New-York daily tribune., 1849-09-08
Tn. secret Expedition to Cuba Frustrated.


The secret Expedition TO Cuba Frustrated.
On Thursday iast NJ. Prescott Hal, [ : Dis
trict Attorney. received a Te'egrsphc dispatch
from NJ. Clsyton. Secretary Of State, directing
him q stop the propehers sea tial and F.ori1s'
and the fine steamer New Orleans Of Nes Or
esns supposed to be connected with secret
ssr.like expedition. the object OF which wss 70
levy wsr against Cubs the dependency OF Spain,
friendly power.
Others say that the expedition was intended to
c6perate with the malcontents Of the Northern
States Of Mexico. bat this is not the case.
Agents Of the disaHected slaveowners Of Cubs
have been here for some time. cooperating with
some Of our citizens in arranging an expedition
having civil war in Cubs and the extension and
perpetusuon Of Slavery thereby ts early annenston'
when indeuen dent 70 the United states sixteenth
slave state Tor It's reL object
Itmsy be recollected by our readers that leader
n the Ckarsston Couicr couple Of weeks since was
really eoquen, in favor OF volunteering snd consider
ing the fsct that that TIE annexation % TeNss snd
fourth Of Mexico has placed South Csrons politics
sufficiently in the ascend ant. wonder that
eaarts are being msde 20 rshesrse in Cuba the Texas
experiment.
Collector Maxwell snd Commodore McNeeyer de-
clned taking any actve part in the premises the ses
Gull had cleared gulsry for Curagoa on account Of
Mr c l. Cole. her apparent oNner and neither the
Collector nor the Commodore had any grounds
on which to act Mr. Hall felt that be had the power
10 detsin the vessels. and spilled to Com. McAeever
for the necessary force Com McKeever detailed from
the Navy Yard forty sailors and ten marines 20 the
support OF the Marshal in sid OF the civil power the
sailors turned with great slscri,y, only their
shirts and psntsloons. and each OF them was armed
with cutlsss musket and pistols They were COM
manded By Lieut. Swartwout
The District Attorney did not accompany the erPe.
diion but those who did found the Sea eull AZ snchor
at the lower quarantine station There no resist
ance and very few persons were found on board The
mate elt Cor professed feel quite pleased at the de-
taIner. said he was quite ignorant whore they were
going and didn't know but that be should have run
away had not the Msrshsl'. posse enlightened him.
The party iouud l30 boxes with LOCO stand Of mus
kets with powder and provisions in plenty but no
cargo. We understand there also a small howitzer
battery, but are not positive.
The Marshal took possession Of the propeller, and
she is in charge Of the marines, and anchored un'
der the guns Of the North. Carolina
On an examination Of or informal conversation with.
certain Of the officers concerned in the expedition they
stated the District Attorney their readiness TO sbsn
don II they supposed IL was intended for Cuba Gen
Taylor. who town the morning after the arrest
said that the expedition must be broken up and absn
doned but that it was not his wish that those
ei in it, thus tar should be proceeded sgans, crimi
nary.
The fine steamer New Orleans, and the propeller
Florida, were taken po.sesslon OF by guard Of Ma
rines ~ Corlsers Hook the Grand ct Ferry
The \ o. was fitted up for transport ship bad &c
conmodatons for 200 10 900 passengers.
one OF the returned volunteers tells the editors Of
the PhQad,p1ia Lsasg, that be and Elk others from
that city were promised q eco and plenty Of plum
der"
lie went 20 NcwYork on Friday week. with the
other recruits and furnished quarters at the ner
lean Hotel, where there we're about one hunsred
spsnsrds Last Monday ght they were taken quietly
board the steamer Wilson G. Hunt, with view oi
being placed on board the propeller schooner Sea Ou
which had started for her destination They were
under the command OF an Englisbmsn, named Mcguire
After going 40 miles 10 and finding nothing Of the
propeller The captain OF the steamer refused TO 20 fur
ther aud put bsck"
The Sea Gull was found lying 1t quarantine and
the men put on board. The vessel had boxes OF mus
board and soldier clothes, and our iniormer
assisted hand boxes OF pistols and swords from the
Wilson g. Hunt Tne revenue cutter yisited the yes
sci but could discover nothing
The New Orleans pscket Union with men on
board has already sailed, it Is believed, for Cubs
Whether the proceedings Of Disirict Attorney will
ierange operations romans 70 be seen.
The delay which has taken place IN the sailing oi the
Expedition been caused BY the failure Of antc pated
remittances Probably but for this the vessels would
have been Of before the Government resdy 10 ar
rest them.
Free vessels cannot 30 ibesd but there Is act Of
Congress, under which they can be- detained II the
pleasure OF the President until the suspicion, circum
s,snces explained.
-ix warrants have been Issued against individuals
supposed 10 BE- connected with this affair Edward
Wer, Pgot, CLARK, Marriott McF slisn,) but only one
has vet been arrested He held 10 bail IN 5000
which he gave and was discharged.
Probably Government will be content With breaking
up the expedition and should the project be perma