Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-11
CUBA.
The Pros SRd Cons OF the Ara
90 Affair.

Z WASHINGTON, May 7.~Tae State De-
partmeut t0-dsy received s report from
3 Government Cffi GER il New York in
reference TO the WOTld'S sensation story
Of the departure OF the Steamer ATagO,
Isden with arms and munitions 0f var,
and carrying 3 thousand uniformed men,
destined for Ihs iBsuFgsnt army in Cuba
SecFeAry Fish vas well informed in re-
gard tNthe stssmer IN question, as he
had previously beeu notified by the Peru
Wan Minister that he had purchased 4 or
I chartered the ArzEo 10 convey stores 70
bis Government but Inquiry was made
! Of the proper officer in New York, in
order 10 obtain ell the fscts bearing on
. the case. From the report s8d the iEfor-
nation furnished By the Peruvian Min
i lister, it appears thst she sailed from New
/ YORK witR TeEGiar papers, and with no
attempt At COncezimcGt, Tbs report
thSt sra hRd on board q regiment OF men
and large amount CT arms, etc created
much snUseueGt bsJwesn Minister Gar
I cis and the Eenrstk ~ Of State. A small
amount o. powder ~ some other smmu-
milton, and certain com meTsis! stores,
composed her cargo, and she carried
only her regular crew. She sailed under
the auspices Of the Peruvian Govern
ment, and cannot, therefore, without
violating good faith, be used except ia
tia manner specified ia her Pspers.
Il appears, however, tbss on Tuesday
there sailed iroll New YORK The steamer
PerCt, chartered by . Cuban, and con-
tsiGing war material and carrying about
thrss hundred men. Esr clearance pa
peTs showed that her destination y Wss
Jamaica o= some peaceful port, and that
the prohibition relating 10 srmz, ETC..
HgI Frn huH 10 hsara
done bef1re, with the kDowledge Of the
Spanish Consul 81 New York, 10 whom
css5s q Ike character hzvs heretofore
been referred by tha i5Cstouns authorities.
The officer n New York WLo made the
report 10 the ate D Dspsr' nlelit seems to
hsve little doubt that the PerOt's men
sid czTgO sTe destined for the island OF
Cues.
II is nos tie intention Of the Govern
ment to Issue pfGSisaatiun Of DetrsliLy
on the Cuban troubles, Gnisss better rea
sons for such q cOurss should present
themselves than have existed or row
exist, although il has been repeatedly
urged 10 10 50 5y the SosBisa represent
stivs IN this city. 4 very long letter
from that official was recently addressed
10 the Secretary Of 3 late on that subject,
urging a proclamation, sud citing precs-
dents il support OF his request. TIE
proclamation Ol President Fillmore, is-
sn ! during toe Cuban troubles 10 1850 or
1851, being especially urged as spplca5le
to the present case. Secretary F-so re-
plied to the con- QUnicstic1, pointing out
the important diE-reDee ia the Csses, End
showing that the Government had
promptly suppressed, tnr9ugn the Gus
tsms or Navy Department., al eXpedi-
tiOns attempted to bs fitted out IN sew
eral Of the Southern ports snd elsewhere,
and that proper precsutiOn had been
taken to prevent recruiting or the fitting
out Of tuture expeditions. The admin
istrstiOn does not tbiak it advisable to
disturb the psscs, and emblrrsss the
commerce anu business Of the country by
such pTOelamtiOH, unless TIE strongest
reasons exist EUr such = course, Whigs at
present are not apparent.
NEw YORK May The World says
that IL has private dispatches from New
Orleans, stating that the blockade run
nefs Peru snd Lillian, engaged in carry
ing filibusiers from New Orleans TO some
point contiguous 10 the Cuban coast, have
landed at the GrsEde IrCqua, iu the Gull,
some twelve hours by steamer from the
Florida Keys, and the fii0usters have
gone into quarters ana are waiting for
FtlGIOrce u -nt9.
The World also insists that the Arsgo
did sail for Cuba, with 420 men aud
eighty-fCur officers, and Gen. Jordan.
Among the officers wers Brig. Gen. Chas.
May, Lieut.. J. I Magill, cf the British
Artillery; Lieut.. Eiwsrd Berre, French
Cavalry; Mi. George InmaD, Seventh
Rhode Island InfantTy; Capt. L. c.
Bailey, formerly Of the Filth Uuited
States Cavalry /; Lieut. Thomas Fuzgib-
bvD, q isr ermAstsr; Msj K. B Martio,
OF tins i geutieth PENNSYLVANIA Cavalry
Col Warren, Col. Ch2llss Reed and Col.
Ch2s Lester.
Ihe World says: "FOur other vessels
have sailed within three weeks. the first,
under Col johnson, taking $50 men,
the Becp1d, under Gen. SpinOls, 800,
the thirG, with 800, and the fourth, under
General French, with ESQ men. Within
ths last tbirty-shTee days, We have posi-
tive Information thar 5000 men have
left the cities OF Charleston, Baltimore
and New 0 leans for point adjacent to
the Cu5sn coast, and for the island itself;
25OO have left New York, and 500 more
are now waiting 10 get Of"
Il is said United SCsses District Attor-
usy Barlow mas received a dispatch from
Secretary Fish, iDstructiog him to use
every preczutiOn TO prevent the depart
ure Of any expedition for Cuba from this
port.