The New York herald., 1869-04-20
TIE CUBssS IN NEW YORK.

Who They Are and What They Are Doing
How They Do It-New York Ease OF
Cperations-Artilery,N Nitro Giycerine Bombs,
Torpedocs and Recruits for the Patriot Ar.
mics.
The patriot Cubans IN this city arc at present dis
playing the intense interest ana activity in be-
half OF the Of independence, by direct personal
eyertion, pecuniary contributions influence and en-
couragement, and never perhaps In its history has
the metropolis been even the temporary residence
of so many or the ard daughters OF the 'Queen
OF the Antilles as during the past two months.
In former years they were usually seen
IN New York at the fashionable hotels, IN
the parks and az places OF amusement as pleasure
seekers or travellers during the summer season,
with that air OF ease and dbdndon so characteristic
o! their nationality. Now they are an active, bust
Ing energetic and anxiously earnest community OF
themselves, surrounded by hosts OF friends and
sympahzers with their essentially popular scheme.
They throng the hotels and streets as formerly, but
without the doice jar nieide Of former occasions,
in many OF their resorts parOrs are secured for
use as committee rooms, where the business of aid
ing the struggling volunteers their noble contest
with the Spanish hidalgos Is carried Oh and deve.
loped. But one of the most promising augures as
result hoped for is 10 be found In the fact that
the great majority OF the Cubans in the
city are OF the wealthy, refined and edu-
Gated classes, and, being such they fully
understand and appreciate the necessity for prompt
and vigorous action in its moral and political
aspects, and at the same time, being wealthy and
prominent as class among their countrymen, they
have the deepest personal interest in the issue.
could be fairly presumed that they were mere
refugees, having nothing Of pride or property at
Tier nositIon and their mission however, alike
entitle them to attention and encouragement and
ence aud awakeniny intere Il 10 their movements
among the neople OF the United states The part too
which the Cuban ladies' of this city nave assumed
| and are 90 SATISFACTORILY Reconnaissance is by no
means inconsderabe ami the iaauulslilr bru
netfas of Iha rem of The spanish main have thrown
All the natural and proyerbial feryor OF their hearts
and ninda into the work
What mas been done on behalf OF the revolutionary
nartv hv IL . coonerefors IN New Yors has baen tor
kobyi0us reasons done quietly and without ostenaton
for While yo,s for aud expectant OF support of the
new administration they have scrupulously endeav-
ored to ovoid nrernIfafinU any embarrassnent upon
tina yoyernment nv msasures or moyements when
might Mace the nation in n dellcate or euuiyOca
nns,tiop with REGARD To Spain They have how.
ever. raised men money and munitions OF war; and
Iasnatc,eI than ,n tsn6a Tor taa. natr,ot army in
such manner "A to insure their arrival az their
destlnation with all available despacn and without
such cognizance by the United states authorities
would com oro.nise their GOOD faith The system of
Forwarding recruits has been 10 send them rom ts
CITY in small parties OF five 10 twenty by railroad to
| Kew West Pensacola Mobile and other Gulf ports
| ami e,noark them in ike numbers thence on board
of small vessels such as were most advisable Oh ac
| count OF their speed, light draught OF water
| lesser chances OF being suspected or having
| their movements detected From these they
| are landed az the most available points
| on the coast The Spanish blockade being
by no means absolute or complete renders the land
ING of these sn Ali vessels tolerably easy OF accom-
| pIishment One OF the most lupor ant of tueir
contributions to the armament OF the patriots was
| completely equipped and manned full battery OF
field ARTILLERY de .patchel frOmythis city about three
| weeks since and Information of tae successful ar
rival and delivery OF which In Cuba has lust been
| received The battery was under command of an
nl,nsrx haI iur ng
| the late war ana the company OF arlllierlsts was
| composed OF Enplishmen nlsninen and Americans
| the majority OF whom were veterans OF tue late
| Union ariuy Effective WORK is anicipated from
| that detachment and In an PROBABILITY cheering
news OF their achievements wdf soon arrive though
| OF course not from spanish renort3 or tllrou IN
any medium over wnlci they can exercise contr0l
The battery OF guns referred 10 went by sea FROM
| New York as Ii was deemed inprudent that they