The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-11-21
FILIBUSTERISM.
Movement for the Annexation
OF Cuba.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
The highly important events that have
transpired in Spain during the last five
weeks, which have resulted in the over
throw of one of the oldest thrones on
the European Continent, has drawn the
attention of adventurous aud fillibuster-
irg Americans to the unprotected or weak
state OF the deienses Of the ever faithful
Isle Of Cuba.
An expedition, or rather series of ex-
petitions, are now in process of fitting
out, The objective poiut Of such being
some central point for general coneen
tration IN the heart of Cuba. These ex-
peditons are severally being organized
IA New York, Mobile, Boston aud New
Orleans. The object Of these several
1 expeditions when unite.,. she annex:
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/ G0mmaotedtfon has use.s estaaliShee5
between the leading insurgents now IN
arms against the authority Of the Captaih
General, Lersundi, and the different
chiefs of the movement in the United
States
In New York City the acknowledged
leader of the fllibusterng movement Is
a Colonel George W. Gibbons, who has
held commission and served in the vol
unteer force employed during the late
war Col. Gibbons is about twenty eight
years OF age, is man of powerful frame,
and when mere lad, served under the
i'll fated General William Walker, in his
Nicaraguan hlibustering movement.
THE ORGANIZATION
The organization Of the movement is as
follows:
There will be three points of depar
ture, viz
First-From the City of New York
$500 men will embark in steamer now
chartered These men will be armed
with revolvers, but will not have with
them any larger arms or artillery. as it
will be impossible to eyade the United
States authorities with supply OF mus
kets or ammunition But the vessel will
carry twenty days provisions for the
number OF men which will be debarked
some point on the coast. from whence
they viii march to the mountains Once
there it Will be Impossible 10 drive them
from their strong hold until the native
patriots have rallied in good numbers
Second-The expedition from Boston
wall consist OF eight hundred men. un
armed, but we'll olhcered by men who
have served ia New England regiments
These men will also taAe with them TWEEN
" days provisions, 50 Us 10 enable the
Cuban patriots 10 remain in their de
tenses aud resist the Spanish veterans /
II possible, battery of small howitzers
will accompany this par, of the general /.
movement
But the main aud most important
movement will be from New Orleans. the .
principal column from Looi~iana
Three thousand men will leave New
Orleans IN fifteen days from this date (
They will be conveyed by large aud fast
screw steamer, aud with her or at n dit !
iereut day or night, another fast vessel
will sail, carrying stores, artillery aud
provisions for i've thousand men This /
body will be under General Harry Hays. !
or General Charles f Henniugseu, of
Niearaguan and II Hungarian revolutionary
fame
Colonel James Kerrigan. formerly ofI
the 25Ih New York Infantry, is to have /
a separate command in the New York /
contingent Colonel Gibbons has been /
the recipient OF niuety-four letters. offer /
ing assistance, within the past few DAYS, (
and two we'll known merchants in this |
city have offered 500 900 worth of shot 1
aud ammunition toward the cause
Two great difficulties present them
selves to the tilibusters in this projected 1
invasion of Cuba. First, it Is doubtful |
it the United States will wink at them
The district of Santiago is proclaimed
and Mazantllo, where IT is probable that
a large body OF invaders would have TO
land by reason of the peculiar eonforma-
tion OF the coast, is ut latest intelligence
in the hands OF the Spanish troops The
officers in command of the re-
bel Cubans are Colonel Aguilleras and
G eueral Cespeders-the last. who has
been very wealthy STAKEHOLDER, being
very brave and efficient officer Colonel
Cabrerca, Colonel Diaz, aud several other
officers have hoisted the standard of re
volt, and it is impossible to doubt
that the insurreetion will have overspread
all Cuba up to the gates of Havana, in
twenty days. Nearly every newspaper
editor in the Island of Cuba enters. sym
pathizes, or is directly implicated in the
revolt and Lersundi has been almost
driven crazy with the complicated trou-
BILE that have poured down upon his de
voted head.
RECRUITING OFFICES
Recruiting Offices will be opened. ip-
different parts of this city to morrow.
They will not be called recruiting offices.
but will have the name Cuban Emigra-
tion Bureaus" Emigrants will 5e re
reived and their names taken down. and
oathS will be administered to them on {
promise of strict secrecy to obey the
emgrants" The greatest
will be TO evade the United
States authorities. However, Marshal
Murray will have another opportunity to
Detray American citizens into the hands
If the Cuban Captain Generals, should ,
he movement result disastrously. as did
The unfortunate expedition under poor
Lopez in August, 1851.
WITH COLONEL GIBBONS.
Our revolutionary reporter paid visit ,
% Colonel Gibbons yesterday morning. )
It his headquarters, at No 446 Broome ,
street. The entrance is up a fight OF .
half dozen brown stone steps.
The Colonel is powerfully built man.
With jet black eyes, and hair OF the
same color. He was aitired simply but
richly in black broadcloth suit, and
vas conversing with remarkably beau. /
ilul woman when our reporter entered .
rhe Colonel stretched out mis- leg. and ,
ooking steruly at not very good look. :
ng small boy, said to the ill-favored +,
small boy:
/" Ask that gentleman what he wants2" !