The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-28

iards.. or the sixty who were actually tn
the fight but two of them were wounded.
The Spanlards pursued us till night ITO
next day returning to their headquart-
ers. where they reported their victory.
| have before me the report OF the in
surgent chief OF STAFF Miro, at the begin
ming OF the invasion In November. 1885, In
which he states that the insurgent army
then numbered, including armed and I'M
armed 1900 men. In the month or jan
.iary following. he states that the en-
tire forces OF the liberating army re-
united near Hoy0 Colorado, numbered
II. 700. After this Maceo, with 1900 men,
went into pinar del Rio, and the rest OF
the army was divided into bands ana
distributed throughout the provinces or
Matanzas, Havana. and Santa Clara
To-day IT IS admitted by the friends OF
Cuba that the island has been devastated
and depopulated, and that oil the friends
Of the insurgents who formerly planted
their crops and fed them havo been
driven into the cities to starve, yet they
insist upon making Us believe that there
ara to-day in this devastated, depopu-
,ated island from 30 900 to 1900 insurgents
ready 10 cooperate with our own troops
Immediately upon their landing on the
island.
while the commission OF United states
Senator's and representatives. were VISIT
ing Matanzas. a Cuban laborante was
presented to the party as the representa-
tive of the insurgents. lie informed GER
tain members Of the party tnat the III
surgent general, Betancourt' was III me
vicinity with an army or 900
men. Later, when Mr.. Amos -
cummings and myself had Deen
outside OF the so-represented dead line.
and had seen a sample OF the devastated
country about. this same laborante hau
reduced his figures Of Betancourts COM
mand 10 1000. Mr. Cummings then want
"a the Iaborante to tell him how TINS
orno,, cot it's food "Oh," said the cuban
,otbfng datnted. obey have got sweee
notatoes and one thing another OUT
there" Mr. Cummings looked douDlihs-
lv. The next time the laDorante Wa
called upon for figures of General oe'au-
go,,rt,s command hercduced it 10 1,uVJ.
mat same evening l called upon
ecotchman. whom L had known a long
,ime I'm Matanzas. and speaking OF TINS
Inc Retaucourt and his command 'tho
s,-ot.br,,n informed that one OF betah-
rorrt's officers had surrendered q ie"
rfgb4, before and had left watch Win
MIN for repairs. According TO ms Of
e.. Retancourts force did not num-
Der 100 men. r,,.,,. 10, Pic
t,,,yince / obtained an interview WIN an
insira.ut captain. a mulattO, VINO lhioi III
al me that nearly all the whites be-
lonolug To the msurgent FORCES III tl,1
Province had either died or suiteiiu1 'u
lie admitted that Weyler's recohc'ii,l.'-
tiau had been the cause or thelr la'lul
-, e,,cceaJ they having been reduced 10
Nn
General Blanco they had been oDlstu 10
KIN their own horses for Iood. Upon
ro,, lnoulring from another party loF
friends whom 1 had known two years
,oo iu the insurgent ranks, I'm the NlcinI'y
- san Christobal. he answered as !
Lied over their names. that tney had
ali diad with the exception OF one VINO
bsd eurrend Tered. Further investlsatloll
nrnuont ont the fact that the rainy season
corrbtned parhaps. with improper iood'
ia baan IA deadly 10 the white Cupul
go, the Spanish soldier. I'm TINS paflicu-
IT, province | found the Cubans at work
again I'm the fields. the government haEi"s
snnnIiad them with arms and ammunition
win which TO defend themselves against
the remaining negro handful
one evening while seated IN front OF my
hotel I'm Havana, ! was accosled Dy
Young man VINO was "l"N- 80
DESTROYS Of obtaining money TO pay loi
a nights lodging. In answer 70 my pue5
tiane be said that he was an American
from the state OF Texas. and could hnd
nothing 20 do. 49,,
"Why don't you go ana join the rebel
army / asked
That's lust what 7 have been trying
to do" said he with an earnestness that
baspoke the truth. II have travelled
from here to Matanzas. and from Matan-
zas TO Cienfuegos. and 1 have travelled
miles i'm the country. only TO find Spanish
soldiers and be turned hack. u be
hanged il / can find that army ana l
don't believe the soldiers can ma II
either."-Thomas r.. Dawley, Jr7 III
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