The record-union., 1896-02-20

GIGSS).-tTen-
eral Litares reports that the column
under his command had an encounter
on the 18th inst. with the rear guard
of the rebels commanded by Maceo
and the advance guard of Gomez in the
hills of Porvenir near Chimborazo, east
Of Bejucal. The Spaniards first at
tackled Maceo's forces, killing five and
Wounding three of the rebels, and then
engaged the insurgents under Gomez,
killing six of them and wounding
twenty-seven. The Spanish cavalry
made brilliant charge and their artil-
lery did effective work against the en-
emy. The loss of the Government
troops was four killed and one wounded.
j. FRANK CLARKE.
REPORT FROM GEN. WEYLER.
WASHINGTON, Feb 19-The fol-
lowing is copy of a dispatch received
here to-day by the Spanish Minister,
signed by the commandant of the Span
ish forces in Cuba:
HAVANA, Feb. 19.-The reports of
the last military operations are as fol-
lows:
Maceo has crossed the line between
Havana and Batambo by the village
called Vapor with sixty horses. Later
other troops Joined him, in number of
about 600, but the enemy was under
fire of the troops commanded by Colo
nel Segura, which killed three rebels
and wounded twelve.
The insurgents joined their forces at
San Antonio de las Vegas abandoning
their route toward Matanzas, that had
been to the south Of the railroads from
San Felipe to Guinas, fearing the col
unns which were closing the line be-
tween the railroad and the sea-
A train conducting General Echague,
who with his command was going to
place himself between San Felipe and
Guines, met in Molina between the rail-
road station of Molina and PaIenque,
500 cavalrymen of the enemy, which
approached the train, thinking that it
was a freight train. The column fired
on them without alighting, and arrived
safely at Guines.
The column of Colonel Segura, form
ing the extreme left, came upon the
enemy in San Felipe de Las Vegas,
where it found and dislodged Maceo,
Miro, Diaz and Castillo with ], 800
mounted men. The cavalry troop of
Camauani charged and defeated them in
enemy retreated toward Navio Sew
eral columns followed them in a COM
bined movement, encircling them.
General Linares has also defeated
Maxine Gomez in Lomas del Porvenei,
capturing four horses. The troops had
three wounded. In accommodating the
camp after the engagement they saw
the rear guard of the enemy, and took
Gov til,
that they had no answer to the counter
sign, opened artillery and Mauser rife
fire, killing six and wounding twenty
seven. The column suffered four
wounded The troops followed and en-
circled the enemy.
In the province of Santiago de Cuba
the guerrillas of Coeber defeated on the
11th on Paso Lajas, a small band, kill
ing one and wounding another The
same guerrillas in Iona Noeruga de-
feated on the 10th the rebels in Potrero
Cruz. WEYLER.
The places mentioned in the above
details are inside a triangle formed by
the railroads from Havana to San
Felipe, San Felipe to Guines and the
road from Guines to Havana by San
Jose de Las Lajas.
MORE INSURGENT DEFEATS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The follow
ing dispatch was received by the Span
ish Minister tonight:
HAVANA, Feb. 19.-GeneraI Iinares.
who has been following the track of
the enemy, attacked the rebel forces in
the Porvenir hills, near Mount Chin
boraZo. The insurgents were defeated,
losing eleven killed and thirty wounded
General Prats met two days ago in
the Guanajales Mountains a band Of
1000 insurgents commanded by Varona
y Sotolongo, and pursued them to the
Pardinas plantation. The enemy lost
five men killed. Thirteen horses were
captured General Prats went after
ward with his column to Union de
Reyes.
The volunteers have defeated on the
Josefilo plantation the bands of Garcia
and Acevedo. Fifty men of the San
Quentin regiment accommodating in
Savannah Guanajay defeated a group
of insurgents, killing two and captur-
ing their horses and rifles.
Having received advices that Maceo
had passed by the Santa Amelia plan
tation in the district of Faparte and
the Corea cattle ranch with 3,000x men,
including eighty wounded in recent en-
gagements with Colonel Segura and
other columns, and that Maxine Go
niez with his forces arrived yesterday
at the Morales plantation with the in
tention of uniting his forces with those
Of Maceo. have reinforced the garri-
son of Jaruco with companies of the
Guada1ajara battalion, and have given
orders to the columns Of Colonels Ca
wins and Frances to go from Gabriel
Santiago de Las Vegas through Ha-
vana by rail to take positions on the
railroad to Matanzas between Jaruco
and Aguacate.
The troops of cavalry commanded by
General Ruiz have gone from Bejucial
to Cuatro Caminos, on the road from
Havana to Guines. Colonel Fort with
his command is holding jose De La
Iajas Colonel Seguera is following
the enemy. General Aldecoa goes to-
ward Carmen to meet the column Of
Hernandez, that comes from Catalina.
The command Of General Eehague is at
Guines. General Prats and Colonel
Molina are marching toward the noun
tains of Madruga from Union de Reyes
and San Nicolas. The bulk of the enemy