The New York herald., 1870-05-07


80 you appreneua compromise with spaan', =,
mot ~ all. The Cubans are stli ~ resoiuso m
spaiu sun AZ bitter In their haired OF spaniards,
trary are absolutely false There has been no reac-
ton ana comparatively lew presentat0ns
have s'' done so were inaa,enced solely by fear
either for their persons or I OVERWHELMINGLY
snrsabcres oS sss by Sro rso ss IN Need *
and driven 70 live IN the woods by the close prox
unity Of Spanish posts The nearts oi these people,
with rare exceptions, ale A. hostile To Spanish
power NJ ever; and w striking successes on the
SIDE oi tMe 'paw,ots wNi spesaAiy strip Spain Of
ITO what do You attribute the want OF success
thus farfn
"Bad councils and worse leaders. Napoleon
had no influence influence at all. A,nbition animated
sions thaJ resulted Sn iNe Murder ol his brave
brother Augusta by the Spaniards In the most afro
OF Napoleon made all dlstrus, despise him, espe.
cially as after having assumed an arrogant tone
some months ago, No sa6nltt a quietly 60 u
terribly sea. hing rejonder, involving the charge
that he was trai.or at heart Without the personal
courage tn follow Its Inspirations. When FIRST went
TO Cnmaguey In August, 1909 Arrange, brief inter-
view ~ savanilla, then the seat OF government pro-
fesscd 10 be devoted adhetent OF the revolution and
complained OF the injustice which had been done
nam Dy contrary tnputa tOna. He also asserted tna
e s e r Of
the military leaders especially In connection with
arms anu ammunition brought into the country.
Afterwards, In January, 1870, when the command VI
operations mad faien uon Inc, Napoleon.s brother.
Fernnndo. called at headqnarters and, through
several sax officers. made 0vertures 10 me In Napo-
Icons behalf-tnat IL, for his military employ
meri,-witn strong assurances OF Napoleon's
earnest desire now to take an active part In the
struggle. Nevertheless 1t was not deemed expedi
ent 10 call or have Napoleon about heaiquartersn
zine suppression mere ls that he WIN be OF no ser.
vice to Span for no. only IL he generally regarded
as traitor 10 Cuba but recreant to the memory OF
brother who was lnled 10 death through an unior-
tunate confidence In his advlce.n
"Very likely; but enough OF him. will say word
OF Camaguey which at present is to the Cuban revo
seat both OF the civil government and OF military
ganizauon There too the chief manufactures OF
military supplies including powder, a the constilu-
entS U which are apundanl, except sulphur, whica
has been recently secured TO an eirectlve extent
While General Jordan had Pnelio by the throat
principe with heavy cogmn TO destroy the mil fay
shops ana stores supposed to bc concentrated in the
having only seized 800 pairs of shoes anu a lew
reams Of letter paper without inerrnpt,ne the max
ing OF powder hall day. Alter ,.i ms Nasco he
nictei upon the spanish Generain:chief IN
srarnS his 0 Steps ~" toward Paero HSn Princ,pe
he ony escaped ike defeat at Checo by the
| duct .! small force under an incompetenT chief,
who cravenly deserted his post ana icft open al
point IA The line to he taken by petty detachment
| Ui Spanarls."
| slow 10 the opposing forces standyr
IA very large spanish force has been assembled
since The middle OF January IN Camaguey, one
greatly superior 10 that winch the Cubans can op
pose Tor wdut OF arms. But happily for tho cause OF
berty the Spanish operations nave been utterly
IS neariy exhausted without results In any degfec
commensurate with the sca.e Of forces employed.
sared when lt is known they include only the sur
render OF Napoleon Arango and the killing in battle
up TO che first OF Aprit al most OF fifteen and the
Noundlng Of not more than nity Cubans,
effected at the expense OF not less than 500
kiasd and wounded including thirty.iye to
forty officers. Such Is the nature Of the
country that the Cubans readily eude the clumsy
eeptaDime movements cr their adversary whose
victs therefore, are only the lew Old or young nom
comha ants, whom they surprise and butcher amer
fashion which shows the Spanish 80 ders Of 1870 are
worthy successors OF thos. who disgraced humanity
IN Flanders under Aiva aud PARMA
Nv Ill active mllitary movements cOntinueY''
The rainy season Is now near vi hand; its advent
much account Of the condition Of the roads as The
inability OF Europeans 10 stand exposure to alternate
t.yes and, even Americans from the United States 40
not suffer the same Inconvenience, and MANY there
loie, take substantial advantage Of the season
for operations against isolated Spanish posts
and especially against their communications
Meanwhile the cnbans are not Idle. Leather
l. abundant in the county, and shoes being
made 10 supply the soldiers, and saddiery
also Tor the cavalry. Even few very good ReIniDg.
ton carDines likewise have been manufactured. One
OF the most energetic officers or the Cuban service
Uornelo Porro, has been made Quartermaster
and Commlssary General man Of wealth and
render available its resources, which, pD0er ibe
previous want OF system, were wasted with lament
able lnattention.'
.IIow about the news sent here from CGbas"
'All the reports SET afoat by kilograms through
Havana OF the rapid dissolution OF free Cuba
mere shallow inventions. President Cespedes has no
idea OF sairendeiag his post 10 Gabriel F0r02O or 10
any one else even the VicerOy OF Spain. The Cuban
Congress has not abdicated It's powers Spanish CO.
lumns may traverse the country, and families may
have TO scatter aud betaKe themselves to the woods
fOr the time; but the substantial results are very
much the same when stone Is cast into POOL
splash, ripple for little while, and then all be-
comes quiet as before. People in the United states
nave not been able, PERHAPS, to understand why it
has been that II the people OF Cuba are generally
iave been gained by the in their operatlons
How about the emancipation CT the negrOesg"
we asked further pursuing still our inteogatories
That's matter wish the public to fully under
stand II has been denied, as see IN the papers,
by Senator Sumner and others that the negroes in
being SET Tree Is true. The CuDans have manu-
mltted all their slaves. They have the same rights
and privileges as the whites They can vote equally
with the wnites.r
do you nave any negro soldierss"
plenty OF them, and. could have plenty more If
we had arms Tor them. The ne9loes 1gnJ side by
side with the whites. A good many of the officers
are negroes. My own escort IL commanded by "a
neg sergeant, and One-thrd OF the men under him
..Wnat Klnd OF arms have youg-
"a little Of all KINDS; anything the men can get
hold OF that will do any sort Of service in battle.
Some are very sorry-lo0king weapons. The barrels
of of the muskets have to be tied to he stocks
TO Keep them irom parting company"
''What Is the uniforms"
''Of that medley class worn by Falstar's recruits
at Gads b1lf Everything Is alike In poorness, but
unlike in every other respect. Taose VINO are not
nearly naked feel they have special for thank
fliness. The worst Is most OF the men being with.
out shoes, which Is great detrlnient marching,
''How about fationss'
'The army subsists on the country. There is
plenty 10 eat. Meat Is in abundance, also fruit,
and vegetables Happily there Is no danger OF starry
ing either now or In the future"
How about payy"
'.They receive no paw and the only hone of any IN
In their achieving their independence,
''What rs tue condition OF the Spanish ,rOopsr
'They have abundant arms, including, beside the
best ordinary military rines and mnskets plenty OF
Remington's breech-l0adlng rifles, one OF the best
arms ever placed IN soldiers hands, The worst is
oil these came from the United States NV only
hope is that will get some just good TO fight
agulnst them. The Spanish forces are also 1Dely
uniformed, ana, III fact, lack nothing soldiers could
possibly require except pluck and hgning good
and worthy causen
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