The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-15
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rte SpNniArd, SarpIissd a.e Detes:sd and
SCrIscSercd.
NcwS rs - reschS0 ihe Cuban

! IT SpNIiArds SaEPIissd 3: e Defssssd d and
! screer1ersd.
; News has j2:t reschsd the Cuban
Jints IN New York OF victory
F.! !schievsG bg TIE Cuban forces over 8
division Q. lhe Spanish army at Jigu'
AMI, providence OF Santiago, on May
I22 I. was ore OF the most decisive
battles wo:ch the patriots hsve gained
II man5 u-o2ras, and the most lm
portant one si0ce wsr was declared oy
lie United States az ainst Spain.
\ column OF Spanish soldiers 1,3OC
strong, sciipg under orders from Ia
vana 10 abandon the interior towns
| a0G acgarce Io@srj the coast, evsrns
| ted the town Of La Piedra, after hav
liz g destroyed their forts 10 prevent
sben from falling into the hsnds OF
Inc in<ureent, and camped st JlguaDl,
where :cey expected 10 remain await.
irg further orders They were also
iolned there by detscament Of 300
| Spanish soldiers from Santa Rita, and
the two forces were united in camp a!
Jiguani.
The Spaniards were surprised on the
morning OF May 90 by being attacked
oy division OF the first corps belong
ing to General Calixto GascisS 5 com
uaSpG, urder the leadership OF Colonel
Jose Jesus Ra5i. With him also were
Col. L1r2, commanding the frs: cav
slry, and Col. Montaire OF the lnfan
Try regiment Cubs Libre The Gu,
cams altogether numbered 3 little
more than 1000 men, while the Span
iarGs had fully twice that number.
The Cubars advanced in good order,
being we'll equipped with arms and
ammunition, and took the enemy com
pletely by surprise. At the star. the
Spanisrds scattered, but afterwar6
made an effort to rally their forces,
Toey only succeeded in being able to
retreat in regular order 10 the VII
Iage o; Palma.
There they w,re reinforced by sew.
eral hundred men from AgUscote and
Arroyo Blanco, and turned upon the
Cubans, and the battle was renewed
with fury. The .Spaniaros were be
ginning to recover some OF the ground
which they had lost, when, at = most
opportune moment, the Coosn ,e4l
ment "Aguilera" came up from Gen.
Garcia's conmand and STACKED the
enemy in the rear. simultaneously
with this the regiment Santiago at
tackled them,upon the left flank, so
that the Spaniards were forced to
fight, hemmed in on both sides.
The Cubans succeeded in making
several advantageous positions which
they maintaired throughout the fight
ing. Ia their flight from their camp
at Jiguani the Spaniards were forced
10 leave behind much of their ammu
nit!oa and supplies, so that they were
20 considerable extent handicapped
in fighting, while, oa the other hand,
The Cubans seemed to be well equip
ped and on the aggressive.
Alter six hours hard fighting at Pal
ma, which Is only short distance
from Jiguanl, the S2aniar6s raised 3
flag of truce and expressed themselves
as being willing to Surrender. Terms
| were speedily arranged, and the Gu
bans took SIS prisoners one Spanish
colonel, seven captains and several
other officers, besides 102 soldiers. The
Spanish loss amounted 10 rs dead, be
SIDES large number who were wound
ed. Including in the Spanish losses
we're IS If ,ers.
The Cuoaus sustained 8 heavy loss,
bus 1t WAS considerably smallsr than
that OF the Soaniards. I! is reported
that there were 45 killed. including
fve III :ers Of lesser rank, ard so>0!
80 wounded.
After Inc battle, which was one OF
the bitterest OF the war, the 'Cuoans
Iretucned to Jiguani. There they re-
scovered lsrge Quantity OF arms and
ammunition fron the deserted Span
:sh camp, together with provisions
land supply wagons, which the enemy
had been compelled to leave behind.
These were much needed, and were
sent to the hs.l:; ,larters OF General
GarciA's camp st Bayamo.
The people Of the two Iowns OF il
suani and Sants Rita came out TO
gree. the victorious Cuban army, and
ltaere was great rejoicing among the
inhabitants. who had betcra that time
been forced to conceal their sympa
thies while the towns were occupied by
Spanish soldiers. General Jesus RAbi
st once set to work organizing 8 civil
Government for the towns, acting un-
der the orders OF General Garcia in q
proclamation which he eissued two days
after the battle.