Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-08
HOW THEY WERE DUPED.

We extract from the New Orleans Bulletin o
the 3Oth utimo the following Information re spect
ing the means which were resorted to by its leaders
TO get up the late expedition against the Island OF
Cuba:
The CUBAs ExrEDIrIoS.-In remarks yesterday we
alluded to the gross deception pacsed the volunteers for
the Cuban expedition the numbers that
pose the invading foce but the representations other
points connected with the attempt not less deceptive
Among these the disposition of the troops in favor Of
he plan and their hatred and dssecon towards their
rulers II was stated and reiterated in the positive man
that the invaders would only be received with
arms, but that the most complete arrangements perfect
ed and the n pledges Of the officers obtained by which
they bound themselves Immediately join the forces under
LOPEZ, he landed II urged in vain tina,
whole battaons and regiments could thus be corrupted
without 50 JEALOUS and wachful Government being
the fact the whole details Of the subject must from
the very nature of the case be fabulous So far
any information the subject there does appear have
been the mos remote foundation for these broad and positive
seonr ~ far from the troops joining Lopez, all accounts
agree that they fought well and bavey with inerier
numbers and very certain that the Captain General
hibited no dist Of them, but promptly pushed them into
contact with the Invaders and their addresses and procama
TONS and with the result that they all remained faithful to
their colos The origin and therefore the chief odum Of
these false representations to the troops OF course rests
upon Lopez but his American coaduors and assist ants
also deeply censurabe for the activity with which they
peaed and reamed hem when they had nd other authority
but the naked assertion of needy and unptncped foreign
adven,urer.
The game practsed ard with equal effect as re-
CARDS the dspossn and intentions OF the deoie population,
who asserted, would rise asse o1the first appear
ance of small force to form nucels around which
they coull rally and, proof OF The grl confidence felt
both in the troops and residents Lopez ate ne was perfect
y willing make the attempt with only fo hundred men
One of the stories circulated with the umtt confidence
that Lopez had the Written pledges three thousand
creoes that they would join him soo as ne landed, and
that the Of all these three were print
ed and would be circulated with the so soon as
he reached Cuba thus publicly disclosing their names and
leaving them no alternative but Join e invaders to be
arrested and executed traitors by ~ Government NO
mention appears be made Of these h thousand men In
buckram," in any Of the details yet rec wed.
The Spanish naval force mad another subject for
gross deception and in reply to the frs expressed that the
expedition might be intercepted by it, assurances were freely
circulated that it arranged with not all the COM
manders that they would join the nndes with their vessels
and crews to convoy and protect THIN into port 10 aud
ing this point time sincewe expressed our belief
ha. there just about the sam cnance for some OF the
American ships of haul dow the stars and stripes and
hoist the Cuban Aag for the Sish vessels do So and
nothing but the rank and recess intention to carry out
the system of deception its extent could have eve
induced any one to circulate s1chA report W.
Not only the parties entged to join this expedition
thus grossly deceived thehunbers TO compose it. and
the disposition Of the troops force and inhabitants but
also equally the Sore minor details as 10 Inc ar
angemens in the Island which, it was said was covered
with depos Of cannon, a ammunition, and stores, SO tina
success was represented as morally certain and the whole
affair was be but Ve else than delightful pleasure ex
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II mcy well be Supposed that 10 all these promises and
ertiors those as honors and repards to all parties
cerned were on scale, and the Spanish ac
on this subject of country seats to the leaders twenty
housasd dollars captains, and four thousand dollars
each private not much exaggerated some sober
minded persons might imagine. How these promises we
be performed, unless by wholesale system OF plum
der con6scaon, unable say but the probability
is that they like all other promises connected with th'
expeditions never intended to be performed.
Such have been Of the means employed IN getting
up this expedition for the dupes and victims Of which every
cnnot but feel most sincere sympathy some OF whom
are now in the grasp of their enemies, others abandoned
probably the same fate, others distant port destitute Of al
means of returning their homes and others in our OWL
midst most of whom likewise in state of destituon
Whilst such are facts his victims, the main autho
Of all their msorunes and troubles is welcomed, th'
telegraph speaks TRUTH by cheers from the residents OF Sa
vannah and is on his way this city, where, we presume
he supposes similar reception awaits him. Happily
however the citizens of New Orleans incapable ct such
self degradation.