New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-19
THE CUBAN LIBERATORs.
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lbro the air II shot from awidemOuthed Farrott gun
but all keeping up such racket as only young urAeys
san make in time Of excitement The oiu ones WIN
necks upstTetched and heads high in ar hutrleu h'e
and thher in tremendous eater AFTER thelf dlssip"ou
1rooa An around ms the little whstled their short
,haru octave dirninuendo "twee-tweetweetwee-tyee'
tweetweetwee," their signal OF distress varying 'nS
tune every once in while, when they caught sght u
khe black and white feathers Of the mother "iuBs "
The petulaut ''twu-ee, twu-ee "-whioh, IN turkey
lapauaee I suppose means "stop and the qul'A,
nanny Vitter and clack "twiptweep" which announce
their arrival al place Of safety, where the ola ones
spread the maternal shelter and console the wee ones
guiet their fears The splendid WOODS were luii y
At every turn saw something to interest me, anu ~
not at all sorry that my guide suspected me ana was Try
Ing 20 walk me down. At o'clock we reaoheu 'no
Cnban camp ON the southwestern side OF the lahu'
There were not than 90 men IN siBht 1hoSo "oi
seated on blankets under the shade trees payins
bluff for pieces OF tobacco reading, writing cha'hs VI
engaged in that most exiting OF all military amusemehs
"bupting for gray-backs" Some were in their bush
tents asleep and some guard the shores OF the
Iapd while others were enjoying their BATH and others
s were roaming through the woods In search OF game
At the camp was received very politely by number
Of the officers My guide had by this time become sas
fed that not spy, and although suspicious CHANCES
werecast upon by new acquaintance they ala 40.
eynee any dstrust all in words but treated me with
the utmost consideration and kindness After an hour
very pleasantly spent with these men, all OF whom are
intelligent, and evidently QeVOteu 10 tue Nup"h
cause the Captain and returned toward the house. On
the road-whch this time only mile in length-we
met Col Ryan and Lieut-Co Currier to whom was in
troduced. Ryan is fnelookng young fellow OF about
"a years Of age, tall well formed and apparently man
Of great sefpOssessiOn. In his conversation he dis
played much Of the border brag" which in our more
quiet part the land Is usually taken as the mark OF
coward but with all hls buster about scalps, &c,
really believe that he possesses brave spirit and that
what he undertakes he will pass through great deal OF
danger TO accomplish.
last night" said he, 1T was alongside the window
where you sat, md every paper you showed TO
Mrs Gardiner tell you stranger, you were in mighty
tlcklish place had my all around the house, and
you couldn't have travelled five PAGES from It without
beng eonscated and, perhaps sent to kingdom come
intended 20 you myself last night and have talk
with you satisfy myself to the design OF your VISIT
here but concluded to till to-day; then felt
uncertain about you going to eutce you down into
the woods and asso you We have to watch body
There have been spies among as you know and there
spies here YETI but the Lord have mercy on them
get hold of themw
well Colonel" said T. what do you think Of me by
this tmei Have you any suspicion that have come TO
watch you report your doingsl The officers aboard
the cutters know your whereabouts your strength in men
and munitions Of war -"
Munitions Of warl That's good !" said Col. Currer
ave have MT single gun, except fowling piece down
here at the house. where going to take YOU
-Qere began to open my eyes" and that's one Of the
durndest pieces Of light artillery you looked at II
you want TO fire northwest you we got TO aim east by
south little south, and then the chances are that
the shot will back upon you like boomerang and
put your blessed eyes out Among 200 men we have
about 20 revolvers nary sword pound and half Of
powder and about lead enough to choke Deputy Mar
shall Them's our munitions of war"
Then followed a desultory conversation, in which
learned TO my great satisfaction, that good fell
low and the freedom Of the sand that suspicion ia
my case was heightened by the fact that had arrived
Upon the heels Of the Government vessels that the
big fellow who had boekaded the gardengate last night
was no other than Col Currier himself, with cooked
pistol held behind his back and that the men, although
hungry and Naked still anxious ever to sail
for Cuba and as determined to get there when they
enlisted.
This little battalion Of unarmcd soldiers is one Of the
most peculiar bodies Of troops you ever heard Of Ac-
cording TO Ryan's accountit contains three ex-BrgA
cier-Generals and two ex-Major Generals, seven ex
Majors nine exIeutenant Colonies, and o. exnioors
ether grades armies lately arrayed against
each other There Is PFussian officers, aud
or two who have held commissions under Napoleon ILL.,
and Garibaldl, and His Holiness the Pope OF Rome
All these, 1 understand, private soldiers
IN the First Regiment New-YOrk Cavalry Cuban
Liberators." This little army also boasts a Sig.
nal Corps, and an Engineer Corps, and is ex.
Pected sOOn believe. to have Artillery Brigade,
or something Of that kind Ryan and Currier very
bitter against the Junta for of its recent actions
and denOunce GOcOura de Afaro in the most
ed terms. They attribute the failure OF the expedition
TO the imbeety Of Domingo de GOcouria and PoehicO
Alfaro, and to the mutny of Col Byron and his men.
Byron, they say, simply second lieutenant Col
cOura's staff, and mere stick, at that.
When the LIST Regiment n. Y. Cavalry Cuban LIBERIA.
ready for the field there will be majorgeneral to
command it and brgadier to hold position under him,
with cOlOnels leutcoonels, majors, captains and lieu
tenants in abundance, and the insignia Of rank have
already been selected. The msjorgeneral is to
god-embroidered each breast; the brgadier
on the left breast; the colonies are to double
breasted coats, with one large and two small stars
worked on yellow ground the shoulder; the lieut.
colonies the same without the middle STAR and the
jOrs only star. These facts are worth knowing
just
Col Ryan laughed heartily when spoke to him of the
contradictory statements he had made TO NewYork
porters and asked explanation He surprised to
learn that for weeks the papers have contained al
most daily accounts concerning his movements in the
city, and requested me TO publish in THE TRIBUNE the
following notes
HEADQUARTERS 1sT r. Y. O. c. L. CAMP EaetEl
- ~, =, ~ - GASDIS EEs ISLAND JAY 49, 1863 )
SIR am Informed that unauthorized person rep
Iesenng himself 10 journalists and others OF your city as
expense and that OF the which have espoused
Eow te man ana 10 order 70 put yorr readers their
poster as can. He is about feet Inches in hight
imperial ana short black SS H vey s aRa
affects an aoruptness which leads his hearers believe
Palnn0ss Is simply the brazen eronterY Of eiegaer
a. t1idUstfte ne ~ now wearing suit OF
clothes with my name marked the inside the watch
pocket AS l have not been within the limits Of the
Metropolitan District since the morning Of the 10th of
June you may assured that the individual 10 whom
refer sailing under false colors II hear again that
ne is continuing his impostOns shall not hesitate to
give his fun name and address. W. A. G. RYAN
Colonel Commanding LIST n. Y. Q. Q. Liberators
Capt Brocarde now longer doubtful Of the the truth
ofmy statements in regard to the object Of my visit
then handed me his diary, from which made few in.
teresting extracts. hereto subjoined:
Jt1e, so-li m The Chase in charge Of Lieuts Ar
mold and Busy and three men, captured the reye-