The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-09

Cttize0 moment hesitated
the II was his duty % purrue Like Mr.. Van Bu-
rem he Issued proclamation calling our citisens 10
Of their duty and pointing out to them the
qucnces of disobedicnce He ao exered tho p0we and
auth oty conferred upon him BY law 70 prevent tho DE-
partue of the invaders and suppress the entepse The
expedition last retired to consisted OF three vesses-
gagged for the most part dsbanded voauntee who
had served in the Mexican Those vessels were all
seized in New York by the order Of President Taylor and
detained until the enterprise completely broken ~
and the men engaged in dpersed Then followed the
New Orieas in May 1880 and Of the fate Of that cxpe-
dition all well informed IA an It landed
near inc hide town Of Carenas in the leland Of Cubas
sI2rJ TINT place. remained there for few hours
found neither all nor sympathy sccor among the
Cnians; murdered few so,dsrs, or citizens; obtained
isa ptundcr; plccpilatly re-embarked on board
the Creole fled 10 key West and chased ts very
hssbor by Spanish steamer Of After this period
ard during the year 1850 afags remained apparently
Ga, but the fcticss sprt Of Lopez au inventive
snd in action. In the beginning Of the yesr 1851,
hc planned nov spedition against Cuba and its ith1
prize which vii; be the subject OF your present
sidiaou Az nearly "a we can discover them the pasns
Of nc invaders heso Steam vessels werc tc be Gu
gagged In New CIi,an and New York while mon to
he enlisted in both cities, 10 join, at sone third place
within tie United States another body OF men from
whence the expedition was 10 proceed directly to Cuba
and there land At suth points Lopez might designate
and amlnton also to be procured, and taken
ca beard at such places as could be best approached
without exciting the attention of the officers Of the gene
re government But the President and hscabinet wcro
attentive 70 their movements than tho conspirators
suppocd and tho President not oniy issued his proca
warning the invaders Of tho consequences Of their
sw'css proceedings bu, also transmitted positive and
porempofy orders 10 the civil officers of the United States
10 exert their utmost vigilance only to detect ths
rc;ectcd cn,crpre Int 10 arrest and f possible pre-
.rnf ~ departure In tho month OF April 1851 infor-
natien communicated to the Marshal and Attorney
the United States in this district, that
tain steam vessel called the Cleopatra had been
p-cbafcd for the pnrposea Of this expedition Ethat
men had b.en engaged, ani that the Clcopatrs
would take her departure fof Cube on, or shortly afcr
Tie % diy Of thai month, with the invaders board
This Information instantly communicated to Tho
President, through the proper department at va hing
ton and the Executive thefrppcn gave immediate inT-
NATION 10 the cyll oict r. Of the government here TO de-
tam the CLEOPATRA and arrest such individuals might
bo found to be most sctyey engaged in the cnterprse
seized and consequent upon her seizure such facts
acertaned clearly 10 show taL the laws OF country
Ind been violated aud ths this ,e,se 10 form part
Of hostile expedition for the invasion Of Cube uaicr the
command of Lopez. II win then gentlemen he shown 10
Won iyi thai an expedition wac prepared In th. d trict
That il VIVA p military expedition, that 1t was 70 take its
departure cm thc United statcs ard TINT the persons
Who nr named in this Indictment had been actively en-.
rnrrd in pynoring and fitting out IL viii appear that
John H. 0'Sulivan who rcsdes In New York. had been,
considerable time sccro,ly but actively engaged in
Prove him to have been ut New Orleans in close concert
with Lopez and planning the invasion We shall then
show that schc ginger who Ii Hungarian by birth and
had bceu n Lieutenant u, tho service OF Hungary,
aws also eevey Engaged with OSulliyan in preparing
New Orleans shortly baiore the month Of April. 1851 iu
company with Lopez and O'Suliyan, and actively
gagged, ihcse and here, in planning the enterprise and
giving II the form of military expedition. That O'Suli
Scbespgcr left New Orleans In the spring OF 1851.
fcI Now lork-Sclcssinscr 10 clit men, and O'Sulivan
IL purchase vessel for their transportation. Ws
shall how also Tint IN purausnce of this design o. Sui-
in The month VI April last, purchased and paid for
Tho steamer CIeopa,rshat he also purchased and paid
tor c,as provisions blankets, musical instruments OF
,r powder camp materials md printing press all Of
Nh he caucd 70 be put on board OF the Cleopatra ana
all III which found board of TINT vessel nj the tins
Z! hc arrest We fhall show TINT she destined f,r
luia. military enterprise. touching at point on
our Southern 10 join con-ort ttcrehat Sches
singer Who lad charge If The troops and to hsyc had
important command during the expedition, engaged
ruinbcr ~ here with Tho knowledge and aSsstan,e
Ct sullivan who I" embark in the Cleopatra, Off
and solLiors, under schlosaing,rs command. Wo
han how That these men were, ly design selected from
smonr dlsrcsscd Germans Poles lIunsariaus and TIA
inns whom the political events Of the last three years had
tr,m their country to seek refuge in this.
That these men were exclusively foreigners, who could
no! speak the anguag, Of the country to be invaded who
had 10 connection with it, institutions and know
ldec of ts political condition. We shall show that
command The Cleopatra and that he also assisted in pre-
&C 'e yc.sc il she had been suffered to proceed We
show HIM in close communication with OSullivan and
S,dcssltI White The rlcopaira in The progress Of
I'll. MT ard s. then, IN order to prove the character
IL Ills expedition beyond doubt prove that after the
d.,,ncn OF the Cleopatra. Lewis and Schlessngcr al
tho n Under aTrCft al unicr heavy bail here both pro-
cta,d Nc7 Orleans that they there joined Lopez In
the expedition q the pampcro; that Low.s commanded
hat ,tstel ami that Scsiossnger board Of her
4, military under The command Of lopez that
tie pampsofi now Orleans and proceeded to Florida,
- there taking boprl certain implements Of war,
lpr.d over tn Cuba whlre her men and munitions
al fl cd tlrt SClics niger landed with them took
r1t ii ic invasion nude prisoner and has been sent
i. III orcr spain. willie Lopez. just rctribution
VI. ~, death IS thr very people whose territories no
I'D In AIDED whose rights property he had violated and
vnosc dtt'nicrs he and his associates had slain
w hail prove tlut this expedition unnixcd
mi nyy enterprise: tbat there no nauirccion among
IT, Crian-. men OF the sand in arms people to
il the standard Of Lopez Fyrnpatiac with the in
yafcr, Not. gentlemen that there were schemes
devices the part of thu rngcadcrs TO evadc the laws
Willie They acoomll he'd their purpose in order to nd
vance the enterprise aud ut the same time escape punish
mcnt they contrvcd this plan They causcd men to 10
apiauat he'd under pic,encc that The exception des
tr,d for Texas, 10 form colony there; md the intended
con!ryepce to engage the to embark under this
shallow and then, when they beyond the terri
cis limits Of the United states, proposal was to 10
IL SIDE to enlist them in tho destined invasion Of Cuba
The ninheart,d to be landed while the desperate
were TO enlist Under the banner Of Lopez and by these
means they imagined that while the law could be eyadcd,
the criminal object might be accomplished But, gentle
men they could not by this coutrvance. any othsr
coniryance get beyond the Jurisdiction OF courts
for they TO sail under the American flag; and
where that banner few there wcro the laws Of tho
keep up appearances but disclosed his purposes to many
"r his followers and engaged men for direct inva-
rewards He designated Cuba the point of attack
and to lead tlicse exics from Europe they sup
rosod to fruitful fields and expecting friends. SO far had
the pr,parators Of o'sullIvun Lewis and schcssnger
made progress. that the Cleopatra would. in all proba-
bity have sailed on tho 2ith Of April If she had not
lcc arrested the previous day for -hr was to depart
crctli and without having the invading force board
The moment Of departure To escape observation the
vessel with or but few board except her ord
nary TO proceed towards Sandy Hook and there
the enlisted by scblcssngr Thcsc had been
engaged in Philadelphia and New York. They were To
mlc at South Amboy, whore soop engaged to
receive place them board the Cleopatra To avoid
suspicion the men had passage tickets Tor Baltimore,
which they 20 exhibit, and these tickets we 10 be-
sufficient pass board the boat for those who possessed
them part Of this force did actually assemble at South
Amloy ready to embark but suspicion being excited tho
vossel that engaged there to put the board
The Cleopatra detained by The Collector Of Amboy;
and In the meantime the seizure Ct the Cleopatra frus
trated tie whole rob ana the dispersed THE
District Attorney here narrated the particulars Of tho
evidence upon this point and then said All these facts,
gentlemen and many more the detail of which might bo
tedious expect 10 prove and then the inquiry with
you will be whether the accused defendants have been
engaged in military expedition against Cuba whothec
they have in any way begun. set foot pro
vd.dcd the means for military enterprise against the
territory Of Spain. foreign power with which nc
peace; IL they have then they have been guilty of
high misd Deoncr and must meet the denunciations
of Nj, violated law.
l, bcirg nearly half past three O'Clock the Judge