The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-07
The Cuban Expedition.


On Friday evening Coils. Ryan and By
ron with the subordinate officers of their
command met in Eighth street, when each
officer, says the N. Y. Tribune, received his
instructions. Ali were ordered to have their
men at the rendezvous at the corner of Sec
ond avenue and Sixty second street at 2 p.
m, thence tu march to the East River, foot
of Sixty-second street., there to embark on
board the 81. D. Cool. At the appointed
hour, sharp time, everything was in readi-
ness, and in a few minutes the various de-
tachments, numbering l 10 men, with go Gu
ban patriots, were on deck and the steamer
on her way. At the loot of Sixty sixth
street 25 men jumped aboard. They had
been waiting patiently in the gloom of the
dark trees that shade the river side at Jones
Wood, end hailed the landing of the steam
er with Z subdued yell that manifested their
satisfaction at being relieved from suspense
At this point the w. Fl. Webb came IN
sight, and at a signal steamed up to the
Cool and took on board Col. Ryan, now
thoroughly disguised. In company then the
Webb and the Cool tugged against the tide
up past the guarded banks on Blackwell's
Island, the dark stone piles on Wards and
Randall's Islands looming up like
giants castles in the now deepen
ing fog. On reaching Harris Island
the pilots refused to risk the safety
of the vessels any further, and they lay by for
the night. At 7o'clock on Sunday morning
the Cool started for Gardeners Island in
Long Island Sound. there to meet the j. r.
Whiting, the vessel selected and prepared
to carry tie troops to Cuba. On Sunday
evening the Cool was hailed by the Chase
with 213 men aboard, under command of
Col. Courier. On coming alongside the Of
ficers on board the Chase proposed
consultation, which was Immediately
held. The steamer Whiting not ap-
pearing, the Cool was again got
under way and steamed about the
Sound for several hours. ATT o'clock on
Monday morning, provisions and water hav
ing given out, and the Whiting not yet in
sight, the two steamers put into New Lon
don, Conn, for supplies Here number of
the recruits deserted, and returned to the
city by passenger steamers and railroad.
Some of the men had not eaten food or
drank water since Saturday night. and fear
ing a continuance of "the famine in the
midst of plenty" and preferring full stom-
achs to empty honors, they hurried to hos
telries and made the inner man glad with the
fried luxuries for which New London is
famed. Two of them, on reaching New
York, asserted that, while passing Gardeners
Island yesterday morning, they saw in the
early twilight two small vessels, which they
supposed to be the Cool and the Chase,
lying alongside large steamer, presumed to
be the Quaker City. There were evident
signs of connection and hustle on board, and
our informants have no doubt that the small
Ter craft were transferring their cargoes Of
men and supplies to the deck of the larger.
From another disguised patriot, we
learn that the men on the steamers above
named were under command of Coils. Byron
and O'Leary, Adj't Courtney, Capt. F. F.
| O'Neill of the 4th Regiment, I. R. A., Capt.
Multagh of the old 6sth, Capts. Cairns,
Leech and Lindsay. Coils. Byron and Leary,
and Adjutant Courtney, accompanied BY
two young Cubans, made extensive pur-
chases of supplies at New London, but all
their efforts to keep the disaffected from de
serting were unayailing, and the most hun.
CRY and least left New London and the ex
petition at the first opportunity. The mer
enlisted in the expedition are to receive sec
per month-one months pay in advance
with bounty of $500 in Cuban bonds, pay
able on the declaration of the independence
/ of the Island Nearly all the enlisted mel
are mechanics of intelligence. Two o
them we're until few days ago favorits
clerks in Stewards Tenth st. store. They
both resigned lucrative positions to live o.
die with the cause of Cuba.
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