The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-13

Of whom. think landed At Cerdsp,s or 49,.
Tour hundred and odd United States musists sbout s1,
.s - ndss. nnsty pair United States Dragon pistols
~ ne same number Of dragon sbr Thew vers non
Oh Co'ts pistoA furnished. but had them Ths s,m
on me Crsole put board ct the dsoo4 On H.
Ma!ppi nvds or the Mexican Gulf Railway / osnnot
- wnsW the arms and ammunition taken in thsre vsr.
procured believe they were procured within month ~
voqs 70 our sailing. To the best of my belief Mr.. Hender
n nsd NO agency in furnishing those arms cannot saw
nad oesn any conferences on the subject of pro-
arms out there were talks about it. Mr. Sigur wa,
@ person who spoke Of the probability of getting ARM,
we mad conversation with Mr. O'sullivan on the eamo
~ S do not rscoleot any conversation directly with
~: usnons although may have spoken to him on the
SUBJECT Mr. Henderson knew that certan men e,,.o.a in
% eApeduoh were to 20 the Susan Loud and aso that
ne knew arms Were to b after her by another vessel
5;."a with all the general plans of the ex
he Knew ess of the detail in relation IN tho Smear
IMAM IN relation to the other vessels Two hund
y o VI 'ne mus.ets wsre on the Geoysisna 1 never
ine way IN which these musksts were obtained
heard that the fifty Mississippi rifles wers obtained f ~.
State Of Misissppi through the iust,umental;tv ~ ~ e
poye OF the State don't know where the dr,,oor n;,
Were procured. The who spoke of procn,r th
and through whom they were immed.ta, 'Suus 'nen'
Mr. Sigur, p'ocurea' was
The amount Of bonds issued was oue to t,vo r,;, r.
aoaIs' which were deposited in Mr. Henderson }, kand
our or ve hundred thousand dollars of which he ,d AND
realized the procaeds and the balance was le viii; H.
when started to see and assist tba csnse
uie expeduon The bonds that sold were dspose nf
at ten cents on the dollar and therefore realized from ,,,v ~
MY thousand dollars The bonds promises in the name
Oh the Republic of Cuba, pay SO much tn be.ro, and
Were signed by Gen. Lopez am not csvtap ,vb.,h.. -
hsme as member Of the Juna was on them or nat Tbsy
We're issued here in New Orleans 1t was in New c,lsar.
INST saw Gen Henderson there, that this mode of
raising money was determined upon. Idon know wbabsr
originated with him but, of course he was advise,
WIN ana consulted on the subject Mr. Henderson boupbt
some OF the bonds HIMSELF dual to (sod !, ih
rate nave menuoned) ten fifteen thousand dollars
Gen. Lopez promised commissions to several na,,;s he
aVng New oreans and some Of these promises saw two mr.
e VI iou were IN writing believe that Gen Henderson
nheW OF promises made to certain gentlemen in Mississippi
ne du not apply Tor any particular office for any one bn no.
several gentlemen fitted for certain offices and
some Of them think received offices in the expedition II
was agreed In conference, before left that certain
can gentlemen should be the principal ocera and n,oris
we're MADE 10 certain gentlemen, of commands
the number of men they should raise. 1t was known tn ali
'i us before starting who be the colonel, as
We got outsde All the officers below the rank of colonel were
be appointed By the colonies themselves subject tn the
roval of General Lopez. Regmental coloya and a,. e.
he Creole, were taken No military music was t.lan
he Susan Loud and the Creole were provided with
signal each other, in the of overakng her IN The
light, 'e' III '"e
Examination in chief resumed by Gen, Henderson
ny impression that knew very tle if anything abou
ne arms nor 40 believe you knew anything about the
tanner In which they were procured limited number of
ne ponds now that you refresh memory was recolc
sued and signed at Jackson Mississippi and given Won n
' and your reminding Of certain facts ncnes me in
INK that the first conversation had in relation In tho
os, way III tue Mansion House at jackson, but Pm mt
ostlve The GeOreana and Susan Loud were never in |
'nded to go to Cuba The Georsana took thousand bar
' OF COAL some of which the Creole took at Contoy and
ship was TO leave the balance Key West on her pas
ige to New York, for the of the Creole II was nro
aimed at Conoy and Mugere that all who chose to return
ere at liberty to do So and that they would be supplied with
rovlslons. Several awaited themselves of the offer
L. j. Sigur sporn.-He was present at one or more
held by himself and Others in regard to the expe
hon and he would most positively ate that the precau
ons taken by Gen. Henderson avoid an inracton of the
Nv, appeared to him (witness) and Mr. O'Sulvau rdicu
us Mr. Slgur continued: was disposed to take no detour
accomplish the object had and Gen. Henderson pre
autons were with my friend, Mr.. O'Suvan and myself
OF apprehension that they would cause failure of
Spedon Iperecty considered his precautions dcuous
ecause would have hesitation violate the law myself
it bad law, for it farther than the laws of nation,
aue, and beyond those laws have no respect for it,
as in favor OF the rendezvous being Pecan Island on our
wa coast because it of the line of travel and we knew
at hshlns snacks were constantly running from Mugeres to
uba.
Mr. Hunton brought into the correspondence between
lie Secretary of Sate John NJ Clayton and himself in re-
on to The expedition. The letters read and submitted
the jury, and this closed the evidence The argument will
ommence this morning. y,