New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-31
THE LATE EXPEDITION FROM NETWORK.


ARRIVAL or THF STEAMER PERIT-sUCCEssFUL
LANDING IN CUBA-RETUItS or 4 WOUNDED
OFFICRR-sTRENGTu OF THE EXHIBITION
INCIDENTS or THE VOYAGE.
In the ship news of yesterday the arrival of
the steamer PERT from Kingston announced as an
item Of commercial mtoi'g ence which 10 ordinary Oh
servers was a commonplace matter enough, but which
20 tho initiated matter Of unusual Importance,
this steamer was moro than suspected Of having con
veyed material aid 10 the Cuban rCvOutlonsts. rep
rescutatvc Of this paper therefore cent 70 the ship
which he found mOored at the pier foot Of Paron-st
Red Hook Brooklyn There were on board az the time
Of his first visit bnt two or three Of the crew under
charge of the Assistant Engineer all OF whom declined
70 give any information IN regard 70 the
Kingston with heavy cargo o. lOCwOOd ard frHt There
was however, manifest reluctance 70 answer auy qucs
tons winch was Ia sef suspicious, and visit later in
the day determined upon On second visit Mr.. A.
q. Delaney, the CnefEngtnoer Of the ship, found IN
charge, aud though ne was most cordial IL hls manner
aud polite he Observed the greatest recence refusing
admit any thg except mat we steamer bad made ilp
70 kingston and fetlIhGu' us manner, however, ana
the sEilfn way IN winch ne paired leading questions
reported connection Of the steamer with the Cuban
cause was well founded, wbdh deduction i fuzzy
sustained by paragraph IN ihe MWtnq Journal pub
lished at kingston Jamaica, May IS. stating that the
American steamer PERT, from New York arrived al Port
Royal on Saturday last, having touched 1T port ia
CUBA placed IN quarantine fron which she was re-
leased yesterday. when sle cane ~ ths harbor' Ths
iBen which appeared ~ tie O0ID'tGI standard and J0
The American stesmer Pert. Capt Fletcher, from
NewNOrk last Hyauza (;Oafr or CuhD. arrived az Port
Royal on Saturday last dud was paced u Quarantine
~ Dr Ryan, the acting Health OlIcsr. We quickly dis
pl.ched orr reporter e. Port ltOy9l 10 ascertain
the cause q the steamers detention ~ Quarantine, ana
We are Indebted 10 the courtesy u Dr. Ryan and
Capt Fletcher Tor the following Information:
IT. appears that he Pct left New York with soveJ pas
Tor The coast Of CUBA and that they were landed
the port above mentioned The cap unable to
obs a bl Of health tnero 10 authorities 70
give IL a. hin. He eded las way having FIVE
Vas.c ogI cz aud 90 reaching Port Royal Ire
PERI TGs placed IL quaraS ge Of Observation pGudmg
tho decision o: lle Board OF Health Capt Fletcher re-
ports tho Cuban IL urTectiOn a. rvHe-lhg ny JUJy,
Among the PASSENGERS t'1 Pert was Capt. Chrics
Wright = tho Cuban Army a. resident Oh hobo
ker aud IN the hope or Obtlining somo sa,isiac
tory information call made at bcadquarNrs
found with a party OF his friends. lie seemed some
what annoyed a. The publicity Which attended Ls move
me ITS and extremely reluctant TO converse Oh the subject
VI ls Cuban experience fear ng that details ~ TIE tApe
ditOn might give suc information 20 me spanish AntDD
TICS a5 would " jure the cause Of mo CuDans
Alter 'OmoV nat extended CdhVcfs. uou Capt wright
concluded that the publication OF the following iacts
could 10 no DAMAGE. and Therefore consented 10 give
them: An expedition IA Dad q int 1uDih cause vas Or
g3ui2ed In New York. and quietly lcil te city on board
Of steamer WI ieh he declned 20 name, bat which lie
stated The hands u able ana pllsed gHceiA
Col Warren was IN Command ana nHu WIN nm 'JJ
wearInel men beside 1909 stand Of arms eight cLs
apd an abundant gtippy OF ammunition. lhe majority
OF the men " 5re Young Americans, many "a whom had
service during the Rebellion, noih u the Union ana
Rebel armies They went tthOH bounty rhdierer,
beng Cd by sincere desire To assist III what they
cCLhldere4 . just cause. $780,. ,
INK no peyrs cheerfuly uniIsd " raising the valuable