New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-18
GARCIA IN CUBA.

GARCIA IN CUBA
FILL PARTICULARS OF THE BXPEDITION-A PHoC-
IAMArIoN-A NEW EXPEDITION TO BE SENT
tFPoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEJ
PHILADELPHIA, May 17.-Full advices have
now been received about the expedition OF Generai
Garcia and the landing In Cuba,
General Garcia left here on March 26 with eight OIL
cera of high rank and seventy-fOur men. Ihey tooh
with them 1000 Remington breec-oaders OF the ateS'
pattern very large supply OF ammunition,
and a quantity Of stores. The staff consisted OF
Colonel Pho Rosada, Colonel Modista FOhcesen.
Colonel jose Medina Pudlnte, and COlOnel hIguel
Barrett The field officers were Lieutenant OoIohei
David johnson, officer vino 1ought unutI
Beauregard Commandaute Federico Neno, Command
ante Ramon Gutierrez and Captain Espinosa The men
ACCOMMODATING these officers included the follow
ing evidently Americans; p Capwel, s. Brown' NJ j.
Lodging r. T. Cornell aud p. b. Babcock.
The expedition landed safely April g. not far from
Santiago dc Cuba, in the district OF Guantahamo'
Immediately landing Garcia called to him all inc III
surcent chiefs, who enthusiastically proclaimed MN
" Chief Of the Republic and Liberator OF the Land"
Provisional Government Immediately formed, ana
General Garcia invited all the States to send representa-
tycs to the first meeting He then issued procamaton 10
the Cuban people, urging them TO renew the struggle lot
ndependence and join the ranks OF tho Insurgents
The following are extracts from the proclamation;
In returning to my cOuntry-which is still slave =
my hand rests upon tho same sword Whlrh HdSmiu ~
twelve wears ago come DacK 10 you DrlhEg ~ Iii, LII
thcre vre roasons twelve years ago to raise the
flag OF independence, new crimes, iresh hGanlcS, re-
newed disgTaces and oppression have added new
There is hope TOR rotten tree-it must DC to'n
Never for an instant since left you have doubted
the ultimate success OF the stuggls. DURING @ c @ "us
crul and constant elements OF success cGl>thg on our
island And come baek TO SIH sG Tp docpmincd tpp TO
turn to vicory-through the uprohr OF colnats anu anu
the wisdom OF cOurse-tha battle Ost not qe Two
opO landing "A soil COnseCrdlcu ny many
hero martyrs, feel nv VIII Strehgthentu hhu NY Ith-
son reinforced turn my eyes remulOusy TO those who
iii And I pout TO them as an example tO those who
know not how TO h'nOr the dead nor know how 10 dlG
II is Impossible you Cuhaus TO live your terrible
cl II you fought tho last struggle or II you are
inclined TO JON the cause now, you must meet from
Spain assassination in the woods or death In the sea- 10
Iilrpc your courage. In the cities repression AMI
caiolcrY have lowered your manhood. while me
wish fortune aud repentance Tor the past nave c
slaves Of those free In tho country, spain steals
from you the earnings that provided your children
bread, and these arc spent not Tor ponghs 10 cnuNa
YOUR land but for muskCs 20 slaughter your own on
spring! This spectacle OF general denasement dcmorn
ahleau Of jotv, shameful banquet the interior OF
We made the negroes free It is necessary that they
shall he given the GIT. The Cuo1ns were raised from
degradation to the rank OF free and honorable men
They must not be permitted again 10 return 10 I tnr,
degradation. The CubHn wcnh whlch lA III our hhnuA
must not longer he sacrificed to Spanish rapacity oar
children shall i've for another future than to be rut Tor
the Spanish gulotlne.
is hut one wealth, virtue. Ie sharper than your enc
mics our men are those OIL yesTaIaay Nur G 6oi,
OF Nara.'
proclamation was also made TO the Cuban Arny. in
which General Garcia prophesicd speedy victory and
urged union and obedience.
PHILADELPHIA, May 17.--Cuban Revolutionary Club
No. 10 held a meeting this evening 10 hear the
reading Of the latest news. President NJ 4. Montjo
cuped the chair Garcia's proclamation 10 the Cuban
people the authorship OF which Il ascrlbcd to scor
Mart OfNewYork. read. Every clause received
with applause. Garcia's proclamation to his troops
was received the same way Resolutions then
adopted, with applause, TO tho effect that another
expedition be fitted out and forwarded After tic
adoption the following cable dispatch then just
received was read Provisional Govern
met constituted President Chlxto Car
ella Minister OF War md Interior,
Pho Rosndo; Minister Foreign Arllrs Fonsecn; Dipo-
matio Commissioner To United Stntcs Samndrld;
Commissioner To Jamacn, BahastrO." gentleman
was present who arrived from Cuba Saturday HO
describes the condition Of Affairs Desperate Cubans
IN the country are all under lie predicts the
Spanish overthrow within year.