The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-16
FROM CVHf IIBRE.
Au Important Letter by Gen. Geme1-The
Spnni-h SInrNrn OF Wnr 10 he Out Of.

The letter from which we extract the
following paragraphs IL addressed by the COM
m1udcr in-Chief Of the Liberuttng Army ~ Gu
ba, Major Gen. MAXiNo GoNfa. To- the Agent
General Of tho llcpGulic abroad, Don MiGrtL III
ALBANIA.
since Il was written Spain has landed ON the
island over 500 soldiers. making her tot rem
forcements to her army I'm CuAa since the lst df
October last over 27.0OO men She now has I'M
der arms on the very faithful island, Including
tho vnl,,utccr forces. an army Of not less tnan
ljuOOo men, And yet, since the date OF this let
ter. with all this enormous orcc-averaGing one
collier TO- about every eight men, women and
,htiirru in Cuba-Spain has not been able to
nr.vert tho Cubans from DESTROYING nt least 10
iuport mt sugar estates In the jurisdictions u
Sigua, Remedies, Trinidad, Cieniueeos and Co
lon, which have been reduced to ashes almost
under the very muskets of tue Spanish soldiers.
JURISDICTION OF SANCrf SrfWfTus, Jan. 10,
1870 The revolution. IN spite Of every obstacle,
constantly progresses, anu although we place no
great rohance TN international complications,
nor count upon them Tor persevering IN our
work or for the triumph of our programme, tine
attitude Of the United States and the American
more prove that We have done considerable
work, and that we have forced the world 10 Tx
It's attention on our unilinchinR Efforts and On
our unwavcring liberalization no lOueer to fe-
muin slaves when We can be sree citizens OF "A
In the theatre Of war we h We improved our
status, while tue enemy has made NO progress
Whatever.
Our troops, full Of faith and enthusiasm, have
penetrated into tho jurisdiction OF Colon. and
the activity uf our operations has made IT.
self felt rs you viii see in the official reports in
the BOictin de u Guci1d, fem Cape iii, where
a for. was captured, up 70 the Town OF Jasuey
Grnnde, which was burned To the ground
In CdmHRuey quiet has been restored, and
some adv intuges have heen gained.
In Orieute (the Eastern Department Of the
island). which has hitherto been under the pro-
Vi-iunM command OF the gallant Brig adler An
tonic Macco. who has directed operations with
his usual XIII aud success. the enemy has been
constantly harassed. Gen. MaceO's operations
have been SO uninterrupted. and have produced
such profitable results, that very cxtraordi
nary reaction In our favor has arisen there, TO
the extent OF contributing a strong contingent
force Of experienced veterans To tue campaign
In TINS department. of which the first reinforce
n'ent crossed the military trocha OF the Jucaro
Yesterday, the lith
Spauiarde Il the conducting of conveys, with
heavy columns of men. from one camU to sn-
other, and in the western portion of T., although
they move with greater activity, they devote
themselves. In preference, To guarding and de-
Tending the sugar estates, which mas not, how
ever, prevented the destruction OF some build
ings and the burning OF very many cane belds.
TINS method Il painful and terrible one
but, as you yourself aflirm, II Is one OF absolute
necessity, for II ON the one hand It can be az
cnsed OF being 81 s'vaec character, II Is at
could be made Of The irfevocaole determine ion
Of the CuOans either to couquer or completely
sacrifice, costly and transccndental as II Is IL,
Notwithstanding. the least. alongside the great r
one Of the daily and heroic sacrifice Of life,
which constitutes the glory ANA the grandeur
Of the revolution.
We are convinced that this decree Of burning
property, as the highest expression Of the free
determination Of the will Of tue peoplc, and in
reply to the wicked decree Of our tXicrmina-
ton whicn spanish tyranny and Spanish fern ny
have written in indenble blood and mos, Utter
tears will be at no very distant date the hnl
declaration of our tndependence, for which al
have maze. IN the defence Of holy programme
OF liberty and reconstruction. q = ntiC sfutts,
anu for which we have suffered torments worth y
II ancient Ia lie, white our enemy, Ia his en-
delvor To thwart our will. crush our aspira-
Il us, ana check the modern current Of light
nnC progress, has set us tine example of nre aud
sword as resource II warfare.
Ana n, IN spite q our convictions and our
trOats. some sugar estates are sull grinding, II
tnere ale sui standing cane nclds whirn supply
TIE planter with his crop. and the cause Of Spain
with the proceeds OF such crop, you must re-
member that tue total destruction OF them. by
reason OF the vast extent of these sugar distrc
Is 20 easy task.
Meanwhile not all the boosted reinforcements
expected IRON spain have arrived. and the
change effected in the observation-disclosures by the
removal II Count Nalmaseda. VINO was the last
hope Of the merchants aud planters, is a fires h
otihculty winch illustrates all their plans Of inn
mediate pAcifcation. MAxIMo GOMEZ.