The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-08-24
Presidents Proclamation.

In another co.umn we give The Proclamation
OF the President OF the United States agsips, a,
armed expedition said to be fitting GU, in hi
country 'of some secret seryice. Various place
nave been srfully designated as tho object of II
destination. The following letter published in
the Philadelphia Ledger, shows tha, the ,ebsme
sthough |: must have been 10 contemplation 70,
some time. had only lately msde its appearance
publicly in New Orleans ia the shane Of hand
bills offering liberal wages for able bodied men.
The President does well to min this pnlsx FIJI a,
'e'Prlss TO invade friendly nation in the bud
here are so many oilers and others waiting for
an opportunity 10 better their condition bv sone
sueh scheme, rather than labor for l,ye,ihooI
mai we are not surprised al 5000. or even a much
larger number being willing to engage in any
undertaking regardless of consequence
=, New ORLEANS Aug |.
Mes'rs Editors For a few DAYS past. hand
bills were TO lie seen on almost every eo,n., aat
ing ior one hundred able bodied men. for txeIye
months a. good wages. These bills were issued
~ zen oihsreHt men, 10 rendezvous at az many
e'H"'eh! places They give thirty dollars in adj.
vance, WE'VE collars per month and promise each
man one thousand dollars at the end Of the ser
wee Nobody appears TO know what i, TO he
oohe-~here they are gong or what for. And
the most diligent enquiry ELECTS bnt mn. ,u,.
thsn tbat they have raised over 5000 man ubo
hho" no more about 1t than the public. Tbev
haVe bought tho steamship Fanny and some an
=, e'a.'' ana pay cash for everything as they 90.
HePot sdys ihey have already shipped IS 600
men over ahs Lake TO Cat Island / can opl,
III 'o' ooUV men having gone over. THESE
our eaitors yet noticed The morenent which 4
makes IL greater mystery. as it /. the taIk stev
Try corner and thu wonder OF every crcle W,
hoOooy appears 10 know. Ofconrss all he w,.s
'"e1 VA theh own coneeit, can give a shrsud
guess with shrug Of the shoulders and no.
te'ious az. One says, the expedition i. 10 taks
aoa from little Isabel. am told mai tlc
'enefne extends 10 nearly all the Western cite,
liners say It IS TO resve John Bull of IN. c,,o
:. Ahother says, It is only second
Ua -" :" me uca'an Expedition. az Col. G.
e1 among the leaders; while others az
ohndsnily assert II TO be destined for Cal,fo,n,a
y authority ofGovernment. Som. con,.nd,a
OF Inc Red River gold mines Some To bp,ld,ta
4ii fold across the lsthmus But the mn, ~ ,
aOie conjecture ~, that they are the Oussl OIL.
~ Havo SO often frightened the MEXICAN hoy.
'yA'g Woil wof,' when there was no valf !
DC round that they.lnay now descend IN ,ufi t
ehl force 10 carry the whole Sierra Mad 4
tates' while the Mexcans are reprovtog the;, 3
'n'ineis for false aIarns Whatever il NAV hs |,
mas been carried on with more secrecy and do, l
ilch man anything Of such magnitude Ina, bss c
'ef come TO 10y knowledge. The leadjnp men a
I've ueafiy OIL seen service in Florida or Mex n,
. u ei''le imagine the wonder il exces in a,
- I,y ~ w'hoefs hat is it ? is the qnes. :,
IN Of every body. This whole MAN wiii 30 III
'o"n by tho 18th of August, and # Won do ~, Of
W any better informant hero. viii give vo, no
Patueulars whom they coma to lgbt. /, ia 4;
ohgy hinisd that Santa Anna furnishes m. -
ads but think not. '''o m