The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-27
FOR THE FREEDOM Of CUBA
Secret Expedition Under an
Old=Time Patriot
THE INSURGENTS REVENGE
A Treacherous Mayor Is Killed and
Decapitated
Details of the Capture of the Little Cruiser
Dos de Mayo-The Spanish Lieut.
tenant Imprisoned

Associated Press Special Wire.
| NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The World to-
morrow will say;
| Carlos Manuel de Sespuedes. first presi-
dent of the provincial Cuban republic OF
twenty years ago is on the high soas at
the head of secret expedition which he
expects to land in Cuba in few days.
He is accom- panied by one hundred en-
thusiasto young men, all armed, VINO
hive determined to fight the Spanlards
for Cuba's liberation. The expedition
was quietly fitted out in this city during
the past three months and no money was
spared to make it success. 1t started
from the Delaware river early last week.
The vessel which carries the men to
Cuba is a large schooner of the clipper
class fitted with rapid firing guns. She
has in he's hold 500 Winchester and Rem
ington rifles, 800, 900 cartridges, two Cat
ling guns, $50 machetss and half a ton
Of dynamite. Tbs men who sccom-
panied De Sespeduies are we'll drilled and
uniformed. utou arrival il Cara they
expect to join tho regular revolutionary
army un 1er Gel erll Gomez.
KEY WEST Fla. Oct. 26.-Let'ers
from Cuba state that the insurgents have
taken a-ful revenge on Rogue Corral,
whom they suspected of treachery. Cor
raj was mayor of town near Cienfueg0s
and protested devotion TO the y not
cause. The insurgens leaders used him
as medium of communication with
friends in the Unitei STATES. Recently
the insurgents learned that Corral had
been corrupted by Spanish agents and
had been playing traitor. Tuesday norm
ing the corpse of the mayor was found
outside the gates of the town. He had
been hacked to death with swords and
decapitated. Pinned to Inv breast was
card reading; $50 perish all traitors to
Cuba
:. HAVANA, Oct. 90. Lieutenant Fran
cisco Gallego OF the Spanish navy, com
manjer of the small gunboat DDS de
Mayo. formerly a pilot boat, which, as
exclusively announced in the dispatches
of the Associated Press. on Ocotber 18th.
was captured by the insurgents in AS
sedro bay, near Santiago de Cuba. the
officers and crew being subsequently re-
leased and brought here as prisoners, has
been tried by court martial. The evil
dence furnished at the trial shows that
the lieutenant left Santiago de Cuba on
b GARD the Dos de Mayo with crew of
twelve men, under verbal orders from the
commander of the cruiser Reina Mer-
cedes, to watch the sixty miles of coast
between Turquino ana Santiago de Cuba.
He was instructed not to commun ca te
with the land. The Lieutenant obeycd
his orders. but on October 9th he went
into Assaderado bay to replenish the
guard boats with water. He sent a boat
ashore with corporal of marines in
charge and with four sailors at the oars.
In landing the boats crew was compelled
to go some way inland and among the
trees to reach a fresh water stream.
While Milling the casks the sailors were
captured by a large force of insurgents,
who then brought two field pieces to the
waters edge and threaten ed to sink the
little gard boat and kill the prisoners
unless the lieutenant surrendered the
small arms and ammunition on the boat.
There was no wind to enable the vessel
to escape, and Gallego complied with the
terms. turning over 900 rifles, nine
swords and 1000 rounds of ammunition.
In due course of time the guard boat
that port, and Lieutenant Gallego. very
much crestfallen, reported to the COM
mander of that watship, and he was
promptly placed under arrest. The crew
of the Dos de Mayo were also kept under
guard and they were all sent here for
trial the sailors, however, were more
needed as witnesses than for any other
purpose.
The captured sailors OF the Dos de
Mayo testified in substance to the facts
detailed above
EXtenuating circumstances were
claimed in the case against tbs lieuten-
ant, and the prosecuting officer only
asked the court to sentence the prisoner
to two months arrest.