American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
General Co Q 1uria,
rom the New York Express

From the New York Express.1
A morning paper has article on
tile sailing Of the Arago to aid the
Cuban patriots-first reported in the
Express of last evening. The main
facts are probably correct, but we
presume the Generals name is in
correct it probably is Domingo de
Goicourid-a gentleman whose whole
life has been devoted TO Cuban in
dependence, and who has probably
purchased more arms for filibuSter-
ing purposes, and engineered more
Illegal expenditures, than any other
living man. He was with Lopez in
the rising of 1850, and was then
taken by the Spaniards, condemned
TO the garote, came even so near eX-
ecutiou as to be placed in the chapel
to shriye himself, bit afterward had
his sentence committed to tranSporta;
ton to Ceuta, aud was actually sent
TO Cadiz as IA prisoner. He so won
the good will of the commander,
that he was allowed to escape, taking
passage i'll an English steamer tor
England, and thence to the United
States, where he has since resided
when not engaged in filibustering.
The expedition of 1S54-i. c., that
was seized on the coast of Florida
and taEen, into Mobile-Yas fitted
out under his auspices, and paid for
by monies raised by him through his
correspondents to the "eyer faithful
isle" ,afterward lie was CONNECTED
with Walker in his rad On Nicara-
qua, and even now has but Just re
rutrned from the shores OF Brazil,
where lie has been helping the
authorities of that country to organ-
ize victory oyer Paraguay. During
these many years, though d price
was all the time offered for his head,
be has frequently visited Cuba, al
ways escaping detection. Among
his memorable visits was one during
the time of apparently profound
quiet, when the, betrayer of Lopez
was Shot dead in a billiard. room.
Again. at a time when steamers
piled between New York and New
Orleans, stopping at Havana, Col
couria was a passenger. u, He had
caused proclamation to be printed
in New Orleans, and to get them to
the island he adopted a novel mode
by purchasing up all the empty beer
and wine bottles and filing them
with his pronunciamentos, casting
; them into the bay from tile Steamer,
whence the old jun! ( men gathered
them to the shore, and THUS diStribu-
ting the whole number. Ii fact Spain
never has had, aud. probably never
, will have, more bitter, determined,
! and persistent enemy: No exertions
fatigue, nor misfortune dampelis, and
, no danger appals him. Straight OH
the avenger presses to his goal; like
: the fabled one of old he gathers
strength from each fall, and gathers
fresh courage from the embrace O.
mother earth. Goicouria is of me
}. dium hight, spare built. long grey
beard. dark complexion, with, per
haTs, the most wicked, piercing ey,
i eyer put into mortal'S head. Hi!
5 past untiring zeal is Il guaranty o
e his future. Now all the antccedent!
/: of Goicouria We're well known to tn,
e authorities of this country. Ill
,, Should have been watched unless th
o Government was willing to wink a
0 his proceedings, and if they are will
t ing to have done it, how, will the
: explain it when demanding humilia
" tion from England as an atonemen
e for allowing the Alabama to cscanc