Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-06
lOROAa's cusA EXPEDITION.
Landing of ihe Troops and Muaitiohs Of War.
special %. y. ~. Sunday News. ]


Special Cor nj Y. Sunday News.l
HIGuTs OF THE BAY OF NIPE, CUBA,
May II, 1869.
: The expedition of which you havt
been for many weeks past confident
was brought to a successful cOnsum
nation on yesterday. We arrived
: here after having safely evaded Span
ish cruisers, and made good our land
ing by midnight of yesterday. As
you were aware, the Generals studies
! of the charts and Typographical maps
, of this port having been carried out
I in New York under consultation with
4 eminent engineers, our commander
! was prepared, on q very brief recon-
noissance, to select a position of de
} fense without delay. 10 cover risks
! of movement on the part of the enemy,
he threw up some excellent works /;
and, with the experience Of our vete-
rams of the Army of the Potomac in
the use of the spade, we were very
soon enabled to store our material be-
hind defenses which our small force of
men, tried in fire" can make good
against ten times their number.
The force which we had intended to
/ bring gWith us you are aware of. With
out stating the number, which you
already know, l may add that it is, in
fact, bat about two-thirds of that, see
ing that at the eleventh hour the cQuF-
age of some of the men enlisted leaked
out. like that of Bob Acres, at their
fingers ends" The force actually
landed is, however, formidable in
compactness, experience and dare
devil bravery-American Germans,
Irishmen, Englishmen, some of whom
have undergone " the baptism of
Blood" from Chattanooga to Atlanta;
others who have breasted the tempest
OF battle from the WILDERNESS to the
Five Forks.
Gen. Thomas Jordan is, as you have
been aware for many months, our
commander. He is a native of Luray,
in the valley of Virginia, and was
Captain in, the old army of the United
States. He was, during the war of
sections, Chief of staff to Gen. Beau
regard. His engagement with the
Iunta of New York makes him second
to command to the former General-in-
Chief of the revolution, Cespedes.
Before his arrival, hOwever-deterred
as YOU are aware, by the miscarriage
OF his former expedition at Ragged
Island-7a change had taken place in
the state of affairs here, and Cespedes
having been made President, his sec !
Ond in command is in fact the present
General-in-C Chief, Quesada. A virtual,
though it may be assumed an unin-
territorial, and perhaps an unavoida-
Bile, breach of faith with Gen. Jordan
has, therefore, followed; and having
been brought to that officers knoWi- /
edge on our landing, does not appear, !
rs might have been. expected, to meet /
the hearty acquiescence Of a man /
trained, rs he has been, in the Jealous
punctiiio of West Point,
Gen. Jerdan is not likely to consent I
to play Chief Of Staff to Quesada. The
matter VIII, [ hope, be compromised /
by his assignment to the War Depart /
ment as its military assistant, organ !
izer apd adviser. lie appears to |
think, I suspect, that his duties will |
not be those Of the field, though his |
men, not being very well adapted for |
civil service, viii object to be led to |
battle under any Cuban. Herein we |
fear some little difficulty ut the start, /
but committed as we are to the strug, I
gle, that difficulty VIII very soon vafI- I
ish when the enemy comes within |
reach Of our rifles, We have sent out |
part Of our force to collect transpOrta- |
lion.
They came, Unexpectedly to both, |
upon IA small body of Spanish troops I
placed as a guard on a neighbOring /
property, but very soon persuaded the |
DOns to part company with them at |
an unccremoniOus speed. Teams are /
being brought in for the removal Of /
our material co the headquarters Of |
Our communications with !
him have been opened, and already /
have we received visits from some /
ragged and hungry looking patriots, /
who are said in eur camp TO hold the 1
rank OF Generals. / have no more to \
7dd than to tell you in conclusion that
I'll so far has prOspeFed; that we are
in fine health and spirits, and for the
time safe from garroting, behind some
pretty works mounted, landward and
with six very neat looking
Rell piocpS