The record-union., 1896-01-10
FROM SPANISH SOURCES.
An Important and Decisive Engagement
to Soon Take Place.
A Victory Claimed for the Spanish
Forces-The Two Armies Con-
fronting One Another.

MADRID, Jan. 9.-Additional ad-
vices to these already reported have
been received from Havana concerning
recent engagements with the revolu-
tionary forces. These show very great
activity on the part of the Spanish
army, and indicate an important and
possibly decisive engagement at an
early date.
General Garina Navarro, as already
reported, recently met and put to fight
at Gunajay the combined forces of Ma
Geo and Gomez. The assault of the
Spanish troops upon the insurgent
forces was so vigorous and spirited and
the retreat of the enemy so precipitous,
that two companies of General Navar-
ro's command, pursuing a heavy con-
tingent of the fleeing insurgents, were
for a long time separated from the main
body of the Spanish army
Some details of this engagement have
already been given, including the cas-
ualties which attended it. After the en-
gagement the Cuban army fell back to
Ceiba, but was forced to make a coun-
termarch, because of an attack on them
by the column of General Luque, who
surprised and engaged them during the
night. The Cuban loss in this encounter
is given as twenty killed and a large
number wounded. The battle was for
a time very hotly contested.
The Spanish General, Saurez Valdez
arrived with the troops of his command
about the end Of the engagement and
contributed to the dispensing of the
rebels.
A fact tending to strengthen the i'm
preston that a decisive battle is imi-
nent manifests itself in the nearness or
proximity Of the two armies to each
other, and that the Generals who re-
Gently engaged Maceo and Gomez and
who have followed them vigorously
from the provinces of Santa Clara and
Matanzas, are in command of the troops
and hoping daily to engage the main
body of the discretionary column.
TROOPS FOR PORTO RICO.
HAVANA, Jan. 3, via Tampa Fla.)
Jan. 9.-Y esterday the transatlantic
steamship Leon XIII. sailed from Va
lencia for Porto Rico. She embarked
ninety officers and 1,040 soldiers.
A FOUR HOURS FIGHT.
HAVANA, Jan. 9-GeneraI Pratz had
an engagement with 1000 rebels near
the Central Sugar Factory of Lucia.
The fight lasted four hours and resulted
in the defeat of the insurgents, who
were led by Maceo, Miro, Zayas and Nu-
nez. 1t is reported that Miro was
wounded. The rebel loss was eight
killed. Thirty horses were captured
by the troops. 1t is supposed that the
rebels were attempting to cover the
landing of a filibustering expedition,
as bark acting in a suspicious man
rer was seen lowering off the coast
in that vicinity.
A band of rebels attacked the three
forts on the Esperanza Central Fac
tory, but were repulsed by fourteen
soldiers commanded by Lieutenant Ma
vas.
The civil guards who were repairing
the railway line at Navjas repelled
rebel attack, wounding their leader,
Sanchez, and killing two of the insur-
gents.
MORE TROOPS FOR CUBA.
MADRID, Jan. 9.-At Cabinet meet
ing held to-day it was decided not to
accept the resignation of Captain-Gen-
eral Campos. 1t was resolved to in
crease the military and naval forces
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