North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-17
THE CUBA ExpEn1r1on


some new iigh. will shortly be thrown NM, H.
ana''' % inc authorities in New York citv s'. ~A
possession q conclusive evidence respectin, % '
Tended invasion. Four books have been W. ".e H.
which, 1t IS said, contain certain proofs of H.
tary expedition, with notes Of the arranps0N' mill
companies, and with the names of seven VI The
men enlisted for the invasion. The folIowi. Ofea
OF letter from St. Mary's (Fa.) probably A'aet
the truth III relation to the expedition from
vile (Fa.) to Cuba: ''eR'0n-
This portion of the expedition is 10 bo ~,
command OF Gen. Gonzales, young Cuban We The
ny, who was wounded in the Cardenas afFsit abI.
fore this reaches you, it will probably baa' Be.
from the st. Johns river, where sieamSos sailed
go ior them. 1t comprises several hundred r. 10
ans and Floridians. Many have voIun,ea,NG1eO
.ne middle countless. mostly young men of raa Hon
olli'y anu good standing. Capt. -, of T,1FPsea.
see, VINO mas seen some service in the India. dOa'.
In FLORIDA. and possesses talents, intelligann Vars
Influence, is, I learn, to be colonel YonhSe and
son OF Gen. D., has commission: 49,,
une lighting cock. DR.. F.. son of Ms Gen.
goes as surgeon. In truth, most of the beS, r,
men OF that section of the country have vopn;y.OuNg
MANY OF them are wealthy. Mr.. II, who s ah
large property and mills in East Florida. ;s ~ owns
man there. They have plenty of arms and "s mead
milton, and p rovisions for three months =, dmmu.
Jacksonville, and at different points on ba near
and you may depend upon it all Uncle Coast;
shais and navy. and revenue CUTTERS cant Lao @a
OUT OF Cuba. The truth IS, the conduct of the Na
has render ed most Of our Southern peoplo Ji sSh
ed to the federal government, and caused ,bo
pise IL, and disregard its laws. don't heIiar" 's.
laws, II onerous, could be enforced in these ~! da
Everybody could, and would, smuggle. Ha rsOas'
disposition. also, to disregard the neutrality me
get hold of Cuba. The lberators, Learn W. SAND
propose annexation to the United States h' ~ not
moi oIus and
they will conquer Hayti Porto Rico, &c and Won
g Republic Of the Antilles N"o nave
The ATLANTA (Ga.) Gazette of the 9Th i,.,,..
abiding to the announcements made in the S,n.- :"
papers of the abandonment of the expedition .'"
"The persons, who went from this ci,v h'- '''
! yet returned. When we see them hero 80 hot
shall conclude that the expedition has been sSnn We
3D." W." 0Odhdon-
I MYSTERIOUS MovEMENT-ISleamer Chn,ts,.5 /,
the Government for the South. The New YORK H..
aid says that, on Saturday, despatch was received
in that city from Washington, giving orders to cha,
ter steamer for the service of the Government, q,
not less than twenty days, more than ninety dave
to cruise from that port to Florida.
&c 1t is believed that the destination is CbalssnD
and that the despatch has reference to the secession
in the South. The Brother Jonathan, North Ame,i
ca, and other steamers were in contemplation but E.
nally the Crescent City fixed upon. She is IN
sail with sealed orders, and not to be more than 5OO
miles at any time from land. She is not to cany more
than 700 men,
New York letter, of Sunday evening says This
vesse is to have two Hundred marines and soldiers
on board, and adds:
"She will sail in the course of the evening ti,
said that the officer in command has sealed orders,
which are not to be opened until he reaches certain
point. 1t is generally supposed, however, that the
expedition is intended operate against the Cuban
eApeditonists in Southern State. In this con-
necton it may be well to state that four companies
of United States soldiers, taken from the forts in thu
haroor left here yesterday for Savannah in the steam
ship Florida
A letter in the Norfolk Argus states that 300 me
were encamped Cape Charles, for three or 70,
days, about the first of this month, and that they al
embarked on hoard steamer on Sunday the 4h ms
They were we'll furnished with provisions and MI
ntions of war, and while on shore, were drilled e,
cry day. They were mostly foreigners, and aegt
they were engaged in sounding and surveying Il
coast 1t is not known from whence they came, b
it is coniectured they were part of the Cuban e
petition.