The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-10
THE CUBAN EILIBUSTERS.

THE CUBAN EILIB LISTERS.
| Sailing OF am Expedition from New Yorl
Thirty Spanish GunbOats Building.
Several Of the New York papers deny the re
port that an expedition, composed of what i
generally styled 'fhbusters," has sailed fron
that port for Cuba. Others, however, insis
that such an expedition has certainly sailed
and give such minute details as to leave th
public to believe that there is trutn in tn
rumor. The New York Times says:
Active secret enlistments OF men for this OK
pediticn have been going on in this city 10
some ame past, and one or two drill-room
have been open fer the purpose of drilling th
recluttsA recruiting station or headquarter
is said t6 have existed at No. 697 broadway
under the care and sr2Dervision OF an ex-office
OF the Union army, who claims that during tn,
rebellion he "pressed things" with Sheridan il
the Valley. It is said that during the last tw,
months this officer has recruited about -four
hundred and fifty men, and the expedition
which sailed on tile fourth was composed OF thil
force, and perhaps Of others. gt
The attention OF the authorities was directed
by those having the management OF affairs tc
the wrong ship; Reports were circulated tc
for the West Indies with warlike intentions
and that she carried about one thousand me n
together with ON ample cargo Of guns and car.
trldges. The new United States Marshal or
dered his subordinates to inquire into the mat.
ter, and they ascertained that the Arago was
cleared from the customhouse for st. Thomas
w. l., on Friday last, and that she subsequent
anchored at Gravesend Bay, on the Long
Island coast nine miles distant from the ba +
tery,. going from thence to sea on Monday, in.
stead Of the following day, as was announced
in some Of the morning, journals. Her pilot
was found Dv the marshaPs officer. and he
AtOntIV COntradInta6 pfo &1,oe
were men and arms on board the steamer pro-
nounclng it ftlsc in every particular. He was
corroborated by another pilot who was Wit.
ness to the departure of the vessel.
The tugboats Yankee and Philip, belonging Ia
the Atlantic Submarine Wrecktng Company.
we're mentioned in the report as having con-
veyed the troops on board the Arago. Cap
tain Hazard, Of the former boat. was visited
by our reporter, and furnishes a new and au-
thentic version Of the sailing Of the expedi-
ton.
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN HAZARD.
=, he says that he was coming up the bay on
tuesday afternoon, when he was hailed by Mr.
Walters. of the ,Wrecking Company. from the
Battery, and told to go to the foot Of Spring
street. North River, and receive o cargo Of pas
ssngers. He accordingly did so. and found
his arrival. They had no baggage and were
apparently very anxious to get away. The
most of them talked Spanish, and behaved IN
a manner calculated to excite suspicion. After
they came on board, @ man who acted as their
leader requested the captain to put them on
board the steamer Pierrot, which was living
near Governors Island.
On the arrival Of the tugboaat at the latter
vessel large assemblage of dark -comp1exion-
ed men were discovered on her upper deck
About 1Z5 OF these were brought there by the
tug boat Yankee from the foot Of Eighth-street,
North River. The steam tug Martha was also
reported to have conveyed men on board, in
cluGIng the leaders Of the expedition. She
was seen lying alongside the Pierrot by Cap
tain Hazard. The commander Of the steamer,
Captain George Fletcher, in conversation with
Captain Hazard, divulged to him the existence
OF large rgn Of acris and ammunition in
The hold Of his vessel. He said that they wore
had them transferred by q tugboat to his ves-
,al oaa Taurssdaylast, the latter lyinsE
lc Basin, Brooklyn, at that time. Captain
Hazard regarded this information as reliable
The organizer Of The expedition is represented
% be General Domingo de Goisouria who has
levoter his whole life to struggles for Cuban
ndependence, besides engaging in numerous
movements.
In 1850 he fought against the Spaniards un-
Ter Lopez, and he afterwaId participated with
Walker in his raid on Nicaragua. He is de-
'cribed as a man OF medium height spare
build, long grey beard and very dark and
piercing eyes. After the Pierrot had received
,he men from the tug boat Philip she weighed
anchor and stood out to sea. 1t was intmated
20 Captain Hazard that she would land her
passengers somewhere along the Cuban coast,
Ind that they would subsequently unite with
he insurgents. He was not made cognizant of
he fact, however, until 1t was too late to be Of
lse to the authorities here. The Pierrot, it is
alleged, is owned by Spofford. Iilest0n Il Co.,
ind Is regularly run between this city, Havana,
New Orleans aud Galveston. The Arago, which
eft on Monday. is believed to be on her way
near DC ar New Orleans. She was % formerly S owned ned
oy the North American steamship Company,
but sold by them on the 26th of April to par
lies unknown, the company giving q bill OF
.ale in blank. ,.1
1, ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
The New York Sun has the folloYing:
While the Cuban patriots and the people Of
of war to aid IN the work OF copsecrating Cuba
20 freedom the authorities at Washington are
lsing their Official strength to crush the pa
and the Of r.
been assured that United States vessels shall
DO sent TO intercept the expeditions, and that
revenue cutters have sailed for that purpose.
Yard on Saturday to head off an expedition
which is to sail from the Florida coast. The
Spanish minister has also received assurances
from Secretary Fish, that United States vessels
are cruising off the mouth of the Mississippi
and on the Florida coast, for the purpose Of
seizing every craft which shall attempt to bear
material aid 70 the patriots.
THIRTY aUNsoATs ron SPAIN.
The government has knowledge Of the build.
ing OF thirty powerful gunboats in. New York,
Boston and Canada, for spain. These vessels
these vessels are to be finished by the LIST Of
June, and sent to Havana, where they are to
be mounted"
THE WEATHER. AND THE CROPS.
spnrtanbwFY.
The Gazette Of the 9Th says: "There was q
frost M0ndav rn0rninn last. h1Yf