Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-09-13

Any VI vic law.
In case you do not dsperse by Tuesday
(to-morrow) night, am ordered to cut of
your supplies Of provisions, for which pnr-
pose ample means have been supplied
You will find it impossible 10 depart on the
expedition Your steamers will be captured
or sunk in the alt"mpt, if they are even per-
mitted to leave New Orleans, which is very
doubtful
A il outlets to the Gulf are watch d, and a
force is rapidly collecting around you ihat;you
canno. dodge.
You are therefore advised as well as warn.
ed, to disperse at once with the solemn assur.
ance that however unpleasant, i, may be to be
called upon to act against our own country
men, our sense OF duty is so strong that all
feeling will unhesilatingly be laid aside, and
that nothi G shall deter us from carrying out
the orders given, in the stric,est manner.
am respectfully, your ob't serv't,
GEO. M. TOTTEN 1t. C,md'p.
To LIEUT.. TorrrS, COMMANDING STEAMER
WATER Wren -
ROUND ISLAND, Aug. 81.
SiR,- Your communication of this morning
was duly received. In answer, we have en-
'irely To dlsclaim any intention such as EN-
bodied in the proclamation Of the President of
this Republic, TO which you have called our
sttontlon. We are a body Of men unenlisted
unarmed and unwilling TO do aught that would
in any manner compromise our citizenship OF
liberty.
Circumstances may prevent our departure
from this island as early as yUu suggest, as
means must be provided which are not imme-
dl1teIy at hand. Till such provision is made,
there will be no attemp, to transport to US
(ur'he! supplies.
Respectfully, your obd't serv't,
JOHN HASKlNS, President.
w. JOHNSTON, Secretary.
Tie following i, from the Phadei phia Led.
cor, of the 7th instant The government ap-
pears to be watching the persons assemb ing
for some secret expedition, though it appears
to be az much at fault to know its true fcsig-
nation as hose who have been engaged in the
service of the expedition. From the mystery
which is observed and the givings out that it
10 Cuba and Curacao that the expedition i.
designed for, it seems quito probable that
neither Is the true designation of the enter
prise, hut that it is as likely to be . piratcal
expedition as any other. One of the "return.
ed volunteers" taken from this city, has Civ
en- MS the fol owing history Of the events con-
necled with the expedition, as far as he knows
the persons engaged in it keeping remarkably
close guard over their tongues. The person
We allude TO is young man, residing in this
city, who, with six others, was recruited last
week, for the expedition, being promised
Il 900 at the end Of the affair, and plenty of
plundey while engaged in it. lie was tod
notv outstanding the Inference fom the last
mentioned fact that it was perfectly h2nor
able project, and that its purpose should be
disclosed before he left the country. He
went to New York on Friday last, with the
other recruits, and vas furni. he'd quarters a,
The American Hotel, where they were abcu,
one hundred Spaniards On Monday night,
they were quietly taken on board the steamer
Wilson G.. Hunt with view of being placed
on board the propeller schooner Sea Gull,
which had stated for her destination They
were under the command Of an Eng'ishman
named Mcguire. After going 40 miles TO sea,
and finding nothing Of the propeller, the cap
tain fthe steamer refused to go further and
put back. The Sea Gull was found lying a,
Quarantine, and the men put on board. The
vessel had oxes Of muskets on board, and
soldiers clothes, and our informant assisted
to hand boxes of pistols and swords from the
Wilson G. Hunt. The revenue cutter visited
the vessel, but coulI discover nothing. The
recruite became dissatisfied with the mystery
maintained, and having misgivinCs of the OBJ
ject of the expedition, demanded TO be pu,
ashore. This demand was refused ill they
declared that they would hail the revenue cut
ter and apprise the officers of the character OF
the proceedings. This had the effect, the
men were set ashore and their passages paid
to Philadelphia. This is all our informan,
knows of the matter, but he has no doub, tha,
some marauding expedition is intended.