The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-13
lille 1NsnnanNrs ROUTED.
Made n Gallant Fight and Covered Their
Retreat Well.

Made n Gallant Fight and Covered Their
Retreat Well
Havana, February IA dispatch re-
ceivod here from Santa Clara, capital OF
the province Of that name. from Generhi
Oliver the Spanish commnnder IN tnht
district announces a serious deteat OF uie
insurgents under Serniin Sanchez ana
Mirnbei, two of the most Important III
s,ugont leaders outside of the province
OF Havana.
rrho following details OF the engagement
hnyo been received hero General oiiVer,
hearing that Scripnn Sanchez ana Mirapei
nt the head of u numerous iornc ot nsu'
pcnts were moving on CamaJuah, ornnreu
Colonel Lopez, ~ the head OF soo caVairy
and infantry. to leave Remedies, nortu-
caet of CnmaJunn, where the troops VERY
I'm garrison, and to engage Inc enemy.
The Spanish troops left Rerneuios a.
a. m. ,dato not given, supposed "
Monday, and arrived at camaJuah ~
o'clock the same night. The troops wc'e
aroused at an early hour the next MORN
ing and left CamaJuan. going III inc uifsc-
ton Of Palo Pieto. where inc . NV ars'
guard of the insurgents were stsuoneu.
The latter opened lire upon tho troops
as soon az the soldiers were wen wna as,s
range For some time ,ne np ,shi,s hs,ser
cheating distance before enguginB the IN
s,rrruis When the Spanish column waN
wei in hand and IN battle , aol'hu com.
nn,,eoJ. This was done with cnective.
sharp and well directed IRE being hsps
up by the troops until me aaVancu sua ~
~ ihe insllrgents retreated upon tne
main body, after having replied visor-
oualy. .,.a ~ ADVANCE
oysr difficult ground. The insurxsns
~ hhornshontcrs kent up harrassiDg hre
ms they re,roated, but when the troops
reached a large open space oi ,.a Ia,xt
Inving hii.h ground TO the right nnu let
Irnnt the Insurgents suddenly appehfeu
In strong force to the right anu ieis ~
the troops and another body OF .hs env-
nv. afterward ascertained to he strons
Enforcement OF insurgents under Leon
c!o vidal and Betancourt. moveu on
Colonel Lopez forces IN the center a,,.r !,
being surrounded by. a much SUPERIOR
force Of insurgents TO his right ana on
his left were the main bodies OF the ~
tacking Insurgents under seraiin san,
chez and Mirabel, They were cumpose1
OF mounted and dismounted men ~ apous
onual numbers But the center force "a
thc Insurgents was mainly infantry, un-
dor these circumstances Colonei LOPEZ
ordered the troops TO form q square; ins s
was =, one with great GOODNESS unuss. ino
fre OF the enemy and eventuaiiy ,hs ~
snryents charged upon the square from
three sides with machetes, the rear ~
Inc Spanish column being somew ,,ra p re
lenses IN the shape OF thick b'ishwooda
md n rayine difficult to cross, 4.
MI Tbr insurgents charged with the great
est courage In spite of the hre OF tne4
troops using their machetes ana cnee1iu8
far cuba Their first attack was IT,
nn,sed hut they were not long In return
ima 10 the charge with the same IT
iantry This time the insursents reacnt ny
almost up TO the Spanish squeIs. ~ ~,
we're ONCE more driven back. this time Y
disorder. The insureent leaders mene
another attempt to rally their to.css 4me
led TO the attack for third nme. soes