The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-24

tween the United States end Spain
! Havana would fall wiChin two m rntbs
Without such a war, or any other IL,
expected blow to Spain, Havana will
fell within eight months, aud the Re-
public CT Cuba will be established.
THE revolutionists have now started
their second invasion Of the provinces
occupied by Gen. Weyler's armies.
They will not stop until he evacuates
havana. Gen. Rodriguez, in command
of the vanguard of Gen, Gomez's army
Of invasion, consisting of 500 picked
msn, has probably by this time passed
Weyier's famous trocha in the Prov
ince Of Havana, and delivered import
ant dispatches to Gen. Maceo in Plnar
del. Gen. Gomez is now organizing
the contingente in the vicinity of La
Yaya, rear Puerto Principe, and will
start to join Maceo before Havana
| about the middle OF next month, with
about 10000 mep. His march this time
will Cifer from the fret invasion.
Every Spanish cutpoet IN the country
will be reduced as he gees along. Gen.
| Caljs5o Garcia will remain behiud with
a strong division Of the army, and will
! within q few weeks reduce the town cf
Puerto Principe, and possibly Santiago
de Cuba.
The first great battle Of the foal
campaign for Cuban independence Will
! 1o-,no J1vz %.Lyo -Tnoo o. %Lo TIrOoLo AS,
ron, between the Provinces Of Cana
quay ard Las Villas. Vrocba Moron
is we'll fortified, ard is held by 8 900
Spaniards. There will be hard fighting
all through the Provinces OF Las Villas.
N asarz3san and Havana by the command
OF Gen. Gomez. While this territory
is being subdued by Gon,z, Gan.
Maceo will engage the Spanish forces
in the West, and Gen. Calis:o Garcia
will conduct the operations in the
Oeiente and Camaguay, reducing Las
Limas and the minor towns now held
by the Spanish. With the revolution
airy forces all engaged for the first time
in a general advance upon Havana
there will be 10 alternative for the
Spanish forces but to concentrate for
It's defense.
WHERE THE FINAL STRUGGLE WILL BE.
"Gens. G3mez and Mace0 viii meet
in the neighO0rhooo Of Wey ler's famous
trocha, in the Province of Havana,
They will have in the neighborhood Of
SIS, 600 men, all veterans and admirably
equipped for the final struggle. 1t Is
by no means an eXaggeratiOn to say
that in the style Of warfare peculiar to
Cuba this force is equal in strength to
the Spanish Army OF 220, coo men that
il proposes to conquer. It has the I'D
vantage OF a friendly country TO operate
in and leaders who have heretofore
been invinci0le. Against it Weyle1
will be forced to abandon the trochas,
evacuate every point of strategic i'm
portance on the island, and bend every
effort of the Spanish Army to the hold
ing Of Havana, or meet the revolution
lists in the open battle that they are
longing for"
Col. Weatberley's service with the
British armies in the African wars
brought him in contact with a good
many types Of the modern soldier. He
has not only fought with the British
Eagainst the eavages, but with savage:
against savages in that country, when
the Z1lu troubles were st white heat.
His opiDion of the Cuban soldiers, after
his years service among them, is as
follows:
ENDURANCE OF CUBAN SOLDIERS.
"The first great question of war IS
the physical fitness OF an army. The
Cubans are d~istinctiveIy great soldiers.
Although these men ere not Of large
frame, they ore capable Of greater en-
durance than any nation or tribe !
have ever met with, excepting pog eibIy
the ZAIu. Whether they are IN foot
or on horseback, physical exhaustion ie
of very rare occurrence among them.
I have seen them live many days on
} quantities OF food that would seem III
} credibly small to keep me fire Of life
going. They have been nearly all the
time under other equally dispiriting
} privation-without clothing, blankets,
or hammocks in the wet weather. But
notwithstanding all these troubles.
their ardor is never for q moment
} dampened.
THAT is the main advantage the
Cubans have over the Spanish. I don't
mean by this to say that the Spanish
are not good soldiers. Their bravery