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From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Further news Of the Cuba Expedition.
Government officers tn pursut-Southerr
Division probably saaed-Fsrst Of Mag
the day Of hvGsiOn-Saz Steamers ana
2t 5000 Military stOres-Phr
of operations--C Cooperation @Me Is
hnders- GGrbaLdi O Leader, &c.
Accounts of the Cuban expedition move
ments thicken fast upon US from all quar-
tiers, showing that President Fillmore wal
not at all premature in issuing bis late pro-
clama!ion. The Executive, with its ample
means of information, is of course ahead o.
the public in all such matters and therefore
such q course by the President, may alvey:
b g taken as proof of something Serious
Jacksonville, Florida, an out of the way
place, appears to have been wisely selected
on that account as a southern rendezvous,
and the accounts would lead to the belief
that the expedition has already sailed from
there, upless intercepted BY our govern
ment, which was on the alert.
The Savannah (Ga.) News, Of monday,
has the following:
"Forseveral days past the city has been
rife with rumors about the expedition a.
gainst Cuba, supposed to 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 pre-
serve the neutrality of the nation. The
steamer Welaka, Capt. Blankenship, was
chartered yesterday. and sailed last night
for the south with W. H. c. Mills, deputy
United States Marshal, and other officials
on board, in pursuit Of the expedition,
which, it is reported, is concentrated some
where on the coast. We will not now
mention the rumors that are current in the
By the following from the Newark IN.
J.)Advertiser, of Wednesday evening.a part
of the Southern expedition has probably
We have just received private in intell-
gence from Jacksonville, Florida, that a
company Of desperadoes have been making
preparations at that place, for the cuntem-
plated attack upon the Island of Cuba, and
that a steamer WIS expected there on the
of the 25th, to take them of. Our
correspondent has known of their proceed
ings for some time psst but became acquain-
ted with them in such a manner that he
was not permitted to divulge the secret be-
fore. The note dated on the 25ll, says: 81
expect to see a steamer full OF them this
evening. ! have seen their arm and stores,
and shall sit up all night, necessary, to
see them of. 1t is a desperate game, at
none but desperate men will play"
The Philadelphia North American says.
that from rumors sf1oat in that city, aPPar-
emily well founded, they Judge this steam
er to be one which sailed from the Chess-
peake Bay recently, and was reported in
the marine department as being suspicious.
The same paper of Thursday, has ano-
Their letter from Jacksonville, the Goth ult.,
the following particulars Of the num-
bers enlisted, the sinews Of war, the desper-
ate plan of operations, with anticipated aid
of the Cubans, &c:
1t is evident that there are several points
Of departure along the Cult coastal New
Orleans and St. Mary's, and from the ST..
Johns river, Florida. There are six steam
ers at least, and probably 1000 to 5000
men. Savannah is the head quarters Of
operations on the Atlantic side. l was
shown a letter from Gen. Gonzales, a week
ago, dated at Savannah, directing the move
Inents Of men and military stores, but be-
that it might be an attempt to divert
attention from some other quarter.
1t is now plain that the many evidences
Of a movement in the States bordering the
Gulf of Mexico, indicate an invasion of
Cuba, which will be attempted before this
you. The expedition will undoubt-I
sail in the course of twenty-four or
hours. A large quantity Of for
age { among which was 300 or 400 bushels
Of oats, was deposited here the day before
yesterday; and this morning | saw put ill.,
to the same ~sore-house, cannon, gun car
rifles, muskets, ammunition, and the
furniture Of an army equipment to a very
large amount. ! have never seen SO many
implements of war, except in an arsenal.
Large quantities CT wood an rosin for the
fuel on board the steamers, and horses and
men are collected in this immediate %vicini-
ty, ready for embarkation. A steamer is
expected from New York tomorrow.
This expedition would appear to be much
better appointed, manned and yofic cred,
than the one that landed at Cardenas.-