The San Francisco call., 1896-01-10
More Men and Warships Are to
Be Dispatched in Haste
to Cuba.
DEFEAT OF THE INSURGENTS.
Minor Engagements in Which the
Natives Are Said to Have
Been Driven Back.

MADRID, SPAIN Jan. 9. = At Cabinet
council held to-day it was decided not to
accept the resignation of Captain General
Campos. 1t was resolved to increase the
military and naval forces in Cuba.
1t appears from the tenor of the first part
OF the foregoing dispatch that Captain
General Campos had rendered his resigna-
ton. There have been many rumors that
he intended to do SO. and also that he
would be replaced. At the political dem
onstration recently held in Havana Gen
eral Campos announced that he would not
resign in face of the enemy.
1t is therefore surmised that General
Campos has not actually resigned, but that
the Council has predetermined not to ac-
cept his resignation should he decide upon
retiring from the command in Cuba.
Additional advices to those already re-
ported have been received from Havana
concerning recent engagements with the
revolutionary forces. These show very
| great activity on the part of the Spanish
army and indicate an important and pos
slbly decisive engagement at an early date.
General Garina Navarro as already re-
| ported, recently met and put to flight at
| Gunajay the mbined forces of Maceo 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 Gen
| eral Nayarro'S command pursuing q heavy
| contingent of the fleeing rebels were for
! quite long time separated from the main
body of the Spanish army. Some details
of this engagement have already been
| given, including the casualties which at
/ tended it.
After the engagement the Cuban army
| fell back to Ceiba, but was forced 10 make
a countermarch 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 en-
counter is given as twenty killed and q
large number wounded. The battle was
for time very hotly contested. Spanish
| General Suarez 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 decisive battle Is imminent
manifests itself in the nearness or prox-
unity of the two armies to each other, and
that the generals who recently engaged
them vigorously from the provinces of
Santa Clara aud Matanzas are in command
of the troops now hoping daily to engage
the main body of the insurrectionary
column.
HAVANA, CUBA, Jan. 9.-The report
| circulated yesterday that a battle had oc-
Cured near Artemisa is untrue. General
| Bratz had an engagement with 1000 rebels
near the Central sugar factory at Lucia
The fight lasted four hours, and resulted
in the defeat of the insurgents, who were
led by Maceo, Miro, Zayas and Nunez. 1t
is reported that Miro was wounded. The
rebel loss was eight killed. Thirty-two
horses were captured by the troops.
1t IS supposed that the rebels were at
tempting to cover the landing of a filibus-
tering expedition, as bark acting in a
suspicious manner Was seen lowering off
the coast in that vicinity.
A column under the command of Colonel
Molini has captured, at the point of the
bayonet, rebel encampment near Alfonso
doce. The insurgents retired to Manjuari.
Their wounded were taken to Cienga.
Their loss is not known.
The Spanish loss was two officers and
several soldiers wounded. The troops cap
tured 120 horses and quantity cf ammu-
milton and medicine. Sixteen horses be-
longing to the troops were killed.
A band of rebels attacked the three forts
on the Esperanza Central factory, but
were repulsed by fourteen soldiers COM
manded by Lieutenant Navas.
The civil guards who were repairing the
railway line at Navjas repelled rebel at
tack, wounding their leader, Sanchez, and
killing two of the insurgents.