, Captain
Luis Robles, First Lieutenant Francisco
Sanchez Ortega, Captain Travesi and % sol
diers. cannot ascertain tho losses OF the
enemy but il is said that they are over 800.
With the fatigue Of the journey aud the bat
troops, and desisted from going out of Bay
amo. Besides had information that Jose
Maceo had arrived on the following day with
1900 men, and that he was recruiting all the
civilians l had To organize a great deal az
Bayamo, and had no ammunition TO spare.
communicated with Holquin and Santiago de
Cuba, dirocJing tha; troops be sent to supply
Bay amo with ammunition, and to so maneuver
30 as to be ready 10 engage the rebels IL the
latter would effect further lighting.
General Suarez Valdez arrived yesterday,
the 2lst, with l4JO men, and the day we left for
verguita.
General Lachambre was under Are yesterday
at Brancaz but the engagement was one OF
slight importance, and today he has gone &c
Bayamo over the same road that followed the
other day.
Tomorrow / GO TO Manzaniilo. Forward
CAMpos
Somo iden of the severity of the meas
ures which the Spanish officials in Cuba
have been Obliged to adopt to check the
Spread of the Insurrection
may be gathered from the following
proclamation, issued by the governor OF
the province of Santa Clara:
ID. Augustin Lugue T. Coca, brigadier gen.
eral governor of the province of santa Clara,
20 inhabitants OF the same:
The sayageness of those vsho apply the torch
who steal and murder under the CRY Of "viva
Cuba Libre," and to the propagators who dis
grace the Cuban people, are recruiting parti.
sans for the hordes commanded by incendi
aries and htghwaymen, compel me, with
most painful feeling, to adopt energetic meas
ures which frankly confess shall be carried
to the extreme, IL the noble war made by our
valiant army is responded to by murder and
pillage.
For the present, decree the following edict :
Article EVERY countryman. on entering or
leaving the towns, shall b. provided with his
personal certificate aud with evidence of his
ownership of the horse he may be- riding, and
shall exhibit them 10 any agent OF the govern
ment that might demand them.
Article 2--It is prohibited To travel in the
country or in the outsrSirts OF the towns from
sunset 10 sunrise, with the understanding that
the patrols and forces in operation will detain
and put at my disposal all persons infringing
this rule II not provided with the proper per-
nit which TO said end shall be issued by the
military chicf OF the demarkatlon Of which
they are residents.
Article 3An permits to carry arms, which
are not countcrssgned by the military govern
ors Office are null and void; residents in the
country who are in possession of any kind of
arms shall deposit them within the period of
10 days with tho posts Of the civil guard or de.
tachments nearest to their abodes, the chiefs
OF which Will isSao proper voucher.
Article Alt Is only for agricultural work
that working 'machetes" may be kept in their
residences, but 10 Is absolutely prohibited 10
carry tho same outside of the respective
landed property.
Article S-rhcse Infringing these orders, as
well ~ the agitators OF opinion and those who
abet and harOor them shall be indicted for the
crime of rebellion, tried in accordance with
the code OF justice and punished with all the
severity Of the military laws
Article 6-rhe municipal mayors and mayors
Of circumscriptions shall publish widely this
edict and the said authorities, as well n all
civil and military authorities OF this province,
hold responsible for Its full and punctuai
Observance.