Show I 1 WON BY THE REBELS fierce battle in which the th spanish LOIO lose heavily boston 1308 ton mass dec 16 A correspondent at havana details the battle on the road between the village villages of igara and Tagua Ta guasko skor in santa clara ol 01 which he was an eye witness Thur thursday lay col resura segura of the spanish army wag was ordered to proceed from the former village with a transport train of mules laden with ith arms ammunition and pro visions for the advance detachments of the army the start was made at 3 30 in the morning men of whom one liall were cavalry accompanying the train no attack from macefe cavalry aa as expected who were supposed to be two days march ahead so the troop train was arloa allowed ed to go in advance of the cavalry detachment itt U dawn dan friday in the most lonely part ol 01 the road the sleeping cavalrymen were aroused by the tile firing of light anne arms ahead and toon soon a dozen mules tore down the road col segura ordered hie his horsemen forward and eoon soon the deep and narrow ravine was filled with confused spanish eol sol 4 diere liers the rebels attacked them on either side and fram the front and a fierce hand to hand encounter ensued the mules and their attendants were crowded together and score scores of men were crushed to death under t the he hoofs of 2000 cavalry horses of mecene command the fighting was fierce the ma machete hete of the tile rebels and the saber of the spaniard being wielded with terrible effect at close quarters col segura seeing that he lie was outnumbered outnumber edo order d a hurried re trat at seventy spanish troopers were billed killed and wounded while the rebels captured the entire train and it proved a rich prize the rebels left forty lorty two dead companions on theofleld the field |