Evening journal., 1897-07-14
ATALEOFI SUFFERING.
Arrival of a Band Of Cuban In
surgents at Rio Nuevo.
ALL WERE IN TERRIBLE CONDITION.
Were In an Open Boat For over Seventy
Hours and often on the Verge Of
Destruction - Complain Of
British officials.

III kingston, Jamaica, July l4.-AS al |
ready stated in cable dispatch from |
this place, p Cubans. the last sur
vivors of an insurgent camp in the |
province Of CamSgua. reached Rio |
Nuevo, little port on the north side
of the island, a few days before in an
4 open boat
They were in terrible condition Of
exhaustion, as they had been 20 hours
in making the passage. The little craft
"a which had been constructed in the
camp just before their departure, was
found to leak in several places, and
owing to the high winds and the heavy
seas. they were compelled to take turns
at baling her in order to keep from be-
b ing swamped.
Again and again they were on the
very verge of destruction the waves
washing over the boat and filling her to
the very thwarts. After three days OF
constant anxiety and struggling they
s. managed to put In at Rio Nuevo in a
s. pitiable condition.
The names Of the crew are as fol-
lows Commanders Miguel A. Varona
and Felix V. Prevail, Captains Arthur
r. JOice and Luis K. Miranda, Lieu
tenants Carlos Bordelois and Carlos
Morena, Sublieutenants Juan Veneter.
Adolphus Casonovas Alberto Diaz, Juan
~ Calbdevin and Lorenzo Vicente. 1t is
suspected by the authorities here that
some Of these names are not genuine
and that among the party are several
important revolutionary leaders. who
have business in New York and who
are travelling incognito.
1t will be remembered that last year
& Carlos Roloff. the leader Of many expe-
ditions to Cuba, arrived in Jamaica un-
der the nom de guerre OF Charles Rob-
erts and described himself as an Amer
lean journalist 1t was not until after
his departure for Cuba that the Spanish
consul in Kingston became aware of his
real character. Whether the suspicious
OF the government Is well founded or
not 1t is hard to say at present, but in
few days the real facts will probably
become known.
Four Invalids In the Party.
OF the II men composing the party
are invalids. DR.. vieta is now lying In
Kingston, tenderly cared for by the
local Cubans, suffering from a sick
ness induced by months OF trials and
privations. Another has bullet wound
in the thigh third a bayonet wound
in the shoulder and a fourth is not ex-
pected to recover from an internal COM
plant aggravated by the severe effects
of the voyage.
But their spirits are not daunted.
Gleefully they talk Of the successes Of
the rebels and of the defeats OF the
spaniards Their prlvations and suf-
ferings are they say, as nothing COM
pared with what the Spanish troops are
undergoing and the fire of patriotism
burns in their bosoms with the same
unquenchable ardor as It did nearly
three years ago.
They complain bitterly Of the actions
OF the British officials. for the visiting
health officer had arbitrarily seized a
number of important letters and dis
patches designed for the Cuban junta
in New York. They had protested
against this action. but the officials re-
piled that a breach OF the postal regu-
lation act had been committed and that
the letters must be forfeited as a PEN
atty.
Nearly 80 letters were taken from DR..
Vieta alone. and there is no prospect Of
any Of them ever reaching their des-
tination. All the men now hope for is
that the British government will see its
way clear to allow the dispatches to
pass and will not in any event turn
them over to the Spanish consul for
perusal.
Spanish Soldiers DESERVING.
"rhe revolution" said Carlos Mo-
rena, one Of the party, rs principally
confined at the present moment to the
Orient and Camagua provinces The
Spaniards are in possession of one or
two small places, but they suffer very
severely from the want of food and am
munition. Their camps are decimated
by sickness, and numbers are deserting
every day to join the ranks of the in
surgents. They are afraid to venture
nd
is only when a passing column re-en-
forces them that they make sally in
search of supplies"
From other members of the party II
was learned that battle was fought al
Camagua, in which the rebels were
completely successful. They received
word that conveys of food were being
sent from Bayamo to Jiguama anc
gathered to the number of 300O under
the command of General Garcia. on the
scouts reporting that the convoy wa:
in sight they made a sortie, and fierce
contest of some hours duration ensued
The Spanish troops outnumberet
their adversaries in the proportion o
two to one but in spite of their fierce
defense the Spaniards were utterl.
routed, leaving large number of deaC
and wounded upon the field. The Gu
bans also suffered considerable loss
but to nothing like the same extent al
the Spaniards, whose dead were mum
bered by hundreds. The Cubans cap
tured the supplies and secured also
large number of rifles and several case
of ammunition.
The town of Iguana was also tn
scene of a terrible conflict, but Gen
eral Garcia and his troops were agail
victorious After driving out the Span
iards with a great loss of life the,
took possession of the town.
DR.. Vieta says that the Cuban troop
are in good health and have a goo
supply of food and ammunition. A
are we'll armed, and the principal diff
Guilty Is to keep them in clothes.
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