The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-15
SATURDAY MORNING MAY I5. 1869. ! !

sengsrs they may carry. In reply to
inquiries from parties interested, includ.
ing, it is said, the Spanish Minister, our
Government has declared that such war
material must be regarded as merchandise,
and the people on board such vessels as
travellers or persons leaving our ports
on legitimate business. This is vary
important announcement, as it will en-.
able the Cubans to send off as many men
and as much war material as they choose
without embarrassing interference In.
formation derived here to-day is to the
effect that two formidable expeditions
left New York for Cuba yesterday.
The New York World, of Friday, as.
serts most positively that the account
given by it on Wednesday of the de-
parture Of reinforcements &c the Cuban
insurrectionists by the steamer Arago
from that port was correct, notwithstand-
ing the report to the contrary made by
Capt HAZARD, of the Yankee, who as
serted that the troops were conveyed to
vessel named the Piervoa. The World
declares there is no such vessel as the
Ifcrron, but that the men on board the
tugs Yankee and Philip were transpor-
ted by them to a fast sailing vessel, from
which they were transferred tc the
Ard9o, which was all ready, with am
munition and arms, out at sea, or, more
properly speaking, in side of the Capes,
waiting undcr command of her officers.
All the arms and ammunition had been
placed on hoard the Arago week before.
Every thing up to the embarkation of
the men had been done in the most secret
manner. The Aragc then proceeacd on
her voyage. The Horld then gives the
following additional information in rela.
tion to the.affair.
For the So. .5..s...ssi (. &
| give complete inventory of the arms
aud ammunition which were placed on
i board Of tue .AraSo a week before she
put to sea. They are as follows;
10000 stand of arms, 100000
rounds Of fixed ammunition, IL six
Founders, 6 twelve Founders, 1000 sad
dies, and 1900 brides.
Besides these articles of contraband,
there were carriages for the guns, lots of
pork and beef, medical stores, cruckcrs,
and large quantity of run to cheer the
patriots.
NEW YoRK's CONTINGENT OF FILLIBUs-
TEES.
To show the extent aud secrecy of this
movement against the Spanish Govern
ment We will now give the names of the
officers in command Of the different bod
les of men who sailed from this city
during the past three weeks, in such
manner as will convince those people
who are still incredulous. 1t was ncccs-
sary to keep back this information as
long us possible from the public, in or
der to avoid duplicating those who gave
it to the journal. The vessels sailed as
follows, in the following order, aud with
the following number OF men OH board ::
First vessel, commanded by Col j. b.
johnson, carried 552 men.
Second vessel, commanded by Frank
b. Spinola, (not the General +. b. Spi-
nola, of Brooklyu,) 300 men
Third vessel, name Of officer in COM
mand withheld, 632 men.
Fourth vessel commanded by General
French, $50 men.
Fifth vessel (,hc Arago), commanded
by General Thomas Jordan, formerly
Chief Of Beauregard's staff, 42O men
and eightyfour officers, Of all ranks. vi
this number of officers, four belonged to
the French army, on leave of absence in
this city, and no one hindering, they
took French leave for Cuba. There
were also seven English officers Of high
rank, who were in the batch of eighty
four.
NAMES OF THE OFFICERS.
1t was impossible to get list of all
the officers who went in the Arago un-
der General Jordan, but we give all the
names we could get, and it will be easy