, 1876-07-05

ccsatrc fatigue 1cmorasizcs their best troops,
aud tlle mere fact Ut tclr 1nectiuy our lorcea,
anil u.fng fUrccd tn rrtlre uIthout winning any
trons defeat.
The rainy acason llas sct In. and tho rains havo
been, II anythfng, rather moro heavy and fnccs-
amt thas, usual. Tho Spantards prctcnd that
they say that 1t euabIcs them the more cnsijy to
find our trucks, a. II, even Il VIC wisl,cd H. we
could live hidden In latrict 40 very limited a.
this. Tho truth Is that this rany season il most
disalvantayeous Mt f for IT. them IN every point Of
vtev. Their casualties aro enormous, and tho
consequent pecunfary. l1as equally 10. They
lose their hngxage, their military and commits
sar1at storcs, everything. and, more Important
ta all fr fr trGs ys: lose tcr health md very
On our sI.le wc lose nothing, for the best Of
q, rca8oH, that VIC llave nothing n lose, and
our forces arc, BY thctr hardened constitutions
and by their having becufnc used To wild life
IN tho WOofB, Insured a,atn8t all tho results Of
the tnclemcncy Of tho weather. Moreover, tho
recent capture of the warehouses Ut tho Spanish
Government at Ciego Dc Avila antl Norm, and
Of many con7oys, has provided our troops with
all they most urgently required.
1t l!As been To 'le n source OF a[nccsc regret
that was unable, before thu close uf the cam
l'atHn. to complete my aelf-allotted taak Of the
total destruction Of al tlsc sugar cstntca. But
c,,l'd not dispose, In III time, of the reinforce
mcnts sent K, me by tho Govcrnmcnt, on Nc
ct,unt Of the fight At Laguna Do Vasona. They
reached INC too late, nnd wna thus prevented
feoin carrying out my plan, aiil moss valuable
time WIS lost. But have dopc ,rly best, und
all I'm learn tho status u Tic spanfards grows
worsc day by day. Famine N fts most sud and
lorttbse form Gcaiegcs tkGr tow,ls, Into which
nll the families of til: Spanish element lave
sought rcf,tgY. This VERY abandonment by them
uf the Immediate surroundings of their towns,
from which aIonr rne eaid towns relied for 9ui,-
| alstcncc, has Eara.yzcd I'LL agriculture; trado
! c1t:ts only IN aatne; aud Us the sourcGs fFo,n
| which tn1trec.;y thy cnctny's forces draw their
tho discomfort in their ranks Is general. uardly
day ,a,sscs IN which 10 nut receive verbal
| continuation and proof Of the above facts from
deserters, who arc always coming over To thu
LiScrnttnE army, and know u also by MY
agents inside tho Spanish lines.
J III the Central and Eastern Departments, ns
MI, assured by my friends, the apantards nre
acting entirely on the defenslve, nnd the ranks
of those army es'rps arc being constant sweled
~ reaction, slow but SURF, w!sh, after al, is
the best. ! wrote recently to Briglycn Mareo,
telling him that ri was uncasy because
thought that the enemy. might Imagine TINT, ir
consequence. Of the rcsIifurgGments which he h91
sent inc, be WAS weak, and that they might, in
| Rllc!l belief, thauguEate moro Y3B0rcls ccnl.
pa!gn against him." I1c answered rae: "Be
Under no disquictudc; tlc regt1n~u!s wlslel,
sent to you ftaVc been repacti with good and
wellsa'1nsa men, whom tle ln'.tai OPPRESSION oi
| k4C 9pa1AAtAo u4ff AItt tAf 4utA' y&A IAlllA6s'
We nrt here fighting cs.:,s.. an army com
posed Of two classcs-t.t 1e%atar soldier wllc
tocs the fighting. and us Jt:nIrr who supplies
lln witt, 6rcnd. For tho tior1ncr We ilayee the
bullet aud tic maclletc, for the hitter the torch
aud our programme is to conquer or dic-
Wc need supplies, but our requirements art
neither many nor ,nultifaslous We nccd
neither nrins, nor medicines, 'r provisions, no,
clothes, nor shoes. Thu enemy l,as all tl,est
things, atsl We know how to capture them
We need only one artlcle--plenty Of amuuni
tlon. I engage-nnd | speak Ia no boastine
I eau command d moderate supply OF nnnuni
ttot, that l will establish my headquarters vert
close 10 Havana; and when ouce there you may
Imagine that tic end will not be far uG. Youi
frtciid, bIAxtuo GoMIz.
| LAy Villas, juno u.