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Show CUBAN NEWS. New York, 4. Au Havana letter says that on the 19th of March Capt. Gen. Jovellar took precautionary measures for the moderations of tho exchange of olliccs on account of rumors that they would be attack cd. From the accounts obtainable oi tho battle of tjuasimas it in showu that it was one of the hardest contested con-tested fights that has taken place between the Insurgents and Spaniards Of the wounded brought to Havana most all of thorn received their in- juries by machetes. They report over two hours' fighting at close quarters. The Cubans made the attack at-tack nnd forced the fighting from Vc first. Finally some of the Span-i"nm Span-i"nm wal-ry got t.!irouFl1 the Cuban Ttiw"Tt0 Principle, ad Gen-men Gen-men .T" with two thousand man, who 7 -tince of Arme-succccdcd Arme-succccdcd in vnd finally severe fight. Spates aftei. n severe; it is reported 1 1 r088 v,.vV officers were killed and 'CX rLM Bothsides fought with great brii'f- ( |