The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-13
HELDTHEIR OWN WELL
Cuban Insurgents Give to Spanish
Troops a Mighty Battle.
HOPED TO SECURE wEYLER
An Attack was Made upen the Soldiers
When the Rebels believed Were
EseoFtlng the Captain Gsass-
ai-spanlsh Less Heavy


the Herald from Havana via Key
West. says:
Further details have been received
Of the battle near Aguacate. which IL
near the MatanEas line. The hghiing.
Il was irst reported. was In MaianEas
province. but Il was just on this side.
There Is no doubt OF the result OF the
battle. however. and a conservative es-
tiinate places the number OF Spanish
killed at 200, while the rebel loss was
comparatively trlhing.
Preparations for General WeyleF's
arrival at the palace were made on
Monday. but he has only just returned
from the FIELD. He left Matanzas on
Sunday and reached Aguacaie. In
Havana province. the next day. II
vas there that rumor came
that he was wounded In tho big
fight near there. but the statement
proved TO be false.
The excitement In Havana Is In.
tense. Tho uncertainty regarding the
new ministry 10 Spain IL partly to
blame.
The advance guard OF General Co
ma has crossed into Matanzas.
Whether he Il close cannot be aseer-
tanned with certainty. but Il Is report
ed that he directed the nght At sagua
Lsgrande.
The blOOdiest that has taken place
In several months was the one fought
Al Aguacate. Il In known that the bat
10 was the result OF an attempt TO cap
tire General weylor or kill him.
The captain general had made prep
arations TO return on a horse from
MalanEas to Havana. Along the road
he had posted three columns OF Span
hh soldiers and he left Matanzas with
only so men. General Castillo learned
Of his plans and gathered force Of
fully 1900 rebels. This force he hurled
against the Spanish lines near Aqua
cate whore General wyler was sup
posed to be. General Castillo COM
handed the insurgents In person and
the Spanish were under General Mo-
Ina and Colonel Aldea.
The latter IL reported dead, Tut the
later accounis are to the effect that
10th Colonel Aldea and General Mo.
lima were wounded.
The battle began about o'clock Ia
the afternoon and continued until
night set in The Spanish were ranked
along the open road and the rebels ap'
preached them from the rear, cominl
from the hllls A body OF cavalry wa
stationed about a quarter Of a mile
down the road TO cut Oh General Wey
Ter II he should be there and an at
tempt made to seek safety. The de
tails Of the actual fighting are neagro
hut many reliable persons who passed
near the place. whlch Is beside th'
railroad station, state that from tn
carriage windows they could seo manl
dead bodies along the road. The reb
els used rapid IRE suns. Their loS
was comparatively slight
Information has also been receives
81 the big nght near Sagua lAOrande
Il IL said tae town was attacked an'
that portion OF Il was burned. hu
this has not been veriasd. Cores
rondonce from the field. however
/ roves there has been a battle there
General Gomez In person, u Ia said, az
lectlng the insurgeRt operations
After the haht At Aguacate, Genera
lveyler fell back upon 0uanahacoa.
Just across the bay from havana
The rebel chiefs. Colonel Arangurel
end General Rodriguez. are In the dis
trict and General Weyler expected
raid.
General weyler arrived at Guiana
hacoa with 1000 men. Five miles frol
Guanabaeoa General weyler was At
tackled BIZ a rebel force under Genera
Rodriguez. Genoral Rodriguez plai
was 10 force General Weyler TO giy
nght and pursue him into ihe hilli
where the captain general stood a goo
chance OF being either KILLED or CAP
tured. The rebels fred several volley
from the hills along the roadside. NIL
lng u and wounding a LARGE numbe
~ the Spanish. but Oenrral Wcylor n
fused to give figures and kept on HI
march TO Guanahacoa, driving bcfor
him 900 head 81 cattle that he had col
iecied along the line. General Rodrl
guel followed IN Weylor's rear
within sight OF the town.
, After the rebels drew away a
Spanish troops commenced heavy ~
lnr. the noise az which awakened an
frlrhtcued the residents Of Guanahl
Goa. There n great excitement In N
meantime IN Havana over Gener.
Weyler's ability 20 check the rebel
ana everybody who can manage
moving into tho town from The oul
sklrts. ~ they nightly expect an n
tack.
Hardly night passes now thi
bands OF insurgents do not enter on
Of the suburbs OF Havana and reoeiN
from their friends some supplies
medicines and clothing
A train running from harlanao lnt
Havana was fred upon recently. IN
American vice consul, MIR. soringe
was on the train. Bullets struck nea
him but fortunately he escaped az
hurt
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