The times., 1897-06-07
.RETREATED IN DISORDER
Cubans Repulse the Forces of
Gen. Jiminez CaSteIanOs.
A FORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE
Spaniards Had the Advantage Until
They Mistakenly Thought Their
Leader killed-Fonsdeyie Adds
More Cruel Deeds to the List That
Makes His Name Infamous.

Havana, June 5 via Key West, Fla, June
Cat Rincon del Parazo, province Of
Puerto Principe, a sharp battle has been
fought between the Spanish column OF
Gen. JiuineZ Castelanos and several liz
kurgeDt bands, numbering 600 mCn
The engagement lasted four hours, and
the Spaniards had all the advantage until
Maj bon Augustin de la Tore was struck
by Cuban bullet and dropped dead by the
side Of Gen. Castclanos. The Spanish
soldiers. believing that their general was
the man killed, retreated in disorder, and
before the general could convince them
that he was alive the Cubans had attacked
and carried the Spanish positions with
their Inacheies. Gen. Castelanos retired
after his defeat to Rincon, carrying his
wounded men, who numbered ITO Tne
body OF Mai. Ia Tore was sent 10 the city
of Puerto Principe
Another crime by Lieut.. Col. Fonsdeviela
has been added to the bloody list, which
makes his name Infamous. At La Fe, near
Guanabacoa, eighteen pacifiCos asked his
permission to go out # the u wn in search
of vegetables and fruits They were gath
ering mangosand sweet potatoes, each with
Fonsdeviela's signed permission III his
pocket, when a Spanish guerrilla OF two
hundred men came up, and, surrounding
them, began to attack { he defenseless coun-
tryrnen with machetes. To the cries of the
victims that they were there with the per-
mission of Fonsdeyiela, the assassin an
swered thatthey also had orders from Fons-
devela to XIII them. The eighteen pacifj-
cos were hacked TO pieces.
In tire outskirts Of Santa Maria del
Rosario. Havana province, another barbar
ous deed has been committed by the Span
iards- TWO boys, one eight and the other
seven years cid, were found by the Span
ish guerrIllas- When asked If they Were
Spaniards or Cubans, the boys answered
that they were Cubans, and for this crime
the commander of the guerrillas ordered
their immediate death. They Were
machetea. and the trustworthy person who
writes this fact from Santa Maria del
Rosario, says that they died like heroes,
crying, viva Cuba libre."
Two soldiers of the guirrilla Were so hor-
rifieJ by the cruelty OF their commander
that they deserted to the insurgents
In Santa Clara province more atrocities
have been committed. The Spanish forces
under command OF Sebastian Munllo at
tackled Cuban hospital at Oio de Agna,
near Cienfuegos. killing many sick and
waunded persons, besides two physicians
and two nurses. The case IS officially
reported mere as the capture OF a pre-
fectura, and the report says that the
surgical Instruments and medicines were
sent To Cienfuegos.
Near the city or Santa Clara nine Cuban
Countrywomen were assassinated by the
Spanish guerrillas after having been as
saulted All OF the above facts are derived
from the best sources Of information.
At Catalina, a few miles from Havana,
the insurgents made an attack on the
town or Friday morning, which was re-
pulsed by the garrison The SpaniaTds had
nine killed and thirteen wounded, among
them Lieut. Victoriano Lopez.