The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-28
The Cuban Expcdition.

THE RECENT ArTEMPT TO FIT OUT AN EXPEDITION
IN THIS cirf-rfE SEARCH FOR THE ISvADgRs-
ARREST or THE LEADERS-TAKING POSSESSION
OF TIE CLEOPATRA AT THE POINT or BaYoSEr-
THE INVADING FORCE PIT TO FLIGHT by FIVE
MARINES, ETC, ETc.
FOR the last week past considerable talk aud excite
ment prevailed throughout the city In consequence o
the astounding developemcnts promulgated in reference
to another anticipated invasion against Cuba by an
armed force about to be fitted op, from this city and our
neghboring State New Jersey, for the alleged purpose
Of revolutionzing the Island Of Cuba 1t will be recoi
lected that the Th Ct May year the former ex
petition departed from New Orleans in the steamboat
Creole and the nth a that month made andin; at
Cardenas headed by General Lopez and took possession
Of the town, but ultima tcy compelled to retreat
and abandon their position and take again the steam
beat. The Creole closely pursued by she Spanish
steam frgae Plszaro, into Key West in Florida where
shc was seized ana CONDEMNED by the United States
thoriies, for violation Of the neutrality acts.
scme Of the expedition before yeaching the boat in
tieis retreat captured and thrown into prison in
cua This time it viii be SEEM the expedonists have
not lera enabled to attain forward point as the
former oeeason-thcr of carrying the enter-
prise has not been favorable towards them in ths
city, as 1t for the former party the Southern
frontier.
Marshal Tagmadge, it the fore part # the week.
pretty well posted up to the anticipated move
mens of the invaders, and accordingly corresponded
with the government Washington who gave him full
power to act in the premises, in the form and manner
most expedent to lead to the detection and
guilty parties concerned in the violation OF the neutral
y act Of 1918 AS have given in former pabca-
tions Mr. Tallmadge engaged the steamboat Jacob Bell
Wednesday evening and with sufficient force assisted
by the cutter Morris cruised about the lower
bays where il expected the invaders were to be
placed ON board vessel in teamtenders from this city
and the Jersey shore
This search proved unsuccessful, and the Marshal
returned to the city Thursday morning and during
that day further steps taken to ferret the ring
leaders and gettersup Of the insurrecon The stcam
boat Cleopatra lying at the foot Of North Moore street
known to be in the expedition having been secretly
londed with provision and fuel and purchased Mr.
John Rodman for $4,000 - ooo Of that stl remain
ing unpaid and the boat detained longer than anti
eipacd in order to pay up that which sum, it 10
said, arrived that day in the Ohio from New Orleans
intended for the payment Ct IL last nstalen but too
late for the desired object the vessel then under
the seizure Of the United States Marshal
The next object to obtain the necessary evi-
denco whereby the alleged leaders the expedition could
te legally arrested Accordingly, Deputy Marshal Ra
kelewitz assumed the disguise of Of the invading
emgrants, and mingled among them Mt south Amboy,
nd soon discovered the plot They told the ocer, be-
eying he Of the party that they had been en-
gagged to join the army in Texas Dragons and II
not until they arrived a, South Amboy that they
informed the expedition ss for the island of
Cuba The number to be shipped from South Amboy
was two hundred and nifty, and from New York hun
dred the latter number enlisted infantry. The
following ticket each man provided with a pass
to enter the steamboat with their respective name in
serted -