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ouBA,s FREEDOM ASSURED.
Her Struggle Supported by Wealth, and
Directed by Genius and Courage.

Her Struggle Supported by Wealth, and
Directed by Genius and Courage.
Baltimore, Nov. S0.-In discussing the
situation in Cuba, General Bradley
Johnson, who recently returned from
there, says that 1t is impossible to get
reliable or accurate information as to
the Cuban army.
1.-THE bankers, the planters, the writ
ers, lawyers, doctors, the professors Of
the university of Havana and the peo-
ple," said he, are supporting the re-
bellion. The university Of Havana is a
hotbed Of patriotism. The boys run off
by the score to join Gomez and Maceo,
and some of the professors are minis
ters plenipotentiary from the Cuban
republic to the South American gov
ernments, as Franklin and Laurens
were from the devoted colonies to
France in 1777-78.
1.-THE insurrection is supported by
wealth directed by intelligence and
conducted with genius and courage.
think the rebels Outright and out
manoeuvre the Spaniards, and they will
wear them out.
There is no chance of the rebels be-
ing starved out of the Pinar del Rio
districts, for the woods are full of cat
tie. hogs and sweet potatoes. They
will always have plenty to eat. They
are armed with Remingtons, Spencers,
Mausers, every variety of carbine and
revolver and all of them first-rate, but
their calibres vary which is terrible
disadvantage. In war all cartridges
ought to fit all guns Of the same kind.
They have since I left got some dyna-
mite guns, cannon worked by COM
pressed air, and some guns for smoke
| less powder.
"They have few American and for
| eign artilleries, who will rapidly in
struct the foreigners in the service, and
as their artillery is reinforced skilled
men will be ready to use the cannon.
I would say without any definite infor-
nation that they need company officers,
| captains, lieutenants and orderly SER
geants more than anything else
They are making the gamest fight
| that ever was made, not excepting that
made by the Confederates in the civil
war. They are wearing out the Span
| iards, and after General Weyler comes
| back to Havana again the Spaniards
will not throw UP the sponge, but will
| sit in the towns and make faces at the
rebels, who rule the country"
| Havana, Nov. 30.-No news concern
| ing the movements Of Captain General
| Weyler later than that sent in these
dispatches yesterday has been received.
| He was then reported to be marching
westward from San Cristobal in search
of the rebel forces. No insurgents had
been met The Spaniards captured a
number of stray cattle. and destroyed
some rebel plantations and huts. There
is nothing to indicate the whereabouts
of Maceo's command, but it is thought
that they are retreating before the ad-
vance of General Weyler.
| The war bulletins issued at the palace
to-day were uninportant They only
report skirmishes in which the losses on
| either side We're trifing.
Rebels to-day blew UP with dyna-
mite a bridge near Seiba Mocha, prov
| ince Of Matanzas, while a train was
passing over it, The armored car at
tached to the train was wrecked and
| one soldier wounded
Thus far 27S members Of the Mango
society, which is made up of criminals
and ruffians Of every descriptions, have
been exiled to the African penal col
onies. This society was very active
towards and after the close of the ten
years war, and it's members have taken
advantage of the present condition of
affairs to commit all manner Of crimes.
The authorities are making every effort
| to extirpate them.
An order has been issued by the local
treasury to prevent the expectation of
tobacco grown in the provinces of Pinar
Del Rio and Havana from the ports of
the other provinces.