| Show SPANIARDS ARE demoralized those at manzanillo could be easily overcome cuban guerrillas drive off their cattle and horses there without resistance relief expedition reaches gen gomez santiago de anbo aug 42 p in delayed in transmission the warships massachusetts and dixie arrived at bay last night and immediately started coaling commander todd of the wilmington reports that the conditions at mancao illo aa learned from gen are as follows there are about 2000 regulars 1000 volunteers and or firemen there they appear to bo well supplied with battla and provisions but are believed to be snort of ammunition recent events in that vicinity have dis heartened them and it is believed that the appearance of au american force even of only one thousand men would result in the capitulation of the place so far as forts are concerned they amount to little or nothing beyond acme field pieces temporarily placed in position and belonging to the army but it is said there are about twenty field guna in the vicinity the last expedition the spaniards there completely by surprise and they thought an american force was landing south of the town near ciquero niquero Ni quero surrounding manzanillo ie fertile and military operations could readily be carried on the only high road leading out of manzanillo goes to bayamo with a naval force in front of this city at this season of the year it would not be possible tor the spanish troops to leave manzanillo Men except by this road which could be blocked by a landing party the general feeling of the spanish forces at manzanillo and its vicinity is best shown by the fact that the insurgent leader general rios is encamped within a few miles of the place cavalrymen and he occasionally eliakes raids the outskirts of the town itself capturing cattle be longine to the spaniards gen rios says that a hundred additional men are now on their way from the interior to join him confirmation has been obtained b ehg report that the florida expedition ifon the relief of gen bomea ban beer anc cess ful on july 25 aen GP y encamped 25 miles northie nort hwe ajro the southern extremity moron bucaro ane spaniards retreated beyond a large block aioge to the westward of the port 0 in province of bebla ara on july 21 A squadron the spanish forces general 1 f from manzanillo Mau to trinidad are in a demoralized condition santa cruz the port on the south coast of the province of puerto principe ia reported to be deserted there is no i shipping there |
