Middletown transcript., 1870-02-26
THE REvoLur1oN IN cunA.


ficially" denied by the Spanish Consul in
New York, in letter addressed to the
press of that city. The American people
have been mislead long enough by the fall
lacious reports of the agents of Spain, both
in Cuba and in this country, concerning
the sanguinary war which is devastating
that beautiful island. The Havana press
and telegraph being entirely subservient
to their despotic government, nothing can
be really known out of the shores of Cuba
but through private correspondents, who,
at a great risk, give once in while
true account of the state of affairs but as
the mail is often searched, and all the let
ters therein read by Spanish myrmidons,
and the writer's taken to prison or murder
ed, even these accounts are infrequent |
The Cubans, fighting for their indspcnd-
cnce for period of sixteen months, and
comparatively unarmed, are represented
as q disorganized hordes of bandits, who,
taking refuge in the woods, always fly at
the approach of the gallant Spanish
troops.' But the duplicity of the Spanish
Government, from the first outbreak to the
present time, is sufficiently obvious in the
attempt to officially deny Gen. Puello's
defeat, after'it has been fully confirmed
and corroborated by as many details as the
most exacting unbeliever could desire.
1t is already known that the Cuban
Revolution was inaugurated on the 10th
of October, 1868, at the town of Yara,
by handful of men, headed by lawyer
Carlos Manuel de Cespedcs, who fought
at first with pieces of steel and iron tied
to rough sticks, as the citizens had never
been allowed to keep arms in their houses
The inhabitants of the country around
focked to join the movement, and sympa-
thizers from Havana, Matanzas and other
cities in the western department, who
could not 90 directly because of the vigil
ance of the Spanish Government, took the
steamer for Nassau, n. p. and the United
States, in order to reach the insurrection-
ary camp. The revolution has now, more
than 40, 900 soldiers, resolved to die rath
er than to submit again to Spanish despo-
tism. But only one-half of them possess
arms, the great portion of which they
wrested from the enemy in frghtful hand
to-hand contests. A year ago they estab-
lished Republican Government in Quay
marc, near Las Tunas about forty miles
from the port of Nuevitas, and fifty from
the city of Puerto Principe. The Cuban
Congress assembled there, consisting of
the representatives elected by the jurisdic-
tion of Cienfuegos, Villaclara, Sagua,
Remedies, Trinidad, Santi-SpiIitus, Nue.
vitas, Las Tunas, Manzanilo, Bayamo,
IIolguin, Jiguani, FL Cobre, Figuabo.
Guantanmo Baracoa, Saint Jago, Caney
and all other towns comprehended between
the line from Punta Gorda to Hato Nuevo
and Cape Maysi, forming five-sixths of the
whole area of the island, and adopted u
unanimously on the 10th of April, 1869,
the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba,
elected Gen. Cespedes as president, and
organized their government, and even
their tribunals, which now perform their
functions with all possible regularity in
the midst of civil convulsions.
Many attempts were unsuccessfully made
by the Spaniards to capture Guaymaro
and destroy at once the Republican Gov
ernment there established. Gen. DeRodas
himself left Havana on the Sd of last No
vember, to describe a triangle with armies
from different places upon Guaymaro, ant
could not succeed; consequently the plal
was abandoned until more troops shoulC
arrive from Spain. Another effort wa
recently made by 1000 infantry, cavalry
and artillery, under Gen Eusebio Pueblo
from Nuevitas, and 5000 troops, also, o
all arms, under Gen. Tracarias G. Goye
neche from Puerto Principe. We all kno,
the failure of the attempt through the ut
ter defeat of the former, and the hurrie
retroccssion of the latter to his old quar-
tcrs.
The Spanish Government ought to un
derstand that the American people cannC
be duped any longer by its mendacous in
pudence. 1t is time for us to assert ou
dignity as a nation, in the most positiv
manner Although every report favor;
BILE to the Cubans is denied by the Spar
iards, who have in their possession ii
power to conceal the truth, but which ha
nevertheless, been divulged, VIC can almo
believe the independence of Cuba is now
fact Thirty-fve thousand troops wei
garrisoning the island at the outbreak
the revolution; eighty thousand voluntec
have been armed since that time; ; and 70
iy thousand men Gen Prim confessed
fore the Cortes to have sent over to II
yaua, making an aggregate of one hu
dred and ffty-Gye thousand-all of the
in spite of their superiority in numbers,
arms and ammunition, in discipline and
material resources, have not been able
twelve months, from February of last yo
up to this moment. to give the bic
to the revolution by capturing Guaymar
and With it the independent government
the Republic Of Cuba These facts shou
guide our policy rather than the assever
tions of Spanish officials.