New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-26
SEARCHING THE NORTHERN LIGHT.
GRAND SCHEME TO ANNEX CUBA
AND SAN DOMINGO.
Arrest Of the COnspirators.


fight and iecapture Of tie Nicaragua Trspiit Com
psDys steamer Northern Light. We have sine OBJ.
tared some very important Information in regard to
TIE action Of the UDi.ed States Government 10 this
matter. The United States hofities have been fu-
tished with sffosvits aud cocumenfs-which they
DEEM misunderstanding that sde-spre4i move
mert hes been con menced all alorg the Ausntc ses
board of the United Ststes to send men and rms
to Nicaragua, for the purpose of org snizng
army in that SAFE, TO descend upon Cdbs aud
San Domingo, and wrest them from tbsr present
possesscrs. After the consunma.ion Of this de
sign the parties interested in the movement
propose to unite toto cosederacy the State Of Mica
rsgua anc such ether portions OF Central America as
may be acquired by conquest or Otherwise CUBA snd
San Domingo, aud either to set up separae 1epuo-
Ec or to apply foI ADHESION into tue American Union
ss Slave Ststes Il ia alleged tina. thousands Of the
mott reckless adventures in The Atlantic cities have
already BEEN enlisted in ths movement, and that the
rsIks of the wouc. be inv aders daily augmented
by exteI sye acceesiops from the interior And is
further legged that Walker cares not title for Mica
rogue any fmtLeI than she may prove seryicea1le
as O gathering point for he invading army. So far
as we can lea a. this information IL supposed 20 hsye
come into the possession Of the United STAGE Govern
meItthroueh the eschery fthe man who was to have
gone out rs general Of the expedition How true this
may be we have no means Of judging; but that this
person ia said to have revesed the plans Of the Cuban
Junta-the Junts by the way, is charged with being
at Il bottom Of the whole sffar-tha he visited
at his o IN house in Brooklyn, after mdnight a few
nights since, and dragged from his bed by armed
tufisns, and TO doubt would have bsen slain had he
Iot seized timely opportunity to escape from their
LOWE knives, is well known.
About O'Clock on the morning of Tuesday,
steambo at-the John Butbeck-went alongside of thu
steamer Northern Light che lay at anchor in the
North River under the guns of the cutter Washington
and the sesmer Vixen and took off 10 or more per-
sors who had passage tickets, aud according to
the statement of the agent of the Tranft Company,
had no right to be on board. How this act accords
with the orders of the Distriot-Attorney allow
of TIE passengers to land have not yet been able
TO discover The cficere Of the Government wext on
beard on Monday afternoon with warrants for the ar
rest of Parker H. French, A6 jison FarnswOrsh Geo.
b. Hall, Lewis Scblessinger, - Maloy, --Dullng-
haIr (Frenchs Secretary on the chorse OF setting
on OF an expedition against, and providing the
me ans for an invasion Of the State OF Nicaragus.
ScbessireeI was arrested, but msreged TO escape by
changing bis garments with another person on board
and putting IF unobserved 10 small bost to the Jer-
sey shore. He hes not eince bsen arrested. The
sesuer was left for the night ia charge OF Capt.
Faunce and Lieut.. Stanford OF the revenue cutter
Washington.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Joachimssen, attended by
Other United States officers, went on board the
Northern Light end examined al tie passengers aud
their tickets. The statements of the ssengers were
compsied with lie ships passenger list, and w.ere
OF cIepsncits the psrtes were held for exam
inauln. The questions pu. to the passengers were
mainly with view TO elioit where they got Their
Information in regard to Ncaragus, aud OF whomi
what y ey paid fol passage and what were the To-
ducements held out to them to proc sed hiher About
a deem persons who were found without passage
tickets said they hsd been hired by Mr. Joseph Ne son
Scot, the sgent Of the Transit Company at Nicaragua,
to work upon the Docks, &C., Of the Company. Mr..
Scott, on being ed TO, confirmed taer State
ments. Several of these people were, Eever,
orceIed 10 appear at the UDled States Dlstfic-
Alton ey s ffice this morning at 10 clock Messrs.
A. j. Morris on and J. Croey were sent on board the
cuttet Washington yesterday morning az witnesses,
ard Mtssrs Fsrnswotth snd Hsl were placed unte'
alrest, TO sppear at the Office Of Mr.. McKeon this
morning, UNDER suspicion OF oeluS eaueIs III Iu'
invading enterprise
As might be supposed, the b]ns de passengers OF
the Northern Light sre much iecsnsed ct the dsteno1
of fire steamer al the officers are extremely Gnxior'
TO get away Yesterday ncne OF the cargo was ex-
smined ard We understand the whole Of i. has yetto
be broken opep 50 thst it viii be at least two days b.
fore the steamer can possibly lesye. Tne ope;shoo OF
bleaI ing cargo would have beef begun oy the Uatei
SLstes officers yesterday afternoon, but the Captain,
when asked TO- tue manIest-apon which he Obtained
bis Gust m House cleararc coal not prodrce It. de
showed TIE manifest of the Express freight, ou, tbs
vAs not deemed spficisnt! explicit The bulk OF the
.ustecie6 freight was received from the Chiiorns Ex-
mess Contrary OF G. II. Wines & Co. This amounts
"a 500 lbs and is sworn to consist on OF harness
and tericptnral mp ements.
Before leaving the steso er, Nr. Joaoh'mlsfn gave
tie FLOWING orIers to Cspt. Fauncs OF the cutter
Washington, wbo has charge CT the vessel;
OK BOARD The STEAMSHIP NORTHERN LIGHT,
Tuesday, DEC @, less.
CAPT. FAUxcE-Sir: The following parsons are re-
ouiIed be cent to the OFF e Of the DStIlc Attorney
~ the Tinted States for examination s. 10 q. 10 TO-
morrow: j. Scot, b. oheeis, ~ ""'ef' III
Gisner - Ftrdou az ChAs. a. B6ssey.
In examining the cargo you will require, IN "a ms
rl6ce The Captain IS outward minliest o. snica
10 copy seems 10 be on boerc. .,,.,-, -.
Next. the shippers manifest. fou WI 'e' nue tae
slipoels of TIE cargo 10 be present. e 1e As @uoh
Won viii break no Custom House seal Less Deputy
Col ector or inspector be in stsndsrcs 70 osa tle
package shall request the Coli9c'sr OF Is POT -
fn6 only authorized person 20 attend at as esriy "a
onr as NAV be convenient 10 him. You VIII report 10
Nj. McKecn any variation from the maniesi. ioa
"a m examine under the coal for concealel o.
Won viii send Mel and Lyster TO the DlstrctAtt'f-
rev tfioe 10 custody, a. 10 s. 10. TO morrow
h''PsIf.'J }. J0ICHIMssEN. Astrs U. :. Attorney.
m 81. Ia ,sded apotber instruol lion, to tbs effect