The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-05-29
The Cuba Affair.

Considerable excitement was occasioned
IN Now York on The 10th inst, by the char
i.nng OF the Steamer Ores pnt City for the
o.. =. Government. It appears that on that
day despatch was received from Washing
Ion with orders to charter steamer for not
~ Flrntwenty og maFe than ninety DAYS.
NJ Cresecnt City, adSnrtisqd u sail ora-tho
ISM tertisagrg was ccsed and made
~-J for sailing. 1hd sailing orders were
.ohsoquently countermandcd, but she is still
.ld l0 readiness to sail ut the shortest no
nee. IL Is said she Is. 20 cruise along the
cast between Sandy Hook and Savannah,
1Ht will most probably be kept in the neigh
borhood Of the Hook, from which she can
aa tclegraphod at any moment. The mill
Try on Governors Island received orders to
hold themselves in readiness TO sail The
following officers are reported as command
ING the troops: Breyct Col j. L. Gardiner,
Glcxico) commanding; Brcvct Major Will
lians, (5lcNico;) Brcyct Capts. Getty, do;
NcltusE do; Howe, do; Licuts j. A.
Brown, do; r. G. Drum, do; hudson,
Culbcrtson, Booth, Windcr.
Many rmmors are in circulation respecting
the object of the expedition. The papers
generally think she is designed for the 'll,rc.
grfice service" in the Cuba business.
The Herald learns that four companies of
troops sailed from New York on the 10th in
the steamship Florida; and that they were
ordered to rendezvous near Tybcc Island, at
the mouth Of the Savannah river
A letter in the Norfolk Argus states that
800 men were cncalnpcd near Cape Charles,
tor three or four days, about the 1st of this
month, and that they all cmbarked on board
steamer ON Sunday, the 4th inst. They
were well furnished with provisions and mu-
nitions Of war, and while on shore were drill
ed every day. They were mostly foreigners
mdallcgcd they were engaged in sounding
and surveying the coast. 1t is not known
from whence they came, but it is cOnjccturcd
they were part of the Cuba expedition.
The following extract of letter from St
Mary's, GA, gives the following particulars
of that portion of the expedition assembled
near there:
This portion of the expedition is to be
under the command of Gen. Gonzales,
young Cuban of ability, who was wounded
in the Cardcna5 affair Before this reaches
you, it viii probably have sailed from the
st. johns river, where steamboat is to 90
for them. 1t comprises several hundred !
Gcorgians, and Floridians. Many have vol
umtocryd from the middle counties, mostly
young men Of responsibility and good stand
ing. Capt r, of Tallahassee, who has
seen some service in the Indian wars of Flo
rida, and possesses talents, intelligence and
influence, is, learn, to be colonel. Young
D., son of Gen. D., has commits
sion; he is a genuine fighting cock DR..
r., son Of Mayor r, goes as a sur
gcon. In truth, most of the best young men
Of that section Of the country have voluntocr-
ed: Many of them are wealthy. Mr.. T.
who owns large property and mills in East
Florida, is the head man there. They have
plenty of arms and amunitions, and pro-
visions for three months, at or near Jack
sonyiiio, and at different points on the coast
and you may depend npon it, all Uncle
Sans marshals, and navy, and revenue
cutters can't keep them out of Cuba