Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-05-14
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we make the following additional extracts
8. The arms and Stores on the Arago.-
For the first time we are enabled to give .
complete inventory of the arms and ammu
milton which were placed on board of the
Arago a week before she pus to sea. They
are as follows 2
10000 stand of arms.
5000, GOO rounds fixed ammunition.
( - six-pounders.
b twelve-poundcrs.
5000 saddles.
1000 brides.
Besides these articles OF contraband, there
were carriages for the gnns, lotsof pork and
beef, medical stores, crackers and a large
quantity of rum to cheer the patriots.
The. 10 1000 stand of arms were not need
ed altogether, of course, as is understood,
to arm the mon in the Arago. The sur
plus arms we're for the Cubnns who are will
ing TO fight in the centre of the island, but
have not arms. The saddles and brides
were for the use Of the mounted infantry,
as. that arm has been found the most service
able in the war with the Spaniards. Mounted
infantry can be used for the double purpose
Of cavalry and infantry. 49,,
-New FORKS Contingent of Fl1liJuaers.-
10 show the extent and secrecy. of this move
ment against the Spanish government, we
will give the names of the officers in COM
mand of the different bodies of men who
have sailed from this city during the past
three weeks, in such a manner as will con-
vince those people, who are still i~nerednlous.
1t was necessary to keep back this informa-
ton as long as possible from the public in
order to avoid duplicating those who gave it
to this journal. The vessels sailed as fol-
lows. in the following order, and with the
following number Of men on board
First vessel, commanded by Colonel J.
b. johnson, carried $50 men.
Second vessel, commanded by Frank b.
Spinola (not the General f. B. Spinola, of
Brooklyn, } 5000 men.
Third vessel, name of officer in command
withheld /; 632 men.
Fourth vessel, commanded by General
French, $50. .s,
Fifth vessel, (the Arago,) commanded by
General Thomas Jordan, formerly chief of
Beauregard's staff, 400 men and "a officers,
of all ranks OF this number of officers,
four belonged to the French army, on leave
Of absence in this city, and no one hinder
ing, they took French leave for Cuba. There
were also seven English officers Of high
rank, who were in the batch Of 81
Names of the Ofcers.-It was impossi-
bic to get a list Of all the officers who went
in the Arago under General Jordan, but we
give all the names We could get, and it will
be easy for those who are acquainted with
them in this city, where they are all well
known, to deny the fact that have gone on
the Arago if they choose to do SO. Among
the officers were: nor
Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General
Charles May.
Lieutenant ] r, Magil. of the British
artillery.
Lieutenant Edouard Barre, French cav
airy.
Major George Inman, Seventh Rhode Is
land infantry.
Captain l.. G. Bailey formerly of the
Fifth United States cavalry.
Lieutenant Thomas Fitzgibbons, Quar-
termaster. 4 i@a.+ --1
Major E. B. Martin. of the Twentieth
Pennsylvania cavalry. '1ff ~
81 OOASASA- " olASh3 WAO II Np AAfC II COU1-
mand of the body guard Of General Thomas
Jordan, who is to command the entire revo-
lutionary army. The bodyguard will be
selected from the eighty-four officers.
Colonel Charles Reid.
Colonel Charles Lester.
A great number Of men we're rejected as
recruits by the Cuban officers !; sixty-four re-
cruits were rejectcdby one surgeon. Young
Waite's name was not found upon the roll
of the Arago. He entered under the name
Of Pedro Gonzales. va
In a few days an advertisement viii APP
pear in the morning journals from the Cuban
authorities, stating that no more recruits will
be received for the Cuban army. They have
enough already. Several boys unfit to serve
were brought back flom the Arago on the
tugs Yankee and Philip.
Other Eapeditaoms.-In fact the entire
seabord has been and is still being crowd
ed with fllibustess, Within the last thirty
three days we have positive information that
$1,000 men have left the cities of Charleston,
Baltimore and New Orleans for points ad-
jacent to the Cuban coast and for the island
itself. Twenty-Five hundred have left the
city of New York, and five hundred more
are now, while this is being written, waiting
to get off, It is not possible, however, for this
batch to get off, now that the authorities
have been so effectually alarmed. It is ex-
pected that a force of Is, 800 NOR will, in a
few weeks; be placed under the command of
General Jordan, who has the command of
the entire Cuban army at present unless
that he is unfortunate enough to be captured
bySpanish war vessels during the next sig
days.
The Arago will certainly either have land
ed her troops within the next six days or
else they will be captured by the Spanish or
American war vessels. II is expected that
10000 men will be conveyed from Mexico
and the West India islands to a port contigu-
GUS to the island 0 fCuba, and here they will
be reinforced and armed with the arms now
on board Of the, Arago. Jordan, ifnot cap
tured will be in command of 25, 900 good
troops in ten days. The Cuban committee
in this city. which has furnished the $780,.
900 in gold which equipped The AArago, and
of which Senior Affairs is a leading member,
has now in the treasury 5000, 900 to 81
600 900 in gold and several wealthy Cubans
have volunteered their fortunes in tho cause.
The World also publishes the following
notice Of General Jordan;
General Thomas Jordan. who has gone
out in command Of the expedition to Cuba,
is an old West Pointer, and one of the most
accomplished officers of the late Confederate
army. He served as chief-of-staf to Gen
eral Beauregard during the first three years
Of the war, aRd was with him at Charleston
and Yicksburg, and ip Virginia. During
the Shiloh campaign, General Jordan con-
ceived the idea that Jefferson Davis, the