The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-05-21
lTHE cUBAN EXPEDITION.

lm tTHE CUBAN EXPEDITION, IL
We had a brief notice yesterday .Of, the
return Of the steamboat Welaka, TO Savan-
nah, from her cruise IN search Of the self- I
styled Cuban Libera.ors. The News, OF
the Sd inst, has the following account Of the
cruise, furnished by Reporter, who was
on board The Wvlaka, t ,-m5u.
The sudden departure Of the steamer
Welaka, on Sunday night under orders Of
the Ganeral Government, and carrying
South the U. s. MARSHALL caused consider
able excitement during her absence, and
Induced he belief among our citizens thai
the Government was in possession Of inior>
nation relating TO the Cuban expedition
which had not been made public. She re-
turned early on Thursday morning, and we
give below the information that we gather.
cd at the various points at which she stop
ped during hsr trip.
At 81, Matys there were rumOrs that |
bodies of men. had passed Ihrough the in;e-,
riOr, destined south and that in the vicinity
Of Jacksonville, Florida, there were eucamp
ed a cons;delable force. AS the steamer
Welaka, passed up The ST. Johns river. she
was met by me S Matthews, a. LOa f-sm|
which placed passenger tn board the
Welaka. This individual was armed with
pistols, and stated thar he thought the Wela
ka was another steamer, The object Of which
was to take the Cubp invaders ON board
and land laem at another point belowaon the
coast t-tI a.a. a
At Jacksonville similar rumo.s Of armed
men being encamped al different points on
the coast existed, but from rsable informa-
lion, obtained from respectable sources, il
was ascerIained that al the present time
there was no organization Of men in the
Immediate neigLborhOOd, and had 40! been
There were probably some twenty. or ihirt,
men at Jacksonville, who expressed them
selves willing to join the expedition, ,anl
who, no doubt, would joiH. ifan opportunity
offered. No principal officer Of The conlen
plated expedition has been in Jacksonvill,
lately. II was a certa ned by some per
r,sOns who are believed 70 be inlthe move
.nent, that great disap p1ointment had be e
experienced from the non arrival Of steam
'ertO transport those engaged in the e1pedi
tiOn. Such vessel had been expected 70
some time, but her unexplained delay ha
damped the ardor Of some and caused 9th
ers engaged to abandon The project, and ha
induced the belief that the whole affair, a
Gar as Jacksonville is concerned woul
prove failure.
A; this place there are bat few person
Who DO ROt sympathise with, and would al
the expedition as far as possible.
On the arrival ofthe Welaka al Jefferson
ton, il was ascerained that there were n
bodies Of men encamped, as reported,
Burnt Fort. Some small parties, it wa
said, had passed this point, bul their destin
ton was not aseerlAined. and but little rel
ance could be placed on the rumors.
On reaching Brunswick, it was ascertain
ed that some Of the coast pilots had gol
south, with the intention Of plotting over d
ST. Johns Der certain vessels expected
that point. A gentleman, on whose VIC
every reliance could be placed, stated Il
the day before, he had passed an abandon
encampmenE some twenty miles, abo'
where a large body,o men had but sh,
tune before been encamped. We also pa
ed some fifty or sixty men'who had a ba
gage wagon; they were proceeding south
the direction Of Burnt Fort. They were
armed TO any extent, and passed on
squads oflrom eight to ten in number.
At Darien no particular information y
obtained, A body Of men, connected "
the expedition had come down from the
terror and gone south. Some ten or i've
: left thamaiR body and were making ih
way TO Savannah. Here it was asceftail
THAI an express connected with the expe
stieh had passed so6th lhfo0gh Darieh
procure such information. he had pas
very r9Pidly, and had procured re.sy of
50 see on his way -
There can be no doubt that 4 moven,en
considerable magnitude has been,on 80
relation 20 90 expedition destined "a Gr
But Il 81 also believed that from caiIsea
known 70 the public, the main body 81
msn connected whit have dispsrsed,
that between this city and Jacksony
Fiorida, there is no organization at pres
But one thing is certain, that q RlI
POipls between tbs city and Jacksopl
the people, wigh bllrlow exceptions syn
lhiss with lhe, Cubans and are willing
goady y lead ;hsm aid, and slo assist
p gpI-eEPediiiQn which may Be fitted 81
kIom, ell that wetcould gather j Wat
fhs inienlion Of the l6aders q actually
nan'1, i14 o1pedilion In this eouhiry, bl
eail unofs4Al1ed 10 some point beyond
boundaries of ihe United STATES. end
rake such aransepsnis as should be d
w 1rpei'onI w
tn Nn.io1a IDlelligencsg r6lsfrin
n la recently exn'oaaa -
r'c hI lha invasion of Cnbalf Ayrt
\ !, rr,r, f'rls na h'spet ofihs -
tc rsrst lh.-lles lapi'ha.i d
oflhe oOnspili