The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-09
NEW ORLEANS:
FRIDAY MORNING.. MAY D. 1851


The following article from the Savannah News
of the LIST inst, will be exceedingly interesting if
only portion of it be true
We learn from passengers board the ST.
Mathews, that considerable body of men (vari.
ously reported from 300 to 500 are encamped near
Jacksonville and that other bodies the St
Johns and Satilla rivers awaiting transportation to
convey them to the general rendezvous of the expe
dltionsts.
The young man from this city, who Joined
| company of the expeditionists at Macon some two
weeks since, with view to obtain information OF
the contemplated movement, to be used by the
Spanish Consul here returned in the ST. Mathews
yesterday. AS we'll can learn the facts he
went to Macon, where he mingled with the mem
bers of the company, and by protesting desire to
join them, obtained their confidence and know
ledge OF their destination and plans. He EN- re-
turned to the city, in advance of the company who
it will be remember led, came down far as the
ninety mile station, on the Central Railroad, and
turned back. Having communicated information
of the movement to the Consul, he then returned to
Macon in pursuit of his original design to betray
the expedltionsts and accompanied them on their
way as iar-as station No. 2, the Central Road
where he attempted to leave them. But his de-
signs having been discovered, he was arrested by
the Cubans, and forced to accompany them with
the assurance that he should 90 Cuba in the front
rank OF the expedition. As matter of course his
situation now became an extremely unpleasant one
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effect his escape. He made several ATTEMPTS all
Of which unsuccessful, and in one of which he
was fired on and made a narrow escape from being
shot
The line of march from the station on the
| railroad through Mcintosh, Glynn and Camden
counties to the Satllla River The party crossed
| the Altamaha, at Fort Darlington in a canoe The
prisoner acted as erryman, and after getting the
company across, he awaited himself of the oppor-
tunlty to escape IN the canoe but after "hard
paddle OF some three four miles down the
| river, he was overtaken by his pursuers, who had
obtained another boat and carried back. The
company pursued their march, keeping a close
guard over their prisoner, until within about eight
| cen miles OF Bethel, in Camden county, when a
| favorable opportunity presented itself while on the
march, in the night and he finally effected his es-
| cape. He travelled some two days and nights,
when he reached Brunswick where he took the
| boat which brought him to this city. Thus has
| terminated an adventure, which, whatever may be
| thought OF It's propriety, came being a very
| serious matter.
The company from which the young man es-
| capped were on their way to Burnt Fort, on the
Satllla River, which is to be the principal rendez
| vous OF the expedtionsts, and where they ex-
pected some 1900 Georgans would be concen.
! trated 1t was understood that two vessels with
provisions and arms, waiting for them at the
| mouth of the river, and would convey them to the
general rendezvous OF the expedition, which is one
| VI lne cod>t lsIdHus in the nelghD0rhoOu oil hey
West, and where it was understood large force,
| numbering some ten to fifteen thousand men,
| would be concentrated.
| Passengers in the St. Mathews state that bodies
OF men were coming into the camps the Sata
| and st. Johns from every quarter, and that con-
siderable force has already arrived, who were wait
| ing steamer to transport them to the rendezvous
| he steamer expected is doubtless the same that
| has been ptured by the Government at New
York. This capture may prove a serious obstacle
to the expedition, it will cause considerable
delay