The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-29


another hostile column appeared in -
and was attacked by Gen Maceo,s $500.
A body of Infantry was quickly forned
ard armed with the rides lust canxr,-sd
which. planted on a little heIeht. rfas{ed
the enemy with bullets for half -, ts.,r
and forced them to retreat in haste ,~slIe
the cavalry attacked him on the Ns.k.
Cen Gomez. who had marched on vlth
part OF the troops, fell in with another a.
rmn Of the enemy, and, with thu ss-ses-
ance of Zayas' brigade, that Joined n, r.
the right moment. did great damage Il, me
enemy's forces. Meanwhile the rear ~u.rd
under Col Pedro Dlaz. held back the erAs-
fish troops that came to the rescue. v-bee
camp was pitched the Cubans had tpee
seventeen hours on horseback. La Liza
gave the Spanish losses as thirty ! ;g~d
and forty-fsye wounded in the first = nj
and sixty killed and forty wounded n me
second. The march continued through
the district of cienfuezos for -four DAYS
longer. followed by a force Of 500 Spa ash
soldiers.
Gen Maceo sent out number Of nank-
ing columns TO march parallel with the
body Of the troops. and ordered Gen La
cret to advance rapidly to the north. INTO
the province OF Matanzas. coUr RS we're
sent back TO Camaguey to direct Gea
Rodriguez TO cross the trocba with the
second contingent from the east. ana 10
form junction ia that district The d.
uation OF the Cuban forces on entering the
most popusous and rich district OF the
island was as follows: ouintin Bandera
above Trinidad. the forces OF Legion and
Castillo over against Espiritu Santo and
the trocha; the troops Of Pedro Las.
Zayaz, Bego and Cortina. respectively. to-
ward Remedies. Santa Clara Cienfusros
and SaRua. Arteaga's forces were Also
sent toward EseDfuegos. and Rafael Car
denas was ordered to enter the siisfrtefs
OF caraenas and Colon. On the arh the
army took UP it's march toward La Col
mena. where a brilliant action took place
resulting in the rout Of strong Spanish
column. brought about chiefly by the IT,
fantry, under command OF the brothers
Ducasse, aided BY a charge of 40 hofye-
men. The enemy owed mis- safety To the
broken nature Of the ground and the
rough roads. The cGDan loss Was aeveu
The army encampcd at midnight. after
having again been seventeen hours I'm the
saddle. in the district Of Colon where Gen
Martinez Campos was with 700 men. On
the following morning. after repelling the
column Of the enemy. the Cuban army en-
Tered the district of the plan tatious. and
began to burn down tho fields OF sugar
cane. The colony OF Antilla was attacked
by the rear guard on refusing TO capitu-
late. and was only saved by the arrival Of
a column of 100 Spaniards. The Cuban
loss was twenty-eighf. At midnight the
army encamped In the center OF tho most
populous district Of Colon, and passed
within a mile OF that fortified place Dur
ing the night the whistles OF the locomo-
t!ves could he heard that were bringing In
trains loaded with troops. IT marched on
next day, burning plantations, some with
In the town limits of Colon. and entered
the district of Cardenas surrounded by
walls of flames. In this days march. the
most dangerous OF the whole campa,gn
not a shot Was fired, though the army
marched slowly through broad district
full Of plantations. amid a network Of
railroads guarded by Spanish troops. This
was the place where Gen. Martinez Cam
pos had prepared his rat trap" as a
newspaper Of the capital that drew It's In
formation from Official sources had pre-
viously said. Gen. Maceo, sometimes In
the van. at others In the rear skillfuiiy
directed the march.
His strategy consisted In a series OF zig
gag movements, almost always from east
TO west. approaching az near as possibl.
to some hostile district, and then retreat
Ink from IL In continuing the advance
While his column was Drawing the enemy's
forces TO throw them off the track and de-
i'AAh sfNh III dethii. Vel trDflfZ MADE a
rapid flank movement with 500 horsemen 10
the village Of Rogue. where the forces
united.
On the Esd the railroad from Car,,enas
70 Jucaro and the branches to Ben1ba and
MADAM were crossed. and some bridges and
stations destroyed. AT 4 I'm the Afternoon
the vanguard reached the village of Coli
SEQ. which was attacked and burned on
account OF the resistance made by Its In
hablsants. The main body Of the column
and the baggage were marching through
when the head of the Spanish column was
seen. which soon drew up In line OF battle
and opened fire. The fight lasted for an
hour. and the enemy was checked; In spite
OF the great disparity In the forces which
took part, 200 Cuban horsemen at most
against $500 Spanish infantry. From the
2ith to the 2sth the march was kept ID
through the enemy's country, back into
the district OF Cicnfnegos and then into
Matanxas
At Calimete on the 2ath of December a
battle was fought between the Span!ards
formed In three squares. One Of these was
broken. the men cut down with rnacheies
tho greater number retreating. After an
hour and haif of fighting the Cuban in
fantry decided the battle. The march was
continued. The Cubans were again attacked
by Gen. Garcia Navarro. and the rear
guard by Suarez Naides. The cub;in loss
In the three fights amounted 10 fifty-seven
men. Lieut.. Col. Andres Fernandez. known
az the "Gallacian' Spaniard by birth.
was killed while fighting CALAMITY Or the
"th the railroad from Matanxas was de-
stroyed under the heavy fire of a Spanish
column that tried to prevent H. The march
continued through the district OF Matsn-
zas. and al the close OF 1895 the revolution
which has been In existence only ten
months had carried It's banners through She
noble district OF Las Villas ana part ~
occidente, the army hoping 10 begin the
new year by feat of arms that should
open TO 1t the way into the province OF Ha-
Nana. The new year was opened with
skirmish with the enemy at n place called
~ tstante. As he was intr.nched behind
a stone wall tho cavalry could not charge
nm with It's machcies. but the infantry
disl9dged him from his position with little
loss. The result OF the brush was irnpor-
tsnt. IA Il threw open tho entrance into
the district of Havana
I'm the next two DAYS a number Of small
bodies OF The enemy surrendered giving the
Insurgents 80 rifles ard T. sao cartridges.
They passed Within gupshot Of body of
l.t@o SaauiArds. who did not stir. On tho
t'h they crossed the railroad from fatG-
NaHo 70 Havana. ana tore Il up taking tha
village " JurR d. Meiena which would not
surrender. and destroying some Of the
houses ani the church Three thousand
i'Nr~ ana la,e@ cartridges were cartured
hrrc, ana the 90 prisoners taken wrre set
irve. Al Alqusar the people received
thein WIFE enthusiastic cheers. The Nolup-
tefrs az the garrison di5 rot oppose dos
iSFatlen OF The people IN favor " the ca
ban cause, ami EaSo ~ 30 rifles ard Fesa
cartridges. ~ Celha del Aqua 20 mnrr
rihcs and 500 cartridges were obtained
The naFch coni'rucd 90 Flnar del Rto A.
foyo Colorado the town declared feg the
revolution, and the volunteers tore ofr
l'eoir uniforms ard gave VIZ their arms.
aicrs news was received from Havana hat