The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-08
WHOLE NO. 1897

The Cuban Expedition AIPrsi of th Prip
e'PAIs In New York suspicious mair ev-
cry way.
The Cuban Expedition, or an attempt
T." get up All expedition IN n. York city,
has ial'ed. aud the purposes of those en-.
gagged iorr,if'hcyreally intended To H., ade
Cuba. have been frustrated. Six Of the
principal men engaged in the affar were
arrested in n. J city ON Saturday,. by the
u. S. Marshal Their nsmes are. Jobn
l. OSullivan, (sou.in law Of Dr. sKearney
Rogers,) VIM 7 Rogers, it,, tneyhew
DR. Rogers Capt Lewis. caprain of
The steamboat Cleopairs, and iormerly
captain of the Creole. in the former ex
pedition; Major Louis Schlesiuger one Of
the Hungarian PslIiots; Dr.. Daniel II.
BURNETT. an old resident Of New York
ciD'j nd Pedro Sanchez, Spaniard
The manner IL which the arrest OF these
parties was brought about. i, rather curl
Gus and novel. The y Y letter rrthe
Philadelphia Inq7iler thus relates il and
other matters:
Among the Dpuly Marsbals is one by
tlIe name Of RakreIcwilz. Polish re.
fugee. The au'hurltir- having ascertain
ed that there Was a number OF suspici"1s
looking characters c"DgJegated al South
Anbuy RskieI viz was directed 10 put
an the garb Of newly auived German
rmigrant. godowu lo South Amhuy min
Gle with the suspicion. characters there,
aud. if possible, "b'aju irformaIion hat
would lead TO the discovery Of the plot.
les he expedition. II such expedition
had been f,rmed H. succeeded admir-.
ably, and the result was I've arrest Of The
above Dnmed parties.
There was great deal OF absurdity
connected with the expedition which was
headed hy Lopez, bat not thou,audrh
/ part So much as there was with this.
/ There is 40 doull that the steamboat Gle.
upa'ra was chauefed fur the use Of the
expeditinn-ts, hot more unfortunate
looking craft N every particular, lm such
q pIiposr, Uas never seen. Many of
yGur readers kuow her. aud nn doubt have
Travelled IN her 4 number Of years ago
she ran nn the Sound ou The Boston route
She continued in ii4t service Until she
was used up. and tie man who would
n"w gn twenty miles 10 sea 10 her. would
be considered a. tool hardy to tie iasl de-
i g. 4
for the occasion is not much better. With
these twp crafts. Containing a few hun.
dred Germans aud other fHeIgenprs. The
six vessels uf was If the Cuban coast,
three uf them steamers. as well as the
British aud American cruisers IN those
seas. werr 10 b. evaded, and despite a
Spanish army Of twenty FIVE thousand
Spanlsh soldiers. the island Of Cuba was
TO he wresfed fiom Spain. aud appurtion
ed among the invaders.
| am very much inclined 10 think that
the whole aii4it was a swindle. from be
ginning in end--trat it was got up for the
purpose of making some show of the ex
peudliure of large sam, Of money for.
warded by The ma!cuuieuis in Cuba. and
that some Of the parties engaged in it.
aud what il more, Engaged il spending
the money. lrf,lmed on Ihrm-eves indi
rectiy. So that the Cubaus might think the
expedition would have started, but for
the interference Of the United States au-
thoriiies. Oiherparlies will be arrested
to morrow.
The Sunday Herald, speaking ofthese
arrests, &c.,says:
All these persons were held to bail,
each in the sum Of S3 600 to answer the
charge at count. Durins The day tie mar.
shal applied for de,achmeut of mari.
mes 10 take charge ofthe steamboat Cle-
opatra. Cuunmodnte Satets forthwith
granted the request A detachment was
forwarded, oud ne vessel is now under
their charge, lying at the foot Of North
Moore street
Tie john l.. O'Sullivan arrested was
the former eiia, Of the D,moc.aIc Re,
view, and une of The parties implicated
in the prevnus Cuban venture"
4 dispatch from Washington on Sun.
day 10 the Philadelphia Inquirer, says:
/ The GOyerument is aware that large
numbers of refugee Iiungariaus have
Aheen enlisted in the enterprise. These
men have doubtless been grossly impos-
ed upon; hut still il is matter Of deep
regret that any circumstances should have
Induced them to make such poor return
fr the generous aud hrsplIabe manner
in winch our doors have been opened to
them, as tn cnuspire to violate our 10 ~s,
and violate oar solemn treaty siipula-
iions. The proclamation does not state
that Huugarans are involved in the out
rage but il is known hat it is TO them The
allusion is directed
From the ample means which have been
adopted by the authorities, bath on land
f aud sea, Ia ;n'rIcept any military eXprdl.
ton leaving our shores, there is scarcely
= a doubt bat what the design will have 10
be abandoned But il, contrary 10 th's he
j.. lief, the expedition should reach Cuba,
no one can doub the sad fate which will
await il. Oar Government, on prev-
ous- occasion. inlerpo,ed lis protection in
N favor oCtne de!lded men who were en-.
$, c,g4d in the attack upon Cuba Bot the
z ,,o9d offices on that occasion have, appar.
$ snly, imposed uo obligation on the meu
h whose lives we're then spared The CIV
{, ,,,,,oui canuut AGAIN uterpnsP. nor il