The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-05-16
From the Ohio Statesman.
THE CURA EXPEDITION

M From the Ohio Statesman.
TRE CUBA EXPEDITION.
Goverhmsnt Offers in pursuit -.Souihern
Division lprobdb ySdiled; First ofiMay
the day Of Inuasion; Sir Steamers and
2or 5000 Men; Military Stores; Plan
of Operations Cooperation of the
islanders- Garibaldi a Leader, DC,
Accounts Of the Cuban expedition
movements, says heBaltimors Sun, thick
ems fast upon US from all quarters, show
ing that President Fillmore was not at
all premature in issuing his late proclaim
alton, The Executive, with its ample
means Of information, is Of course ahead
Of the public in all such matters, and
therefore such course by tbs President
may always be taken as sproofof something
serious. Jacksonville, Florida, an out
Of the way place appears 10 have been
selected on that account as Southern
rendezvous, and the accounts would lead
TO the belief that the expedition has al.
re ady sailed from there, unless intercept
ted BY the government which was on the
alert Ea Gdis9dat aris
The Savannah (Ga.) Ne,cs, Of Monday
has the following: ~ .isi@ 0aib
"For several days past the city has been
life with rumors about the expedition
against Cuba. supposed 10 be on foot and
the government officials have exhibited a
great amount of zeal in their efforts TO
! ferret out the actors in the business, and
TO preserve tho ne uirali,y Of the nation.
The steamer Weleka, Cnpt. Blakenship,
was chartered yestarday, and sailed last
night for the south w. II. G. Mills. Dep
uty u. s. Marshall, and other officials on
board, in pursuit Of the expedition, which
il is reported, is concentrated somewhere
on the coast. We will not now mention
The rumors that are current in the city,
BY the following, from tie Newark IN.
:. ny Adrertiser, Of Wednesday evening,
a part Of the Expedition had probably
called. n
awe have just received private intelli.
gence from Jacksonville, Florida, that
, company Of desperadoes have been
making pre- parations at that place, fol
the contemplated attack upon the Island
Of Cuba, and that steamer was expec
ted there on the night Of the 25th, tc
take them of. Our correspondent has
known Of their proceedings for some
time past, but became acquainted will
them in such manner that he was moi
permitted TO divrlge the secret before. =
the note dated the 25lh says: 81 .expec
10 see steamer full Of them this even
ing. have seen their arms and stores
and shall sit up all night, If necessary tc
see them of: II is desperate game a
which none but desperate men viii
play.
| The Philadelphia North American
says that from rumors afloa: in that city
apparently well founded, they judge this
steamer TO be the one which sailed from
the Chesapeake Bay recently, and was
reported in the marine department al
D
The same paper Of Thursday hss anoth
er letter from Jacksonville, tbs 25th ult.
giving the following particulars Of The
: numbers enlisted, the sinews Of war, The
plan ofoperations, with the anticipated
aid Of the Cubans,& &c. ,se.,,t,
4 Il is evident that there are severn
points Of departure along the Gulf Cons
--at New Orleans and S.. Mary's, and
from ST.. Johns river Florida. There
are six steamers al least and probably
or 8 thousand men. Savannah is the
head quarters Of operation on the Allan
tic side. was shown letter from Ger
Gonzalez,a week ago, dated at Savannah
directing the movements ofmen and mil
itary stores, but believed that i nigh
) be an attempt TO divert public attention
from some other quarter.
II is now plain that tho many eviden'
ces Of a movement in the States lor
derng the Gulf Of Mexico, indicate al
invasion Of Cuba, which will be attemp
ted before this reaches you. The ex
pedition will undoubtedly sail in th'
course "a OF SO hours. A large quaint
" Of forage, ,(among which was 8 or 40'
bushels Of oata,) was deposited here III.
. day before yesta.day, and this morning
saw put into the same storehouse, canno1
gun carriages, rifles, muskets, ammuni
lion, and the furniture equipment TO at
army 10 a very large amount. ! hav
never seen so many implements Of wal
except in an arsenal. Large quantities Q
wood and rosin for fuel on board tn
:, steamers, and horses and men are col
,, lected in this immediate vicinity, read
! for embarkation. A steamer is ex
!. pected from New York to morrow. ~
!. This expedition would appear to b
) much better appointed, manned, ant
officered, than the one that landed .
: Cardenas. Gen. Quitman is said /
/, command, and Lopez to be the second
!, Some here who are pointed out as con
nected with the expedition as officers
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