Evening star., 1898-05-30
Insurgents Capture. Provisions and
Arms at Remedies.
SPANISH FLED PELL NELL
The Cubans Were Not Able tc
Hold the SEown.
THEY IN TURN REITERATED
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
Copyright. 1861

| tSols'Abh'- Vo-}
| KEY WEST, Fla, May 3O-A part OF
| General Maxine Gomez's army, consisting
of 500 cavalry and !G0 infantry on Satur-
day morning, soon after daylight attacked
and held the town OF Remedies in Santa
Clara province. The Cuban forces were un-
der the command of General Garlic, and
the object of the attack was the capture OF
| r1ovisicns sent three days previous for the
use. of the Spanish troops at that point,
consisting of about 10000 rations
| For some weeks Garlic, with about 500
| men, has forped sort of trocha between
Remedies and Sancti Spritus, in the same
province. Hearing on Thursday Of the ar
rival of the provisions at Remedies, con-
sisting Of beef, coffee, eugar, flour, tobacco.
| garlic, onions and wine, he sent to General
Gomez for reinforcements with which to
attack the town and capture the provisions.
| General Gomez at once sent 100 infantry
and 200 cavalry, under Colonel Bossa, who
joined forces with Garlic late on Friday
evening.
Decided to Attack at Dawn.
| General Garlic decided to make the at
| tack at dawn the next morning, and camp
was formed less than three miles from
Remedies. No fires were permitted and
| supper consisted of cold jutia, sort Of
| r&ccoon that Is the staple article of diet
of the Cuban troops. For days at a time
the only food ussd is this jutia. with warm
| often mere or less brackish, water, no
Tread, no coffee, or anything that we are
accustomed to consider necessaries and it
is marvellous how well the troops look and
how splandidly they behave under hard
ships that would break down most men in
| very short time Jutia is excellent, the
| first meal not lad, the second and third
| tearable. and the fourth nauseatng, that
| Is, of course. to those uEaccustomed to it,
| and it is pleasant to know that for the
| Eext three weeks Gomez's troops have
| enough change Of diet to make life bear
| able
| Cubans Are Enthusin site
To one unaccustomed to the accurate drill
and steady alignment of trained armies,
probably the march of a Cuban force might
not seem impressive, Especially taking into
| account the lack of uniformity in arma-
ment, at least three difrere MT kinds of rifles.
! and the fact that to large extent every
| nan is his own commanding officer, but
| their patriotic enthusiasm, their evident
| love for the cause for which they are fight
| fEg, and their bravery under fire, must
command the respect and admiration of the
most critical.
1t was $3.50 am, Key West time, by my
watch when the troops were aroused by or
| derlies. as 1t WIS feared that the bugle
calls might be heard at Remidios. BY 4 80
| the line of march was formed The cav
airy preceded the infantry, the former be-
ing under the personal command of Gen
Garlic and the latter urder Col. Bossa ]
endeavore1 to persuade the general to let
me have horse, but in vain. He said he
| required every one s1e had and more, too,
SO l had to content myself with going with
Col. Bossa-
We arrived almost at the town before
some sleepy sentry discovered US, and he
fired, but without effect. Gen. Garlic at
| once gave the word TO charge, and, before
the Spanish troops could be got in any
shape for fighting. the Cubans We're in the
town.. Gel Bossa had his men at the
double, and we were very little behind the
| cavalry. Stray shots We're fired bu. we
only lost four men in the taking of the
town, while of the Spanish forces thirty
two were killed and sixty-three wounded
1t was regular rout tor the Spanish, as
they fled at one end Of the town as we
entered the ether
Provisions Sent to Gomez.
Gen. Garlic at once made preparations
~ Aci ".hAN Oil 'hC ploNlSloilS, Ills ana
ammunition to Gomez, obtaining, in addi-
ton to the provisions, 3O4 Mauser rifles
| and over 10000 rounds of ammunition
Gen. GARLIC figured that he would have
two hours start before the Spaniards could
get reinforcements and attack the town
again The men worked with will and
in less than an hour and a half the arms,
ammunition and provisions were on their
way to the camp of Gomez with an escort
OF loo men, Gen. Garlic told me that the
epanlards could get another thousand men
in less than three hours, and that he should
evacuate the town as soon as his men had
breakfast
ohe man. who spoke little English told
me ne had not eaten anything but jutia in
hVe weeks To the Cubans the canned
beef, sardines, crackers, cheese coffee and
wine was an enjoyment that was interest
ing TO watch through. AS l had eaten
but little in thrty-six hours, l thoroughly
enjoyed it myself. Unfortunately the meal
was prolonged so long, and even the sem
tries were SO enjoying good meal that he
reinforced Spanish troops were in the town
De1ore the Cubans were aware of the fact.
Every Man for Himself.
The plan of defense by the Cubans, at
lacked by superior force that compels a
retreat, seems to be every man for him
SELF and to turn up afterward at some
understood point. Carillo's men evacuated
Remedies just about as fast as the Span
iards had done, the infantry plupging into
mansrove swamps, coeoanut groves CT the
first cover they came Upon.
do not know whether ths spaniards lost
any men upon this occasion, but l saw five
Cubans fall, though, mare may have
done SO.
had three hours pretty rough expert
ence through mangroves swamps, and was
pretty sick and played out when 1 came
upon my guide, and found we were close
to the shore, where we found the dispatch
boat. and as my guide absolutely refused
to return Inland, We returned to Key West
s--,G BELLAIRS