The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-02
More OF the Cuban Invasion Movements
Important II True
Correspondence Of the Newark Daily Advertiser


JACKSONVILLE. E.sr FLORIDA.
April -. 1851
Fer the past ten days have heard "runors Of wars
not vel authenticated but furnishing certain evidence
that another Quixotic expedition against Cuba in
tended. 1t b. evident that there points
departure along the Gulf Coastal New orleans and
st hsry's, and from the St Johns river. Florida
There Fix steamers at least, and probably 20Oe
1900 men Savannah il the head quarters Of operations
on the Atlantic side shown letter from General
6onzaez week ago dated at Savannah dir cting the
movements Of men and military but believed that
might be an attempt TO divert public attention from
some other quarter
IL Is now plain that the many evidences Of n move
ment in the States bordering the Gulf Of Mexico ndi-
cate invasion Il Cuba which will be ATTEMPTED be-
fore this reaches you. The expedition will undo ubtedy
fail ia the of twenty four thirty-sx hours
large quantity Il forage (among which was 800 or 400
bushels Of oats deposited here the day before yes
terday and this morning put into the store
kous- cannon, gun-carriages rifles musSets. ammuni
tion. aud the furniture Of army equipment to very
large amount. have rsany impcments
Of except in arsenal Large quantities of wood
and rosn for the fuel board the and horses
and men collected in this immediate vicinity really
for embarkstion steamer Is expected from New York
tomorrow
This expedition would appear to be much better ap-
pointed manned and ofhcsred than the that landed
at Csrdcnas General Quitman said to command and
Lopez TO he the second Some here who are pointed
out connected with the expedition officers
said by to be II bravery and military talent
Hy+, a the prvates Of whom ! have heard men
,l. Il armed the art u 10 Mexico where they
trsct.i taste for blood. and longed for Blood
Mound. aud TIA grs not the only animals who become
derce by killing II desperate business and requires
reckless desperate men It e Esnoed that they viii
land the south side u the Island supple. with
hed pieces and good cavalry hOrsethat the steamers
that convey thu viii be burnt or sail immediately leav-
ing the invaders alternative hut b. conquer 0r die
Is said that large number of the Creole population
fully prepared to join the landing party and that An
ssr "a force awaits the movement IN the mountains
" l. said the Spanish population only onesixtecnth
par, OF the whole and represented that the remain
der detirr TO fight for liberty am told that s'OooO
worth Of jewelfy, and sl50OOO IN money was sent 70
Gen Lopez the other day from Havana AMI That SsoOVO
yrsa contributed by rich planter who i regarded at
home NJ ysrable 70 the government Tho agents here
seem TO have plenty ~ money. and 70 spend It f-sy
They have several ways u raise The wind one nv H.
tue II bonds, TO b. redeemed -, expedition l. sue.
cessfut another by the sale n commissions lieu.
tenancy offered "a brother n Gen Shields il i
said % Savannah Tor ~ OoO with promise q $1,000
worth Il bonds.
Ve citizens bore hsve given the ENTERPRISE M direct
psourag ment and tuted States officer here has the
reht ~ interfere There L. United states Marshal
here The thing i looked upon generally chimerical
and untl they Jaw these warke preparatlans and md
tsry stores generally dscrrdted b. although . few
knowing have known all about X. aud cautiously
limited when Necessary In order . make tIo necessary
prrfatationa The 1rroles and tuhans who are herr.
and IN fes Who wrrr engngsI n tn Carisnas affair.
talk ind Lnantly Z Spanih tyranny and ~ that tbe
Cuans afe On tn Very point = revelation With ~ wth
cut hrlp
II seems quite certain that bfre r. morrow evening
the stramer vi b. here t. receive me military starrs
aud ,wbark fer thc wag Ibe eagiar q tbe mpary
. huc military l0okiua tAe hair ~ t - beiu
dispae,d "a California Tai pl.cc out & tle hgl
way u travel there being mat bore tut osce weeia
ana may T.. thcrt ~ that all tAs letter contains b.
been anticipated u b. mt, restu. tY IDS how
ucing and contagious i tie war .rt Y things could
remain irw day. ~ a. present. sa'l h. I'D that any
number Of mrn could be listed IN tL#s whic
but yesterday III pronounced w1 ard chimrficsl Ths
6cd pieces and the mu&auts Soon rs have turned tht
head q some from whom Gure wisdom would b. ex
pccted
The 18th f,o-morrow) !. tha dsy Flat va nariei ,r
dsys ago by n the agents hire tho lay of rs
psrture snd considerable wisdom has bsou nanif.s.d
With regard e management q en- hu.ine.s when & 4