The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-24
IxSURGENr ARMY OF CUBA.
Arrival In New York Of Representatives Of
the Army-Their Object in COmng-What
They Sny of tho Cause.

Arrival In New York Of Representatives of
the Army-Their Object in Coming-What
They Say of tho Cause.
The five officers OF the tnsurgent army OF Cuba
Colonies Augustln CastelIanos and Ricardo Pmen
ter, and Captains Lorenzo Imenez, Abelardo Rico
and Jose A. Cntra-lately arrived from Havana and
stopping at the Metropolitan Hotel, yesterday re-
ceived visits from number OF leading Cuban resi-
dents OF the city, well few Mexicans and quite
q number OF prominent Americans. To their
numerous visitors they explained the object OF their
coming here as twofoldrst to enlist the sympathie3
OF our people and government in their cause and,
secondly to secure material aid to carry out their
revolutionary schemes. Most OF the visitors cx-
pressed hearty sympathy with them and belief
that when our people come to understand fully the
causes of the revolution and the objects for which
the insurgents are struggling their mission would
be entirely successful.
Cuba are all young men. Their olive compilations,
intense black hair and piercngly dark eyes give un.
speak English with toierabe firiency and to this fact.
coupled with their prepossessng manners, rare in
telligence and known devotion to the cause they
represent, Is doubtless owing their selection for
their present mission, difficult and delicate
well as responsible one. According TO their state.
ment the insurgent army numbers 10000 men. Most
OF these equipped infantry. though there are
few cavalry regiments among them and some
artillery. Inc insurgents, they say, number many
increased. With hearts enlisted in the cause All
honor and lives IN the contest. Among the masses
OF the people the most unbounded enthusiasm pre-
walls. The object for which they are lighting is
claimed to be, not for reforms, but TO shake or the
Spanish yoke OF oppression; TO exchange monarchi-
cal tyranny for republican government: 10 achieve
independence. They liken the struggle 10 our early
Revolutionary war, and hence believe they viii
receive the sympathy of our government and people.
As regards the government, they purpose making
army they represent as begerents. The first DIN.
Guilty they had to meet was lack OF arms. Old mus
kets, old revcvers and rusty swords: anything
pons Of warfare. Now about one-half are
armed with spencer rifles, and the remainder
and half daggeriike weapon, carried IN sheath but
useful OF course only In hand TO hand conflicts. The
ak psns an shrs Of ~,
bematic colors Of the United sta,es~red white and
stripes Of equal width running lengthwise, the
upper stripe being blue, next white next blue next
on The left joining the nagstafi, comrnencnu A. each
corner, is a half diamond OF red with nve.pointed
white star IN the centre The soldiers Of their army
as well as hardy soldiers. over one,haf
OF the population, they say, IL on their
~ lie cause thew do not believe Il Will e onr Se1sre
General Acosta, the Commander. in-Chief OF the
regular army opposing them, has not among the
JU,UV0 HOW uRuttHY uuucI DAiltI CtfpOTdi =
guard left. In their own COMMUNICATIVE Chief Gen.
eral CcsDedes, they have the utmost confidence. IL Is
their opinion that the war viii not last year, and
that the result viii be victory 10 their side.
Colonel Castellanos who was present ut the battle
Of Las zeguas denies the truth Or the published &C.
counts given OF 1t In the newspapers here. He
says that instead OF the insurgents running
Acostas men ran, although the latter had l,l0c
men under his command TO their 100. liz
says that they found sixtynve OF Acosta's dead
on the field and q large number OF wounded, while
on their own side none were killed and only 1--WE
wounded. After the battle. he adds Acosta went
to Principe and arrived there with only 325 meu
the rest, except the killed and wounded, having
run away