New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-09
NEW-.IERSEY.
REPORTS FROM CUBl CONFIRMED.
THREE INSURGENTS CAPTURED-TRFArMENr OF
PRISONERS BY THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES.

TuPEx INSURGENTS CAPTURED-TRFATMENT OF
PRISONERS BY THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES.
For once dispatch from Havana contains
small amount trut1. according TO the Cuban author
ties In city The story hat General Caixto Garcia
has met with serious repulse secuted but 1t IL not
denied that certain nsugent leaders have been cap
tured A member OF the Cuban Revolutionary Com
mi,tce scnor Beraza gave the following Information 10
a TRIBUNE reporter Wednesday:
THE story sent from Havana day is in part true.
Colonel ROsado has been CAPTURED together with Felix
Morcion and Enrique vdruna VaruDa il the physician
to the expedition OF Garcia He let the University at
Hawai- during the last of his course TO join the In
surgeut army Colonel Pho ROsadO was born in Santi-
20 de Cuba. lie at one time professor In the
college at Santiago He is highly educated and OF liter
AIRY tastes In 1875 Rosado went to Belgium to fight
duel with jose Ferrer de Conto Ed tor OF the Spanish
newspaper III Cr0nista. OF this city He accompanied
Garcia to Cuba his secretary Of war. Rosafo AMI
MoreOl were both Ill at the time OF their capture ana
hence VI re easily taken.
IL vi doubtless hard with Rosa9o. who has been
very active in his hostility TO Spain. inc rigors OF
Spanish imprisonment terrible. Men are not treated
IKE human beings. For those in delicate health the Or
deal is almost necessarily fatal Food is given to the
prisoners in large tuo5just as pigs are ed very nKey
RosadO Will BE- shot.
" learned from passengers on steamer arrlVlng
from Santiago de Cuba to-day the story of the capture Of
Jose Mace0 and Guilermon. They were offered money
by the Spauards surrender, promise being given
that they might the island III safety and 90 where
they chose refused the ground that the amount
was too small. The Spanish General Polarie2a contin
ned tAe negotiations, and when unknown TO them Gar
ca arrived in Cuba acccdel their demands and gave
them The required sum. which very large Ons-it
is said 40 have been S20o000 He also gave them per
mission 20 foreign port they preferred IhcY
took the money aud left Cuba WITH eIghty-s X men,
among whom the funds were divided. IneY EN-
birhcd at Guantanamo on Inc steamer IGOlHaS
Brooks for 81. Thomas. On the hlgh seas trey
were Overtaken ny the Spanish man-ofwar
BaZin and carried prisoners to Suan. IL might rave
been the intention o these 10 return to Cuba again
and renew hOstIite'. bat think that such was not
the ease They had become discouraged and despondent
at the delay in receiving reufCrcements. They had
been expecting Garcia. and, had they known be
rendered. But they had heard Of II. An
soon with thirty men, mostly officers Tnere are plenty
OF volunteers for the nsurgen in Cuba but there
~ a great lack OF officer aud ammunition 1t Is good
news for the Cu6aEs TO hear continually that the
forces of General Garcia have been dispersed
We know what that means An irregular method Of
warfare is all that can attempt at present To
for attack aud then resort TO strategic DIS
iuegIatiOn-' fracuouzing We call h0nly 10 reunitc
IN u favorable place ami renew tEe attack-Such j. our
manner OF warfare. And we are always glad to hear
the forces Garcia have been dispersed; we know
then that there has BEEN good hZht. II General
Garcia shot be VIII make things very lively for
the SpapC DIS aud will soon put the war upon better
footing