INSURRECTION IN CUBA.

Southland Times, Issue 1085, 6 January 1869, Page 3

INSURRECTION IN CUBA.

It is officially announced that an encounter took place at Tunas between the Spanish troops and a baud of insurgents. The latter were defeated and took to flight. Several of the insurgents were taken prisoners. The party was headed by Pedre Aguilera. All the other districts of the island are tranquil. The latest authentic news from Las Tunas announces the successful progress of the campaign against the insurgents. They appeared in that district in three or four separate bands, all uuder the head of Aguilera. * After the defeat of the largest body, they all dispersed and are trying to reach the sea shore, with the probable intention of finding ships on which to escape from the country. The troops are pursuing them in various directions. The bands were composed of bandits, whom Captain - General Lersundi's vigorous measures had driven to the mountains. There was also among them numbers of persons without regular occupation, and ready for anything which promised excitement. The entire number of the insurgents were about 200. The CaptainGeneral will immediataly send a man-of-war to prevent stragglers from leaving the coast. Puerto Principe and other towns in the vicinity of the disturbances remain quiet, as the citizens are in favor of the present government. The expulsion of Santa Anna from Taspooada has put an end to recruiting and other demonstrations against the Mexican Government. Captain G-eneral Xiersundi declares that while he is ia command he will not permit any conspiracy in this Island against a foreign government. The weather is hot but rainy. The city and island are healthy. The following despatches were published in the official Gazette of Havana : By the arrival of the steamer Rapido this evening at Batibana official despatches have been received by the Captain General from the military authorites of Manzanillo informing him tha<] upwards of 200 ins'irgents had presented themselves under the amnesty published by the Government. They had been all under the orders of the ringleader Cespedes. The military commander at Holriguin, writes under date of the 19th, that a small column of regulars and volunteers met and dispersod a body of the insurgents, taking nine prisoners. The Governor of Santiago de Cuba writes under date the ! 20th, that the people of that place, actuated by the best Bpirit in favor of order have voluntarily taken up arms to march with the military against the rebels; that all persons of known respectability and responsibility had offered to place their persons and fortunes at the disposal of the superior authority of that department; that a subscription had been opened, and that on the first day $10,000 were subscribed to defray the extraordinary expenses consequent upon the present state of things.