The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-25

The exceptions being overuled, Iohn Higgins was
re called 10 the winess box and in answer to inter-
rosatories propounded by the District Attorney pro
esedsd to depose - follows
John Higgns-rhsre vas . great number on board
of Creole; they went publicly, the same ~ ON any
other boat After leaving stopped before day between
this nd the mouth OF the river; cant tell where
there musksts In them; captain asd men super
intended taking IN the freight great many assisted
after they got out to sea, some small p@mpnets sna
books distributed; they found they we're going
10 Cuba after getting outside; General Lopez was
leader he board the Creole, saw him on board
he was bels1 be aid not hear H. they fret went be-
hind the Island Of Mugeres and drilled on the island
did not know TIL ne got to the Island rno were ais
TO Contoy, and took men of bark; don't rsmsmsef
name; got there ORAL n remained till midnight
muskets and Mississippi rifles; then wentts Cuba they
stopped at town called Cardenas they got tnsr. ~
.srshsd ashore, and ~ osirsd shot or and got
lighting; u was pretty warm work they nrsu "a
Governors house; had tight with iAncers ,sse'eu
out ana got aground; g.rat many were hhieo On
both sides; 40 or 90 Americans killed or wounusai
invaders killed in the morning the INST snt lasted tl
10 A. n they then prepared dinner, oon Know VINO
they were he got dinner the fight began again near
the time they were getting things back on
the boat TO leave the railroad was torn up 80 that
they could not go to Matsnzss, and they had to 20
bac Il TO the boat; Coils Bell Pickett, Wheat Bunch,
Hav kins Con Eslez, Lopez were In the hight Colonel
o'Hara when they lett Cardenas went 70 Key West
when they got out TO took vote for there Matan
sss, morning after leaving Csrdenss the majority
ammunition overheard to tighten boat they pur-
sued by Pzsrro to Key West she got within quarter
threw up their commissions said they were all alike
He Does not know that any arms were board when
they lett Lafayette only one man that he saw had 9
de- can't tell how many boxes all SIZES and qualities
OF arms were taken board there several kinds
OF guns there plenty OF powder board did not
II 20 board alter they lett they took fifteen
twenty boxes OF nusksts and guns ON the bark;
powder tsksnt the bark; over two hundred
men en- from ba k 10 D 60 .; i've hundre and
RI sr+g IL n he'll new GArueuA0.
tgete place alter leaving the mouth OF river
where they could get powder stopped some time In
toe latter part lie night to tsRe the arms; there
alg BIT fLo.e don I know the place there we're
the bank Of the river ~hs LETT he thought
be going 10 Chasrtsi tiled 10 persuade him
60 70 cuba after they got out; cant say who dis
tribute the BOOKS pamphlets alter they got to M
seres, some made objection to going to Cuba there
vas great deal OF grum bling amongst the about
being taken To Cuba instead OF Chasrs but they pre-
TERED Cuba to remaining there; don't know tho
they threw board guns, balls, cartridges,
provisions, sc every thing that could tighten the
boat oid not any cannon balls the boxes OF mus
ket and rife halls, to mention-did not
count them; can't say If they threw powder; never
ssw tent Creole had cargo bssides the arms the
provisions ana baggage OF men; she had no cannon;
ssbIes and Ire were the two three boxes
of sabres opened; when they landed ut Cardenas
they we're ORGANIZED; when they got over the bar,
they found out who the principal officers wit
frt agreed to join the expedition after they got
on the leland cant tell II any board the boat
knew when they lett, that they were going to Cuba;
muster rolls and enlstme nts Of beard
the boat before they got Mugeres they drilled them
nearly every day the upper dscA before they got
Mugeres his lieutenant, whose name he don't recol-
leet quit the company and came back the bark;
officers assumed uniforms after leaving the bar the
men to be drilled were called from list; thinks the
nrst time he Of these lists the second day
they were At sea; when they outside, they
vessel IL was said that it . revenue cutter and
was after them.
A d. Moore.-Resides in Mississippi was in New
York in May sst LETT he It'll Of May in Creole to
10 to Cuba; had been informed there a military
petition for that island and wished Join IT, went
board about dark. left TO food returned
or o clock and ain ed board he heard OF the
cont.p plated destination from a friend who vent
with him there $50 or loo board when they
LETT they copgregang At or about the boat when
he first went and whsn he returned thsy nearly
bis friend he informed that the expedition was
ng under General Lopez and asked to join; he
sane dollars, officers In proportion; the expedition to
berate Cubs, to assist the Creoles In resisting the
I parish government knows not how money to
be raised can't recoect all that occurred the vessel
stopped during the night he ssleep; he Awoks 1t
the place where they stoppedi don't know what WAS
doing; fosnd next morning some boxes board
at we're not there the night before saw Gen Lopez
hat day or next, saw procamatons on board at some
ine or place don't recoilest; don't remember SUBJ +
Get, bat Ii in reference to expedition al %
period Of voyage after they went TO sea, there
drilling drst landed at Mugerss, took in water staid
Lh- mselves island aud some drilling, then went
10 Ccntsy. twenty or twenty ave miles; he sup
4 or o'clock left The Creole and went on board bark
giana, at Contoy; became dissatisfied with expe-
iiton and left thought Creole unsssworthy and the
pdition bound to fall; several representations
made him had fai ed; before leaving New Orleans
il had been told him that 20 Kentuckisns had landed
On the isand and had been Joined by several thou
and cr.oies and found II not true; 1t vas Capt
kewen. who his friend Who had u sde these rep
vaccinations; be did net enlist in any company stsr
be vent to sea he found that hewen was captain in
Ssw Orleans Keven told him that be tk) was to be
told him that Lopez was TO be commander;
,f cers he belonged 10 Mississippi battalion or regi-
ment, under Col Bunch; did not know, when he 4
oinsd in What oapscity ~ vas vas .,iing . geas
IL did; IL sitter they overlook the susan Loud,
hat he found even uas to be captain X. vent on
susan Loud; belonged 70 Louisiana battalion was
nitro iuced 10 Lopez Lopez the commander &C.
or ding TO the approximations Of others witness I
I'D not speAk Spanish Gel wheat mad. speeches 4
4 Nur.r., ala not hear them; saw tn. crowd and
4 heat rpesktng Col Bunch spoke the Creole; /
,eald Of IT. Il he thinks after they came to
lnchor great feeling hsd been excited in favor Of
abandoning the ZIP. diton; the speech to check
his pirit and rally his he thlnks he paid not
. uch attention; don rem. mb-r when arms dis
all that he can remember Is that at Mage.
sr, they buried a man In one OF the empty muskst I
'oxes; can't say II distribution OF arms before huse'
es 10 him; st the Island Of Augeres deter
ned TO leave the expedition; muskets we're In
the boxes he the Creole; clothing In others
sw boxes, had means Of telling contents tin sare
nd cooking utensils in some; sa~ patent rifles Miss
ssppi rites musksts Colts pistols revolVers Bo vie
hives, swords ana some ssbre,i a' guess saw some
Jrty fifty patent. about same number Mississippi
iHsS; don remember musksts, the Creole had
Merry board, she had provisions m at bread, cof
q etc. fetl1eh n~r 1rmts saw funufy Jokes
mining I'm plemenfs.h none OF them opened, did y
% srsln contents: cant say when the boxee
psnsd .- nothing tsssn on board creos from
ar TIL reached Susan Loud; when they reached tbs
utsn Leud beat vas cent from Creole on board and
10 small boats Of both vessels sssd in taking
sn Al. provisions from schooner 10 Creole. the
ON IN. Loud had side arms, pistols and swords; re.
smbsrs no gus. the Susan Loud wss not a. anchor;
BE- u lying to- not IN sight Of land that he aud the
,ste sa- her about tn. same tins; they the
,ok out for her 100 or no got from Loud 10
ole does not kno. that any left she creols for the
ufsn Loud; cav no shooting nor ball practice 81 Mu-
rec never took arms say others sith arms, remem-
ers sesing peculiar cartridge which he cut up ADD
sminsd. il Wa lesden one for patent riff, his
OPPRESSION that each Captain had roll 20 call bis
ZEN Colonel Bunch YES in commsnc OF tbs Creole; he
leans Col Bunch was the military commsHssr; an
ihsr man con msnded the navigation. can az Who
lac next ia sommsnd. there we're other repre-
sntsd ~ Ocofs b. wssa3dressed himself ss Captain
theirs A. Colonel Major, etc etc witness board
Cusdsrsd bmsef .. belonging g. the Mississippi bat
alioE, and Col Buneh a. the con maRiins 0fhs.r;
a. fay whore b got bic information, strikes him
bat II before the departure ~ the Creole that he
ed TO iOn the Mierireippi battalion really did