The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-05
CUBA.

Departure of Americans to Aid the Insurrec-
tiOnists-Oue Thousand Men Fully Armed and
EGuipped-The Steamer in Fighting Trim
One Thousand Stand of Arms and 10000
Pounds of fAmmunitiOn-HOw the Expedition
Was Originated.
The New York World Of this morning publishes a
two column and half article containing all the de-
tails of the fitting out and departure of steamer
laden with men and arms to aid the Cuban revolu-
tionists. 1t says:-
BEFORE EMBARKING.
Last night, up to late hour, the whisky shops on
the west side of the city, along West, Washington,
Greenwich Canal Hudson and Varck streets in
Spring and Charlton, and all along from the Bat
terry up the terminus of the Eighth ward, were
filed with overflow of noisy, rough-looking
customers These fellows all had packages,
bundles OF stockings, old jackets, paper par
that had seen service in our civil war. These men
were rather noisy, and seemed to have fair supply
OF money to spend, if their supplies were fur
nshed by generous hand They had all on their
person, revolvers, dirks, doube-barrelled pistols,
rifles and musSets of improved pattern: Whenever
they became so noisy this swarm OF tbusters,
who ate and drank and jokcd and played do
minoes, small-framed dark-eyed looking fellows,
evidently in some authority, would slip in, say some
thing about the police, and the hurrah-tak would
stop. AT eleven O'Clock the whisky shops were sud
denly deserted, and the crowds OF half-armed hli-
busters began TO turn out IN seeming bO 10
were these men? We shall see.
THE STEAMER.
on Saturday last the steamship Arago, Captain
Hilton cleared from the Custom House for st,
Thomas, under Peruvian cOlors. The old Arago is
known TO nearly every New Yorker. How many
thousands OF citizens have crossed the tlantc
in her TO HaVre and back in her old days ANA,
later, who does not remember her as gallant snip
of-war, carrying the United States flag at her fore
peak, and doing vgilant duty in the Southern
blockading squadron? Well, since then the Argo
has seen strange ycissitudes and undergone
many changes. She was cleared on Saturday
for ST. Thomas, but until yesterday morning she was
lying inside of Sandy Hook, flying American and
Peruvian colors. This would seem strange, that
papers being correct. But there was an excuse.
There was want OF hne weather. IL was all right
and proper that she should clear Ior 81 Inomas ana
do so. But the sequel will show why the Arago
waited so long for fair weather
THE EMBARKAToN OF THE EXPEDITION.
This last batch OF Cuban recruits, numbetng
nine hundred men, were under the command OF
General Guiccerrea, whose father was with Lopez in
the unfortunate expedition to Cardenas in 1851. The
general commanding the expedition OF the AragO is
| from St Thomas and has been fighting under Ces-
pedes and Quesada. The men selected, or rather
| accepted in the different Cuban drlll-rooms were
nTincipaliy young Americans and Irishmen of good
nphtng stock and adventurous spirit with here and
there sprnkling of Germans, who are supposed to
he exnerts In drilling practice. There was also a
sprnkiing of Poles and Frenchmen, as there always
m any venturesome affair that promises lighting and
| the spolia OpiTtG The officers were, as general
thing in the regular ranks, CuDans VINO seemed 10
| be very flush and liberal with their greenqacks and
| gold pieces.
| THE MEN TRANSPORTED BY TUGS.
Two tugs the Yankee and Philip, had been hre1
to transnort the men on board OF the Arago Several
of the men went on board with their rifles on their
shoulders The tugs moved about so as not 10 excite
suspicion from the watGIui nae6 Sar S1 DOZEN lo
| times. All this time the AraRO was lying DeloW III
the bay waiting for the men. Many 9i % tnemt were were
taken from Richmond county and dnerent parts
OF the lower end of Staten Island, and put on DoarC
OF the AragO. The majority or the men loungec
board Of tas Ps5 az Se foot spng Street TSo
most Migrant thing, however, was the eatmg o