New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-19
THE MYSTERIOUS EXPEDITION.

Correspondence of The n. Y. Tribune
ST. THOMAS w. / Oct. l, 1854.
Thinking you might desire to hear something in re-
gard to the "myserous expedition" take the first
available opportunity OF easing the public mind The
benjamin Franklin, (propeller), left New York, as
you are aware, on Wednesday, Sept 20, and nothing
of particular importance occurred the passage, ex.
cept that oD Monday, (s5hl we we're boarded oy tho
boat of the bark Alliance, in lat eco Of jersey, En-
gland, % days from Rio Hauch, for bread, which
we supplied them The same day passed the wreck
Of the brigantine Adels, of Philadelphia, entirely
deserted and water-ogged. Her sails and signal were
torn 10 ribbons had the appearance Of having been
deserted some days. Freight, lumber
We left Now-York in fog of mystery, aud our ar
rival here raised another for somehow or other We
ran into the barbor and anchored without stopping at
Quarantine, or being hailed by any of the officials
cruising outside, which fog was considerably in
creased by our captain, who finding, as he supposed,
that our ports for guns had worked up the public curl
osity, would allow no one on board answer
epy queries further than that we were from New
York.
We arrived here on Friday, (2sth) about i2 NJ,
aud about z. M. the bark Catharne Augusta ar
rived being in her twenty second day. She met with
considerable "foul weather" and in the "equinOc
I" tisl, with which You were favored day or
after her departure, she had her mainmsst badly
sprung, Loot nearly AL her sails topmas lower yards
and jbboom, and will require new rnanmast before
proceeding. And now that we are both here this
mysteriC as expedition" involving Don Ramon As
purus, TIE Venezuelan Minister in such aswestprove
TO he magnificent private speculation. The Goals
in the bark are intended for the steamer, in case
the IL not Sold to enable her to return to NeEYork,
end the remainder Of her cargo is for sale here THIS
appears 10 be al excellent place for the disposal Of
vessels, for it is rumored that the brig Hoander of
Boston, has been sold to an Engh,h Company. l
know that che ga ss soon, perhsps to-day, for Hon
dufas to load mahogany for London, and hear Of
some others that the American public are not later
ested in.
In the way Of ship news, l might state that there
are in port three Of the British West India Compsnys
steamers, French man of.war steamer, several
froDeh brgs and schocners two or three Yankee and
some Danish vessels. Al Quarantine there is steam
q ot wnM nation l canno. distinguish and brig
rom Boston. The case OF the latter is extremely
hard; She took load Of Goals from Pctou TO Guais
loupe; while there the yellow fever broke out on
board OF her aud by the time Of her arrival here only
the oaptsins Wife second mate and tive seamen were
alive. Since her arrival the two seamen have died
and now her only occupants the captains wife and
second mate.
But 10 the expedition; We supposed that the public
curiosity here was account Of our PORTFOLIOS hut
learned tina; the reports in relation to Gen. Psez
fitting out an expedition in Nes-York against the
present ruler Of Venezuela bad rea he'd here and that
they really expected he board our vessel e..
uecially alter reading the late files Of Tar TRrsrsy
bat they are now satisfied, believe that he was not
sincerely regret that be was not, if what heas
from Venezuela is true. The Monasas brothers rule
with rod Of iron, and arrest on suspicion every
prominent person that appears to be favorably dis
posed toward Gen. PseZ; march them of on foot 10
come other city, and on the way thitaer ba.ely A.
sassinais them. AL this is done under Republican