Washington telegraph., 1851-05-07
THE NEW CUBA EXPEDITION.

THE NEW CUBA EAPED1 IlON.
svs have recently noticed runors Of the
.,anarture of 12O menfrom Atlanta, Ga,
nn:snother supposed Cuban expedition,
with boxes Of rifles. etc. In addition
~. this the National Inteligencer of April
i4 sIf either private or public information
:. 70 be relied upon. another scheme of
,l.wful violence, to be directed against
.no I territory of friendly power, i'll the
sorr, snu of an attempt upon Cuba. is on foot.
NJ. have letters from the interior of
Caoroia. stating the departure of num-
w. of persons for the Gulf coast, intend
mn to meet and organize somewhere on
'ne coast in the neighborhood of Apala-
lola We cannot doubt that the au-
..hor;tjes of the United States, civil and
.,v,I will be on the lookout to prevent
defeat this new attempt to dlshonor
- Reru5lic in its own estimation, and
!" % the opinion of all the civilized
world. --...,.-.... -,.,...t,o.,tq. .l
...hooper VioLa, from Matanzas, reports
tho troops out there, and preparations
,oaking to resist another Lopez lnva-
o., the reports of which are rife. and
credited there
A letter from Havana to the New York
luerald dated April 8. says: ef
DO not treat lightly the information
which YOU appear TO have received touch
s;ng the rumors which are afioat here OF
;another expedition about to be sent to
,.n;, island under the ex-Spanish General
Lopez.
This government have positive intor-
nation that "Gen. Lopez failing to re-
,ceive certain sum OF money whicn ne
sexpected to receive from this lslaho'
:,yorld. with few followers only. en-
tdeavor to effect landing on this island,
and in conjunction with certain Creoles,
.r,ise the cry of rebellion to the Spanish
,crown. for which purpose schooner has
been placed at his orders in the Cult OF
Florida -r7 --r-.-r .r.se,
But. i: is known that very large sum
.,f money. which had been subscribed III
,h;s Island. was recently RENTED to New
Orlea,s that 5000 men had been enrolled
in the Southern States and Texas, and
# not already sailed for Cuba, are short
" 70 do so. They have several pieces OF
artillery, and are in every way prepared
will, munitions OF war.
The government have issued the most
,sneroetic instructions, and the troops
have been so placed throughout the island
that the point Of Decentralization will be-
coma instantly known. SO that the Flnva-
ders will not have the slightest chance
of escape on shore; but very much
doubt, they will elude the vigilance OF
The cruisers, or be able TO approach the
land at all.
LIE. it be as it may, and that Lopez
and his party Go effect a landing, they
will most assuredly be all captured, and
the Captain General has expressed his
discrimination to make most severe
example. The Saranac left this OH the
81 inst, and the French steamer OF war
Mogador this morning, but as they nave
taken Spanish pilots from this place with
them it is presumed that they have mere
'lv cone on a cruise along the coast
Gen. Ayrnerich left here for Puerto Prln-
cIpe last week, that city being consider
ed the hot bed of aunexallonlsts, ana II
has accordingly been garrisoned oy an ar
INV of 1000 men
The Captain General, giving full Gre
dence to the information he has received
the substance of which have given you
above, has made his dispositions. and is
quite prepared 10 resist any attack what
ever. .ssI 8a esa
H. B. Ms frigate Alarm and brig feT-
sian arrived here from jamaica OH Sun
day last, tor the protection OF BRUSH III