The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-06
Q u B a.
The expedition from New York to
Aid the Insurgents-The EN-
barkatiOn Facilitated
hy United States
officials.
Gunboats Building for Spain
Anxiety of the Spanish
Minister.

THE reported embarkation of the nlibusters
from New York on Tuesday evening, detailed
in THE TELEGRAPH of yesterday, has caused
sensation The N. Y. Wortd of this morning
Iaas some additional particulars, which will be
read with avidity.
The Government Implicated.
At the foot OF pier 43, or rather ON pier 43, New
York rs situate1 the dock OF the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company. This dock has gates and is closed,
owing to the valuable property stored there, TO ali
those who have.no direct business with the officers
Of the company On the left OF the entrance OF the
steamship company there is mastering officer be-
longing TO the United States Quartermaster's De-
partment from where stores belonging to the Gov
ernment are embarked No person or persons are
allowed to go through this entrance without
the Quartermasters offices the scrutiny OF
the watchman of'the Pacific Mail steamship Com
pany can be avoided. Our reporter detailed to
watch the movements of the flibusters called upon
Mr.. Edward Wadde the watchman OF the steam
ship company, yesterday for the purpose of getting
further details. He stated that on Tuesday, while
the recruits were moving about restlessly along
ing fellow with deep black eyes came to him and
asked him to prevent any one from passing through
the gates of the steamship company, and that
few minutes after large crowd OF men
appeared before the gates seeking admission,
in order that they might get on board Of the
brig Philip These men were armed and had
bundles Of clothes and articles OF equipment. Not
knowing their purpose he refused them admittance,
and now comes the strange part OF the story These
men, without further ado, and under the command
of their officers passed over to the entrance gates
leading 10 the United states QuarternaSterS OUlCe.
The chief clerk OF the quartermasters office, Mr..
Thomas Ryan, informed our reporter that from one
hundred and fifty to two hundred men then passed
through his office entrance to the wharf, where they
embarked. These men were all examined and recog-
Dized one by one by the Cuban officer in charge OF
the expedition, as they passed through. They had
10 pass through the private door behind the chief
clerks desk in the office. Here is a strong case
enough.
The Departure of the & Expedition Tacitiy Al
The Herads Washington correspondence OF yes
terday says:-
one Important fact regarding the probability OF
Government interfering to prevent the departure
Of war material for the Cubans has transpired to-
day. Il is briefly that our Government has resolved
not to prevent the departure OF any vessels whether
loaded with arms or not, provided their apparent
destination is not direct 1or CUBA IN otner woTus,
other place with which we are on friendly terms,
win be allowed to leave, no matter how much war
material how many passengers they may carry.
In reply to inquiries from parties interested, includ
ing it Is ad, The Spanish Minister, our Government
has declared that such war material must be re-
garded as merchandise, and the people on board
such vessels as travellers or persons leaving our
ports on legitimate business. This is a very import
ant announcement as it will enable the Cubans to
send Off as many men and as much war material as
they choose without embarrassing interference; IN IN.
formation derived here to-day is to the enect that
two formidable expeditions left New York for Cuba
yesterday.
What CAPITA in Hazard Said and Saw.
The N Y Times this morning gives the following
statement OF a Captain lazard:-
lie SAYS that he was coming up the Bay on Tues
day AFTERNOONS when he was hailed by Mr. Waters, Of
the Wrecking Company, from the Battery, and told
receive cargo Of passengers. He accordingly did
SO, and found about seyentychye men on the dock a
gage and were apparently very anxious
to get away. The most OF them talked
cite suspicion After they came on board man who
acted as their leader requested the captain TO pu
them on board the steamer Pierrot which was lying
near Governors Island. On the arrival OF the tug
boat at the latter vessel large assemblage OF dark
complexioned men were discovered on the upper %
tugboat Yankee from the foot of Eighth street. North
river The steam-tug Martha was also reported to
have conveyed men on board including the leaders OF
the expedition She was seen lying alongside the
PierrOt, by Captain Hazard The commander OF the
steamer Captain George Fletcher, in conversation
with Captain Hazard, divulged TO him the existence
OF a large cargo of arms and ammunition in the hold
OF mis- vessel lie said that they were obtained from
Governors Island, and that he had them transferred
by tugboat to his vessel on Thursday last the latteI
lying at Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn at that time. Cap
tain Hazard regarded this information as reliable
The organizer Of the expedition is represented TO be
General Domingo de Goisouria, who has devoted
his whole fe to struggles for Cuban independence
besides engaging in numerous 1libustering move
ments. In 1850 he fought against the Spanlards
under Lopez, and he afterwards participated with
Walker in his raid on Nicaragua. lie is described as
a man OF medium height spare build, long grey
beard and very dark and piercing eyes AFTER tn.
she weighed anchor and stood out to sea- IL was In
timated to Captain Hazard that she would land hei
passengers somewhere along the cuban coast ant
that they would subsequently unite with the insur
gents He was not made cOgnizant of this fact
however, until it was TOO Iste p,nro 10 pe o.
alleged, is owned by SponoTd, Tnehton q 90, ana Il
regularly run between THIS Guy 'SnS Sc SeT eT Or o
Monday Is believed 10 be on her way to JON Peru
Wan squadon which is fitting out near New orleans
She was formerly owned by the Nortn Amerlcal
SteamshiD Company, but was sold by them on TN
26th OF April TO parties unkn0wn the compah
giving bin OF sale In blank.
UoXv tbe Spanish Minister Regards the Move
ment.
Specials from Washington yesterday to the n. y
Times contains the following -, .,,,o.,
The Spanish Minister to this country nus mas ISpeS. |
edly within the last four or i've weeks cacd the az
tention of the State Department 70 tne lacs Una t
ships laden with guns and material Oh wa nav oi o
United States ports under American colors, thel
Intimate destination being some obscure pay o
harbOr in the Island OF Cuba The AmeTlca
agents OF the Cuban nsnrrecuon hpptaaa taa ntmos
discretion and up TO this time there ans NOV neen ?
far as either our or the Spanish autnoIlIes az
aware the slightest nIracu9n oi ihSed @ ;tbaT aaiie
or will san in short time are very greaty las @
some ten days ago, Colonel Roberts, the IepIe
sentative of the Spanish authorities mere, WaiIe
On Sacretary Fish and handed him a list OF elgn
small vessels which recently lelt NeW i0Ih VIZ W..
arms and ammunition. SAID Colonel ,nI hoDeIG
80 tbis These vessels have cleared from Nel
Work for Nassau, where they MOIST tIle "a hnHns er
colors and watch chance 10 shp across an anu @ iall
their cargoes merely sS nrlng sgu I'm few days
sbsI hear of either the landing OF these VessJla %
their capture by our gunDOats'- SolohIi ts ~ ~
talked much more on tle sa,ne hen9 snv entangie
,oent between the United STATES anu SPAN. al s 81
tismsn of nigh Ofhcial position mere eApIesseu . a s
opinion tonight that on an aveISes sssan mt the X
eces at inc command OF the revolutionary a&sne
10 moi enable them 10 accomplish any mOse Ina" 1''