Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03
THE CUBAN INVADERS IN NEW JERSEY.

A Perth Amboy correspondent of the Newark
Daily Advertiser gives the following as correct
history Of the movements of the Cuba advenlurers
in the State of New Jersey. The arrest of some
of the insgators of this unlawful enterprise at New
York, and the prompt measures that have been Ia
ken by the Government to prevent similar organi-
xations from leaving other parts of the country,
will probably save the nation from the disgrace that
would attach to the sailing of second expedition
from its shores to attack the dominions of friend
ly Power:
PERTH AMBor, (N J.) ArH1L 26, 1851.
Information was received at the customhouse in The af
ernoon Of Wednesday last that body Of emigrants to
be transported from South Amboy Sandy Hook during that
night and that soop chartered for that purpose 10 New
York had been lying at the wharf for twenty -four hours
Such an arrangement being unusual and exciting SUSPICION
the Deputy Collector for this district accompanied by two
officers Of the CUSTOMS proceeded South Amboy to
ain possible, the object Of such embarkation Some
fifty 6ne looking landed from the John Potter
few moments previously found in groups acting the
emgan and the Captain of the sloop expected hundred
and 6y before ii o'clock p NJ by the Philadelphia
trains Some further conversation with the Captain resulted
in an order to take the soop to Perth Amboy, and anchor
there until further orders. This promptly obeyed
"Sgnals were found on board which had been given in
charge Of the captain, and have been used
ncate with the expected be anchored of the Hook
in waiting for the emigans. These given up. let
the Collector, U. 9. District Attorney, u g. Mar
shal at New York. were Immediately prepared, and dis
patched in the night by special messengers Two Of thu
supposed leaders of the party to New York at three
o'clock Thursday morning in the steamer transport A
strict watch kept the remainder Of the party until
Friday p NJ when these adventurous patriots left for
New York in the John Potter. Mr.. TALIMADeE,
the U. 8. Marshal for New York. down few minutes
after the departure Of the boat and consequently unable
| to recognise any Of the emigrans"
FROM THE NEW YORK MIRRoR OF MoNDAr EVENING.
The CUBAN ExrEDITIcs-Arrest Of Suspected Parties.
Six persons who believed to have been engaged get
ting up the expedition against Cuba, arrested Ssur-
day, namely Capt Lewis, Of the steamboat Cleopatra
Louis Shesinge Hungarian, and who had attained in
his country the rank Of Major; John L. O'suivan
VIM. T. Rogers Dr.. Daniel H. Butnet and Jose M. San.
chez YzaDgs-
The Of bail required of each answer court
49, 900. Capt Lewis and shesinger were alone committed
in default Yesterday at an early hour the mate Of the Cleo
paha also arrested.
The evidence against these parties obtained from the
men who were waiting at South Amboy to embark They
state that they engaged proceed New Orleans,
thence to other American port and finally to Cuba,
and gave the and residences Of the above parties
being engaged in getting up the affair."
The steamer Cleopatra in the possession Of file Of
marines under the command Of j. c. Brains she subjected
to the discipline Of acaptued vessels and sentnes armed
pace the sangway thorough search Of the vessel
would seem to confirm the suspicion against her. Twenty
gunpowder found secretly slowed away and four
heavy bsles of soldiers blankets each containing probably
one hundred blankets.