The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-14
THE CUBA FiLlBusTERNC EXPEDITION.

Colonel Gibbon and his coadjutGs, General Hen.
ningsen and Colonel Kerrgan, OF the Walker and
Lopez expeditions, have been induariously but un.
ostentatiously at work for the past two weeks st
their headquarters In Broome STREET, near Broad
way, enlistng braves, every one Of whom has smelt
POWDER for the grand army OF invs,ion OF the ever
faithful island Of Cuba.
The work laid out for these gntlemen by the
genersiissmo OF the expeditions mysterious but
a.powerful Havanese, who FOLLOWED the fortunes In
Europe Of Don Carlos and on this Ointment OF Max
imilian-to do was the enlistment, OF 5000 men, q
moiety Of the "army Of nberation,' the other half
being recruited in Mobile and Nov Orleans; ana
yesterday, on figuring up the names on
the rosters, upwards Of $50 honaJres, all
anxious TO do valorous deeds of arms,
were found lou q, as Their grand ~, tola From this
who thus far has furnished the silews OF war and
who Ii TO honor this city with his presence In the
course OF day or two declares tha TO- O00 men are
sufficient 10 make mnce meat Of all who adhere to
Bourbonism on the island.
Who this iustrious Havanese Is b with outsiders
question OF Qiteyt sd0e. Colonel Gibbon says he
knows him well; that In fact, evert admirer OF mill
tary genius military energy and military tact In the
Caribbean sea or on the coast OF Mexico knows him
aud will continue 10 know him only brave but
generous and wealthy and republican and ambitious
Colonel - remarked the inquirer, when.ne had an
opportunity to put in word edgewse, "this un.
known must really be very WONDERFUL
all; the wealthiest merchants IN New YORK, nrms
that nave made their millions Cuba, are with us
heart and soul. Their purses ere open to US. All
We have to do is To draw upon them, and our drafts
| are unhesitatingly honored.n
"Tney must take On extraordinary interest in the
IA very great interest, sir,r here remarked the
| Coonel's brother, 10 the interrogation '0ne nrrn
has offered us MY thousand mlskets-no, blankets:
no, no, mean haversacks. thst's it, But we have
everything, every thing; men, uore than we want;
money, an much AZ we can expend; food, clothing,
atar N avp rvfl h...
except transportation, and, thai We shall have"
about the neutrality lswsi'
"Ah there's the rub. We have depots at Mobile
and New Orleans, and General Forrest aud other
Southern gentlemen are anxious to Join US, and gay
they Will, provided the neutrality
laws not violated, which mans. OF course that
they won't go; for OF course the neutrality laws will
must be violated. How 10 1t possible TO get along
without doing that sort Of thing, eli ~
ct is understood that q committee nom your
organization. was about 70 visit Washington aud
ok tninRsW
aHa / bal Oh yes, to be sur /, and Mr.. Gibbon
laughed, while bis brother. the Colonel busted hin.
self at another desk answering the questions Of
to let out our plans; but tins committee will 20 ~
Washington as s0on as the enGeInan from Cuba ar.
rives and make arrangements or planting colony
on the extreme southern poinio Of Forda--yes air,
that's Il; we are going 70 colnize FLORIDA What
do you think Of thatW
IA capital IDEA, certainly. When do you propose
leaving New York with the espedition7 And are
you not afraid Of governmental interference In this
1--WE shall leave In q week or NO weeks or within
o MONTH"; may be sixty days-tomorrow mayhap,
just ss the gentleman from Cuba shall determine;
and ~ for Interference, We don't propose that gov.
eminent snail be officially info med OF day of
sailing or OF the port from wnencewe set out oh
we know what We are about.v
"lOu have done . Dig thing enlsting 20 many ia
80 short time and 20 quietly ZOO. Are AL your
cruits accustomed 10 aL1nsw
Yes; they are drawn,fron our cwn armies, North,
West and South. Theren be 500 5outherncrs In
the expedition. We are going TO h,d meeting ~
the Cooper Institute 20 feel the pubic pulse and ela
quent men will address itS
what are You going to do witt Cuba when you
get IT, Colonelr asked the visifoi turning W that
individual.
Annex II to the Union. II Ia To he orr thirty.
eighth state sir. That's areA1y setued.n
That may not DO the plan OF The Cuban gentle.
man.
1--WE don't know what his pIsns are, and don't
care. When the island Ia ours yDro bono pubitto,
II shall be part and parcel OF UncB samues domln-
ion.o
"Are you not afraid OF The ganotsS Don't forget
the fate Of Lopez
'0b. I'm not afraid. yhie Ia Q big lob cir. a