Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-24


announces, on the authority of its exchanges and
other sources an amount of digested and completed
preparation for the invasion of Cuba so very ex-
tensive, as well in money in troops steamers,
and munitions by its vastness to stagger credence
The names Of great many officers engaged in the
enterprise are also given We allude to the subjoned
statement, copied from the Memphis Wing, which
is certainly " important, if true:"
From our exchanges and other learn that the
available funds at command of the friends Of Cuban
liberty amount to little short Of million of dollars,
while eight steamers and four sailing vessels have been
placed at their disposal and be made ready for sail
ing at twenty -four hours notice They also posses
of between eighty thousand and ninety thousand
stand of arms, muskets and rites inclusive They also
have, If we rightly informa, about ninety field
pieces, including cannons howitzers and mortars, and
pretty well supplied with ammunition and side
arms
The resources have been placed in the hands of COM
mee who to hold it until the time set for the car
rying into execution of their project
The entire command of this expedition will be vested
in gentleman Of known ability and skill, and whose
name has already become household word with the cit
of the United States in consequence Of his brilliant
achievements and successful manouyres while in COM
mand of Division Of the American army during the late
war between the United States and Mexico
The second in command will, in all probability, be
Northern man with Southern principles, and who
also commander of brigade in the war, and who
has since held the Office of Governor and who, if
mistake not, still retains prominent civil position
Gen. Gonzales whose name has been associated with
this from the first will without doubt be third
in command.
Major Moore Capt. w. s. Edwards Capt King, Capt J.
W. Dement,, and Lieut.. Frank Ouinaette, all of whom
were intimately connected with the previous expedition
are we are crediby informed, exertng themselves in
preparation for the forthcoming struggle, and will "be
in at the death" "a.
Tho npmhar If that have anroI1ei thar names and
pledged their honor support this cannot be much
less than fifty thousand, and they who are well
skilled in the Of firearms and who determined
avenge the cowardy of Crittenden, Kerr,
| and others at Havana on the Sd of August, 1851
This expedition will in all probability, leave the shores
Of the United States about the middle Of next month"; and
will land in the Vuelto Abao country, and therce pro-
coed to Havana. There will be perhaps thousand
thrown into the island the first effort, and imme
diaely followed by renforcemens until thirty forty
thousand soldiers there and with this force there
be much doubt to which party will be the sue
| cessful one. .
| In the mean time Spain seems fully prepared to
give warm reception to the invaders of her colony
as will be seen by the annexed paragraph from the
New York Courier of Monday
I'll Camor Publico of Madrid, May Is, publishes the
following list of the vessels ordered to transport troops
Cuba Frgate Cortes 32 guns; corvetes Isabel II, p
guns; Villa de Blboa, 80 guns; Ferrolana, 80; Colon
16; brig Voador II guns steamers Francisco de Ass
16 guns, 500 horse power Santa Isabel, guns, IS.
horse power Also, the following transports with par
Of their ordnance shipoftheline Soberano. corvette
Tulsa Fernando, steamers Isabel Ia Catoca and Condo
de Regla The ships to be ready to sail by the Is
of june and will transport six thousand fresh troops,
which three thousand will be stationed in Porto Rico
the remainder in Cuba Three thousand acclimated troops
will also be removed from Porto Rico to Cuba, increasing
the regular army in that island by six thousand additions
men, and making the whole force amount about twenty
six thousand troops, of oil kinds and classes"
TheSt. Louis Republican copies from the Wash
| inoton TTnion an article olorfvinp the tremen