Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-09-12
The Secret Expedition.

We give below the latest paragraphs res
pecting the mysterious movements of men in
all our larger cities-for what purpose, it has
not yet been divulged. But it is certain that
some great enterprise is about to burst forth
and something must fall.
The SECRET ExPED1TpN.-The Baltimore
Sun says it is stated that a party Of recruits, for
the Cuba Or Sierra Madre expedition, left that
city a fewd days ago rthe New York rendezvous,
under a former officer of the (Col. Hughes)
Mexican regiment. The N. Y. Post of Wed
nesday, the 9th nit, says of the nightly meet
ings in that city:
One of the gentlemen who is foremost in
guiding the proceedings of these meetings is
very well known in Washington, where his IA
ther holds a prominent position, and the gen.
tleman himself has been, within 4 year, Il U. S.
Consul in one Of the islands of the West Indies;
a post which, it is commonly reported, he re-
signed in order to engage III this enterprise.
At the last meeting, on Monday evening. he
stated, as one Of the leaders of the projected
expedition, that those who had signed the
engagement to take part in it, might consider
that their pay had commenced the week pre-
vious, and that all things would be prepared for
their departure in inc course OF The present
week. He SAID that the expedition was to be
one Of danger and hardship: that after a long
sea voyage the adventures would have to con-
tend with a people nearly rs savage and mach
more cunning aid treacherous than Indians,
&c. &c. How many had signed the articles Of
ut-rnpunut 1ur informant IL ri uot aScnrt,iu
THE ROUND ISLAND BLocKADE--We yes
terday learncd" from good authority, says the
Picayune, that the blockade of Round Island
had been abandoned, and that Commander
Randolph had withdrawn or was about to with
draw, all the vessels under his command from
this station. Whether Commander R. has
deemed it judicious to suspend further opera
tons to await more definite instructions from
the Government, or has withdrawn in obedience
to Il requisition from our Consul at Havana, is
yet unknown. The British steamer Severn
brought dispatches to him from Gen. Campbell,
and it is surmised by the Mobile Tribune that
these dispatches contained a request for him to
proceed Immediately to Havana. We know
not on what authority the Tribune hazards this
opinion, but in either case, the Round Islanders
have cause to congratulate themselves.
Col. White came up to town yesterday morn
ing and we understand will Immediately proceed
to enlist more men for the great unknownexpedi-
ton.
The SECRET EXPEDITION AGAIN.-We ex-
tract the following remarks from the Journal of
Commerce of the 3Oth ult.:
1t is notorious that for some time past pre-
partitions of an extensive character have been
in progress in this city, for some secret military
expedition. The leaders are evidently shsewd,
Intelligent, but desperate men, several of whom
held commissions in the late American army in
Mexico. Quite a number of Spaniards are in
close intimacy with them. Several large meet
lngs in furtherance of the movement have been
held lately III this city, including one which took
place last evening, at Lafayette Hall, in Broad
way. Ihe room was GROVE to excess, prin-
clpally with Notwithstanding characters. They
are called upon to enrol their names, with the
expectation that the ship will sail ON Saturday
next: without fail. They SINUS expect to un-
1ergO all the tatigues of an invading army" and
Ire assured "there will be hard fighting" A
'ery large number of persons are said to have
1t is understood that they are
Zach promised $1,000 a year and their outfit
of arms are said to be on board the
'essel, but l. any one chooses to bring clothing
r munitions, their value will be advanced
They are repeatedly told they 'have got to do
allltary duty, and must calculate to run the risk
+ being shot"