The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-30
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Ryan's FilfbustcrInE Expedltion- IL Is Believed
ave Sc6sa Tso Cos,
RTvnt the NJ y. Times Of this morning.
It was announced in yesterdays Times that
the report of the sailing of Cuban expedition
ON board the steamer Quaker City was total
fabrication, information to that effect having
been obtained from the United States Marshals
Office. So far as the vessel named Is concerned
the contradiction appears to have been correct;
but we have received new facts which show that
there was more truth than fiction in the state
ment that an expedition did leave this city on
Saturday evening last, whose destination was
the island of Cuba. Our information is de-
rived from person who held official connection
with the leaders of the expedition.
1t is represented that two parties of filibusters
were taken on board tugboats, which proceeded
to Gardeners Island Bay, on the extreme end of
Long Island, where ocean vessels were ordered
to meet them and convey them to Cuba. Our
informant states that Colonel John Whitehead
Byron, commander of the LIST Cuban Regiment,
called meeting of his officers on Friday even
ing, in the basement saloon on the southwest
corner of Broadway and Eighth street, at which
he told them to be in readiness to take their de-
parture on the following evening, giving them
Instructions to collect their men at the East
River Park, in East SiXty-second street. They
accordingly assembled at the rendezvous named,
whence they embarked on board the tug-boat
H. ID. Cool, to the number of 145 men, whose
strength was further increased by 7S Cubans,
under command of Colonel Lafero. The tug
was loaded with number OF boxes and barrels,
which were subsequently found to contain water
and provisions. In company with the IL. ID.
Cool was the tdgboat William II. Webb, which
carried several members of the Cuban Junta,
who were to see the recruits safely off. After
the II. ID. Cool started she steamed up to Jones
Wood, where about twenty-five additional men
were taken on board. The tug then proceeded
up the Fast River and Long Island Sound,
followed by the Webb, which was used
as a scout boat TO save her consort from
being captured. On the passage up Col
onel Ryan and Mr.. Carpenter, a news
paper correspondent, were transferred from
the Webb to the Cool. On reaching Hart
Island both boats came to anchor and remained
there all night On Sunday morning they sepa-
rated, the Webb returning to this city and the
Cool going in the direction of GARDENERS Island,
near New London, which was the place ap-
pointed for the meeting OF the eXpeditionary
forces. They were divided into three parties
for the purpose of avoiding detection. On the
trip the tugboat fell short of provisions and
water which caused considerable dissatisfaction
among the men. About half an hour after her
arrival in the bay she was Joined by the tugboat
John Chase, with 225 men on board under COM
mand of Lieutenant Colonel Currier, of Colonel
Ryan's regiment The officers on both vessels
subsequently, held consultation. in re-
gard to the best course to pursue in search
ing for the steamer Catherine Whiting, which
was expected to be in waiting for them. 1t was
decided to place Ryan's forces on the Cool,
which was the largest boat, and to have the
the-day two large sloops made their appearance
at the island, carrying arms, ammunition, and
equipments for the expedition. They had on
board sixteen pieces of artillery, including six
6-pounders to go with cavalry, six 12-pounders
and four 20-pounder Parrott guns; also 1000
Remington breech-loading rifles, 100000 round
of cartridges, equipments for 400 cavalry, TO-
gether with 5000 uniforms for infantry-the lat
ter consisting of blue blouses grey pants and
felt hats At 10 o'clock on Sunday morning the
the 'ool left the island for New London, seven
. teen miles distant, to obtain water and proyl-
sions The trip occupied all day, owing to the
dense fog which prevailed. About forty men de-
serted the boat after her arrival at New London,
having become dissatisfied with their Off
GERS endeavored to detain them,, without
success. Some of these men stayed at New
London but the majority left for this city,
coming by the cars and by the City of Boston
steamer While the latter was passing within
four miles of Gardeners Island, large side
wheel steamer was seen in the bay, having red
was one of the vessels which the Cuban Junta
had engaged for the expedition. Two smaller
vessels were observed alongside of her. at the
time our informant left the bay on the tugboat
Cool the flibusters were momentarily expecting
to be ioined by 800 men, under the command oi
General Spear, of Fenian notorlety. 1t was re-
ported that he had left Philadelphia with his
men on Friday evening, taking the cars FOL
Boston, whence they were to embark on tug
boat and proceed to Gardeners Island. The
entire expedition was estimated at 200 men. Its
fitting out is said to have cost the Junta ovel
$225, 600. The officers of the 1st Regiment were
ascertained to be as follows
Colonel j. w. Byron, formerly of the Irish
Brigade; Lieutenant Colonel OLeary, an ex
Union officer; Major Courtney, late Assistant
Adiutant-General of the Twenty-fifth Army
Corps; Captains T. F. O'Neii, Edward Murtagh
William H Lindsey, Charles Kearns, Golfer ant
T. McCue. During the trip of the tug-boat Cool
Colonel Ryan was heard to remark that he wa
in the city of New York in disguise, and met thu
Marshal'e officers several times after his escape
He said that he assumed the dress of police
man and of a sailor.
General d. ID. Goicouria, the reputed leader o
the expedition, who was taken on board tn
Catherine Whiting was brought before Commis
sioner Osborn Yesterday for examination. Tn
complaint against him was made by Henry w
French, of Bridgeport, who testified that he en-
listed In an expedition to go to Cuba on the Is
of June, and that he knew General Doming
Goieouria to be the leader of the expedition
General Goicouria was required to give $500
bail to answer the charge and $4,000 to keep tn
peace
Man Impaled.
A horrible and almost fatal accident occurre
Yesterday afternoon in butcher shop on Stock
ton street, near Greenwich. A young man wa
a t,Nfn annlafn