Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-14
AL MACH E TEL"
That Is The Cry OIL The CubarS When
They Ride Down On The Spanish.
wEyLErs LAST RErNFoRcEMENTs
They Are Better Than the Average
Troops Sent to Him, ana sh""'"
Give n Good Account of Them
selves.

selves.
uApANA. March Ii, via TAMPA
FLA, March l3.-All OF the i''V' "'iu
tional troops sent from Spain since '"e
middle Of February have arrived anu
been equipped for service. Most Oh tiiei'
ore now I'm the field. Some six tnou-
sand are being held in Habana' ana l's
outskirts as a precaution against as
| t,rbances in the city. There are SUM-
| Gent volunteers here TO repei any AT
tack the insurgents can make, with their
lack of cannon and scarcity OF a'ii'iiuii-
tim. The new troops were petter ina"
the average from Spain, and shouid give
a yood account OF themselves In the neiu.
norton of them were sent to General
pando. i'm Santa Clara, and large
force has been started for Pinar dei MO
where the rebels have had Things All
their own way for a month. Nine I'M
,ortant towns have been laid In runs TO-
hacco-houses have been burned, and
large norton of the great tobacco as
| ,~,c, "a n waste The concentration Oh
s,overnment troops in Habana province,
in the expectation of dealing an eHectlVe
hIo,y 10 Gomez and MaceO, left other
nroyinces without sufficient protection
The two rebel cheftains managed 10
avoid a pitched battle, although tne
most elaborate preparations were Hlade
20 force them to fight or SURRENDER. uo-
mez has been in Matanzas province
about two weeks, and Maceo mas also
been there during the past week. win
their two columns, aggregating soiile
- 000 men. and the columns OF Lacret
and others. they have effectively pre-
vented the owners OF sugar estates
from obeying the order of General
Weyler TO begin grinding. Cane has been
burned from one end of the pro-
vince TO the other, but buildings and
machinery have not been harmed, so
far as can be learned. The outlook Tor
! any more grinding in MatanZas and Ha-
hama provinces Is not bright In ad-
dition to burning cane, many railroad
culverts and bridges have been totally
| destroyed, dynamite being used in some
cases.
Half a dozen columns Of troops are
having daily skirmishes with the rear
guards or outposts of Gomez and Maceo.
| NV the time a sufficient force OF gov
eminent troops is brought up 10
make an effective attack, the insur-
gents. being all mounted, have moved
| on. They apparently have sufficient am
ruunition for these skirmishes, but nave
not enough 10 make decided stand
learn from credible sources that the
Insurgents frequently so into fight with
| from six to eight rounds per man.
After a few volleys they are obliged 10
retreat, unless the Spaniards waVer' as
| they generally do. Unless in force. Al
| 81 CuDHnS
| down on them like so many demons, yell
in "Al machetel Al machetew
When the Spanish say in their official
| renorts that they received the first charge
| of the enemy with the troops In the
| form OF squares. and the second charge
| in circular groups, 1t Is pretty PLAIN
| what happened.
The insurgents are gaining new re-
cruits daily, but only at slow rate
owing to the difficulty in obtaining arms.
There Is no question that, II rifles and
ammunition are landed in any quantity
| there will be many more men In the
NeId. ana hot fights will follow almost
''i 1siSned, CLARK.
INsIIRGENT SUCCESSES.
I KEY WEST. FLA, March i3.-Prvate
advlces received I'm this city by the
steamer Olivette Wednesday from Ha-
bana, dated March 10th, at General
Aguirres headquarters, report battle
at the town Of Jiguabo, in which the
rebels defeated a detachment OF Spanish
troops. and captured all their arms and
| ammunition.
Insurgents under the command of Major
Paul Arrange captured the town OF san
| Antonio del Rio Blanco, one half mile
from the city of Jaruco, which was
| guarded by a detachment Of Spanish vol
unteers. At the approach Of the insur-
gents the volunteers sent commission
to the insurgent leader ohering 70 sur
rerder. They delivered about eighty
rifles and 1000 rounds Of ammunition,
and twenty of the volunteers deserted
and followed the insurgents.
| Arrango's men went In the direction or
the Oviedo plantation. There they were
ambushed by 300 Spanish troops. a small
reinforcement coming up from Maceo
they charged the troops, dislodgng them,
and drove them In great disorder from
the field. The troops left twenty dead
and the insurgents lost six killed and two
wounded.
From Oviedo plantation the insurgents
went i'm the direction of Campos de Flor
ida, where they met train
carrying go troops They wrecked the
train. defeated the troops, killing many,
and captured lot Of arms and ammu-
milton.
The report Of the action by the United
States Congress has caused much re-
ioicing among the insurgents.
Oscar Held, a celebrated German artist,
has Joined the insurgents, and been COM
missioned color-bearer TO General
Aguirre.
IN MORO DUNGEONS.
Jose Azcui and 127 other Cuban SYM
pathiZers have been transferred TO the
MORO Castle dungeons, where their suf-
ferings are terrible. They are fed on
bread and water. and are compelled to
sleep on the damp gound amid lot Of
filth.
on the 10th instant six small Cuban
boys were met on the public road by a
detachment OF Spanish troops, who fired
on the boys. killing them. At Palmos de
Pedroso the Spanish troops entered the
town, killing everything In sight. IL Is
said fifteen persons were shot, and that
among the Killed is man by the name
OF Perdomo, an American citizen.
At Artemisia II Is reported that Spanish
soldiers assaulted many women and
young girls. and entered the churches.
carrying off everything OF value.