New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
TIE pl.MnRS CONFIRMED.

Az rNP.pIIION cF SEVENTY MEN PREPARING TO
s,,I. FnR cUBA. BUr sol FROM LEwEs.
The Spanish authorities in this city were very
rcticent when qnestiOned by a TRIBUNE reporter in
?, card 10 The rumors from Washington. They evi-
DENLY knew little about the moyement,or were not
inclined to MAKE pnbc what they did kuow'
A, the nnicc Of the Spanish Consuate-General.
No 30 Broadway, entire ignorance of the mat
fer WAS at first profcsscd; but tho vice
Consul, WHO was temporarily in charge IN
tlr abSenco of tie Consul. SenOr lli?Dolito
dc Wr.arlc. finally admitted that tho facts
we're known to HIM. He could not. however. give
amy information in the matter lie believed that
soma of the. men engaged in the last Cnban
war were gathered III Delaware, but he
did not think they had vessel or ammunition.
When asked Il the Sp nsh mcn-oi-war now III tho
horbcr world pursnc the usurrtclOnsts he said he
I'D rot think they would.
Anui~s.oXs OF GENERAL ROLOrF.
Grncral Carries Rolon one Of the leaders in this
movement was fnund b. n reporter of TIE TRID-
rSr at the hunSe of friend IN this city,
lie expressed surprisc on fndinS that the
matter WAS known to the reporter and
nt first declined 10 say anything, but
finally conyersed quite freely in relation to
the expcdition He has been in the
Cubap service for seven years. He is
fall and we-bult man, with kindly
faco and pleasant manners. Ict there is martial
st.ruuess about him, and ho wears an army coat
and a sl0uch haf.
- wuuld like some information about tho new
ovncdition to Cubar the reporter began. taking up
fine subject abruptly. The General was evidently
puzzled to know how his plans mad been discovered,
a,d he besitated n moment before replying. AT last
lac said simply:
81 have nothing to tell yon," and added:
hn1f na1
should he very sorry If the Government had loulu
us ont"
"You DO not seem to believe it yet"
"WeI do not. nave received no dspatches
from General Garcia tu that effect. ..,-. ~
General Garcia, then is in charge of the men 7"
..,rhc men you have down in Delaware. ready to
Yes. General Garcia is there"
How many men have you down there 10 10"
Yes. | know but | cannot compromise tho
cause by telling you. They are not at LeweS;
From what port do they sail, then Doyou
N""O "0f conrsc KNOW an going with them my
self. but | cannot tell YOU tho port. Ihat Is our
p'NiiIrN How viii the men go TO Cuba! Have you II
mo. we have only steame.."
Shall yOu 10 armedf r. ,.
"Oh yes. There are plenty of places in this coun-
try to get arms aud nmmunltiOn."
- l}ut II YOU are armed the Span!sn WaI Fesseis
now in the harbOr will elias" yoI;' ,..,4
"We ara NOT afraid of them. Tho only thing that
cnn make us any trouble Is the United States tiOV-
crumcnt, and | DOM think they are informed as
| TO our movements Oar mon nre aI rcauy, iut
start, int the Government can't ind tne'n, % h,loT
that the Spanish GOvcrnmcnt has sent l's lncn-oa, E
war TO take care of us, but We nave 20 lcar llonl
them Spain ~ very weak ut present. ....o.,,,
do YOU feel secure against our revenue
cutter ~ o ,,. or ;o.or-
ference By the United States would um,orl DC
DELAY Of six months or year. u"ura- ura-
| fhpV Hcck.nR ~
text TO arrest General Garcia: one JOe Jo"qmra pns
Pnio. II WINE merchant NJ No. ~ Wail;st.' , Nus;
! hear made affidavit that uaIcla has '"A'" '
a son of his who ~ under age"
" IL the statement true IT, - , c.o;, but
al sunnose the boy is with General uargy,n, us %;s
it s absurd to think that he was taken 's"'N'' 49,
| will.D ,,r,on
"Vow many men has General Garcia Win "'"'
| tl,o renortor asked. repeating former question:
"About seventy men. But we eApe'' ~ ''"'0
many more"
Mostly CubansP ...ona Won lno,v
"Yes' and most of them arc veterans. lou Auo"
4ho 1.or nas heA, going on for years. Ii began Ill
| o.. IN 1s6s. and, although there was o ior-
-, lime 1878, bOstlities broke out
MAI sui last. Since then there mas Dcel
Ed looI nj ifiltlug, but although lhefe haVo
49, 49, ocognized leaders, there has Deeh no acKho"r
edoad authority in the conflict" ,-.. ,..,o oh
| "What do yon propose " w WV" ""
| tanned contr0l2" .-..,,.o, i, .o,,c,,.;on
We eo now TO estahlish an organlzod rev2iutlon
In the nseantne there VIII be proyisional Govern
ta s,,rt az military government, with clieI
| IA va come out victorious as douns NOT