The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-04-01

had suffered two captains killed, four
lieutenapts wounded and 81 soldiers
wounded. There we're about % sol.
Of course, it was called a Spanish
victory and i, was announced I'VE dis
persed the enemy with bayonet
charges
The next day. the 18th, at Caya-
iabos, the rebels took possession of the
burned town for a camp. Gen. Li-
mares. Col. Francis and Col. Iuclao
attacked them. Col Francis arrived
first. Gen. Liuares and Col. Iuclao
heard cauuonading and rifle firing and
hurried on. The fight here lasted four
hours, and the Spanish had four cap.
tains and seven lieutenants killed, the
killed and wounded soldiers pun bered
nearly 800, The rebels captured
1000 rifles, and, on account of their
strong position in the town, got through
the day with about so losses dead and
wounded, as nearly as can be learned
Col. Francis was wounded and was
brought back to Habana yesterday.
This is an outline of the invasion up
to the present. It is sufficient to show
that Maceo's march has been attended
BY every effort which the Spanish could
exert to prevent his progress. that their
reeonrces have been taxed to the utter.
most, but they have failed at every
point. He is still on his march. The
Spanish are behind him. Of his r.
600 men he has suffered 20 appreciable
loss; but has captured some of the
euemy's artillery, disabled one of their
best leaders in Colonel Francis. taken
1000 Mausers, and more than all these
com biped. be has utterly destroyed the
effect of General Weyler's proclama-
tion declaring that Habana aud Pinar
del Rio were cleared up and closed to
the rebel armies.
General Gomez's movements within
the past three or four days are fully as
sig oiicaut as Maceo's invasion. Appa'
reutly satisfied that his lieutenaOt-gene'
raj is perfectly safe in caring for him
self, Gomez has gone back 10 Santa
Clara. and crossed the Spanish military
lines Of that province without firing
shot. Gomez had entirely disappeared
from the official reports for three days.
and then this was given out: 1T is
believed that Gomez is in Habana pro-
vince" As if Gomez and 5000 men
could disappear aud move around uooo-
served in district hardly larger than
Long Island. Since then not another
word has been given out aud three days
more have elapsed.
Gomez's move has doubtless caused
come embarrassment 10 the official re-
ports. because they had him being
"driven'' desperately into Santa Clara
two weeks sgo. then be was being 'ha'-
rassed'' back again aud waa "forced to,
make a uoiou with Maceo," and later
they we're "forced to separate. While
Maceo vas being fought aud dispersed
at every point on bis iovasisn. Gomez
was standing at point near the centre
of Matausas watching the successful
beginning Of Maceo's march. and for
some reason the reports dropped him
there. The reference to his being
"believed to be" in the province may
have been due, to the disappointment of
his having gone into Santa Clara:
while all attention was being directed
toward Maceo.
The Spanish merchants of Habana
are rasiog subscription in the shape
of pledges, with the purpose of Offering
a reward of $50, 900 for "the head Of
Gomez, dead or alive" and $50, 600
for the head of Maceo, under the same
conditions. This is generally COZ
sidered here as one of the most practl-
cal suggestions which has yet been
made for ending the war.
Ebert Rappleye