| Show SANTA CLARA TAKEN BJ a CubaN Fores Under Gtneral Haxmo Blind HE IS NOW MiUCIIlMl ON 1UVANA With an Army 18800 hlioogXeni i Hut tittti tunlitr Ion I llnnallon Piece NEW Tonic Jan 16The Ihli morning claims to have received private channels that now > through Uoneral Maximo Gamin stormed and captured the Imrorant oily or Santa Clara on January Otto and la I now moving on Havana with 18000 men The tern toe cavalry lender Qulntln the mortally wounded Uaudera wa Press layt ocd General Luque corn mnnillnp tho Spanish was uleo wounded The news mcolvcd lilt night cold 1 1 Ibo IOMGS wen Spanish estimated killed and wounded 900 prisoners 700 ranDall captured IS battla standards 4 rifles In the Spanish nrsoncl 6000 with plenty of ammunition Cubans killed and wouno ed 1600 which Is I more then the Spanish lots I I The 1rsss quotes Carlo hobO at paying the report Is I credible 1ho Junta has uo news According to Ibo Iroia advice the garrison of Santa Clara bad bsen te ocd to 2000 men while Gunmen bad 8000 men 0000 being nrmid On January 6Lh no Invested the city which was well radiOed Gomez S cent the Infantry under General llsbl to the welt ot the oily rime cavalry 4000 strong under Quln tin liaudera was placed on Ibo other three Bldee Its main etmugth being uu the wl l Ou the Gilt 7lb ana 8ili there were skirmishes Gpo Jjukue comrnandot of the garrison being wounded on the latter day On Ibo Stb at day brent the Cubans closed In on Ibo town the cavalry charging over the tipaulab earthworks and putting the enemy to lllitbl llandora tell while leading bU men aud dial on after Uomez gave hIt men only a night rest Then leaving a garrison of 1500 men be pusued on to Ibo west Teem of bis men who had no weapons were armed from tho Spaulsh arsenal so that In fibllnz men he was nearly as fclrons as totoio the battle No sooner bad the news of the fall of Santa Clara reached the planters around about than they began t > tfljok lu Qomtzi standard livery mon be went he got new rtcrulls Th uwe received last night eald he now has an army 0118000 well equipped men |
