Show cu CUBAN BAN VICTORY REPORTED X kalli AND WOUND SPANIARDS the force saved from annihilation by the timely appearance of gun boats american artilleryman artillerymen Artillery men key west pla nay MAY J L A notable 0 victory has been won by the insurgents 0 commanded ty gen Callic calexto to barcla in tho the province of 0 santiago do dc cuba ad vices received here from cuba state that carelas Ga Gar relas clas forces fell upon tho the spanish column commanded by gen con munoz and almost annihilated them the hattle hattie occurred near banja zanja on ill taft banks of tho the river caute canto gen garcia was vas moving west with 1500 men intending to ores cross 11 the lite river muno who WAS at manzanillo started to pre ent garcia crossing lie he led 2500 2600 spanish soldiers out of manzanillo and ordered the cun boats to proceed up to the river t to 0 cooperate 0 garcia heard of 0 leat 9 and effected a junction m ith the columns of RAN and holing hau it tile thereby eby increasing the fore forces under his command to nearly tie arty men garcia Ga roli stationed his men near Z banja zanja aja and ad when n the spanish co column lumn under L munoz appeared struck it in fit front from and lank flank doubling it upon the river the alio spaniards were taken by surprise and many of them rustled rushed into tho lite river fuld and were drowned when the annihilation of Alu noza column seemed certain tile the gunboats nin gun boata boats appeared and saved tho the remnants mn nanta over ot of men wore were killed by insurgent bullets or drowned and about wore wounded the spaniards retreated down the river to Alanz anfilo protected by gun boats boais the insurgent loss was small gen garcia they then crossed tho the cauto and Is now proceeding west the news of the advance of gen gomez has been confirmed ile has entered matanzas province at the heni hel of 0 1200 1100 well armed men he it lias several pieces of artillery and plenty of ammunition it Is said bald that the field pieces are in charse charge of 0 expert american artillerymen artilleryman artillery men who served in the pennsylvania national guard and left philadelphia for or cuba meveral mo months a gomels forces are arc advancing ad vancine westward we atward rapidly and in a short shor t time I 1 will lo 10 in havana province it Is said old in havana that gomez Is moving to attack tho the trocha from the cast while macco hurls burls his column against it from tho the west gen weyler Is evidently expecting a simultaneous attack on the trocha a by the forces of gomez gomel and macco for ho he Is hurrying to the line every soldier ller not needed for or garrason earr garr lson duty in the next few days hot fighting Is expected on the th trocha |