Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-25
THE CUBAN EXPEDITION.

The New York correspondent OF the fhiiauel-
phia Inquirer, writing on Sunday, says:
"There is the greatest activity here in certain places in
fitting out men and vessels for Cuba. There lack Of
for the purpose and have full that money
has been supplied from the island itself in large amounts
secure the object desired If the should be favorable
the revoluonisis there will be demonstration made that
will astonish the public the extent Of the plot Much is
known in this city which only be developed under
tain person engaged in the business be-
| ing sworn 10 secresy."
FROM THE PHILADELPHIA /" "LEDsER' OF MONDAY.
GENERAL LopEz The document (!) published in one
Of the newspapers the Proclamation of General NARcIs
sus LOPEZ to his troops going to nvade Cuba says C
of the Great Republic You going give Cuba
sha freedom, &C., and eventually to add another star to
the banner which already moves the admiration of the
whole world the land of the free and the home of the
| brave"
Indeed "Cizens of the Great Republic" That means
Now in sober seriousness, must protest against the
honor thus offered General NARcIssUs LoPEz any
other captain Of band The United States and Spain are
peace under treaties and treaties have moral force
with honest Governments and nations II the Cubans wan,
liberty they fight for it did and if they declare
against Spain, aid them, the French aided
But, while relations with Spain peaceful aud
laws forbid military expeditions against its authority
know by what right this Gen. LoPEz, who is Peru
vian, and CUBAN undertakes soW-citizen any Of
people into pirates We rejoice when any nation
its liberty, any colony throws off oppressive mother
yoke and becomes nation But have desire to
telonczens going about the world buccaneers
ryipg liberty other communities in the shape Of picking
their pockets and cutting their hroas The American flag
should no. be perverted such purposes If any of this
erals Yankee o citizens get caught by Spanish auhor
y, they must not plead their citizenship agsins Spanish
hemc. AS they brew, must they bake.
FROM THE ORLEANS BULLETIN NAY l3.
The expedition for the capture Of this island is probably at
this moment concentrated point Of rendezvous if it
not actually the ocean, its way the Queen
Of the Antilles" and short period will eapse before
we sha. know its fate.
There certainly has been great deal of tact and good
nagemeu: display ed in collecting, organizing and dspatching
this force from the United States without attracting public
attention, doing any thing which made them subject le
gal proceedings the part of the Government Nearly the
whole Of che force have been obtained the INTERIOR and have
embarked emigans for California the vessels clearing for
Chagre with outward appearance inconsistent with their
apparent character or destination.
Very exaggerated reports have been circulated the
number engaged in the enterprise, which have been repre-
sened hghas thousand men, but any
will for reflect all the extensive arrangements
necessary for transporting such large body of men, for
se provisions stores and equipments, and the
nous outlay the most economical plan, will at
be how improbable is that any thing like that
number engaged in the undertaking. We our
selves however, from information bad the subject in
duced believe that there from four 10 five thousand
but it stated and believe with correctness that the
actual force less than three thousand The material
however, Of which this force composed probably equal
superior, any similar number of that ever
embarked for desperate military coup de main very
considerable portion them the elite Of the volunteers
who served in Mexico nd who of course have had much
experience, and possess little degree of discipline and mill
stay knowledge. As WHOLE the entire body probably
much superior to the volunteers in the Mexican
Much speculation, Of course, will exist to the probable
chances of to senteprise but correct opinion
be formed without kns!edge Of all the circumstances
c,nDesed with it, and particularly what will be the nature of
their reception in the island by the army and the white
laion.
Oar opinion that much dependence is placed up
the reported extensive infdy among the Spanish troops
and the general dsaection Of the whole population the
nsadsrsa joined by any considerable portion Of the Spanish
army, and the inhabitants generally afford them aid and
COMFORT they will doubt succeed, but if the troops remain
faithful and the population generally do not join them, then
they inevitably doomed" The whole question TO
defeat, think, is narrowed down to this.
must also be recolected that the expedition has to incur
all the perls and risks of being able tOect landing against
the strong nayg force which the Sfaniards have collected
And here again. understand, caceions made upon
treason, for is asserted that at least portion of the naval
force will join the invaders and assist their protection and
descent the Island We do not how any extensive
rangemens could haue been made for the Spanish troops
join the invaders without the fact becoming nown to the
hoes of the island and therefore presufe the beefha
they will do so depand more upon the opinion of par
ties than any actual Rgements on the subject parcu
ary is well known the ealousies Of the local authorities
have been for long time aroused the subject and they
naturally will have been the gn pire as to all attempts
corrupt the army.
Even the invading force succeed in landing anG seizng
city, do that they would be any be.teS off
they would be in force advance into the country
undertake offensive operations, and their supplies and rein
orcements would be cut off by heckading force. II they
succeed all it must be by coup de main, and under the
prestige Of early and great landing, but they do
not have this and the army remains loyal their fate cannot
be doubtful To "go ahead and keep moving is their
only chance-inacon and delay will be ruin to their hopes
We close with the opinion which have previously ex
pressed-if the troops and residents anxious or willing
throw of their present rulers and only want foreign force
nucleus around which to rally, then every thing will 60
on prosperousy with the present attempt but pot-not
FROM THE FALLS OF ST. ANTHONY.
The Lamarne arrived night before last from the
Upper Mississippi We learn from the officers board that
the L. has sscended during her trip the great
of Waters few miles further up than steamer had ever
gone before. She Stees Landing situated imme-
diatey the foot of the last descent in the great falls dis
Of miles and half above the of st. Paul.
and directly in what is termed the Cadron. The L.
pleasure excursion from 3d. Paul. with large party
boad and the is described u.s. by who pre-
sent of the most sublime and beautiful witnessed
When the boat had reached the highest point which her
powerful engines would carry her against the whirlpool Of