The sun., 1896-02-28
NEED ONLY AxxUrrrroM.
The Tryf.s Co-sine. or che Brave c-sss
Ueyoluttonists.


Hevolutiopists.
The following account OF the battle and burn
ing Of Jaruco IL translated from letter sent
by q Lieutenant on Gen. Corners star to .
friend In this city.
lin CAMP NEAR AauAcATh
Proyincs OF Haynns
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'r"'h near beJucal some days ago made the men
anxious for fight. although. mind you. we did
not have on an average more than seven car
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.'use' a''.'o' iho oa'' o"oo oponou W t''
sianinrds, 1t was hard to restrain our men. and
tho firing soon became general Our cavalry
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au'Aneeu % Nv " $40" pnec IN tN,,nn'u ''n. ine
enemy opened on us with their Mausers at about
a quarter OF n mile range but did not succeed
in ar,wtn, INV sro ,,n,i no.,.rs xithin two
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hundred yards: then every bullet seemed TO
tell. The Spanish regulars held their ground
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WV" ~ e ''.'h'ee'', "'o' US ' "' 4"
u combination OF coward and cur, commenced
to weaken aud waver finally making n com plcte
.,amneJe rhs cu,do,a,.ra Rottn,;on could
s.a'np.se . 'D,, no uu""n'a,ara = n".u'no" .9'.u
fell back after the volunteers In to ,Iaruco where
,ye folln,ved ,.r,,,, ,,o.s.s.;on nf ,hs c,,y NJ
7:3o =. NJ.
1--WE forced and burned the jnil liberatlng
about thirty no,,t,ca, nri.oncrs who reprcs.nted
the best families OF Jnruco Some of our men
found nm opportunity 20 visit their wives and
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Nearly all or us received, by gilt or purchase,
some much-needed article of wearing apparel.
put at o o'clock heavily armed r.ln nforcc,ne,ts
with he!d pieces came from the west. aud the
Spanish volun, ecrs revaining their courage
c,nm,,,.d , n Inv, ,v, INV ,,.r q, ,h. howe.
.o'"''''e W ,'""' 'ut o", "ie" u, ','' '''''e'
families suspected of being in sympathy with
the revolution
Oar forces were ordered to assemble and
take up a position in the eastern part Of tho
city. But The Spanish troops through the ns.
sistance of traitor volunteers. gained access to
houses In the ne ghhcrhoDd and commenced to
pour a murderons fire upon us from surround.
ing windows zen Maceo endured this for
about twenty minutes, aud then gave the order
shot was fired, In n few minutes that portion
OF the city was going up in smoke, and We were
left unmolested until daylight. Between tho
to drive us out of the western part Of the city,
and those which We in self-defence in the east
ern part were forced TO give to the flames poor