Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-20
CUBA
Expeditions 10 Help the Insurgents
Preparations at New Orleans and
What Government Officers Say.

Expeditions 20 Help the Insurgents
Preparations at New Orleans and
What Government Officers Say.
NEW YORK, April l9.-The Herald's
New Orleans special says: Preparations
are actively on foot in this vicinity for a
formidable and well organized expedition
to aid insurgent Cubans, and no doubt as
to its character. Men are being engaged
rapidly and sworn to secrecy, and num-
beTs Of hOWitZers have recently been
purchased here and sent to some un>
known destination. There seems 10 be
no lack Of money, but there is so much
blowing at the street corners and so
much publicity and gasconade that the
matter may drop through from pure miss
management. Government officers either
cannot or will not take steps to prevent
the movement and no definite instruc.
tons can be obtained from Washington.
Ii is stated that the command is ten
dered to Gen. Harry ii. an exsCcnfederate
Major General, who through his personal
popularity among old soldiers, and his
knowledge of Spanish warfare, could col
lect around him in days notice two or
three thousand veterans, but though
very considerable pecuniary inducements
have been held out to him, be declines
on the ground that he is too old and has
too good law practice TO give it up.
General Steedman remains the proba-
BILE leader, he is brave, but wanting in
prudence to discretion. If be gets off
he will make either stirring success or a
most complete failure. Collector Casey
who is a bTOther-in-laW of the President,
says openly he does not want to hear
or know any thing about expeditions
of any kind, and district attorney Morgan
says his appeals to Washington for def
mite instructions are answered only
with vague geneTalities. Marshal Heron
who recently returned from Washington
hints he shall keep up appearances but
do little.
The Herald's Washington special
declares the government is making &C
tive preparations for war on the
Cuban question, while the Tribune
special says the government will preserve
strict neutrality between the Cubans
and Spaniards.
HAVANA, April lS.-The Catalonian
volunteers arrived to~day from Spain
and were received with immense enthu,
siasm on landing. They were escorted
to their barracks by the regular and vol.
unteer troops, and large civic process,
sion, which passed through the principa
streets. The city was gaily decorated
with triumphal arches, which spanneG
the streets on the line Of their march
Two negroes among the spectators be-
came riotous and were instantly killed.
New YORK, April 1e.-The Herald,
Washington special says: 1t is coz
fidentIy declared that President Gran
has directed peremptory demand to b,
made upon the Spanish authorities il
Cuba for the immediate release of tn,
brig Mary Lowell, and the surrender o
the two passengers taken from the bril-
Lizzie Major. 1t is stated that Secretary
Fish has already telegraphed instruction
to our representative in Cuba TO max
this demand without delay, and refusa
TO comply will be followed by hOStil
demonstrations from our naval squadron
cruising in the vicinity. .
Orders have been received at the nav
yard in Philadelphia for the immediat
fitting out Of three monitor iron clads
which are now lying at the navy var,
for repairs.