The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-01
FIRST EDITION
Q u B n.
Cespedes' Declaration of a War Of
ExterminatiOn-The Spanish
Atrocities Which Make
This Necessary.
"WAR TO THE KNIFEp


the revolutionary leader:-
Since he first aos of the Cuban revolution,
since the taking of Bayamo and Slguani In this
department and that OF the Guaimaro In the
Central department. when generous capituld-
could have enforced an unconditional surren-
der, as is well known. the principles of human.
on the part of the Cubsns, showing the manner
in which Q were willing to carry on war with
dred prisoners which those successes aud
10 lowing ones placed in our power without
having been put to any risk of life, has con-
tinued to reveal our purpose. whilst the enemy
violated in o base manner in Puerto Principe
tpe capitulai ion Of GusimRrO armlng against
us the civil guard, who had been sworn By the
terms Of the above.named oapltulation never
to take mp arms agslnst Ine SuSahs, % U.s., hna n Iney
which they succeeded In taking, but with
bloodthirsilness and feroclty worthy OF tneir
power by similar brutality and cruelty, they
shot, without judgment; peaceaole citizens for
mere suspicion of connivance with the revolu-
They did more While our troops not only
respected the mortal remains of the enemies,
soldiers, and buried those which were iuhu.
manly abandoned by their companions, and
took care of their wounded, our dead were
barbarously abused by the Spanish soldiery,
their bodies mutilated, and otherwise sub
jected TO the most horrible atrocities.
The liberatng army has not made reprlsRls.
We wished to avail ourselves OF every means
In our power to make the enemy adopt more
humane practices and q loss ferocious system
of warfare With that object had addressed
In the first days of the revolution despatch
TO the Spanish Government in ManZanillo In
that sense. That despatch obtained no answer
and the shooting of Cubans found in arms
tinued by the Spanisrds. Decided, never
theless. 10 await the last extremity be-
sails, nS / sent by fiag OF truce a despatch to
the Goth of December last to the Commander
Spanish Govern ment should accept the kind
OF warfare which we had instituted and were
for prisosers ana WoTnded, as ali Civilized bel
ligerenis do, eyen when not united by ties Of
similarity Of Sfigip, reigiSn, and Language.
answer; declaring that after this time. If
happily received no satisfactory answer saying
that they would cease 10 shoot and commit the
before named cfueltres. would adopt at last
the mournful but absolute necessity of re-
The commanding General, Brigadier Garcia
MunoZ. after having maltreated by words and
miserably insulted the envoy by tearing with
his own hand the insignia and devices of the
defenders of the country, said. in answer, that
into con sideralion. Notwithstanding true to
my word resolved To take no steps what
ever until the period should have elapsed. But
to-day, the permit being at an end, and the con.
duct of the enemy being unchanged, on the
abS snd baSSbarty have 3 Been 1G Obliged to accept
the war 10 the knife, with all the determina-
Sa w9 renssa tn ths in s
ample terms from to day, without restriction
of any kind. Blood for blood. Execution for
execution. determination for extermiuation.
r CARLOS MANUEL CESPEDEs.
A British Vessel Captured-TwO of Her
Passengers snOt-ExpeditiOns Land"
Ing.
HAVANA. March 3O.-The British Consul has
sent her Britannia Majesty's steamer Heron to
Caibarien to IN vest1gatethe affair OF the British
schooner JEFF. Davis. fr.
This vessel was captured in the old Bahama
Chspne and brought INTO OsloaTien i n because
white and colored. who were endeavoring to
reach Nassau ON sbo iae
Ing was soon known. Two OF them, Francisco
NJ. Jimenez and Rafael Falero, were per-
fufu md xrQQ h.. Wnr our
rounded py q mob of volunteers, and, in the
presence of the women and children OF their
marines who had them in charge and put to
death in the street under promtscuous sattack
F., after they were dead the volunteers amused
themselves by sticking their bayonets into the
lifeless bodies. When tired or this bloody pas
time they searched the bodies and finding a bag
full Of ounces, greeted the discovery with cries
shat os trvina tn sscsno
from being sent 10 the Island OF Fernando Pc,
which has fallen TO the loi OF all Cubans of any
The captain and crew CT the JEFF Davis are
still in prison at Cabarien. The British Consul
is expecting q fleet OF several vessels, which
have been ordered to cruise in the Bahama
waters. On the same day two CubaAs were shot
at Cabsrien for being bearers of rebel cores
There are said to be 5000 insurgents In sagua
plantation as they leave 1t and then lay the
blame on the insurgent forces.
and arms are reported to have landed near
Cape Maysi.
Adyices from Santiago of tho Goth state that
the copper r-mines at Cobre have been again
abandoned in consequence of the presence OF
Insurgents In the Vicinity. report was cur.
rent in Santiago that the steamer Cricket
with two schooners, had landed an expedition
nj a pork on the northern coast Colonel Lopez
Oamara had returned 10 Santiago from Mayari
AdVices from Nuevitas of the 18th state tina,
the IN 1nss xc9y has
Manati, and proposes to open communication
with Las Tunas.