Middletown transcript., 1869-11-13
ANOTHER LETTER FROM GEN. JoR-
DAN ON CUBAN AFFAIRS.

ANOTHER LETTER FROM GEN. JOR-
DAN ON CUBAN AFFAIRS.
1t is learned that General Thomas Jor-
dan, late of the Confederate army, but
now second in command among the Gu
ban insurgents, writes to Colonel Har-
rington, of Chicago. as follows:
GUAIMARo, Oct. 10, 1869.
Ny Esteemed Friend Nearly two
months since I addressed letter to a
house in New York, in which l represen-.
ted the great need that the Cubans have
of supplies of clothing for men, women
and children, medicines. arms. and muni-
tions of war am gratifed to find that
this appeal of mine has met with an effec-
tive response, and that already number
Of cases of clothing material have been
landed in the bay of Nipe from schooner
bound for Sisal, Mexico, from New York.
l wish, Colonel, that there were hun
dreds of such responses, and that there
were hundred American pens with me
here to represent the situation-to depict
better than can the picture of this civil
war While We have no absolute need of
foreign soldiers of any kind to carry this
strugglet to successful fruition, we do need
supplies. AS near as l am able to calcu-
late, we have 26, 800 men who have arms,
and | state in perfect sincerity that we
could use Immediately $4,000 stand of
arms, and with that number in our hands
could end this war in ninety days. We
have not wasted our armies nor materials
in attacking large cities-seaports, l mean
because, even though we took them, it
would be at sacrifice of life of our train
ed soldiers, with perfect knowledge that
we could not hold them, for the reason
that we have no artillery to defend them
against the Spanish navy. Puerto Prin-
cipe and all interior towns we have SO
closely bcsicged that they are really of no
avail to our enemy except the name Of
holding them. We occasionally are bene-
fitted by it, for in their attempts to send
them supplies, We often capture their
trains.
There are men Of great mind and brain
in this cause. The Cuban patriots as q
people are men of higher class than any
other Spanish Americans. They are, the
most of them, all the leaders at least
men who have received their education
either in the United States or in Europe
They are comprehensive, able, and de-
voted to their cause / observe that ther,
exists doubt in the minds Of few citi
, gems of the United States of the extinc.
ton of slavery in this island Slavery
was abolished when the standard of revolt
was raised, and again by the twenty.
fourth article of the constitution of this
, republic. There are 10000 liberated
: slaves now following our camps. Thou.
sands of them are armed with machctas
, half Ratchet. and half meat-axe. They
c have shown a willingness to meet the enc
] my in the open field with such weapons
only as these. ''' ~
= But what l most desired to call your at
tention to, is our great need of clothing 70
+. our people. feel assured that if thi!
e pressing want of these worthy people wa
:. well understood in the United States
n there would be such tide of contribu
+ tions of materials and money poured il
Il upon us aswould relieve all our wants ant
t, Fsecure for the 1CubaHs an early triumph
over the truly barbarousaS aSpaniard.
C wish this might be brough. before til
e American ladies'. I wish that they nigh
. comprehend how 900 Cuban ladies ar
: living an aboriginal life, half-naked an
e. but poorly sheltered, as the forests an
hillsides and spreading palm trees ca
1t shelter them. Such an army of selfdt
:. nying ladies has never before assemble
,V S on earth. Their devotion knows no para
: lei except in the lives of our revolutionar
mothers. l hope the whole America
T. people may realize the situation of thes
n people-their wants. suffcrings, devotio
a. and worthiness--- land then aid them.
ne | wish l had the time to write yo
:" much more. But as our messenger ca
= only crrry a very small parcel, | a
an an obli iged to close this letter. You may al
k. dress me, care of the Cuban Junta, N
n, n, II Broadway, New York,
Ill Yours most truly, THOMAS JORDAN,
Adjutant General Army of Cub