The herald., 1895-08-14
Gen. Maceo Writes to G0nzaIO
de Qucsada
INSURGENTS POINT OF VIEW
Every Battle Is q Triumph for the
Liberators
Spain win Soon Be Obliged to Give Up
the Island to the Sons Of
Its Soil
Aaaoclated Prs 4 special Wira,

Associated Pre Special Wire.
NEW YORK. August l3.-Favorable
accounts OF the progress OF the Cuban
revolution were received today by General
Gonzalo de Quesada, secretary OF the rev.
olutionist party in the United States. in
letter from General Maceo. The letter
follows:
General Headquarters in the Field
Montompolo, July 31st. Dear Sir:--The
revolution is most powerful IN Santiago
de Cuba and in Camaguay. Every battle
30 far has been triumph for the liberia
tors Of this county. Spanish soldiers
are panic stricken and surrender to their
beseigers, who spare their lives. l think
we shall soon oblige the Spanish govern.
ment to give up the island to the bans
who wish to be free and who are striving
to throw off this yoke which oppresses
ana ruins them. The five representatives
OF the eastern department have left for
Camaguhy in order to establish the gov
eminent of the republic. The representa-
tives are DR.. Joaquin Castillo d'Aunay.
Rafael NJ. Portuondo, Rafael Mauduley.
Pedro Aguilar. Kindelan and Mariana
Sanchez Villauth. These will institute
- SOuipOoSo " . Pitoi1Vhe
and three secretaries, those Of war. inter-
ior and foreign affairs. 1t is possible that
the president will be General Bartolo
Masso. l will send you soon FL Cuuano
Libre. a newspaper which will be pub
lished in this department. giving our Off
cial news OF the military operations of
the army Of the east and progress of the
revolution. We congratulate on selves on
the election OF Tomas Estrada Palma and
Manuel Sansuilly as representatives of
our sacred cause in the United States.
Give 10 the people Of that gener aus coun-
try our regards and assure them that
Cuba has never doubted their sympathy.
! am yours with the highest considera-
tion, ANTONIO MACEO.
Maj ajor-General."
NEW YORK, Aug. BIN an interview
in an evening paper General lie Quesada
says:
II would not be surprised il. General
Campos did carry out his oft repeated
threat of throwing up the command in
Cuba.
Information rec siveu from Camaguay
this morning tells, of the successes Of Gen.
cral Gomez, and OF daily reiAforcements
to his ranks. The-city is in panic and
beyond ITS limits. Campos has ordered
that every body OF troops shall leave
monument behind in order to show they
have operated in the places designated
by him. When the soldiers return from
their excursions in tins region one half
OF them are disabled by sickness.
I'm the hospital at Puerto Principe
there arc over 400 Spanish soldiers and
the deaths average twelve day. From
the sugar plantations of El Lugareno fifty
Sraniards, natives of Ga!icia, recently
joined the insurgents. showing that even
the Spaniards are in sympathy with the
revolutionists.
"From Madrid I am informed that the
reser'es OF 1891 are so disg usted at being
ordered to Cubs that the government is
afraid of mutiny. TO prevent this they
have been ordered disarmed and their
arms and ammunition will be shipped on
a transport in cases. to be delivered to
them on landing in Cuba. The reserves
1sclare, however. that they will join the
evolutionary forces when they disem bark
Cuba"