The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-19
AMONG THE PATRIOTS MILITANT,

Missfve from Enrique ell AmcricanO-De-
parture for the Insurgent Camp-Hcnry
Reeve and ASramontc.
At five O'Clock the next morning was awakened
with the information that q courier had Just ar
rived from General Fajerdo with orders to Major
Obregon 10 send me Immediately to Puerto Prin-
cipe which place we reached at about eleven
O'Clock General Fajerdo Immediately delivered
me .su.er from
ENRIQUE Ell AMERICANo,o
Of which the following Is an exact COPY
DIVISION CAMAGUEY DISTRICT souTH,
: : CAMP IN 0PERAcioNEs, Nov. 2, 1872. !
DEAR Yours oi the Goth inst in which you
inform me that you are an agent by the Editor otthe
real condition of those in arms against the Spanish gov
respect to the same have the honor to reply that
being authorized by superior orders to aecede 70 the
Which Conditions really necessary on account Of the
s of s Sryss e aSa where
you will find awaiting you two women dhe same through
panic the
Sna M c rom he y e short space Of time from
You posses Of course my word that you will not be
more Than "a few hours before seeing the subscriber
You VIII leave the camp OF Vista hernosa on the nth
Ireman sir, yours &c, H. NJ. REEVE.
Henderson would be KIND enough to procure and
mars with vocabulary, Iw fully reimburse What You
time, time Yours IVY S &C. : REEVE
The General had sent back to Major Reeve the
woman who had borne the message with the infor-
nation that the HERALD correspondent could not
possibly reach Vista Hcrmora until the next day.
After informing me that he had ordered
A TOTAL SUSPENSION OF HoSTILITIEs
in the Camaguey Department for four days, that
the HERALD Commissioner might have no dinl-
Guilty in meeting Major Reeve and Major General
Agramonte who was believed to be in the neigh
borhood OF Viola Hermosa, General Faerdo In
structed me to offer in his name, and that OF the
Spanish government, the following terms to all
Cubans l might see:-
THE HERALD-sPANIsH COMMISSION.
To all persons then in arms against Spain who
would present" themselves, with or without their
arms, within one week, full, free and uncondi-
tonal pardon would be granted, accompanied by
complete restoration of con1scated estates with as
little delay as possible.
EXCEPTIONS.
The only persons not included in the above offer
were:-
First-The President, Cabinet and Members Of
Congress OF the so-caled Republic OF Cuba.
Second-Onicers Of and above the rank Of briga-
dicr
Thtrd-Deserters from the Spanish army.
FOlrth-Slaves.
The lives Of those included in these excepted
classes would be spared II they surrendered within
week, and the highest punishment inflicted upon
the first two classes would be Punishment from
Cuba and the confscation Of their estates.
Dessrters would be returned to the Spanish
army, where they would be compelled to serve out
their full time without any deduction for service
before their desertion.
Slaves would be restored to their masters
With these instructions and reiterations that the
lives OF all accepting this offer OF amnesty should
be spared, your correspondent was directed to be
prepared to start for Camp Vista Hermosa at four
O'CLOCK the next morning.
WITH AN ESCORT OF THIRTY
OF the "guarda civil" we reached Vista Hermosa
the Chief of Police, who had preceded me a day
and learned from him that the Sonora and
Reeve to lead me to his presence, had
not yet returned from his camp, where they
dos message. This message, IL will be recalled,
was that could not be there until day later than
.as ' w aly sa
conduct from Reeve, consented TO endeavor
to eta take =, me , to the latter. Before we
OF the actual condition OF the insurgents r. ON the
few would meet, saying that Major Reeve was in
men, better clothed and mounted than any other
body OF the insurgents. He further said that they
would make great efforts to impress upon me that
they were fair representatives OF the whole Cuban
ooficers from those might meet Emilio and An
tonic Luaces, who were Major Reeves inseparable
companions, and General Agramonte, all OF whom
| would probably see, were gentlemen by birth
and education infinitely superior to the mass of
whites In the Cuban ranks. The Luaces brothers,
l may say, were nephews OF this Chief OF Police. !
THE INSURGENTS.
Accompanied by the the two guides left Camp
Vista Hermosa about eight O'Clock on the morning
Of November and rode about nine miles, without,
However, seeing any American or Emilio Luaces.
We halted two hours on royal road under Sage,
close by ruined sugar estate, the only living thing
In the vicinity being fully bearing orange orchard,
After pursuing our course for about two hours the
guides by eigns gave me to understand that there
was no possibility OF seeing Henry Reeve that day,
and we accordingly started To return to Camp
Hermosa. Half way between our hating place
aud the camp got my first glimpse
Of the Cuban insurgents. About six hundred yards
ahead three men on horseback crossed nom the
guaDo fence into the royal road and made signs,
winch were promptly responded TO by my leading
gulde sIgnIIylng TAT II was proper Tor me 70 re.