Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-05

l CURA ~ ARMs-AwTvL DEVELOPMENT
--EscArE OF YASEEE.-Among the many
expeditions organized during the past ,woly,
months for revOlutionising Cuba we a, las
have correct intelligence Of something real
a fixed hct-whieh reused the Spaniards Il
arms The brig Eolian, (of POrtland) Cap,
Jordan, which sailed-lrOm this port. was at Sa
qua Ia Grande, IN the early par, Of las, month
discharging her cargo, at an estate owned BY
an American gentleman. Part Of her carrc
had been landed, when the Custom Hous,
ficers discovered IN a shed, near the place,
twenty kegs Of powder lIoror.siruck with
this awful apPariton Of Instruction, they
commenced an instant alarm, which soon
spread 10 the authorities. Couricrs were dcs
patched 10 the nearest military stations, and
in few hours troops in all the panoPy en-
Ploycd ou the estate were arrested, and had
their arms pinioned behind their backs, IN tru,
Spanish style, until the blood oolcd from their
wrists In tins state they were imprisoned all
night, and the next day were guarded uu horse.
bock and s,nt to Niella Clara, about 30 miles
distant, 10 had examined. The owner Of the
plantation and bis papers se'Ecd, and was Pnl
under surveillance, and an American cooper
was also arrested Every American IN the
place became an object Of suspicion, luafcw
DAYS the whole island was In1rms. The Span
taris acted As II they felt that the Americans
were already uron them. The brig the sus-
pectcd cause Of an tins alarm. was throurhly
srarched, bot nothing suspicious was found
on board Of her but ashore, among hef ear
ro-tcrrihlc 10 rcla,c-scyeral pondcrous arm
chests were supposed To BE- discovered h..
fore thrs' were opened, an officer was dc
spatrhcd 10 communicate the startling in,clli-
gencc to the boa IN command, who attended
by hrs suite, pTucccded To the SPOT 10 inspect
IN person, the opening IT these reasonable
arm chcsis-Bui ms modification Was inicns'
when, instead of arms, be saw only the Win-
dow frames designed ior a new house, which
Vas To be erected on the estate Of the Amer.
can gentleman already mcnuond
But sull the vigilance Of tie authorities,
civil and military, was uo, relaxed The
PRISONER, a, Uicha Clara, aud all the other
suspected parties, were examined day after
day, and treated With the utmost rigor. AZ.
ter while, no,hlnC having been proved
ArliDsi L4c brig, she commenced heading l"r
Boston but. some urW fear having suggest
rl tbcm,rl,r, lo the Spanlard,, the brig Va,
ordered To b. discharged again, and accoy-
dinghy what she bal taken m was landed
The captain vas under surveillance ashore,
and be expected that his brig would be- con
fsc1icd But with the courage of true Van,
kcr. be- intended 10 dn something before he
struck his culurs On Sunday night. III,
lo'h u.t, hr managed 10 escape on board OF
his bur. which was AZ anchor Iu the Bay --
AT hands vrr, quietly called. and set to work
and When The land brc,Ie came Oh, a spuur
from ala vas pot upon the cable, the cable
slipped, and ,hc vessel gradually s~uBr h.,
FORE the wind. headed srlward The spring
wa, then cut, SAIL made, and under q cloud uI
canvas, she bounded out ct the Bly "
,,u1,r, however, vas the fir, suich Of can.
,a,. sprrad, than au armed galley, with from
JW,,,, 20 twenty men ou board followed 900
pursuit The, ruI.cd long and hard. but pur.
SUIT Was vain The lsiEss >-r- go
hight, with n snd. aud mrgb, have
1T steam n defiance, while h,urul with O.
breeze. Crest fallen and vcaty, the >paunrd,
returned TO port, venting lmPrcauou, up"n
every thing American. The Two carpenters,
who vyrr arrested, sulI continued prisoners
uu th, 18Th ct February Their ease bad
been made known Co the American Cuu,nl at
. Havana, who would, no doubt, obtain their
-Irts.. ~ ths, had u.,'rIug WuI,r,vr 90 tU
with the ruu.poWdrr The powder was pro-
bahly brought As private spcculauonhy some
shI.-,,d YANKEE, who wished 10 tara au huu-
- penny atlhc expense Of The Custom llous
The EoIan NAV b. daily expected a, >'nr of
our southern ports, a. she was shur, Of pro,
visions and water when ,ba Hlds her esrlPr.
. tn, .hoyc ~, cnry frum tn Boston Atlas
The Advertiser allad = 10 lie esc.pc Of doe
/ t,,oyr vessel as feat not easily accumpIishrd
+ IN , su,ursl pn-f and concerning which n O.