The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-10-09
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been furnished, issued In behalf oftbe
ate Cuba expedition. The InteligPn.
Ger states that II knows, from the evil
ldeDce Of parties concerned. that humhlesl
individuals who engaged 10 the expedi
tion were promised large sums in the e.
vent of its success-as much as thou
sand dollars EACH whilst those ufhigher
Iprelensi0ns. who held nOminal rank in
1.-The Invading force, were 10 The same e.
vent, To become possessors of untold
wealth. The money thus promised was
10 be raised and that which was Deces-
sarially expended in fitting out The ex.
pedition was raised by sale Of "bonds." -,
which were issued by the movers. and fpr
the payment Of which the public proper
Ity, &c., of Cuba, was pledged. The In.
teIligencer mentions that in one case
thousand dollars was advanced by an Of
iicer of the expedition. for which he was
to receive ten thousand, making the price.
of the bonds to be ten cents on the dollar;
that much mouey has been let nut npnn
this gambling sort of security; and il has
heard that, at the same rates, crops of
cotton have been exchanged in Louisiana
for these bonds; whilst elsewhere they
have been passed off for cash al as low a
rate as two or three cents on the dollar.
The following is copy Of one Of these
bonds, which the lntelligencer publishes:
1000. No. -
Be ii KnOpH TO Al AIen, That |, Gen
, eral Narcisco Lopez, Chiefofthe ",PaIri.
otc' Junta fnr the promotion of the pc
ilical interest of Cuba established in
the United States of North America. and
the contemplated head of the Provincial
Government and Commanded in Chief Of
the revolutionary movement, about Ia he
now undertaken through my agency and
permissive authority. FIR the liberation
ofthe people Of Cuba from the tyranny
and oppression to which they are nnw
subject by the power OF Spain, aud To be
prosecuted by me ill superseded by a
superior Executive Odicer. or such
, form of Government and authority as the
people by their free will aud choice shall
6 prescribe, do, by these presents, 10 sub
serve the cause aud object aforesaid
make and execute this obligation, on be.
half ofthe people of Cuba. by whatever
=, designation of nationality or form If body
: polite they shall hereafter assume, TO vii
a | do, by these presents, for and on be
;. half of the said people of Cuba, and the
. successor in Government forever, aud f0
! value received, promise to pay To-
:, or bearer, in equal annual ins,aIlment
" :, al one, two, three. four, and five years
" the sum Of Two Thousand Dollars, witt
-. six per cent. interest from date, payable
= on each annual installment, until boil
principal aud interest be fully paid anc
= discharged And |, the said Genera
;, NarciSo Lopez. in virtue of the authoIi
y ty and for the promotion of the object a
- fOresaid, do, by these presents pledge L
- the said-, or bearer, the publi
70 ands and public property Of Cnba, a
. whatever kind and the fiscal RESOURCES u
thepeople and Governmen Of Cuba, from
whatever source to he derived; aud d.
- y, further pledge the good faith of the peo
q, PIE uHu NoNUtHlHtHt VI Suuh, lH JOi pOlu
=. ty, for the faithful & complete discharg
- of this obligation.
- - In testimony whereof, |, the said Gen
- eraI Narcisco Lopez, do hereto afiix m
. signature aud seal Of the said Provision
" al Government, which is further witness
: ed by Ambrosin Jose Gunz lies aud JOS
- l.: Maria Sanchez Yznaga, members Of sal
:" " "Patriotic Junta." aud the Hon. Cote
:, worth Pinckney Smith, Judge Of the s.
4 preme Court of Errors aud Appeals
i. i the State of Mississippi
30 This done aud executed in the City
:" New Orleans. aud State Of Louisan
''' one of the United States of North
a. a. merica, on this 3OIh day of April, A, |
u, 1851. NARcIsc0 LoPEz.
r. 70 - J.SANcHfz YzNAGA.
IL ~ 50 900 AMBnosIo jose GONZALES.
= - e. 2. SMITH,
y, At the head ofthis Bond is handson
~ cat of shield or coat of arms, lin nue d
vision of the field of which, by the wa
~, im is Palmetto aud Stars, signifying y
- know not what,) sutmounted by Ii
~, s erty Cap, and garnished on both sid
I 'I' with flags of different kinds, cannon, trur
W w pets, drums, swords, &c. And at the b'
-. ~ tom is an impression of seal, with Il
~ legend "GObierRo PrOoisiOaat,' -
or A WoNDERFUL PIANO FoRTE PLAYt
10" - We fnd the following extraordina
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