The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-13
FOX OR AGAINST HIN.



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when about a dozen of their horses had
been shot down the whole were thrown
into confusion and the insurgents re-
treated for good after. however keeping
up for nearly an hour Il scattering are,
which was severe enough to prevent the
troops from pursuing the enemy
lt was not until O'Clock in the AFTER
neon that firing ceased ana fatigue parties
We're sent out to gather up tne insursGnt
dead and wounded, while the Spanish
cavalry pursued the retrrdttng enemy.
The soldiers found forty-oight dead IN
surEents on the field and 1t was estimated
by fairly accurate counts that the enemy
carried away 1870 wounded men, in addi-
ton to number Of their wounded who
fell too close TO the Spanish square to per
NIT of their friends carrying them on.
Tho Spanish cavalry, in pursuing the
insurgents. captured a number oI country
people. surprising them to lave iniorna-
lion regarding the movements Of the one
any. The prisoners after hANc,g been
questioned by Colonel Lopez Wcre r.
leased They say that the insurgent loss
Is much greater than estimated by the
Spanish officers. as they saw a number
of dead men carried away by the in
sargent cavalry and the country people
also assert the number of wounded carried
of hy the enemy was quite 200.
spanish troops behaved throughout with
the greatest courage ana ewing 70 the
admirable position selected by Colonel
Lopez tor the formation Of the square
the loss Sustained by tho troops was slight
In view of the fact that tho lighting lasted
over six hours The troops lost Major
'lomc2. Sergeant Otera and four soldiers
killed and had a lieutenant. one sergeant
ana live soldiers wounded.
The ravine behind the spot whore the
Spanish square formed turned ont to he
an admirable field hospital, for there
caro- for the wounded while the bullets
81 tho enemy whistlcd harmlessly over
them.
General Weyler has complmented Col
Near Itaba the Insurgents have attacked
train escorted by volunteers OF the
a,nereca battalion and a few soldiers.
/ Tho insurgents were beaten off with a
| loss Of FIVE killed and a quantity of arms
! ana ammunition They retired with their
wouuied. Five soldiers were wounded
! during tho enlargement
\ column Of troops commanded by
! Colonel Peral2 has had two sNrmishes
| vain ne INSURGENTS in The vicinity Of
jesus Maria, province OF Matan2as. Dur
| surgcnts lost four Killed and rctreated
They We're pursued by the troops ana
oyeriaken at the plantation OF Eiecin
win the result that the Insurgents lost
ifto'n Killed and in addition the troops
tSptGared siX rrisonfrs and a .number
on rifles only one soldier was killed dur
ing the two skirmiShcs although several
were wounded,
band OF Insurgents commanded by
/ Castillo made an attack Yesterday upon
/ tho village of Managua near this city
\ detachment Of volunteers belonging 10
Nhcerdno q village close ny Nanagua
was also threatened by the Insurgents
ana the volunteers without making any
ucienee worth mentioning, surrendered
tnNir arms and ammunition and Joined
the Insurgents.
The troops at Managua, however. made
brilliant defense keeping nm a hot
IRE upon the enemy until the latter re-
treated with loss of fonr killed and
great number Of rifles aud machetcs
on the ground. The Insurgents also car
tlcd away a number az wounded. includ-
ing Castillo, their bader
From preparations being made nv tho
headouartcr stnff, 1t Is surynised that
HuEuraled against the insurgents. Horses
I9t lhr infantry soldiers have hecn ar
ifNhE rom different sections for "a Num-
her OF days past aud tile work Is being
1 cIluuucn from morning until night Toe
nnr,l m mounting the infantry is to
ru5nle Them 10 travel longer distances
ana make greater speed than horetofora
~ pursuing the insurgents.
IN" reports asked for hy General Wcv
Ter have been received from nearly every
u'HrtoF ana II is thought Ne finds tho
+.lon 70 ho moro favorable thnD no
n.l.lgHi'd ITO has dctnied number
S ORDERS to tho COMMANDERS Of different
s'stIrts anu the ammunition ana the
FNunhri landed from the Alfonso NIff
/ ami other steamers which have ro,.o,,ti..
arrived here from Suain rs being fsrvnrd
'l undfr strong escorts to tho diresr.,,
1 uoluis ar which this r,atcrial &c ne.,la.l
l "A hummer or ar'npred cars have b-en
hturu o thosc heretofore In operation
/ during the past few DAYS F@'"N'N''