New-York tribune., 1896-11-21
PECULIAR DEFEAT OF REBELS
THEY STOP TO BURY THEIR DEAD AND
DEPART WITH THEIR WOUNDED.
SANCHEZ AND MOLEs CUBAN LEADERS. ARE
SAID TO BE DEAD-COIONEL sEGURA
FIGHTS BATTLE OF WHICH

SANCHEZ AND MOI.Es. CUBAN LEADERS. ARE
SAID TO BE DEAD-coLONEL sEGURA
FIGHTS A BATTLE OF WHICH
THERE ARE no DETAILS
Havana. Nov. 2O.-It is officially announced
that on Wednesday last the column commanded
by General Lopez Amor and the forces under
Colonel Arminan met 1000 rebels led by Serafna
Sanchez. The insurgents occupied good posi-
tons. which commanded the passage of the
River Zazas After an engagement which last
ed two hours the troops forced their way across
the river. dispersed the rebels and encamped in
the positions that had been held by them. The
insurgents carried their wounded with them in
their retreat. 1t is said that the rebels buried
sixty OF their number. killed in the fight.
Cuban sympathizers here question the truth
Of the Government report. and say it is ncred-
ible that the insurgents. when retreaiing from
the troops. should stop to bury their dead. The
Spanish losses are said to have been one lieu
tenant killed and two Ieutenants and twenty
prvates wounded.
Several other reports Of unimportant engage
ments in which the Spaniards were uniformly
victorious. are issued by the Government
Operations in the province of Pinar del Rio
are apparently at a standstill. There has been
no serious encounter reported since the engage
ment with the rebels under MunoZ No informa-
tion is vouchsafed regarding the movements Of
General Weyler. and the impression grows that
the authorities here know nothing about him.
He is unofiicially in San Crstobal. but nothing
definite Is known as to his wherea bouts.
General Luque reports that the rebel leaders
Sanchez and Moes were killed and Carrillo
wounded in an engagement with his command
al Damas. The insurgents according To General
Luque, had more than 100 men killed or wound
ed The General make, no mention OF his own
losses.
is reported to have occurred between the Span
ish column commanded by Colonel Segura ana
a band of insurgents. No details are given
The "Imparciar' prints letter or sympathy
from the Russian German. French ana Austrian
Ambassadors. which accompanied donation 10
the fund started by the "1mparcal' FOR the
purchase Of medical comforts for the troops IN
Cuba and the Philippine Islands.
London. Nov o0.-"The Standards Madrid
correspondent teleGraphs that an unpleasant
sensation has been caused by che Cuban tele-
grams announcing that Captain General Weyler
meditates abandoning his campaign IN fihar
del Rio and returning to Havana.
The Government has received no official con
nrmation Of the report. The Correspondence
de Espana' semi official paper says that
Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo declares
that there would be nothing remarkable in Gen
eral Wcyler's returning II public business or the
conduct of the campaign required his presence
I'm Havana Military men in Madrid believe
that General Weyler has found the forces or the
preparations for the campaign ins1ficient Tor
decisive operations against Maceo. and that he
NAV therefore be returning 10 stop the progress
Of the rebels under Gomez and Garcia. IN the
Province Of Puerto Principe.