New-York tribune., 1869-04-08
CUBANs DRILLING IN NEW.YORK.
ADVENTURE IN CUBAN DRILL-RooA-M1s-
TAKEN FOR A SPANISH SPY.

ADVENTURE IN A CUBAN DRILL-ROoA-MIs-
TAKEN FOR A SPANISH SPY.
An adventurous young New-Yorker having
learned where he could Cuban patriots under
arms took his way yesterday up one OF the principal
avenues Of this city, opened little street door which the
careless passer would scarcely have noticed, assembled
dark and narrow stairway to the third story pushed
| the & door gently open, and stepped In. u was
long low apartment, with a single row OF windows on
one sde the lower sashes Of which were covered win
rough boards At end were two small rooms In one
Of which GO or 70 musket were stacked against the wall
while belts and cartrdgeb0xes lay In heaps upon tne
floor. The other served as coak-room' In when 'ne
men hung their outer garments while engaged in drilling
Thanks TO the strangers curly black mustacne, ana
foreign air and garb the dozen men sca'eeo
around the room imagined him to DO one OF 'ner own
number and offered no oDjecuon 70 hs ch-
,rapos on the contrary, they very courteousiy
answered the questions which he yentured to ASK
and pointed out the captain OF the company, black
eyed, brownieatured fnelooking man, with ietblack
musache and whskers. This officer said he had been IN
New-York only about 25 days. having fled from Havana
with his family at two hours notice leaving all his prop
erty behind. at have lost a said he "and care not
for my lfe II we make Cuba Free will rather
burn the whole island than that IT should belong to
sspaba. sppab. ss''p ss to % bis sincerity sy6Ss good
the speech and the concertt Give US this"
70 Ss SSs In Gs u
IN this city, in 10 different halls besides four or nye
seemed to know as the leaders OF the enterprise kept
that secret even from the Captain but vas asserted
that plenty Of ammunition ana spencer es ronanss 20
one Of 60 men and the other Of TO- had already LEFT AZ
| O'clock sentinel with bayonet nXed took
hi; post rSs Os0rs sovsrsa t9s SCf SSG Ss Of osss
leaf and included about 70 men, but the stranger iaea
10 catch the OF reckless friend whom ne nao Eea,
think might have joined the CSesss ana G 70 nhf
SO he asked IL any Americans belonged % the company
and was told that only Cubans were admitted as Ic
| he Gouf fharna M -
man named e." were the only exceptions,
| Although many Americans had applied for admission
The arms and equipments were an o % y@ opIy so
of the company took part In the drill Dus saese meu.
through the exercises with much spirit ana
two or twenty three years Of age aud most OF tnen
ookad resoluie aud intelligent Inree OF the numper
were mulattoes, and drilled snouoer 70 ~ ,t
ther white companions apparently on terms OF
miiitarv eouaity Several very styshly dressed
carried gold watches with heavy chains and douOess
10 the Cuban arstocracy Two OF these curea
JiTSs carefully LAID their handkerchiefs down TO pro-
feet e knee which OF the exercises required the 70
Mace on the dusty floor All the orders were given III
Snanish and most of the conversation was In the same
language At the first internisson IN the dril inc
visitor, still anxious TO learn something concerning
his friend, aoeosted the muscular ana hanu- ,.
tie latter muttering some unintelgble reply called ~
a shsrp-eSed fellow, who buntly demanded, what DO
You want The fellows who clustered around Degan "
look so sharp that the startled stranger was glad u
quietly his seat but the consultation OF when o
was evidently the subject by no means reassurDy
its hight when the whole group gathered about him villa
flashing eyes and ominous looks ana payonets MI
,Ssn sS up yGS% bis
Yoa're a spanish spy, are your Ins accusa.on .
could deny with the utmost truth and by dlnt OF nue.
earnest assertion and expianauon' ne sueseo" en
blamed In turn that there were so many spanish spa
Watching them that they had to be very careful inde