The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-04-17
The Cuban Victories.

HAVANA, April 15.-Col. Pinos re-
ports that his command had fight
with party of insurgents under Ma
Geo, near Pozo Redondo, in the Ha-
vana province. The engagement ter
minated in hand-to-hand encounter,
in which the rebels fought desperately
with machetes. The result, according
to Col. Pino's reports, was that the
rebels lost ten killed, while the Gov
ernment force had only one man
wounded.
A party of guerillas while foraging
near Matanzas, encountered superior
force of the enemy and battle fol-
lowed in which six of the guerillas
were killed and one was wounded. The
column commanded by Lieut.. Col.
Navarro came to the assistance of the
guerillas and the combined Govern
ment forces routed the rebels.
A band of fourteen guerillas, while
on foraging expedition in the vicin-
ity of San Antonio de Las Vegas, in
the province of Havana, was surprised
by party Of rebels 1000 strong, under
the leadership of Castillos. They made
a brave defense, but only three of
their number escaped, ten being killed
and one wounded.
1t is said that Lieut.. Col. Debos and
Capt. Forbes have been promoted for
their valor in the recent battle near
Letchuza.
1t is reported that some Of Maceo's
forces made an attact upon the troops
near the south of the line yesterday,
but were compelled to retire by the
gunboat Alembares and the launch
Dardo aided by land force.
HAVANA, April IS, via Key Vest
The Spanish admit that the Lechusza
affair is one of the most disastrous
battles of the war. Maceo has been
encamped upon the hills around Le-
chusza, fifteen miles west Of the trocha
line. For eight days Weyler had 3o,-
600 men encamped along the trocha,
awaiting a rebel attempt to cross, with
900 other accommodating columns
under Gen. Inclan.
Coils. Echavarria and Debos were
ordered to cooperate in combina-
ton attack upon Maceo. Debos at
tackled, relying upon the other to sup
port him.
Inclan arrived after Debos had been
driven thirteen miles, surrounded by
Maceo's men and under constant fire
of seven hours. Debos made a last
stand at the stone sugar house on the
shore of Cabanas bay. Gen. Inlan,
aided by agunboat, saved the remnant
from annihilation. Col. Sanchez
Echavarria was ordered court mar
tailed owing to his failure to arrive in
time. He is brother of the insurgent
Col. Serahn Sanchez.
Maceo returned to camp after the
fight. He apparently is in no hurry to
cross the trocha Mariel Majana.
The insurgents continue to arrive in
Havana province from Orient.
The forces of Maceo, Castillo and
others, numbering 5000, were de-
feated by Col. Tort, south of Melena
on Saturday. The third reverse with
in a week occurred at Aguacate, in
Havana province. Forty mounted
Spanish guerillas, supported by sixty
infantry, went out under recent order
for night operations with the intention
to ambush the rebels. Aguire learned
of their plan and placed his men in am
bush and waited the arrival of the
Spaniards. The latter fled at the first
fire, completely routed; twenty nine
we're killed and two wounded.
The execution of the death penalty
in the cases of score of prisoners of
war was stayed by cablegrams from
Madrid, pending the action of Presi-
dent Cleveland. Ultra-Spanish papers
clamor for more blood.
Leon Espanol, the Havana cores
pondencia militar of Madrid, asks -
that every prisoner bsl