The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-05-07


REST OF THE ALLEGED CoxsrlRAroRs IN
New YoRK.-CoSTINUATro OF THE Elk.
cIrEMENr. &c.-At an early hour ycs,er-
day, Mr.. Talmndgc, the United States
Ma, shal, assisted by his efficient deputies,
Messrs. Tallmadgc, Thompson, Brown,
Rakielcwitz, and Walsh, were busily On.
gagged in the arrangement of plans to effect
the arrest of the aicdgcd ringlcadcrs of
the Cuban expedition, The facts of wh:sn
we have previously alluded to; bu; in order
TO obtain the correct information as 10
whom the parties were, said to be engaged
in this enterprise, it was found cxpcdcnl to
adopt method by which it could be nscer-
tained with certainty, and in order to cfIcc,
that object, Deputy r ,kiclcwiz disguised
himself as one of the emigtant Germans,
and proceeded to South Anboy. and there
mingled among the men who were conrrc-
gated in that vicinity. ready for the embark
alton. On convcrsing in German with
these men, the officer soon lsccrtained the
names OF certain persons in New York,
who were said TO Lc the leading parties in
the COZ tsmplated invasion.
Accordingly five of these men we're Ia
ken, by an imitation given by the officer,
md conveyed before Mr. Nelson, the United
States Commissioners, before whom certain
nffidavits were preferred, and warrants is.
sued TOR the following Hamed persons =
John l.. O'&ulvan,, (son-ln-lnw Of DR..
]. Kearney Rosers.) William II. Rodgers,
Jun, (ncphcw of said Dir. Rodgers,) Cap
thin Lewis, captain of the steamboat Cleo
in the former expeditions; Mujor Louis
S~bl oE tho
DR.. Daniel II. BURNETT, All old resident of
this city; Pedro Sanchez, Spaniard of
. some rotc in this vicinity. AL these per-
SONS were arrested during tho day and even
ing, the last arrest being made about
o'clock. The charge n7Icdycd agains,
them, in substance, as set forth in the war
above mined parties did, by themselves,
and in conjunction with others, at the city
of, New York, in the Southern District OF
New York, did provide and prepare the
means for aysmilitary expedition or enter
prise, to bc carried on from The said United
Etatea, against tho territory or dominion OF
ller Majesty the Queen of Spain, with
whom the said United States are at peace,
and moro particularly against the Island of
Cuba, in the possession OF such territory
and dominion OF the Queen Of Spain alore.
said-conlrary TO the contract OF The 9Th
section, of the neutrality act of the 10Th OF
April, lSl5." The parties above named,
rs arrested, were at once conve ycd before
the Marshal, where they were detained and
Commissioner Nelson sent for to adiudi.
cate on tho matter; but after waiting for
GONE two or three hours, the mcssr niger
returned, saying that the Commissioner
could not bo found
A messenger was then despatched for
Commissioner Bridghum, who forthwith at.
tended. Tho charge was then presented
before him by Mr.. Evcr,s, The District At
t0rncy; and the prisoners were held to bail
each in tho sum Of $4,000, to answer tc
the charge at court DIR. Rodgers, who had
becn sent for, then entered into the required
Ropis for tho appearance Of Mr.. O'SuiIivan
gna his nophow, Wm. u. Rodgers; and a
Mr. Freeman bocamo surety for Pedro
Sapchez. DR.. Rurnet, was allowed to do.
par. in the custody Of tho Deputy Marshal
until Monday; and Captain Lewis and Ma
Jof Scb'cslHgef were committed to jail IN
defanlt nf bail. During the day, tho Mar,
fha' implied for de.achncnt of marines to
take Charge Of tho steamboat Cleopatra =
Commqdore Sa',ers forthwith granted the
request. q detachment was Forwarded, and