The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-17

SaiImanoa. then oai'ned the floor aud IN tho
course OF his remarks upon his experiences IN
Cuba aud the present condition of the war
there, male strtcmp nts which clunpt &c con
tradlcted. hut winch prove conrlusiyely NAV
for eight Yeas 5 juin mas been gfaduhily sinH
her hold on CuIa. IN spite 81 all her OhlCldi
bOmbustlc lies TO the contrary.
Gen. lHqnelme opened IVA snecch by detcnn-
ing the re equations Of the officers VINO had held
command III CUT B, and Of the Experiment Tor
the u si5tHncr It h 81 rcudsted tntse Generals.
lie then took ~ IN de 'ail the dihrulues vi
which every one of these Oaptains-uenefa' haJ
lie .rd: "ihe army Of Cuba costs about
$iO0,DO per moncn, OF wnicn about S9ODh0N
are teq drcd i"r the pav of the men. Today
there b. due them about 4-iUJJ.UOO, oi NhtCl over
eliOOOOOO ere tor then p,y, 40 that the payment
of these men " IN aireurs over seven months.
ell. VI tne Generals iu-thlef baNc been unable
10 meet this pressing necessity, how cau they tie
expcc ed tu provide fur III the tx raortinarv ex-
punses caused ny aw OF tins natureI A Gen
CT I-in-tuief OF one Of the army corps w ute IS
fullOw4 to the CAPTAIN Gen rll. Here Gen. Ri
uuelme read "A ues pa ch. IN wnicn the writer
stated that he was actually in want Of money to
send to the market Tor provisions That credit Ia
wcrs without medicines ana other necessarles;
that the soldiers were without tueir sOLt Us
(money Kept back frOm the pay OF the men) ana
send out men to hunt up cattle IN the w0Ods1
Tins was the condition Of the army as lar as
Resources were concerned. lbe army ui CuOa
amounts TO over 1000 men. At nr4t sight "
appears incredible that. with TOOO regul ~ and
1900 u SJUJJ Volunteers. II should be inpus~i-
Bile to stainp out areNoIdiIn composed u not
over 1900 arm ID mcu-iueu devoid Of addiction,
OF unitv OF r'ce, OF a common nag. wanting. IN
LOT. ~ every element which CONSTITUTES we
strength ~ IA army IN the Held. Tbs was the
cause oi tue sudden di-Giedit INTO whlch eacI
successive General iell. a = pthin6cnef"l
wonJ out t. Cuba, aud a glorious teat of
arms took tlice, and puD opinion BEGAN 10
siv thtt this ist was thu same a- ell his Urede-
ce-sois, that he dil nothing Of any real teneht,
anu II ABOUT That time news should be received
that such IN estate had been desirofe T., the
reputation Of tuIt Captain General was alteauy
dead. Aud all this W tho result ~ a NJ staken
idea thit he could dish of 7OV1, when IN
some $500 or @OpVl WI be asked now TINS
Is possible. Congress sh ~ see how VI ".
rms rrrr,.r,vr ronc,s IN ottpA
"Ofths,n ,u1I men. l.U1J must De ueducfed
f.r ,,'.,,.l l.af i,,. = f H., ,,4
,,t la. "a, ~, ~ a., a,tI nf ft. r,titf re- limo
frum Nipe b. tnc X sOatcadero; some 10000 men
Tor .itieri,e.. frpr.-eutaltVes OF The utusfent
cutn. nj lie rrntrI olIlcra suldry cnIuunls-
nj titr,. uyurs-. mere 4. notniup air tnrs i'm
Ineu, where thrr, are 80 man, i.oi tod bodies
al n,rn ~, man, ,,fruniznti1ns Il uuerrtllta ia
c1nf,,i ,iiet rfiI,i WHEN ~ ed To be reple-cnteJ
at the central oifces. We have. therefore. 10 DO
ir.tl,', t,,,'r' ne ,tne e ,.tl men en-
,i,,, AZ. mn ,r,,v 81 ,,ruatuu to ,s.rt in tu,yns
,'"nvp 40 q" a. IVY ~, ~ the ,r
,t.,,i,, VI y, f',,,,i', a. Tor r,.-.,,. and frts Tr
49, ,, i,'.',,', ~ IA i',,,'s ~ ~, nn.a,,t,ls
ehe nf"N ,s'o"Ihe ul '.e ty'y'' 81 ,tv "os"'.ai5
~ .nv ut',i"r' sno "'"e' VI '-i"'"N0" "''""u
VI. ~. 'is'a' ~ -. f, ,t,., H. .t,,..f,,, ,r
ar, ~ ,,s r I'M ,r 1otl mem ifp
a,sro-a ',s iof war ana no. wuo ere eAp ,I
',. i - IN, ,,,,,l.r M s.i1,sr- tn,r a.
uis s,, ~" P"'ei ""' '"0'' "'''N "' ''"'' Nv ~
~ '.,i ,.i,l thasa On ooo man xv bave In cover
~ uvr, -, 80 "a Ia
L".'cl" Dopa''"v' " - -. 800
, $50 ,,'r ,,'',l.,, .,,. -, ttr,t an ~,
HWY AMI, itrn,. ~ a',t.d fr nrs,rt and an
iich res'de in,,v men, yo nave nrl1nvsd to
tHo nsufecli. H. ad w4o mus oe ptUteSseu'
ar In .',,T',nni nj IL - seldiu fIrnisned v,tIh
Command ~" ,,'s,ayss to n,t.ct The pi"1rrty
-, =, ,S',ty s.... a.. ,4,ct ~ ~ -, a., a. "a a.,