El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-04

amount of rejoicing in Cuban circles.
because the gums aud ammunition ship
ped from Long Island less than g
month ago were used in the fight.
Maj. Miranda, who landed the ex.
petition, reports the victory without
which came out by the same mail. the
story is told.
The Spanish forces were commanded
by Gen. Linares, kwho for some time
has been at HolRuin making prepare
tions to m arch to the city of Santiago
de Cuba. His army included cavalry
a artillery. Previous to his star ting
to march he boosted that he would
make the coast, q distance of 80 miles,
in a direct line, in four days. By the
road to be followed the distance was &c
miles more, owing to the condition OF
the country. His troops we're the most
them having been on the island for
three years.
A week' before the starting of the
march, the Long Island expedition had
been landed. To protect the expedi.
ton force under Gen. Garcia had
beepe sent 10 the southern coast. In
case demonstration was made, Col
Manuel RODRIGUEZ was left with q van
guard of 900 men to worry Linares If he
6upulo Ufy W lCok ulA
While the expedition, one of the
largest ever landed there, was being
protected from attack, the Spanish
general marched out from Holguin
Ten miles from HolRuin the road be-
came billy and the rocks afforded pro
lection equal to any modern fortifca
ton. Col. Rodriguez's men took their
stand in this natura al fertilization neal
the town OF San Francisco. Owing tt
the charac err of the country, less thar
200 of the Spanish troops could be-
brought into action when the Cubani
opened fire.
The road, q winding one, was q regu
lar death trap. Linares used his artil.
lery as much as possible, but the Gu
ban force of less than Thousand men
could not be dislodged. Failing &c
make progress, Linares marched q
portion of his command five miles cas-,
to move by the road, which runs tc
Jugusna, expecting to follow the rail
road leading to Santiago de Cuba
This command was intercepted by q
portion of the Cubans and harassed SC
that it was unable to reach the Cauto
river. For two days it was held in
check until Gen. Garcia and his COM
mand could reach the place.
Every day the Spanish dead were
buried and the wounded sent back to
Holguin. Gen. Garcia's comm and
did not reach it's full strength until the
fifth day after tae fighting began. On
this day the Spanish columns retreat
ed in confusion, carrying the wounded
to Holguin and leaving 200 dead on the
field.
The Cuban loss in the i've days
fighting was less than so killed.
The real Spanish loss will never bs
known. as the dead and wounded were
taken from the field at night. It Is es-
timated that nearly 1000 were killed
aud wounded. From word received
from Holguin it was learned that there
were several companies almost annhil-
ated by the Cuban fire. Other letters
from the Gu ban army report 1t in good
condition and one of them from Pre-
sident Cisneros stated that the whole
eastern portion of the island is safe in
control of the Cuban civil government.
TIE ex-president Gays he is tobe ap-
pointed postmaster general and tells of
the plans for postal services as
though there were no war on the ISL
and.
Gen. Enrique Col lazo has been raised
to the rank of general with q command
at Tunss. DR.. Joaquin Castillo, OF
the junta, for his work in landing arms
on the Cuban coast, has been appointed
to the rank of brigadier general. The
Cubans 10 the field, according to the
letters. are praying for the United
States to strike blow. in order that
thew NAV attack from the land.