Evening journal., 1896-10-12
N ATTACK ON WEYLER
|ernals Bitter Denunciation Of
the Captain General.
CALLS sPANIARDs cOwARDs.

4 Spanish General Declares Maceo's Po-
sItion Is Impregnable-say weyler's
Plans Are Futile-Dauntiess OutwIts
Revenue Cutters.
KEY WEST, Oct. 12.-The return Of
General Bernal to Havana on the govern
{ ent transport Vigia, from Esperanza, a
Hrt on the northern coast of the province
Pinnr del Rio, where he was sent by
<eneral Weyler to command the Spanish
roes In the recent engagements against
<ntonio Maoeo, together with the stric-
res he Is said to have INDUCED in Of a
ck Of military discipline on the part of
he Spanish tSoops, has caused profound
Mnsation In Havana
81 Accounts thereof received by steamer
a ate that General Bernal has returned on
~ k leave and has asked to be sent to
ain, being thoroughly disheartened
Ter the result of the campaign just in
gurated against the insurgents in Pinar
Bio The force OF his alleged utter
ces will be appreciated when it is stated
s ht they were made in the heat of passion
n being hissed upon landing at the Ha-
ma wharf.
The general is reported to have turned
3 rcely on his scoffers, calling them cow
Is for remaining at home instead Of go
y TO the front TO defend the national in
gritty, and saying that Maceo had not
sn idle during the last few months,
s rked by the inactivity of the Spaniards,
had improved his opportunity to thor
ghly organize his forces and intrench
nself In the most commanding positions
the mountain businesses, any attempt to
{. lodge him from, which with only 5000
81 l0,0 600 troops, being sure to result In
astrous failure and wholesale slaughter
the Spaniards.
Maceo's Position Impregnabie.
laoeo was really the only one, Genera
rnal is alleged TO have said, who hao
s 1t formidable military trocha, his po
s. ons today being almost impregnable
inst any force General Weyler could
eter.
rhe folly of attempting to dislodge Ma
had been fully demonstrated. General
nal said in all the recent engage
pts, when from commanding positions
Spanish officers were picked off by
rpshooters and the troops, lacking lead
became demoralized ard were slaugh-
d like sheep.
eneral Bernal, so Havana reports state,
ares that General Weyler's plans are
le, that Maceo's true strength Is mis-
erstood and underestimated and that
himself has been vilely duped.
IS fter reaching Spain, the general said
you'd prefer being shot for disobedience
orders rather than again to return to
We duty in Cuba under the existing
tary rule. Maceo's forces, he added,
. well equipped, apparently, having
ty Of arms and ammunition.
he general also declared that the most
(. Mt factor in the recent engagements
the insurgent dynamite gun. Every
osion Of bombs discharged therefrom
ikened to an eruption of Vesuvius,
bOwlders being torn thereby from
mountain sides and scores Of mangled
es filling the air In every direction,
iing CONSERVATION among the troops
forcing them TO retreat, terror stricken.
be Dauntless Lands an Expedition.
AIM BEACH, Fla, Oct. 12.-The I'LL
erinR expedition which left this place
on Friday morning on the steamer
ntless was the largest that has yet
dispatched to Cuba from Florida
Dauntless carried nearly 200 men
four carloads of arms and ammuni-
he munitions consisted of 1900, 600
ridges, 1, 600 shells for artillery, 800
hetes, 5000 rifles, 1900 reyolYers,
hotchkiss and five melinite guns and
Feat quantity Of dynamite and gun
ior. The Dauntless also carried cleo
apparatus and medical supplies.
expedition was we'll managed by
mel Emilio Nunez and DR.. J. b. Cas-
agents Of the Cuban junta, and got
without Interference. although the
- ed States cruiser Newark and revenue
rs were watching the east const OF
da to intercept the filibusters The
ltless left Jacksonville last Monday
ted by the revenue cutter Boutwell,.
vessels crossed the st. Johns bar IN
ANY and proceeded to sea. Onoe out
he marine limit the saucy Dauntles.
ed her heels to the Boutwell, and rap.
steamed southwark. the cutter fol
ig for few miles and then returning
jacksonville. Eight hours after the
ltless had left port the cruiser New
from Jacksonville, passed here II
of the hlibuster, but the warshiT
oo late. A gentleman in this town
is in touch with the Cubans, received
from Key West that the Dauntlesi
anded the men and arms, just before
ght yesterday morning, on the soutl
of Pinar del Rio and was now head
American waters.