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Show The Military Situutiou iu Cuba, Washington, 20. A telegram from Havana stales that Gen. Matlincz Campus, commander of the dpaniah forces in Cuba, has addressed the following fol-lowing dispatch to hia government regarding the military situation in Cubn: I have placed iu the most euitablc positions tho seventeen bat-liilionn, bat-liilionn, fifteen squadrons of cavalry and five bidies ot irregular troops that remain iu the territory of Cines Villas for the purpose of maintaining order, preventing iuccndjriam and other isolated acts of sivagery. There are also stationed nine battalions, with nine picci.'s of artillery, to guard the Troelia. The remainder of the available avail-able forces will advanco to-day toward the eastern part of the island in order to clear it from roving banda ot insurgent!.. in-surgent!.. Since I have commanded the army ihe losses of the enemy have been 705 dei'.d, at least liU'J wi.undtd, and ib'J prisoners, mado on the field of battle; bididcs these, 1.5S1 insurgent and o,-"l women from the iu&urgcnt camps havo surrendered themselves or been captured by our t roups on their march. Our Iobs dining this perir.l consisted of PJ1 lie, id, 472 wounded, 2'J bru'scd and 10 prisoner! or nn-jsing. |