The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-16

the only reason by which to account for the fa,t
| that tho Spanish guerrillas did not capture our
| horses.
Even at the risk Of firing YOU. will relate de-
| tHilrlly what happened to Hcrnnndez aud my
| sell from tho moment we reached the spot where
| the command was encampcd up to date.
| Col, Asustin Mozo-V iejQ who compnndcd IT,
| asked me my nam" and the position occupied
| in the insurroqlOn. Told him my namc and
| that was President 81 tho Repubiic Of cuba
gross insults siiemaizins The Cuban patriots
SJ bandits " 'hen added Ana {2n4T paEry
,wnots rs ~, salin To- MN; had haI
! Of yours Mynnswcr irritatcd him extremely
| 10 such point that he Threatened to have me
you plcnsr. and I avail of this opportunity 10
| observe to You. that neither you nor any ono
olsc can make me answer questions TO which
! ought not tp reply; and YOU should know. fur
| ihcrmorc. that have never been 80 weak as ~
AZ this moment Capt. Ramon Domingo Ibarra.
| OF the stan Corps, apprpa'hodthy Colonel. whis-
| prrcd som, thing in his car and called me into
| his tent He asked mo TO be seated. and begged
! me To- overlook the manner oi Col. Mpzo-\ ioo,
who he sad. pnlcr that appearance OF rude
ness. possessed q good heart.
After this returned to the spot pointed out
to nc and mad to Put up again with more i'm
who, evidently, misirusting the strength Of the
ropes with which We were bound. ordered one
of his servants to rrnrrangc and tighten them.
| At breakfast time Capt. lbarra aud Lieut.. Mo-
rales de los Rios. son of the General of the
drz mud myself We both refused it. hut Her
nnnde1 subsequently, yielded TO he reIncsis ol
/ tnr~' Two officers. VINO nud IN the mean time
managed to loosen our bonds
TIED WITH ROPE.
A. soon "a the men had finished their moal
| tio force started On the road To Holguin. llcr-
! who h. Id the end of the rope by which We wore
| bound. alongside cncl OF US
Tho rivers saliio and Rioja were very swol-
| len, but We were forced to cross them on foot.
| with the water up 10 our breasts.
Tho column oncamped about o'clock in the
| evening on the banks oi the river kioia. Tho
| Colonel ordered a bonfire to bo lighted. so that
our clothes might be- dried 10 Hernandez.
| who was harciuntrd for the pair " shoo- he
worc when W. started were quite worn out he
ordered pair OF - oes 70 be gi,on. As soon as
! to his tcut had dinner served To- ~ there. md
| ordered beds the bt Il that could he obtained 70
nc maze fof Us in the same place. A. We still
had our arms tied behind our backs. aud ~
n sentry posted hy each of us still held the
eng ~ epeh rome; m2r'oyor as Inc. Colonel
| nli hot slrrl during the whole night. 60 witch
tho iil;c. W. ara bound to below Dat this com.
any way comfortable. but merely kept u
| clos" TO- him for greater security. At about
/ O'Clock ON the morning Of the goth. the
| column started again. Hernandez and walked
in the Same order a- on th" previous lay. They
! ilet. and started again at noon, ~ hing camp
wnlhcd that day 0yer thirteen leagues. and tho
srcater nart Of IN" road was of such slippery
! clay that II made Che march distressing ia
/ pirro-. and hc fcll several times before niehtinl
/ oWiu- Co. Viii 10 Capt. lhArra orl -r,l n hrgicr
/ who WIS on horseback. % take Hernnnla2 up
! enort o. finish the days walk. not cnulsinet e..
| chow even IN'si"yly tlg ,as' wcakp,~s before
! the Spannrd-. Nevertheless, Col. Mo2o-Nirip
/ i""iing that tA. fatigue ~ -nt weary IN" out IL
! ! went on waking at the inst pace II the ,ol-
unu ordered the van,unr ahead ana recon
| mrrlrl mH tu walk slowly.
A. on the rr0 collins: night. thov malc MS Try
| our ethics before the fire. and was lodged IN
/ pon d. 2l-t norsc- wcre furnished to both
/ Of US. ! d. c.iumanl haite at Cab IA lag for
] f. ~ fUlr ft.. 4
gum. Mozo-\lol,. received i -nat hes from
Gen. Morales de Jos Kios. IN answer -
Cor;ain sisu7 which We obs 'r,cl in the colonel
! anu uiHnr ui 'nrs ~ his slIn. whom they wrrf
iln ir.un,-tlu..r MAT a dIuiie nj 49,. of guards
had been PLACED OYER Us. induced il.r-
Woo ,hal rc''yed orders. To- shoot ".
Eittp . leSrra i"d 9rred to deliver H.
lur.d. To wh'uso,var | might de-Iena}c.
A. thr-r articles had not yet been roturn.l L,
They SHOULD remain ia ne po-- s. ion ID an,
| person not sufficiently entitled tony irirn '~htp
iio''ii4. ca'i'd ihrri. and -all t. him. mn,
| going TO ask OF You, 9onhl" service. bog
and / bescSch Of YOU thai. il po.sibie.
Cuban Euerrlla be- on II the firing party"
cot Mozo-vieio. asked the same Of him. re-.
Iuesting Of him 9t the same time permi-s .on t.
wrlte.a farewell latier to- his children Ibarra
and Mozo-NicJo then told us that We Ind hoeil
gricvously mistaken that $50 fnr from our -us-
! PIGEONS being correct the Colonel hal r.r,iy,l
orders o. taxi IL at once 10 Holsuin. AMI that
officer as II further To- rorrOhoratr his statement
| handed me one ol tho d.spat hos. which. n"t.
| wltn-tnndlng his rcpcatcd cntreaty. refused
At THE HEADQUARTERS.
| Mozo-Nioio. accompanied by the officers Of
li- stan and few others. started for Hoguin.
taking rs with them in tlrrentr,. of tllelr trurl
" Aareynl. Two leagues from hoaiqUluars.
| MoHp-N rlo took cavalry escort. At 3o'cIn,k
| III the afternoon We reached the headquarters
OF the Cnmnnndani- General, in the city oi Hol-
| gum. The ropes with viii, We were hound
were taken N. and am obliged to record that
"a" officer who unl id the ropes with which my
arms were ii.d said 10 mo. wAllc pcrform.n the
9peration am an intimate friend Of Rosale-
| / fully nndrrsiood tbat tho s,ie o3hiun.t
~ these words was 10 inspire mo with an nffrs-
upnat" conf lrnrc, l"'caui" it WIS equivalent To-
saying to mo. lou are among friends" |
So d"li ate AN a I ~ generosity. THO otliocr's
name l. tAtaa, never had tn pleasure of
s"'lng him again. must mention fiat Eo-alos
| il O. captain in IN spanish army who belonged
/ o. the column OF Col. Gomez De.ur1. and WhO
! lnisue@ This on '"r was set al liberty with
/ 90" others. and WI 'te a pamphlet about the IN
suIfrcu'n rs soon MS NJ reached Madrid.
hernandez and were Summoned sspnraiolv
! before Gen. Morales de los Rios. Heiold me
! lihcH 'Hhpgs about US and that ho W uld cn-
., Hr. pom ~ rriIlto max our ms
| \ hhrr men nor sin'e dld lee ever address me
| any question or n-iV" 10 my dignity.
| lie pa'' me IA one Of the rooms II his pri-
! waite house. ne gdy" mo II seat at his own table
| and he tried 70 surround me with every COM
! lvu oomp1tihle with my condition as prisoner.
! Tie allotted 20 Hernnndez the best room in tnr
| lrls"n, and Showed him also every attention.
| MARTINEZ tompos sent an order by telegraph
! that We ,hould ue sent to Havana. ana we ", re-
! taken 10 Oihart on the 9Th under guard oi
squadron Of cavalry comnianded 10y Capt. bar
ra the stan uilir"rot whom | have made free
| uurnt mention ia this narrative.
New,re pui aboard the Eunboat Darlo. which
| got under way nj half past two. Tho COM
mander. Post,Capain Luis Bayo, treated us
| most rNllly during the entire trip. We entered
tn port 81 Havana at 10 O clock on the morning
! Of the 3lst. and We're Immediately brought 10
! this fortress. Two hours after our ar
rival here, one, Of tho qidn--ic-camp Of
! taptaih-Generdl Jovelldr. Col. santiago Cuesta
called upon rs in his name. lie stated tO
as that the General was ANXIOUS that we
should ENJOY every comfort which was pos
sibo wIhln Ne Lint oi tho prison, and that
! W. could freely ask for everything we wanted
informing ~ ut the s0me time, by orders of the
Gcncral that We should leave for Spain hy ihn
mail steamer Of the 5th, and then proceed Ia
Madrid Whthrr We werD sunp9u'd 10y. the
GOV. rnln"ut OF the King. Don AllhOuSO. | re-
pli"d, begging him Ia thank Gon. Joycllur in
our numr, tor the attention he WAS pleased Ia
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