The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-15
WHIPS THE ENEMY.
THE sPASIARDs MEET a HETERsB
IN EAST CUBA.

Patriot Forces Doi.g About ss They
Please d. That Part OF the Isispd-Ss-
gssts ADVISES the Governnert Not 20
Cali the Cortes TIL no-e osin IL Made
HAVANA, Jan. 14.-News has arrived here
Of two hard HRhts At Incaibana. district OF
Manzanillo. province OF Santiago dc Cuba. be-
tween q Spanish column and the Cuban forces
of Gen. Cali1to Garcia. The final result vas
. great defeat for the Spaniards, and the facts
are carefully concealed IN Havana The ON
cial Spanish report is that the INSURGENTS led
the attack in the first nzht, and were repulscd
with heavy loss. Upon their second attack.
the report says. they were totally dispersed.
The truth IL that In the second engagement
the Spanish commander. Col. Perez vizcaino.
was killed. and his troops. utterly democrat
lied. were put 10 flight, leaving more than
100 dead on the field.
In the first engagement the Spaniarde stood
their ground CALAMITY. compelling Garcia
and his men TO withdraw. TIE Cuban In
fantry hredifor about two hours. but the superb
GRITTY OF tho rifles the Spanish were using
finally compelled the Cubans to dostst from
their alta, II In front. Then they made q cav
airy chair e on the flank OF the column. The
Spaniards promptly formed q square. and tho
firo of their guns disabled so many Cuban
horses that Garcia ordered a cessation OF tho
charge.
As soon as tho Spanish column moved to-
ward. Manzanillo again the attack was renewed.
and 30 successfully that Perez vizcaino fell at
the first shot. and the insurgents madc havoc
among the demorslized lines of the Spaniarus-
fiity pri;oners TAKE. axe oy G.rei s,o ws,s .'v were 70
left In a Cuban hospital until they also arc
able to return.
de Cuba IL further sho wn by the fact that inc
spanish General. Mario. escorting a supply
lrhtine With tie aatriot and finally lost the
supplies he was vuarding and entered frnAs
b-dl, whipped.
ince. The Spanish columns. when passing
from one OF their strongholds W another, car
undertaking, are repeatedly attacked and. In
most cases. are compelled either 70 retreat or
to abandon their supplies.
idents continues. Yesterday .thirty-six Gu
bans left Havana on a sparish steamer sen
fenced TO lie i'm prisonment on the Chafarihhs
and Fernando Po islands.
In the province OF Pinar del Rio the Spanish
columns continue Their work OF deva seIp
At the same time the massacre OF pecinsos Is
incessant and Is excused on the ground nat
they are insurgents disguised as noD-combat-
ants. On Tuesday last twsnty-three prison
ers. all pacincos, were killed with machotes
by the sa,,slion Of san 9Iint,n; o.,v.d ,a.,
night from the correspondents at Madrid OF
Ia Luchd and Dtdrtg ne Ia Marina. announced
tnnt senior EaEhStt u Dtcu 'OhohAh,'h " 49,
Queen Regent and ! ehor Canovas about the
ndvisability OF summoning he Cortes. lie
answered that IL would be better TO wait IN
III. some important advantage should he OBJ
tanned over the insurgents.
At the same time. IL Is said that. notwith-
standing this opinion OF their leader. the ma
iority Of Ihe liberals are In favor OF opening the
Cnrtss Immediately.
With regard to weyler's c ampaign. the public
opinion In Madrid Is that his time Is short U
achieve anything important before the next
Amy season and that. moreover. his recall -
imminent. This part OF the Dispatches OF
La Lucha and the DtdrtO Is not published. nat
urally. out IL Is the leading topic among those
who have heard the news.