The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
The Round Island E1ptdi,ion--Its True History

The object Of this adventure remains no longer
 secr~t and the object of the '.bloodless campaign" is fully disclosed. Desirous of learning par ticuars ia relation to the affair requested ntOr- mation from friend ia New Orleans, whom we had reason believe deeply involved in il. if not su officer high in command. Oar saFmise was trae asi. in reply to our eaqairy he furnished ns with fail history of the affair and his connec ton with it, promising that certain portions were not to be made public. These We have suppressed, and give our readers the following interesting tract
 NEw ORLEANS, Segi. g, lsI9.-A friesd Of mine, Col. - mad just returned from fucatan, and proceeded immediately to Washington 10 pro- secu,e his ciaim against the Yacatan Government for lands which should have been graatsd under a civil contract. While there, he was suddenly invi- ted 10 attend meeting of consPiEaiors against the peace aud dignity of her Holy Catholic Majesty. the Queen aud mother of Spain, whose sovereignty extends over the beagtiIaI island of Cuba The Colonel, who Is gallant fellow, immediately took charge of the southern division of the conspiracy and started south 10 commence operations.
 'The Creoes of Cuba, loag since tired of enormous tsxaton and feeling degraded and eoatenPtibie un- der the proscriptve policy of Old Spain, whilst revo lu,ions are upsetng old dynastes all the world, resolved to volt, aud took for their supreme chief, Gen. LoPEx, (formerIy second in command of the military department of Cu5a.l outlaw in the United States for having incaatioGsly droPsed a republican sentiment The General and his aids, looked to the volunteers of the United States the most avsiiable material with which 10 carry out their designs; and some time since, selected several returned vo,unte otieers-then at the north-;o enlist meu, purchase arms and munitions of wal The expedition to sail for certain rendezvous, in ihe Gulf, given signal, and at the time the leader of :he southern division ordered to New Orie3ns with instructions of similar purport. He came post haste, and I was appointed -. and ac- cepted the office. Bat 2,j10 900 men were all that were required from the United States, and the chief in command went vigorouslyito work enlist ing in hyways, the men goiag ii bhud, being pro- missed $7 per mon;h-S2 5o per month or clothing -and a bounty of Sl 900 at the end Of the year. When asked where they were going. the frequent reply was: {" Don't know 10 h--l. suppose, as the bounty IS Sl0o0." Nor dii they know, nor did any of the officers but hyse Bat. fue morning, when every thing was going on swim mineIy. old Zack proclamation came down upon us ike Scott's shells into Veta Cruz, knocking every thing into confusion. The New Workers had sold the arms munitions of war, &c. of LoPEz, and then betrayei him. Vessels have been seized in New York, suhjredng the consPirators to enor- nous expenses. The parties who were sent there to disburse, fnding the present administration so violently opposed to thesn, suddenly drew ia their purse strings, and there was more money 10 pur- chase supplies for Round Island. The mea all leaving and by the time this reaches yQu there will De noae on the island. As they depart they take camp and garrison plaucer for their services up to ls,is So slanis the matter at present look upon
 Il as impossible ;o carry ihe scheme oat du- rag the prescott administrations; aad, in the com me acement told those most interested if Ise affair failed it would be in consequence ol having selected New York as heat-quarters."