The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
CuBRS PATRIOTIC COURAGE.
WITH MORE ARMS AND AMMUNI-
TION VICTORY WOULD BE AS
SURED.


raaements with Only six or seven
Rouuds of Ammunition Per Man.
seventeen Thousand Additional
Troops sent From Spain since the
Middle of February.
Havana. March II, via Tampa, Fla,
,,.r,b 1s-An Of the seventeen thousand
-s5tionsl troops sent from Spain since
-ba middle Of February have arrived and
bsen equipped for service Most of them
,~e now in the field. Some six thousand
are being held in Havana and its out
sE;rts as a precaution against disturb
ances in the city.
There are sufficient volunteers here to
-epel any attack the insurgents can make
uifh their lack of cannon and scarcity of
smuuuftion The new troops We're bet
tsr than the average sent from Spain, and
sbould give a good account of themselves
!, the field. A portion of them was sent
- Cen Pando in Santa Clara, and a
large force has been started for Pinar del
pio where the rebels have had things al
most all their own way for a month.
Nine important towns have been laid in
rnins. tobacco houses have been burned
and large portion of the great tobacco
district is a waste.
The concentration Of government troops
IN Havana province in the expectation of
dealing an effective blow to Gomez and
Naceo left the other provinces without
sufficient protection. The two rebel chief
tains managed to avoid a pitched battle,
although the most elaborate preparations
were made to force them to fight or sur
render. Gomez has been in Matanzas
province about two weeks, and Maceo has
also been there during the past week.
With their two columns, aggregating
some 1900 men, and the columns of La
cret and others, they have enectlVely pre-
vented owners of sugar estates from obey
ing the order of Gen. Weyler to begin
grinding. Cane has been burned from one
end of the province to the other, Dut
buildings ana machinery nave not Deen
harmed so far as can be learned. The
outlook for any more grinding in Matan-
Zas and Havana provinces IS not DflSht
In addition to burning cane, many rail-
road culVerts and bridges have been total
ly destroyed, dynamite being used IN some
cases.
Half a dozen columns of troops are hav-
ing daily skirmishes with the rear guards
or outposts, Of Gomez and Maceo. BY
the time a sufficient force of government
troops is brought up to make an effectiVe
attack the insurgents being all mounted
have moved ON. They apparently have
sufficient ammunition for these skirm-
ishes, but have not enough to make
a decided stand. I learn from credible
sources that the insurgents frequently
go into a fight with from six to eight
rounds per man. After a few Volleys they
are obliged to retire unless the Spaniards
Waver, as they generally do unless in
force. AT any sign of weakness, the Gu
bans ride down on them like so many de-
mons, yelling, "Al machete! al macheter
When the Spanish say in their official re-
ports that they received the first charge
OF the enemy with the troops in the form
OF squares and the second charge in cir
cular groups, it is pretty plain what hap
pened The insurgents are gaining new
recruits daily, but only at slow rate,
owing TO the difficulty in obtaining arms.
There is no question that If rifles and am
munition are landed in any quantity there
viii be many more men in the field and
hot fights will follow almost Immediately.
Clark.
Key West, Fla March 13-Private ad-
vices received in this city by the steamer
Olvette Wednesday night from Havana,
dated March 10 at Gen. Aguirres head
quarters, report a battle at the town of
Jigiuabo, in which the rebels defeated a
detachment of Spanish troops and cap
tured all their arms and ammunition.
The insurgents under the command of
Maj. Paul Arrange, captured the town
Of San Antonio de 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 a committee
10 the insurgent leader Offering to sur
render They delivered about 50 rifles and
700 rounds of ammunition, besides twenty
Folunteers deserted and followed the in
sQTgents. Arrange went in the direction
OF the Oviedo plantation. There they
were ambushed by 800 Spanish troops. A
small reinforcement coming up from Ma
Geo, they charged the troops, dislodg-
ing them, and drove them in great dis
order from the neld. The troops left 20
dead and the insurgents lost killed and
Z wounded.
From Oviedo plantation the insurgents
went in the direction of Campos de Flor
lda, where they met a train carrying 500
troops. They wrecked the train, defeated
the troops, killing many, and captured
lot Of arms and ammunition.
Inc report of the action by the United
Il States congress has caused much rejoic-
ing among the insurgents.
Oscar Held, a celebrated German artist
mas Joined the insurgents, and has been
commissioned color bearer to Gen.
Aguirre.
Jose Azcui and 127 other Cuban sympa-
mzers have been transferred to the Moro
4 castle dungeons, where their sufferings
bread and water and are compelled to
sleep on the damp ground amidst lot of
filth
q On March 10 six small Cuban boys were
a met on the public road by a detachment
q Spanish troops, who fired on the boys
4 Killing them.
At Palmos de Pedro Sol the Spanish
troops entered the town killing everything
II sight. 1t is said fifteen persons were
saot and among the killed is a man by
Zen.
At Artemisia it is reported that Span
lsn soldiers raVished many women and
Soung girls, and entered the churches, car
'slhg on everything of value