Rivera replied that as soon as he was free he would return to the
insurgent camp and fight for Cuba till the last drop of his blood was
spilled.

General Blanco then asked him if he would go to the rebels and offer
Home Rule to them.

This was met by another firm refusal. The Cubans are feeling very proud
of his bravery and firmness.

You will remember General Sanguilly promised, if he were freed, never to
fight against Spain, but Rivera prefers imprisonment or exile to giving
a pledge which he could never keep.

Rius Rivera was the general who took Maceo's command after that leader
had been killed. He was captured last March, while severely wounded.

There is a rumor that Gen. Julio Sanguilly has gone over to the Spanish
cause and offered his services to General Blanco.

It is impossible as yet to learn the truth of this rumor. The General,
over his own signature, indignantly denies it, and begs his friends to
deny it for him.

In spite of the fact that when he was released, through the intervention
of our Government, he had to sign an agreement not to return to Cuba, it
is said that Sanguilly would willingly head an expedition against Spain
to-morrow, if he only had the chance.