The Arkansas banner., 1849-09-11

seems yea to have beea made than tho fact that l large bodies ofmea are equipped and drilled for military enterprise, that money aud ofhcers ars fursished, bat vague rumor oaly has pointed out the object. H s said that the men are to receive thousand dollars each for their services aud have been told thss they wond be required to fight, but they have not been informed with whom they have i to engage Speculation al frst was directed 10 Ca- b. & the point intended for conquest, but this to those who kROw the strength of the Island the i'm meoss anaount of money 1t would require to carry on an effective warfare sgainst it, the employment of fleet, and other obstacles not to be overcome by private enterprise, would at once set st rest surnise SO wild and extravagant. And il is hardly bs supposed that the leaders of this adventure would be blind the fact tthatthe European govern ments would Bes~4 permit what Gen. Taylor calls a !" Iawless and unaathsTsse5' occupation of lhe Island, without immediate interference, which coald only end while government held aloOf, in its restoration to Spain.
 Again it has been supposed that tho expedition would be directed to the Mexican State of TaHsu- llpas, but this so directly under our syes could not escape the observation of this government, and if the advance portion should succeed in embark ing, all further supplies of and means from this country would at be cut of. So that an officer of any experience woad scarcely hazard a project so rash.
 We find another and probably the most reasona- bIe solution of the mystery. in the Baltimore cor respendence of the New York Sun. The writer says,
 know that nearly month since movement was commenced in this city, having in view the raising a bO2v of faF n Obiecl which has heeN ksnf as secret as possible. A paragraph first appeared in an afternoon paper, stating that a proposition would be made in short time, by advertisement, to take out about twenty active and hearty young men 10 California each being guarantied SI000 for his services twelve months. &c. Since that, young officer who served in the voliigeur regiment in Mexico has. l am informed on the best authori- ty. been cautiously and silently obtaining the rel quired number of men-noDe but the most reliable and trustworthy being accepted, and severslly pledged 10 secrecy. The project, as understand it, is to start with the ayowed object of passing through Mexican territory 10 California, and thus obtain admission into the country, armed and pre- pared to act their leaders may dictate. am as- sured that the scheme is understood ihrou ghout the South and West. and that 1t must prove successful. This may appear to some like new. vampiny an old story. but could give the of the poiters in Baltimore if necessary, to show that there is truth in the statement.
 In the midst of all this President Taylor seems 10 have got clue undiscovered by any one else. and forthwith branches out in ,hrestung proclsna- ton for the purpose of breaking up the scheme whatever il may be and preserving cur neutral ob. ligatons to other countries. This pronunciamento appeared in paper oi the 2slh ut-, and unfor,u nately we think uames Cuba as the place destined 10 be attacked In the present state of affairs ii will certainly have the effect retard any satisfac tory arrangement of the Rev abduetiou and outrage and prepare the Spanish authorities to demand a redress of grievances, instead of granting the re- para,ion of wrong by the Consul of Havana l The New Orleans Courier, in noticing the effect 1 of the unwsrrantable course of Gen. Taylor, has the followings
 | Looking at this proclamation ia whatever light | we may, it was grave mistake IL will give to Spain the vantage ground in the dispute that must 1 follow the forcible abduction and detention of Key | and will degrade the character of our countrymen In every civilized land. Mark with what bitterness of nyective the London Times will decaim against the restless propensity of the American people to punder their neg eghbors; mark how il will be
 Fed by the minions of despotism throughout Earope
 and particularly by the hireings Of the press in the service of the Chief Magistrate of France 10 decry
 the morals of republicans even of the model repub
 lie of the United States of America.
 1 r. s. The above written for our paper of last week, but was crowded out. Since which time
 further specuations have reached us of the design of the expedition. Tho New York Express states
 that several bodies of men numbering over one
 hundred each. have in that city organized them
 selves in regular military division. \ "lOag low
 black schooner is fitting out. muskets have actu-
 ally been board, and last evening, near mid
 night, men on deck, parading in the clear
 moonlight, fuiiy armed and equipped. for what purpose the fates have not disclosed. Meanwhile,
 there is gaping crowd of busy bodies assembled in
 the vicinity of what Is supposed 10 be the vertable skipper destined to tow the Island of Cuba right up
 laio the delta of the Mississippi"
 | The volunteers, says the Express, arc for the
 most part good locking, healthy young men, rips for any exciting adventure, many of whom served in the Mexican war. "on Monday evening large number of these met al Lafayette Hall when the meeting was called To order by Col. Carr, and a large number enrolled their the promise of S7 month and 5000 at the end of the year. Next Saturday is the appointed time for sailing and while the real destination of the expedition Is unknown, il is given ont gold hunt to Cslifor- ! mia, They promise, however, to Givalge Inc nature of the enterprise to the members the day Of sail ing Some think it is to California they are going, and others that they to esPouss the cause of the whites in Yucatan; bat i s most to be feared that, despite the plain. straightforward proclamation of President Taylor warning all against such exPe- diton as violation of the laws of nations, that lae true destination of this armed force Is Cuba" l The New York GIohe. in the meantime, denoun- ces the manner in which tho Express notices the enterprise, "mOst interruptions attempt to ere
 invade foreign territory"
 In addition to this. have the further inform 1 lion from New York that the Spsiard whom Key released while he keeper of the Havana prison, had arrived in that city for the purpose of sapefin
 tending the organization of the expedition. Men