The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-18
THE CUBAN FILIBUsTERS.

The CUBAN F1LIBUSTERS.
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Important Article from the Omcsal Gazette
of Havana Relative to Them.
Translated for the NEW YoKK HEaAL, from the Gaosta
De Ia Havana Official organ Of the govsrnnenD Of
April l0.l
[USoFncAL ooLUxxJ
one OF our estimabe colleagues occupied himself few
Gays since with certain news circulated the journals in
the neghb bring confederation relative 10 expe
dons projected against the island Of Cuba and The O-
rer des Aoa Unis, journal sensible az enlightened
siys, in It's issue Of the rs b Ma CHI
Accounts which have entire confidence revea, IN n. h
ae or M Of v.s aeusesipg expedition having
dsey 70 ospa iron different Of the nioo srms man
island h ofsr The aiDussss ss1 sYsF 30
sess's ana aer.e The hesdqusrers Of
But he osns wssss of ne ne
that important ibdvidua. Of the cemccrsuc psrt, viii ,ss
ss, hs T hen under van asn
short we assured tbs ,he realization The project 4
bring the expected nAtr ctons o' the gual departure
We would willingly believe that these accounts are ex
sggerated tut We are hardly permitted doubt their
ndhpuiabe erticty. To the news published in the
Courier, we NUT add others which, more or less mys
terousy, have been circulated Washington and Nev
York. is reported that, the Island Of Santo Domin
So there are collected thousand men, CONSISTING Of
Cubsns, aud Frencbmsp that they propose to
embark at Cage Sana Maria the nearest place to Point
Mas and that the 2lst OF March schooner left Ne
York bavirg on board Two tuadred men bound 10 81.
Domingo. II is also reported that an expedition Of nve
thousand men 10 preparing at different points OF the
Unon which VIII rendezvous out Of the Jurisdiction oe
the United States citing the day and nour Of the emasr
katon Of part Of said orce and the name Of the ads
who s to command IL; and the Of Hennnesen an,
some others Of the called generals ana ch,.is vho
mentioned.
Ii the nnes published the Courier dss Esc U.is
were TO circulate IN the cities Of the Union only we would
lot take the trouble 70 and comment upon Them
for every intelligent person the United States Know,
perfectly well The meaning OF the projected expedonS
which have seemed completely abandoned for sone as,s
past IL said lines, and the 0eais whicn we have ieem
ca expedeLt 70 add, were 10 be read and circulated in
the island OF Cuba only neither would lake The trouhla
10 allude 10 tbem because know that the phabar ~
of this rich Spanish province would receive them with
contempt; but as eaid Journal of sufficient Inn ~
command circulation throughout Europe and its enl,0ht
eDmen moderation rateness have given RI
merted authority is but just that we present Ihe ones
lion IN s true light to America and Eorope in order N
avoid our part rs far possible that an
opinion be formed by giving such reports
IN Tie hrst place, draw the correct do1uc
tons, il il fit 10 state the of the islaod from the
expedn ion which invade her. under the c,mmsnS
OF General QuitmaD, was dissolved. From thst r,ne
the Island hAs Continued u esJoy prosperity
which might be enved by the favored nations Of The
earth the interim, Lot emRrant Or poii ica ere
has left It's coast, and all those have desired IT, have
returned excepting those Who under ban of tRe I.
for common crmes such had exclusive
motives 10 Iema away from their country SINCE the
period we have dessnaed the has not had
one single secret sgen Of poce because public pohce
sufficient Tor the security Of ALL Taere not one indi
vdual under surveillance ior political cause and tha
only arrest that mas oetn made thai ground s hat OF
an Insignificant person who came New York vilhout
meehe or connections, and WHO endeavOreo In cre.aa
disturbance auorg The people VI co,or
this be the state Of tbe islandf during tbe four
years referred % nobody therein has tnougbt Of pro
vokre aIy Kind Of commoton- commerce has daily ex
teDdea the circle Of s opraiions property and INDUS
try have been Dedicated large 70 Inc construc
zion Of railroads ana otner ntty which en-
gross large roron Of its capta-H banks aud other in
sttutCps Credit estabishei,f tns VAN. ~
immovabe property has risen . paoaieou msnoar~
Il on an sid.s are seen symptoms which proclaim
the great which the country in the govern
mebt, and the latter in the former-can there be und in
the Island any cause OF oonoaon for these runors vhch
have the editorial department C,~yisr der
Eos [nts We do not hesitate reply there h nona
The last message Of the President Of the Uosd xaee
the petition made IN the senate for thirty mljone of dol
lars 70 negotiation for the acouis,,o, v ,
chase ana eaIe OF The Island of Cuba the speecher made
On thai occasion IN sad body BY some democratic Ssna
and the concon OF that party been the
which have gwen Sc 70 that from time 10 time
and with The 0pect OF exciting atenton been seized
upon by those journalists rejoice In keeping alive
constant fbutterism, well towards Cuba az ovards
Mexico and Nicaragua
Taking granted that this is the true cause of Al.
mos alluded TO- Il remains 70 inquire whether they have
made al impression in Spain ana CUBA that NAV rive
the least encouragement to such ncoherent projects
down TO the most humble spaniard has unanimonslv
rejected with the most noble patton for once anS
or an tne oea si a mating Cuba, declaring that there
Lot gold ehoueh IN the world to purchase ne honor OF
nation; and the inhabitants this island ladies' and
sent upto the throne the
tons, in which shine the most pure and los Al
protesting thousand times they are born and vsh m
ole under the banner OF CASTLE. Nov that we are on
this subject recoect thai the ournaIs M ~
Union have spoken OF the spontaneous manner in which
those represents signed wishing n detract
from their immense inn orance and as we sDov shs. =
ID a m fiesta fioos
by about twenty CuoaGs, who style themselves political
emie ants, but without success against the loyal expos
tons when revealed the general sentiments OF the sland
we cesire that the promoters Of this idea may carry x
out forthwith in order that the Names number M i'm;
OF the persons who contradict the public opinion
With such sntecedents knowing that the slspd has so-
its defence an army Of 600 meo, feet Of more than
thirty SAIL with 3Ol COO armed volunteers-wbch humber
would be doubled wnen requirec-wfn 5000 militia Of
all arms, and with population ready 10 de-
fend it's territory, IL did ut no remote period~
a force not only more than sufficient b, snn,h,,s..
any hhbuetering expedition however numerous and we'll
organized but moreover 70 resist any other attack what
everwhen 1t was seen that the $50 600 600 vote vaa
posened after having been opposed by orators of long
service and expere Dce-when all this is kuo su Il
should Of expeditions but also that journsi 40
dstr as the Courier des Eats Unr give the
lealt crederce TO such rumors II the $50 6oo had
been votedathough should be remembered that the
and sentiments Of nations NOT bous ht nor
changed by money and that those Of the Cuban peouIe
are no such vile merchandise-we repeat, that Tho
600 bad been voted might easily couceive mat
there might deluded individuals capable OF tn,ntr
that large portion OF that sum was to be invested in
preparing nlbusterDg expeditions and that these deude
individuals would take the initiative. But as said sum
has not been voted We do n0t cannot believe that
body has any faith resources OF preparing
An expedition Of an impossible and disastrous issue
Knowing profoundly the Of the leland know
ng nose OF me fennsule 70 reinforce her in Of
necessity, knowing the determination Of the nhabnauts
of the island and Of its government are inclined 10
believe mat in some cities Of the Union the expe-
ons against Cuba has evapor ated in order 70 disguise
better the direction Of those that projecting against
weak States from the CONDITION in which they are
placed. But II they wish 70 MAINTAIN that al our de-
cuc,cns not vigorously correct, n they wish
ADMIT only, by way Of hypothesis and by pure conde-
scepsion, that expeditions organized against this
slnpd after having enumerated her means Of Defence
there only remains, then, for us to add that the ex
pedticnists have ooen TO them the seven hun.
dred leagues of coast from the poin. Of Mast
to Cape san Antonio to the north and SOUTH that
the superior authority In consequence Of said rumors
will take mary precautions neither u,tarv
DOR POLITICAL that tho battaons VI my will Continue
IN Their sumner quarters and that the vcsses OF onr
llspu I'M flev A..