The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-07
THE BERMUDA STcaEs.

w. 4~'4iiNuttS iShIltlIfUttl IN LaNp1NG Am
munstion and Arms
New York. April 1.-The World this
morning says; a long cipher dispatch from
Carl!s Garcia, son Of General Calixto
Garcia, the leader of the Bermuda oxpedi.
'ion to Cuba, has been received by VI.
Stern of this city. The dispatch was writ
ten at Manzanllo, witch is about seventy
live niles west of Santiago, ON April .,
MIR. Stern held 1t In his hands last nigh,
as he translated ii. interfering the ne
cessary explanation.
Tie message says: "Everythinp is as
prophesIed." Mr. Stern said: "5efore the
snip sailed Carlos said that II there WAS
no Interference in United States waters
,hs3 would have no trouble In Guiding
any Spanish vessel The explanation of
TINS Is simple enough. The bermuda was
rated as having a speed if from ten to
t"eNe knots. As a matter ii fact she
was capa bic of making from eighteen to
twenty Knots. so TINT she could oltsail
any spanish war vessel. she was equjlpt a
wltn new engines when she was in tne
drN COCK IN south brooklyn. ! nesc en-
SlhrS ana boilers were made ~ the
cramps ana we're the nnest that money
could buy. This replacing OF the engines
was Kept "A close secret at the tune. 1t
was even guarded from Cuban symIHithiz-
crS SO white tine bermuda was apparently
realty a remarkably fast ship aud no
Spanish cruiser could hope to catch her
As a matter of fact she had 10 occasion
TO show her speed.
The dispatcn says that the men aud
The heavy artillery were landed between
Mrriel and Bcnaio. which is abort my
miles west Of Havana in straight lIht
There was absolutely no Interference. 'rh-
TWO Ilotchkiss guns and the SIX other
EeaNy pieces Of artillery We're taken Of,
with the ammunition fer them. I'M ship,
iap "A at
Was sent to Santiago. II went around the
north shore Of the island through the
Bahama channel.
The los men in the expedition were
landed on the morning of March %
They made a march of forty miles in
land whore they We're met by General
Maceo, thus carrying out the plan to
the letter
1T was decided that an attack should
be made upon, Pinar del Mo, which Is
stronghold Alaceo had caused the re-
port 10 reach the Spanish garrison that
IN had started on long ,nniei l;,o., ana
Garcia with 5000 men swept down upon
rmar dol RIO early on the morning of
about 5000 and were thrown into II panic
by lha onslaught. The use of the heavy
artillery which Garcia had brought added
TO their terror. The message says con-
sternation reigned and the Spanish
troops were thrqwn into Wild disorder.
!
The Cuhaus captured two pieces of heavy
artillery. ZOO Mausrr rifles, l,2cpG0 cart
dyes, sS0l swords and stores. burned go
houses, spnrinG the weak. Tn Spanish |
lost so klllcl aud 200 woundei /. The cahan
il 50 was 150 Killed and wounded.
AFTER this victory. which IS one OF the
mos; important that he Cuhans nave
won, inasmuch as II viii be almost I'M
possible for the SPANISH troops to iiad a
Shelf II in the interior during the rainy
season. General Garcia took 800 men on
horseback AID started cas- ward, making |
the hardest possible marches.
carlos Garcia says that they had not |
the slightest trouble ~ passing the |
troci.. which IL a lin nj Spanish troop |
and they went on swiftly 10 the eastern |
part OF the island. Many volunteers
,cined them. When they arrii ed a. san
lingo they fouuu hat the ''ermnda mad !
In nClod hir ammunition IN bay few :
miles cast of Santiago. The ship arrived
on The night of March p, but the .andlng
vas not made until the following morn 1
ing There were eighteen beat loads OF
rifles. cartrldg & and swords.
"o;rneral Garcia has gone 70 the eastern
end of the island because that II his old
home ana the people there mr. ms loyal
frtends Jose Gomez Is with HIM, General
care q viii do nothing for mon,h hut
organize an army of picked nen. lta ek-
W ,,acss 10 hay. AN organized army OF vol,
i,ntesrs which will number $4,000 men ana
n regular force of 1000 mon.'