Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-04-08

a mutually honorable plan could be
agreed upon tending to the return
to this spanish province Of the tran
guilty which it SO sorely Leeds.
Accept the assurances OF my sin
cere consideration.
DOMINGO DULCr.
GEN II po'Rs, OJo DE Ago DE Los !
MKLoNEs, Jan. %, 1863.
To Bis Exreuenc,, c.nor Don Don,in-
90 Dulec
SIR am in receipt ofthe letter
which your Excellency was pleased
to address 10 me by the hands OF
Sc or Don Francisco TIA mayo Hor-
ties, who, together with Messrs. Joa-
quinn Orc and Jose Ramirez Villa,
has arrived here authorized by you
to enter upon a conference with ne.
deplored as much as your Ex-
cellency the destruction of all the ell
ements Of wealth which exist in this
privileged island through the effects
of this war which the Liberators Of
Cuba are waging; but it is not my
fault, your Excellency, if at the
present time. a war Of determination
is declared againstus for the only
reason that We have raised on our
native soil the banner Of liberty. /
have already resoyied to everything
for the purpose Of avoiding reprisal,
but the Spanish chiefs who have
been, and still are. operating in this
department and in the central, in
their vanity and unqualified prize,
have absolutely ignored any COM
municatiens and persisted in burn
ing everything i'm their way, DESTROY
ing plantations, Strengthening domes.
tic animals, and leaving their car
cases upon the highways. and even
c capturing our Women and children.
We have met the acts by setting fire
with our Vi lands to our own res
licences to show men who have no
regard whatever for the practices
which in all places govern civilized
warfare that we shall spare no sacri-
Gee to secure the desir' d end Of the
we have entered upon. /
repeat, therefore. that neither myself
nor the army which I command are
to be blamed if the Cuban revolution
shall destroy the elements Of wealth
by this country.
i have ,onferred with the above
named gentlemen, by whom | have
been made aware OF the instructions
which you gave them butat the very
time we we're having the interview. |
received informrtion from Craima
70 tn some m obilized volunteers at
the Casino Campestre de Camaguey |
had assassinatcd the distinguished |
and brave citizen, General Augusta
arrange, Who had gone there with n
lag Of truce. This scandalous act
produced intense excite
nent i'm our midst. and has set every |
patriot against entering into ar !
treaty with the government which
your Excellency represents.
Nevertheless. shall call together
he military and civil chiefs Of this
republic. and after having the opin-
on Of all upon the subject of yonr
shall forward to you
! decisive answer to the same.
have the honor, etc
The following proclamation was
ssued by Ces pedss, the revolutions
y leader;
Since the fret act OF the Cuban
since the taking Of b
ramo and Signani in this department
and that Of the Gualmaro in the cen
rial department, when generous
yrs offered to the gar
r:sons when we could. have forced
m unconditio nal surrender, as is
we'll known. The principles OF human
lty. civilization and generosity were
displayed on the part of the Cubans,
showing the manner i'm which we
we're willing to carry on war with
our oppressors More than 400
prIsoi ers which those successes and
following ones placed in our pcwer
without having been put to any risk
of life, has continued to reveal our
purpose. while the enemy violated
m . base manner in Puerto Principe |
he capitulation ofGuaimaro, arming
against us the civil guard, who had
1een sworn by the terms Gf the ca
pltulation above named never to
AXE up arms against The Cubans -
And they not only denied quarter
% the few prisoners they succeeded
in taking but with blood thirstiness
and ferocity worthy Of their antece-
dents in America, where thew lost
their power Ivy similar brutality and
they shot, without Judgment
peaceable citizens for mere suspicion
OF connivance with the revolutioha
~ troops
They did more. While our troops
not only respected the mortal re
mains OF the enemies soldiers. and
buried those inhumanly abandoned
by their companions, and took care
of their wo ,nded, our deaf were
barbarously abused by the Spanish
soldiery, their bodies mutilated, and
otherwise subjected to the most hor-
rible atrocities
The Iiherating army has not made
reprisals. We wished to avail our
selves Of every means in our p wer
to make the enemy adopt more hui
name practices and a less ferociOus
system Of warfare With that object