New-York tribune., 1896-04-03
DETENTION OF THE BERMUDA
CASES OF AMMUNITION. MAUsER RIFLES
AND A FIELD GUN ON BOARD.

SERGEANT COX AND FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF
BATTERY A. PENN N O.. SAID TO BE
WITH THE EXPEDITION-THE
BArrERY "UNoFFICIALLY'
FOR FREE CUBA.
WASHINGTON April 2--The Spanish Minister here
has received coniirmatory dspa tches bearing yes
terday's date from the Spanish Minister to Central
America Senior Felipe Garcia Ontiveros now IN
San Jose, Costa Rica. saying he is In communca-
ton with the Honduras Government regarding the
Bermuda. which has been seized IN fuerto Corte"
and is still held there.
Consul Reig OF Spain at Puerto Cortez Is also In
constant cable communication with the Minister
here who received two dispatches from him yes
terday showing the bermuda detained there ana
her cargo Of contraband seized. including ninety
cases Of ammunition. Mauser rifles and field gun.
Two cable dispatches also reached the Lesa,loh nn
yesterday fror, the Spanish Consul at Panama con-
frmina the detention OF the Bermuda and giving
details. which are withheld from puo,hcaumoh m az a.
present, but which understood TO relate 70 the
Whereabouts OF Calixto Garcia and his men, who
thought to be in spot where epan,sn epn 'ra rsi
cence is maintained about the latter dispatches
those from the Minister and Consul al aner,'
exhibited TO the public at the L%satio"
Philadelphia April "A private cable d'spatch
from Puerto Cortez to-day would seem to show that
the Spaniards did not make as big haui as re-
ported. II the Honduras authorities nave rea'i.
he'd the steamship Bermuda. The dispa'ch saiu
that but ninety cases of arms and am"iu'i''io"
were found aboard the steamer and that the Greater
part OF her cargo and General Calixto Garcia ana
the Cubans who went out the vessel we're iahdeu
the coast Of the province OF Pnar DEL i'o' O"o
1t Is said that a number of the men VINO are al
legged to have been landed from the BERMUDA "e'e
expert arterymen and that they gained the' eA
perience as members OF Battery A, pennsylvania
National Guards The story goes that twenty thor
oughly competent men were win the sNpeui'Io,',
and that they were under command o, er an
/ W ~ Ssction a.
cred one Of the best artillery instructors ana mos.
effcient handler CT batteries in this part OF 'ne
The services Of these men were. it Is asserted Sc
ST d%n by the en no ffr
ing them in the use Of guns procured from 'he
Captain Maurice A. Stafford who s in command
of Battery a, asked II members OF the National
ieasa He said Aboat ali the men my Command have
been asking permission to go 10 ouoa ana nahe ihe
same time, notified the company that any man 30
Fos Sergeant Cox went it understood. in charge
Of men from the battery, on the Bernuaa ma, rs IS
10 say | understand that they went. but 40 not
want to be considered as haying official knowledge
of.iti coun,,,ss from the Cuban Junta requested
our services and the matter was left entre.y to the
individual decision OF the men. Everybody wanted
s9bs2 go at rnns bn %So had beeh
cause Of their hliariousness on dri nights applied
granted it, Whether they have gone or not not sa9 a.,
not know rrObay they nv have en bay San BEEN ony
INK from the rocall and are not expected to return
soon
Lieutenant Hollick. who has been a member OF
Battery A for thirty-three years. and VINO mas
charge OF the armory drills IN the absence OF cap
tain Stafford said ''At latest drill. which took
place under my charge this week. the roicali
showed that some twenty men were unaccouhted
for Previous 10 that had understood that some
fourteen or fifteen had gone 10 Cuba WIN Al Hmer "n
Hdentiy look to the Cubans artillery to win the
day" ~ .. c..
4 rendezvous for American volunteers for cuba
which local mit!amen seem to have regarded r as a
recruiting office is Race-st.. above front Ihere
MANY OF the men OF the list, 2d and 81 regiments
are said 70 have applied for service against spain
In military circles Il has been accepted as fact
that members Of the State militia OF Pennsylvania.
New-York Ohio and Illinois were migrating 10
Cuba