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The Cuban Government: Pinar

A letter from Maceo is also published, and he says, dating from Pinar del Rio: When I last marched my army into Pinar del Rio, and when General Gomez followed, so did almost the entire land force of the enemy, and her navy was all ordered to the Pinar del Rio coast line. While they were watching us at this end of the Island, three of the best expeditions of the war made successful landings in the far east.

Let Spain send her reinforcements. She could not with 25,000 reinforcements put down this rebellion.

Although we are daily receiving arms and ammunition, we are constantly compelled to turn away, but it will not always be so, and I will venture to say that within two months we shall have 75,000 fully armed men in the field. We could have double that number if we had the arms for them. We are praying for belligerency and for arms and for artillery. Give us these, and before the year 1897 comes round you will witness a Cuban president installed in the captain-general's place at Havana.

God bless Cuba and God bless the American people.

ANTONIO MACEO, Lieutenant-General.

The verification of the letters of the Cuban chiefs is an uncertain business, but it is known that the insurgents in the field do have communication with their friends in the Cuban cities and this country, and there are constant surprises at the success of their dangerous mail service.