The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-07
WEYLERNOW HEMNEDN
Maceo Said to Have the Spanish
General Surrounded.
sKIRMISHEs REPORTED DAILY,

Fully Seven Thousand Insurgents Now En-
camped In Havana Province, Only Twenty
Miles from Havana-A Movement on
Foot to Capture weylsr.
KEY WEST, Fla, Dec THE steamer
Whitney brought Havana news yesterday
in relation to Maceo and Weyler Pas
sengers state that Weyler himself Is now
encamped ten miles from Artemisa, and
his army Is scattered along the trocha and
through the Pinar Del Rio district. When
Maceo retreated from Weyler In his first
campaign his plan was to surprise Weylcr
at tho first opportunity, and now Maceo
has his army on either side of Weyler, and
they are having daily skirmishes Weyler
Is completely hemmed in, and if he shall
attempt to move he will be compelled to
60 to Artemis,i.
Small bands have crossed the trocha
into Havana districts, and are attacking
the outposts and villages of that district.
Insurgents numbering 1000 are encamped
In Havana province, twenty miles from
Havana, and will go to Maceo's assistance
when needed. Spies in Havana are keep.
ing the insurgents posted as to the move
ment of the Spanish troops. A movement
is on foot to capture Weyler if he shall Mt
tempt to go to Havana by rail. Fircmen
and volunteers In Havana are being sent
to Weyler's relief. Heretofore these
troops were used in the defense of the city.
Since last Tuesday raid on Guanabacoa
the city has been attacked almost every
night, and Thursday night $50 Cuban
cavalry rode for two hours through the
city. The damage done amounts to thirty
six houses burned and a large quantity Of
supplies and ammunition seized, also a
large number of mules loaded and ready
to leave the city were taken.
In Tuesdays raid the insurgents cap
tured large lumber of American pack
mules and u dozen horses all ready to go
to the assistance of Weyler, n large NUM-
Der of saddles and provisions and mu.
nitions of war. The attacking party rode
into the city and took charge. Tho COM
mander has been severely reprimanded for
his feeble resistance. Hundreds Of fami-
lies HAYES left Guanabacoa for Havana
Another dispatch says Yesterday Ha-
yana advices report an excited conflict of
opinion there as to whether the forcing Of
the trocha by the Cubans on Saturday
was by guerilla bands or by the vanguard
of Maceo's army, in a movement to unite
with Gomez. Spaniards have given no
definite news from the front for week,
and at the same time have redoubled their
censorship of the press.
Sharp firing was heard again yesterday
in Havana from the neighborhood Of
Guanabaooa and other suburbs of that
section, and all Havana is excited over
the occurrence Over 500 refugees have
passed into the city during the past five
days from that section, fearing for their
lives during the fights between the sol
ders and insurgents.
Nearly all Of the Havana volunteers
have gone to the 'front.' but as fast as they
rout the guerilLs in one place they en-
counter them in another, making sue
cession of running fights, all within five
or ton miles Of the city. About q hundred
soldiers have been killed or wounded SO
far in these engagements.