The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-07-12
The Filibusters in New Orlean ms.

Jury, presented To Judge Sainpoeii, ni the
United States District Court, yesterday
morning: ~ ",
The Grand Ju,v bee leave 10 report 20
your Honor Il mr. in the discharge of the du-
~ confidcd Ia them by the court, they have
cited from anonr their fellow citi zeiis, us
! Witnesses 10 testify, and 10 procure fiom
thcm. II possibl.. evidence in relation ta the
current runor in this city of an expedition
said 10 he on foot the ten 1ency ard purpose
of which ,vo,,d h, to violate the neutrality
laws Of the US
amono Tho x;,,.sscs r;,ss wc,c several
,.ho.o ,'.,,.. G,,,r.a ,,os, ,rou;,.,,,v with
tho run,orea .xncdi,ion and from the r,fr-
s.l =, go, .e,to,,, syf.ss 4, Lno,,,
,o,t a. az, ~, ,,a -,
A. ,,.;,t,,, ,,.,,,. 81.
a., IL, os a.. 800, ,h. ,,,,.;,,,, ;ne,,
l,c -, a., ia. o,,ho ,,I,..
!, -th,,.,hc.. r,,,,,,su, ,,,ooo,,,;r
,,,;,ho,,, f,,,,na.,;.,n a,,a e,o,, .ott..t.,,,s;
4. no., hro,,.h, ., ,t.;r no,;.o :, ,,. ,.,.
i i;ryo.,,,,,,;sn t,,,., no. r,r,h,,, L.e ~ &C.
5 that ,,,.,.,,,os. ly. hon, Fao,.n,,y h,.,.,
,,o, H.. s,,h;,..t ,,r t,,l,., n ;,
What 10 ,ormrd .Cui,,n ho,a., have h.en
l;ss,,.d ,h,, fnn3s have bo., ,oiI..s al ,.;,,,
In, .ar,rih,,,;ons 81. - ,h,, ,.,,,o h,.,a.
or promises TO pay. TO a very considerable
amount, which was, or would be hereafter
at the disposal of wbomsoeyer m;ybt no
chosen to th,. command of an .x,,,,;,;o,
purportipq to be did of the ems. of Cuban
revolutionists. bnt. from n strict and search
ing investigation Of The witnesses. through,
the District ATTORNEY. the Grand Jury have
been unable to elicit any facts uno, which
10 found an in lic,m, \, ag,in.t ,nv one
Although the Grand Jury ,tronoIy nclip,.
to The opinion that ,h,s. mc,;ine,. and .oI-
lection of funds have for their end IN. or.
ganization of an cxpc,iit,p either for tb,.
purpose of ofassissing in C,,lnn rcyolu,inn, or
I'll nl"k'eg n demonstration upon thAt Island
ye' lhc P'nn' whatever it mHy BE-. s'crns al
'"Se'her ~ the pro'P P'r'Nc: an'', aware ~
wear mat Il great deal has been said and
written "h"ni 'hctcNicn>irc aud formidable
| = '' - - P''f''''N W. 'S''''
Ini"hi%'ng Cuba, We b'lcvc it has been We
~ much overratrd 'nd niiyniiitd, nothing
Ike military orgaHz iion "r prcp.r .tion
haVias beer Ought to our 10 :cs.
That there arr n Large number uf IN, ciii.
zens OF the u. y. who's. frrlin - aud .y,n-
pa'ilies are deeply cnli.t.d in B ii ,lf Of wIs,,
is termed the "Crcolc" or native pppnIaiion
of the island Of Cuba, there c.,n he no
question; ani that thee h',, been means
contributed, either by themselves or their
friends in the U. S far iii.. p:.rpps,, Of ,,ncl-
iorating their condition or for getting np an
excitement N this country, ii view of pro-
curing the aid and syrnp Lily Of o,Is citizens
We confidently beiie:c; but that il has sue
eeedrd 10 theextcnt of furnishing the means
peecssasy t" the r'iniasof men, arn'S or
ammunition With which To m.kc a ius,i ne
had no evidence. Indeed, they YcrJ inncii
doubt the abiRts-oC the friends of thi, US,
to command means sthlirien, TO organize
and equip ans military expedition cqaal to
me task oi inN"dih? D. with aHy degree of
success. NOT do 'h'! believe any such OK
peai'iol'' even u or 'ani@cd' could u'ade ms
san'' " our uoy''''i,'". ".i''e''' "r "i
,b,.v xi,l ma, lot ,i,,, i,i,, -,
,nv ,,,.,nnt 70 i,fr,,,,. ,h I,ss .r., o.,
.rnm.nt NOR. pur;i.ni,rlv ,l, cm,ti,n,;,,
of ,b. II : hut 4, lin, :. ~, ;,.,,,,,.n,
us IN. GRAND link vh;.h ,;,d. ui. n ,,;,,
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