The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-15

THE New York Commemorative pub
lished yesterday an account of the ar
rest of Mr.. LOmar in Peru, on a charge Of
conspiring with technique and others to At out
an armed expedition in the United States
against the Peruvian government. BY singu-
lar piece of i'll luck for eeme of the parties con-
cerned in the conspiracy, several letters and
papers we're seized, as well as the body Of the
unfortunate LOmar. Among other documents
was contract made with Commodore Wander
bilt, of this city, for furnishing q steamship for
the enterprise and another made with Cyrenius
c. Fitzgerald of New Orleans, for supply of
arms and ammunition.
There is curious circumstance connected
with this We remember that little more
than year agO-that is to say in the latter
part of December, lS56-the Attorney General
of the United States having learned that an
armed expedition was being fitted out in New
York against the republic of Venezuela, with
which Commodore Vanderbilt was mixed up,
directed Mr.. McKeon to inquire into it. Mr..
McKeon accordingly addressed letter to the
Commodore, asking for information on the sub
ject, which he did, as be said, the more readily,
because he felt assured that, as good citizen,
Commodore Vanderbilt would not willingly aid
in the Preparation of such criminal viola
ton of the laws, sovereignty and public
honor Of the United States. Nor was the
! District Attorney disappointed in his estimate
of the Commodore's loyalty to the laws sove-
| rignty and public honor of his country; for Mr..
Vanderbilt in his reply promptly denied all con-
nection with the hostile expedition to Venezuela;
| nay, more, he was exercised with virtuous in
| dignation that he should be suspected Of any
! sympathy with flibusterism, any more than
with larceny or burglary upon the property
of his fellow citizens. Being highly sensitive
on this point, he begged the District Attorney
to give no credit to any rumors affecting his
| reputation in connection with these atrocious
| flbustering enterprises, and assured him that
under no circumstances would he give his coun-
| tenace to any violation of public laws, or lend
aid to any invasions of our neighboring repub-
lies. We give Mr.. Vanderbilt's own language
| This letter is dated December 10, 1856, and
| it 20 happens that the contract with Comma.
| rested flibuster Lomar, agreeing to furnish the
steamer Cortes, at 100000, for this hostile
| expedition to Peru, is dated January, 2, 1851,
Just thirteen days after the above outburst OF
| devotion to the laws and honor of the United
States was penned
| We have no comment to make on this circum-
stance-exccpt that it is remarkable coinci-
dence; that's all. We suppose the Commodore
can explain it. A second agreement, it appears,
| was made between Vanderbilt Lomar and
Tracy, for the division of the profits, or the sale
of the steamer and certain guano to be received
from Echinique.
In connection with these fllibuster move
ments in the direction of South America, ii may
| be remembered that a few weeks ago the brig
Townsend Jones left this port for Peru with a
cargo indicating pretty plainly what the object
cases Of bombshells, 81 do. shot, IS do. mini
cartridges, 200 do musket cartridges, case
fuzees, 16 kegs mimic balls, so cases minie rifles,
400 do. United States muskets, 80 do. musket
fints, do. musket caps, 81 do. howitzers, do.
cannon caps 24l kegs powder and 9 cases
cavalry sabres.
II was said that George Law had fitted out
this vessel and received twenty-five thousand
dollars in advance the balance to be paid partly
in cash and partly in guano. Are the Commo-
dores going to form combination in flibus
| terism!