The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-29


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THE AlLEaxD CoNsSsaAToas ~ Nav Yaa4--
At an early hour yesterday, Mr.. TalimxAxe.
United STATES marshal, aasssged BY bis stsoi9nt
deputies, Msssrs. 1's0msdxe, Thompspa, Brown,
RakieIewisz. and Walsh, were busiiy engaged in
the arrangement OF plans eftrt the arrest Of the
alleged ringIeaders Of tho Cuban expeditioa. the
facts Of which We have previously alluded 10; but
ia order TO obtain the correct information ~ 10
whom the parties were, said 10 be engaged in this
enterp rise, IL was found expedient 10 ADOPT q
method by which i could be ascsrisined with esr-
tainty, and in order 10 effect that beet, deputy
Rskeiewix disguised himself a. one Of The emf
grant Germans. and proceeded 10 South Amboy,
and there mingled among the men who wsss can
gregated in that vicinity. ready for The embarka-
ton. On converting ia German with these men,
the officers sscertained the names Of certain
persons in New York, who were said 10 be the
leading parties in the contemplated invasion.
Accordingly five of these men we're taken, by
an invitation given by the officer and conveyed
before Mr.. Nelson, the United States commissions
err, before whom certain affidavits were preferred
and warrants issued for the following named per-
| sons:-
John L. OSulivan. (son-in-law Of Dr.. ]. Kear-
ney Rogers,) William T. Rogers, jr., (nephew Of
the said Dr. Rogers,) captain Lewis, captain Of
the steamboat Cleopatra, and formerly captain Of
the Creole, in the former expeditions; Maj. Louis
Schlesinger. one of the Hungarian patriots; Or.
Pedro Sanchez, Spaniard Of some note 10 this
vicinity. All these persons were arrested during
the day and evening, the last arrest being made
about 8 o'clock. The charge against them, in
| substance, as set forth in the warrant OF arreef
read as follows: ssThat the above named parties
did, by themselves and IN conjunction with Others,
at the city Of New York, in the Southern district
Of New York, did provide and prepare the means
for military expedition enterprise, 70 be ear
| ried on from the said United States, against the
| territory or dominion Of her majesty the Queen Of
Spain, with whom the United States ore At peace.
and more particularly against the Island Of Cuba,
in the possession of such territory and dominion
of the Queen Of Spain aforesaid ,-contrary to the
contract of the 9Th section Of the neutrality act Of
the Goth April, 1873" The parties above named.
as arrested, were at once conveyed before the
marshal, where they were detained, and commits
soner Nelson sent for to adjudicate the matter;
but after waiting for some two or three hours, the
messenger returned, saying that the commissioner
| could not be found. A messenger was then des-
patched for Commission Brigham, who forth
with attended. The charge was then presented
before him by Mr.. Everts, the district attorney;
and the. prisoners were held to bail each in the
sum of -, 900, to answer the charge at court Dr.
Rogers, who had been sent for, then entered into
the required bonds for the appearance Of Mr.. o.
Sullivan and his nephew, VIM. +. Rogers; and
Mr.. Freeman became surety for Pedro Sanchez
DR.. BURNETT was allowed to depart in the custody
Of the deputy marshal until Monday and captain
Lewis and Major Schlesnger were committed 10
Jail in default Of bail. During the day, the mar
shall applied for detachment of marines to take
| charge Of the steamboat Cleopatra. Commodore
Salers forthwith granted the request. A detach-
ment was forwarded, and the vessel is now under
their charge, lying at the foot of North Moore
street.