The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-23
The invasion Of Cuba.

81, this beautifui island thicken. We flnd
in the New York Herald, the following
from New Orleans, May 8.
Oh the crowds Of Mississippians and
Iennesseeans who have for the past week,
been hanging bout the Verands, and other
public houses this morning, not one OF
them are TO be- seen:
The miltary-looking, mustachloed gen
tletnen, WHO were in hourly communlca-
ton with the Owls, are also amongst the
missing. have no doubt that they must
have left the city, if not the country. last
night, for the promised land, although
there is 20 clearance for Chagres report
ed in the moruing papers. The fact is,
that the, whole affair is managed with 50
much secrecy and caution by the leaders.
that il is almost next 10 an lmposslbIlHy
10 find Out what IS going on.
have learned that one house here
sold 5000 blankets to a gentleman, who
is suspected 10 be engaged In the cause.
/ learn that the gentleman. by the nume
Of Pickett, formerly U. :. Consnl at one
Of the West India Islands, is 10 have a
command in one Of the regiments. Pick
EFT, YOU will rcollect, was General Lopez
right hand man last summer III New
York. Gen. Cooper, from Mss, is
also here. figuring amongst the boys. II
is reported that The steamer Creole had
been purchased for the expedition. Shr
is being repaired across the river. Gen.
Henderson is daily seen a bout her. inspec-
ting the repairs She is advertised for
Chagres, OIL SaIurd y next, and only in
one paper-the Della.
II is reported that the Owls have So
600 stand OF arms, and fine park oi arlIl-
lery, secreted at point IN the Gull oil
Mexlco; also, an Immense amount Ct am
munIton.
The New Orleans correspondent the
New Y k Enquirer, writes:
The meal meah the rank and file
engaged in this expedition, are of a far
superior grade TO the la9rag and boblaIl
which were collected last season for the
same otjcct. he whole OF them are
equipped at their own expense, and re-
ctive no mony, being supplied only with
a free passage. WITH the needfui provIs-
ions and stores for .he trip. A large por
ton OF these men have been volunteers IN
the Mexican war, aud will be very hard
custome 5, as, indeed, all Of them will be,
as they are, .'true grit As whoie,
they probably are fully equal, if not su-
perlUr 10 the Volunteers for Mexico IN the
late war. Their pay is TO be very lio-
erai, but only III Case Of success In some
instances with officers, this pay has been
secured to them by highly responsible
nan"s IN tas country Connected with Cuba
In Inslances that have heard OF, 5000
to a captain, and $1,000 to ID lieutenant -
the usual promise 10 the rank and tile is
$1,000 each, Blu. truly believe that with
a large portion of the men, 1t IS the love
Of s.Xc .teinrnl and wild adventure, which
has been greater nducenent than any
p-cuniary motive. Where all the mon
ey nc.dful for the expedition comes from,
an entirely unable TO say; but Certainly a
havy sum has been expended tor proVss
ion; and stores, and arms and anmunl-
tiOr. cannot he had without cash. nor can
s,eambo Its aud ships be employ WI hou'
ell ,nr cash or very sure payua>,er
IN this country, independent OF all contIn
geuCirS as 10 success. .-
II Is rel ortcd to-day that General Quit
man has resigned as Governor Of MissIs-
sippi f,r the purpose Of joining the expe-
dition as It's commander, though 1t was re-
Gently und,rstu Cd that he had declined
having anything TO do with it, in conse-
quence Of the remonsIrance of his friends.
The actual atenpt will De made be-
tween this and the 25th inst indeed |
heard to-day that they would be ON the
Island by the 18th. as the main bod
were all collected. and only waiting those
who departed to-day and they GO by a
steamer. There will be, fear, terri
BILE catastrophe, which will create a tre-
mcndous excitement in the United States
From The Baltimore Sun.