The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-26
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HAVANA. July "a, via Key West, July 2b.-
One Of the hottest engagements Of tho war took
place on Wednesday last at Cartaeena, Bur
ros, and Los Eunucos, three small villages in
the middle Of estates Of the same names near
Cienfuegoa. Details have Just arrived here.
The Spanish forces were the battalion Of saboya,
and the Cubans were led by Gen. Alfredo Rego.
About 1000 mon fought on each side.
Tho Spanish were going to attack q Cuban hos
pital near Los Eunucos. when Gen. Rego came
to It's defence. Aftor brief firing the Spanish
made q dnshing bayonet charge on the Cuban
vanguard, and the Cubans reiterated.
Had II not been for Gen. Rego's courage tho
fight would have ended In the utter defeat Of his
men and the capture Of the hospital. The Span
iards reached the hospital itself. but thoro
Rogo. collecting his men again, ordered them to
charge Eel machote." Tho Cubans then poured
from all sides upon tho Spaniards, and In the
terrible hand-to-hand fight which ensued, drove
their foes back in disorder.
Rego's shouts to his mon and the horcaness Of
his attack decided the victory.
Gen. ReRo declares that the Spaniards be-
haved bravely until the order to charge with
the maohetes was given to the Cubans. Then
they weakened, and in their flight left In tho
hands Of their foes 90 rifles, 700 rounds Of am
III ohu ~ AitAou ehu uhiu nbou
200 hats were left on tho field by tho fugitive
soldiers.
The Cuban losses, a. officially declared BY
Rego, were "a killed and so wounded by tho
spanish beyonet charge. The Spanish lost 40
Gen. Rogo 10 well known for his humanity
toward prisoners and the wounded. a. well. as
manity in Spanish official reports under the
regime Of Gen. Marines Campos.
wounded in the. hospital they Intended to raid.
In the hospital before the fight there were only
son asy wo Gnsan an sSld asilSrs sack T And s TSnnaSS;a dsi
that the hospital was. Of greater Importance and
Gen. Reso,.s popularity throughout the dis
trict Of Cienfuesos L. nov very great. He has
illness at . hospital, In the zapata swamp.
province Of Matanzss: He has been severely
S Sssa Sossom nsxef IN II. fi% Cuban me army ls considered tho
four miles from Tasuaiay, SAINTS Clara province,
Therethey found tho house Of a paeifoo named
Manuel Luis. They. killed Luis. his brother
nosa, and tho wives and nve. children of the
three men. After the bodies had been cut to
pieces tho sPaniards placed them in the house
At sierras Naranjito. Santa Clara. a large
numbe5 Of ~pacifcos was concentrated, and they
not allowed to leave tho place to search food
In the country. They were crowded in forty.four
s Spanish hu eoliuP% ns'I psssSd. q ahRd i'i some 'P of he poor a
women asked tho officers for permission to seek
food for their dying children.
Tho only answer was an attack by the Spanish
soldiers on tho defenceless people. The un-
armed mon tried in vain to defend their FAM
six old persons. Some women and children also
were massacred. Tho six old male survivors,
thirty women. and thirty.nine children were
four huts were burned.
Manuel Fernandez Chasquillo, the naturalized
AnariCan cifivan n0w nnder deafh aapfanca In
Havana, and against whose trial Consul-Gen.
eral Lee has protested. is hated by the Spanish
officials because he has made an affidavit giving
particulars of tho murder of tho American,
Charles Gown.