The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05
Cuba.

Tallmadge, the United States Marshal there, re-
ceived intelligence that the steamer Cleopatra had
been chartered by certain persons and secretly fitted
out with arms and ammunition, for the purpose of
being employed in an expedition against the Island
| Of Cuba. The Commercial says:
He Immediately dispatched a message to Wash.
lngton for instructions, and Cabinet meeting was
held the result of which was that the Marshal was
directed TO proceed forthwith to Use all means in
his power to prevent the sailing of the expedition,
| in conformity with the eighth section of the neu
ral'ty law. Mr., Ta'lmadge accordingly applied
TO the Commanding officer at the Navy Yard for
an auxiliary force, but it was refused on the ground
that no special instructions 10 that effect had been
| received. The Chief of Police, however, voluu-
teered the aid of twenty of his force, and with
| these the Marshal hastened, on Wednesday even
ing to the performance of his duty Information
having been received in the meantime that the
Cleopatra had gone down the bay and anchored
there with a view to take on hoard several hun
dred men, Mr.. Tamadge promptly chartered The
steamer Jacob Bell, and taking the United States
revenue cutter Morris in tow, started in pursuit.
The cutter was stationed outside Sandy Hook
| Light, and the Jacob Bell cruised about the bay in
search of the steamer of the expeditionsts. No
thing could be seen of her, however, and the Mar |
shall returned to the city about O'Clock this morn
ing, when the Cleopatra found lying at the |
dock, foot of North Moore street. She mme |
dlatey taken possession of, and now remains in the
custody of the Marshal. Many persons have been
disposed to doubt the existence of any design TO
renew the piratica invasion vi Cuba, the territory
of a friendly power. There is no longer any room
for doubt We might give the names of the parties
implicated leaders, but for obvious reasons they
are Withheld for the present.
| The Journal of Commerce says that there were
no persons on board the Cleopatra, except her
; binary crew.
Bonds of the Repubhc,-A Savannah cores
pondent OF a Boston paper says the bonds of the
new Government that is to be when Cuba is
lutionzed, have been selling at Savannah all winter
to raise the needful funds. They have been taken
at ten cents the dollar. He also mentions
report of the purchase of steamer, possibly the
one seized in New York.
| The Herald says, in addition to the seizure Of
the Cleopatra, the U. S. officer found one hundred
and fifty or two hundred persons assembled at South
# Amboy. The most of them looked like German
and Swiss emlgrants, a number carrying on their
backs small knapsack bundle, and expected to
be taken away in a sloop. He ascerained that from
a one hundred and fifty to two hundred men were
J. expected to arrive by the cars from Philadelphia,
s to join the expedition. Various squads of men,
numbering from hundred to two hundred, in
gang, mostly foreigners, during the day
!, mustered on the docks and designated places, wait
ing to embark. But it seems, from the expeditions
:, movements exhibited by Marshal Tallmadge and
0 his aids, the expedition has proved failure
;. The New York Mirror says: " In justice to
| Commodore Salter we will state that when called
| upon to aid and assist in catching the Cuban In
n vaders,' he promptly mounted his guns, and got
| every thing in readiness but refused to move until
i his orders came from headquarters. In thus he
acted under instructions from the Secretary of the
- Navy at the time of the former attempt to revou-
tionze the Island On Wednesday afternoon the
l. Commodore received Geographic dispatch from
>. Secretary Graham, authorizing him to act under
d the instructions of the collector of the port. We
have had ocular evidence that everything is ready
" at the Navy Yard in the shape OF munition and
te men.
4. The Cuba Hunt.-The New York Evening
e. Mirror says Some one or two hundred men,
hard looking characters, are congregated at South
As Amboy, apparently awaiting the arrival of others,
mr. and sloop having been engaged to convey them
,e board ship, the Captain OF which was paid $50
ID | day.
az During the past few days, similar gangs of
2 men, numbering from to two hundred, have
r. been observed loungng about the wharves in this
r. city, but the prompt measures adopted by the Gov-
at eminent have probably defeated the intention oil
ne the marauders."
"a Steamer Cleopatra When ,piH she sail THE
10 New York Courier has full history of Marsha
Oh Tallmadges proceedings towards this vessel They
s. were more Of a reconaOitre than pursuit I'host
who are not too nice about tie kind of evidence
a' that must carry conviction to them will read the
e' following, from the New York Courier, with some
= interest:
VI The Cleopatra is a vessel of seven hundred tons
II and fourteen years old she is sharp at her bows
and stern, and has been TWICE lengthened. she Il
" in every respect an Unlocking craft but wltha ta
u from formidable, the firing off from her of gun
ne of any heavy cabre would, by the rebound shake
us her whole frame, and probably shatter her upper
Id works. This strikes one at first view, and
Gu animation can only change the impression to con
y vclion. On boarding her We found her sarboarG
IT. deck loaded with huge rsass Of coal, in heavy
ns blocks, that being slowly wheeled ashore fol
we the purpose OF tightening the vessel aud atOrdlnl
OF opportunity 10 caulk the deck 1t had evidently
been taken on board in great hurry. Ia her length
. depth, and breadth, the vessel presented periec
~ scene of disorder; every appliance OF comfort an'
on neatness seemed long since to have been taken o
washed from her. The portion of her wood worl
,gh visible was in condition to breast heavy seas
an the engine out OF repair, and three feet @
or water were in her hold The usual dranght of tn
nos Cleopatra has been six feet now 1t was eight and
nov half. There is This much of suspicion about tn
Or Cleopatra, that no merchant w.uld be likely
he venture to ship goods in her, and that none bu
III desperate men, reckless of their lives, would yer
* ture long coasling or ocean voyage in he
~ | For ourselves, would not trust her out fort
'aS miles The character too, of the stores, whic
':' were suitable only for large crew, and the mar
.n ner of their stowage, might be reckoned in Th
NY Cleopatra, in past years, has been employed
hau accommodation boat between New York and por
on the route to Boston; and previous to her last Ell
ON largemen had the reputation of being swift boa
seo Her present captain is Capt. Wilson, of New o.
by leans He has bee residing in This civ from f1r
lar IN five MONTHS and osensibly was about TO run tn
ar vessel between New Orleans and Galveston, i
her, connection with the Texas trade We have suff
the GENTLY characterized this vessel and there is r
need of hazarding the conjectures which so freel
to present themselves. II not before, yet now ii
nne prospect of vessel going out to Cuba has draw
the the neighborhood of North Moore lars
'out body of needy Adventures, some of whom sto
for about us conducted examination, al
me- easily TO be recognized by their urve glan
was and miserable habillments, whilst now and the
lgi- would steal from other of them the signi
cant but now bootless query" When wiH s
sail ?"
con- The British Minister, Sir Henry Bulwer, al
ON his son. Mr.. Robert E. Lytton, Secretary of Leg
AN ton to the British Embassy, made speeches at u
$40 $40 St Georges anniversary dinner, at New York,
7a'' the Oath ult. The British Minister made sever
ia complimentary auslons to this country, and to-
a occasion brand a base forgery the letter pu
'o.s iished in the Boston Celt.
lrks By The death of Commodore Barron the seniori
ons Of rank devolves Commodore Charles Sewa
An official letter from Commander Charles
:. a Plat, to the Navy Department, announces t
i,b death of FIRST Lieutenant Edward Lloyd West
out the Marine Corps, at sea, boar the ship AlbaT
ron on the Both March.