The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-11
GEN. mACEO.
Hls Report of the INSURGENTS Prospects
In Cuba-HIs NHissiOns

IN. Y Timesl
Gen. Antonio Maceo, the eommander-irl-
chief OF the insurgent forces In the eastern
district of Cuba, and two Cuban staff officers,
Brigadier Arcade Leyte Vidal and Brigadier
Juan Rius Rivera, arrived yesterday from
Jamaica by the steamer Atlas. Gen. Maeeo
is q mulatte, tall and strongly built, carries
himself erect, wears heavy whiskers and
mustache has well developed forehead
and bright eyes. He has been wounded
twenty-one times, and four of the bullets
have not yet been extracted. When the Cuban
Congress dissolved, and the Revolutionary
Central Committee, which was elected In It's
stead, at Camarguey, surrendered to the
Spaniards, Gen. VinceDte Garcia, who was at
that time at CamaTguey hastily went away,
and with his band retired to the eastern de-
paltment TO Maceo. The two generals issued
protest against the surrender, denouneing
the Central Committee, and declaring their
intention to continue the struggle. Soon
after, an interview took place between Maceo
and the Spanish Commander CHIEF, Mar
tinez Campos, In which the latter advised Ma
Geo to surrender, but he refused, and week
later fought q battle with the !Spaniards, but
was compelled to retire to the mountains.
Later he captured and sacked the city
Of Baraooa, liberating the Spanish. soldiers
whom he had taken prisoners. Suddenly he
left his army and embarked at Santiago de
Cuba for Jamaica: and report was there
upon spread that Gen. Martinez Campos had
given Gen. Mace0 permission to pass through
the spanish HHGS anu lpAF5 bLb iSkh4tl, hua
ascertain for himself what aid he could eK-
pect from Cubans abroad. II his hopes were
justified, Gen. Canpes would allow him to
return and resume command OF his troops.
This report was generally diseredited and
yesterday the generals Themselves denied that
there was any truth in the report. Gen.
Campos had merely given them permission to
pass through the Spanish lines tn leave the
| island. They arrived by train at Santiago de
| Cuba, and from there q Spanish man-of-war
| conveyed them to Jamaica.
| Gen. Maceo also emphaticalIy denies the
report that he surrendered. He never in
tended and neither he nor his officers and
soldiers have any intention Of surrendering.
He and his aids have come here On mission
from the Republican government. and they
will return when 1t is accomplished. How
long they will stay in New York and in this
country they do not know They regard
the action Of the revolutionary central com
mittee as treacherous, but assert that the
surrender did not produce the effect which
| the Spaniards expected. There are still
nearly 1000 insurgents In the field, and these,
| they say, can hold out until there Ia another
| turn OF fortune I'm their favor. These 1000 men,
though well drilled, have opposed to them
over 10000 Spanish troops. who do not give
them one moments peace. They have kept
| up the struggle for six years with hardly any
aid from this city, although they received
many promises. Several expeditions left the
| United States, but nearly all miscarred Gen
Maceo will soon issue his proclamation to all
Cubans, and clearly state his opinions and in
| tpntinllE