The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-09
Our Washington Correspondence.

charter election.
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Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1855.
another FltbuStering Erpcdition- and Complete De-
tails Of its armament, Materials and Munitions Q,
Wdr-Jere Clemens Looming Up
While the Cuban and Kinney expeditions have made
for themselves melancholy failure the vast enterprise
particulars of which send you has been conceived put
in shape, and in few days win be in motion, without
the public having been previously appraised Of its exist
The Intellgncer of this city and few other pa
pers in this neighborhood have given short
intimatng that something going on but they had
substance beyond their suspicious which created
from the many contradictory rumors running about
town. The leading spirit, will be seen in this enter
prise is ex-senator Jere. Clemens of Alabama to whom
the material of the army and navy is to be entrusted
having hackers American forcs Of twelve hundred
equipped for fighting purposes-himsel to lead the
land force, while the gallant Avaraco Hunter is to
mand the navy. There has probably never been
petition gotten in this country of anything like the
magnitude of the one in question, that has been
conducted with equal secresy, in the success Of
which capitalists and men have freely proered their
and services. If the Vanderbilt of New York is
not committed for the furnishing of the steam aud sail
ing vessels, may venture opinion that he thinks
we'll Of the undertaking. and stands ready to extend to
it his support The money estimated essential to the
Of the expedition has been raised principally in
New York, and gentlemen now here-late members
of Congress- many of them-who giving their aid III
Fastening the departure of the expedition. The pnc
pies which this organization based of the most
hor orable character the who to guide it
the first of the country, favorably and long known for
their intelligence and capacity It will be further OBJ
served that at the pepper time it intended to place
the particulars sent you before the government at
least before the country as he,e would then be wish
to keep the matter longer private
EXTR ACT.
In 1S43 Juan Jose Flores elected President of the
Republic OF Ecuador In 1S45 Urbina 70. up n military
revolution and tisposessed him. Siuce Flores has
been constantly engaged in efforts to renstet him self
rans ~ @ were nus Gny aaae
all his sorts failed DespariDg OF successn this way he
went to Europe and made propositions to English
pany but the Eastern put end 10 his hopes in that
quarter and he returned to America and enter into
negotiations with an American company. On our part
we engaged to fulnlh HIM e2 bundled infantry
two hundred ragoons and one HUNDRED artillery With
light battery Of six pieces, and two vessels with two
heavy guns each On his part he cedss to all the
appropriated and5 IN the province Of Esmerabaas one
OF the richest agricultural regions the world the
slope Of the Apdes III 900 90 OF acres
priated lands in the valley OF the Amszon all OF it
is unappropriated.) whose productions alone cannot
yield less than fifty millions in ten when Amarcau
enterprise and intelligence brought to develops ts
in resources $500 600 in money to be collected
from the port Of Guyaquil the only in the republic
at the rate Of S150 600 per year.
The privilege Of importing AID exporting all goods free
of duty fer twenty five years and the privilege Of collect
ing and appropriatng all duas goods imported by
ton he cedes the privilege of taking guano from the
Galapagos Issncs Free which will give TO the company
rates charged compete with them BUSINESS
men will desire 10 know what security we have that
Flores once in power will not annul the bera grants
necessity has compelled him to mskey The is
that security consists in two Thousand hundred
American bayopets, with a man at the head Of thtm
who will tolerate appearance Of tria ng--to say no
thing of the immense immigration winch The riches of
the country must attract when is In American hsods
The power That made him unmake HIM; and am
not TO stop at tribes when such interests at
STAKE Inc company, " organized good dea, on the
fashion Of the British East India Company The stock
be elected annually by tn. stockholders they hold their
meetings IN the United States all produce 81 shipped to
them whether it arises from mines agriculture, thu
rich forests Of the tropics. The medical man familiar
with the great value and rarity Of the msc nal herbs
and plants OF that regou There sixty varieties Of
the valuable woods for commerce IN the forests
The vanilla bean produced great quan'ities well
NJ other perfumes OF the most costly chnacter Here
also II found the greatest varieties OF dyestus and
tne rchestcolors in the world many of which, accord
ing TO L3ut Maury, have not yet found their way
into the worlds traffic The present of Ecuador il
estimated at three thousand men. badly armei and
disciplined. There is hat fortified place in
the country, Guyaquil so that landing the coast
Il equivalent 10 conquest OF the country. One other
question remains to be answered How to evade
the neutrality laws and effect departure Uni
ted Statesr The ships, guns, arms, ammunition, nc,
&c to be purchased in the OF General Flores,
oa 'ed openly IN of the Atlantic cities, cleared regu
larry from the custom House without any conce ilment
Of the TACT that they his question his
right 10 purchase from citizens thing he pleass
snd ship where he p!eases No. msn belonging to the
land petition TO go board the vessels they to
take passage the regular all steamers unarmed,
emgrants Tor California,
at Panama, some other point the Pacific beyond
the jurisdiction of the United States the command is
be orga uacd got board vssses (which must
start long enough ahead 10 round the Horn and
meet us), and sail 40 sn the coast Ecuador.
The vessels must be mers, as the prevailing Gains
that coast would renter voyage in sailing vessels
too tedious and uncertain To 1T out the expedition as
it ought to be fitted out, $500, 90, VIII be needed will
have nothing TO do with any halfway gotten up affair.
cannot afford TO risk my reputation or my life where
there any chance Of failure To raise this money two
millions Of the stock OF the company have been set apart
and, besides propose to cede the guano Or vieges
to considerable extent to any company Of merchants
who will advance the required sums. Or, IL they prefer
10, they furnish the vessels. arms. &C.,
paying them in guano stock for their al vances
1T such rates will give them larger remuneration
than any other they can possibly make The
men thus far engaged in the enterprise are men OF
character intelligence and experience but they for
the most part in mod rate circumstances, and feel and
know that they must up the lions share of the pro-
its 10 induce capitalists TO invest They expect to bear
the heat and burthen Of the day do whatever fighting
Is necessary TO be DONE and encounter whatever peril
TO be met expecting some present compen sation, it
true but looking to the future for their chief support
We are not without the hope that our may be
transmitted 10 poserty IS the founders OF mighty
Anglo saxon empire in the heart Of South America
We look to the day when American steamers shall
navigate the wondrous Amazon from ts sources TO its
mouths, ani the vast treasures of that almost
poIed region will be poured into the lap OF the land
rhA love Of the less because have abandoned It,
have told you that my associates Of character
some OF them members of Congress: others among
The most accomplished officers of the army and navy OF
the United States. We have mere aiventurers, and
mean 10 have none. All Of us give up good deal and
there VIII be more who do not TO have the chic
command OF the forces, and all the officers be ap
pointed ard commissioned by me; and this am
will be all the guarantee you will need that there will be
none OF doubtful reputation doubtful capacity for the
places they are to I'LL The first thing TO be done how
ever, Is 70 raise the money; until that Is done will
march. cannot compromise myself those who pro-
JERk. CLEMENS.
EXTRACT.
Construction and Government Of three War Manners and
three Sdiiiag Vessels for Sea Opera,ions
first-T~e STEAMERS constructed with wood coppered
and copper ssteped Of the dimensions OF eight hundred
A thousand each ensinea aha 70 raasea