, 1869-07-03
THE CUBAN FILIBUSTERS.
Capture of the Expcdttionnty Purity

Yrcn4 TIE Stl- York 1iznka, June 30
twas anuouncsd IN !estesdsy'a r".s thasshe
na1 1ae Il sseane1 M ~ sSaaser 6 c,:y Wss to .ao1c
i;un, Information 10 that eject having been Oh
50 @ laq as lie 5essel named Is Concerned The COD
ttsdctcu appears to hare been correct; but VIC
have received rev facts which show that thers
expedition lid le2re this clty on Saturday eYep-
ing l.st, whose destination Has the Island OF
Cuba- ON information Is derived from person
WHO held or1ctsl connection with the teaderH Of
the expedition.
It Is represented that two parties OF nlibasters
were taken on board tug boats, hlch proceeded 10
Garilncrs Island Day, on the extreme end Of
Long Island. where ocean VESSELS were ordered 10
meet them and consey tncm 70 Cuba Our inior-
Commander OF the First cuhau Regiment, called
meeting Of his officers on Friday evening. In the
5roadxa ay and Eighsh street u which he told them
to be ln readiness to take thetr departure 90 the
following evening, giving them Instructions to COL
! second st1eet They accordingly assembled nt the
tcndezfous natued, whence they embarked on
toa:d the tus.ooat Il. 2. cool. 70 Tue number Of
sevent5-elxht Cuhans, unaer conusad of
colo2s! Laiero, The sug vas loaded with
aheh ass We susequesy & round ana 10 eoass
wafer aud pnoylstona- In company with the L.
D. Cool WIS the sug-boa. We II. Webb, which
Ee,e to sec ne recruits safely on. After the L.
?; Cow % started she steamed " n 70 jones Wood.
Whese aoolt twenty-five ado1t!dna1 pEl were
| taken Gu beard The rug then proceeded up the
| Eaxt it.ses and Long 1tlaad Sound, followed y
tho Webb, which Was used Is scout boat 10 save
eoops HE na e. or
t. the Cool -on reaching NAst : isand both boats
snndaF morning they separated, the Webb return
Ing to this CITY, and the Coo. going ii the direction
q O. ,iners Issua aes5 Ne" Leaaon Eh!ca was
ti0nu:y foEceA They were divided into three pat-
ties 15r the purpose Of avoiding detection on the
| lei, vmeh caused Consider rsbse dlsaasis'sct!on,
amotE The Eaen- About hall an hour n!ieE her
51n m ,s @ = w4s orsa p e sSs
maad Of Lsutenant Colonel currier, OF Colonel
Rsan's regiment. The o11cers on both yessc!a
| Eard u ne hest course 10 pursue in search
| ing for the steamer Catherine Waiting. which
[ was expected to be IN whiting fur them.
Cool, which Was the largest boat, aui 70 have tbe
Chase look after the missing steamer. During the
Hss "a sooRs nads shs!s sppesf;ace y;
bosiu sixteen pieces Of artillery, including az E
iour sc-puuute. l'arrott guns: also, 1000 KcmiEg-
,pn nsseenosag raes e@ 55ana .: sa
ststinE Of s'ne houses. graJ pants and felt hats.
~ 10 Q clock on saat.J morning the Cooi teft the
10 oisa:n water and provisions The tnp occupied
~ day, owing TO ne dense 'og which prevailed.
I About fort. men deserted the boat after her AZ
! xtyn1 at Sew Loudou, having become dissatisfied
| T.tn heir otlccrA who eudeasorsd to detaln them
/ without success. Some Of these men etayed at
SsT LEMON but tas ma]S5ty ley for ths city,
| steamer. While the latter werc passing within
four mics OF Gardeners Island, large slde-wheel
In s s saspf rs. fss
| ono of the vessels which the Cubs 1un:a
aa snEnse Tor sne espealo To
| Al the time our Informant iefs tbs bay Oh
TIE tug-boai Cool the ntfpusscss were InonentarlJ
mani u Genera T spesi, Of Fenlsn % @ uosoresy. lei III L
| wns reported that he had left PhlaIelph!a with
! bus men On Friday efenlns taxing the cars for
ttoat and proceed 10 Gardiner Island The entire
| expedition WAS estimated At 7oo men. Ita hitting
out Is said to have cost the Junta over 32aa 0o0 The
oIcezs, The First Regiment were asceTtaaned 10
be ~ follows:
Colnnel, J. W. Byron. formerly OF the Irish
Cn!on officer; Major, Courtney, late Assistant Ad-
Captains. !: +. o'Ss!I, Edward auT:ssh. WIN Il
Lindsey, Charles ke2|us, Coltec and 7. McC1e.
Dunng the trp OF the tug-boat Cool. Colonel Ryan
! w8a heard TO remark that be WAS Ia the city of
oIa sers1 u ss ess II
| that he had assu1ned the dress of policeman md
/ General n. b. Go,coura, Inc reputed leader nj
the expedition, ~ha ~as taken On board ihe Cath
! etlGe WhIti.G, was brought before Commissioner
piaint against hin was made b. n=nry " French.
Of bridgeport who testified that &c enlisted IN An
expedition 10 50 to Cpba oil the lst Of June, and
=! that he knew General Doroinso Gocou5ia 70 bs
| tic leader OF the expedition General Go!conra
was required 70 give S5,ooo bali TO ansncr the
/ chasEe, ami *3,oea 10 keep The peace.
| F.on. the -fets l'oft Ereniny }vss, J.f:e 81
| The Cuban expedition which attempted to leave
J this port on Saturday r.eht has come to M 1n-
! glorious en1 for those entsSed IN It
! United States Marshal BarI9H learned On Su0Aay
! afternoon that
c1uits on board, had been seen making their way
through Hell Gate toward Long leland SOUND and
cntteEs ahd SAT- n potsaiI me teseohe cutters
i Camrhe!!, With DepusJ-MarshA Cretc On hoard,
In charge, Immediately set out; anf after cruising
aoou, the Sound sInee Monday, captured the Jugs
last ntcnt T1th ~ the recruits except the party
; who deserted 1t New London
! The Campbell seized The J. Il. Chase, on Car
diners Point, at CLOCK this morning, The re-
! CruItz ne1e In a forloru condition. AMI thet Ate
cold. ''-@S'
An hoar or t~o later the teycnuc catter Nccal-
Male, and, after formally seIzing snem. the three
ings were con7eEed 10 New iosk under the guns
| Tie zee, arrived At the BROOKLYN Navy lard
this morning. where the recruits, Including three
reporters OF the Ntral4, TRIBUNE and {ri*h 4 m<ra
ihe Enited STATES autaorlitca, Tbs nees u now Ia
| the custody or Admiral Godol.
! Iht ntn arc IL q most IepIoF1ble condition
I having suffered severely from lack ot fooc and
! wafer. and also from h1eing been compelled to
| sleep On the open deck Of the tugs Without any
projection from the frequent s:oElns Of the past
, few aays. Iher seem to Ge much iueensea At the
leadets, Mho 1hey complain have not only trrsie.
| them badly, but have also feasfal1y trisuauassd
| the enter1,r.te. 1t Is po: likely ihl: these mcr
! who number pEsWee. ttree aud iouf hnndrei,
Mi! s0on agaiu engzSe Il. = similar undertaking.
The complete falure o. thIJ last expedition, and
| the effective measures takcn BY Marshal Barlow,
| vii not only reader future expeditions fsou this
port ttuprpbsale, but Impossible