The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-02
CUBA-.GEN. HENNINGsEN.
ORION the Charleston Ncws.)

E(FfUm the Charleston News
In the NeUs q few days ago we pub
lished an account Of the arrival of Cap
tain Bonneau, of this city, in Cuba, and
stated that General Jordan, of the Con-
federate army, had also landed OH the
Island, the whole scheme being formed
and carried out with the knowledge
and tacitapproval of President Grant.
We expected that in short time there
would be new developments, and we
have received information which ena-
bles us to confirm all that we have al
ready said as to the extent of the Ameri-
can in aid of the Cuban revo-
lutionists, and the way in which the
Government is winking at the shipment
and departure of large bands of gallant
men, whose aim is to help the Cubans
to free themselves from the worn-out
despotism which is now endeavoring to
crush them back to obedience. &c.,
But to the point. A letter was re-
ceivod yesterday in this city from q
point which shall be naneless, in which
it is stated that General Henningsen, of
Nicarauga fame, has actually landed in
Cuba with force of eleven hundred
men, all well provided with arms and
munitions of war; ...ut .
General h. G. Henningsen, who is in
command Of this important expedition,
and will doubtless attain high rank in
the Cuban army, was born of Swedish
parents in England in 1915. In 1884,
when only nineteen years of age, he
joined the Carlist army i'll Spain, and
by his headlong daring soon rose to the
rank of lieutenant colonel. When the
peace convention was concluded, he re-
turned to England, but when the war
again broke out in Spain he returned
to that country, re-entered the reyolh-
tionary army. and received commits
sion as colonel. He was taken prisoner by
the Royalist troops, and after his release
held a high command in the Russian
army in Circassia. He next joined
with Kossuth in the Hungarian revolu-
ton, but his plan of campaign, though
adopted, was never carried out. When
the Instruction was at an end Colonel
Henningscn came to the United States
and afterwards Joined the Nicarauga
expedition, in which he held the rank
of Major-General commanding, being
the life and soul of the forces. AT the
beginning of the late war; he entered
the Confederate army. and is said to
have been the means of eXtricating Cen
eral Lee from the tolls of Rosecrans, in
the mountains of Virginia. But Gene
raj Henningsen was no favorite with
the Confederate government. He adj
viscd that 100000 rifles, 100000 blan-
kets, 400 pieces of field artillery, and
100000 rounds of small arm animuni-
ton should be bought at once and paid
for by the hypothecation of COTTON
These ideas were communicated to
General Tombs, and by him to Presi-
dent Davis, who said that Henningsen
was fool. When this tale was told to
Henningsen. he retorted that Davis was
an ass. which, coming to the ears of the
President, cut of all hope of promo
ton, and ended his career i'll the Con-
| federate army. N..r.F .r.
General Henningsen is n man of con-
siderable literary ability, and has writ
ten several standard works on different
subjects. OF him General Joseph E..
Johnston said: No man, whatever his
profession, can talk with Hensingsen
half an hour without learning some
thing" The speciality of General Hen
ningsen is artillery tactics, but he is at
home in every arm of the service, and
in his element whenever there is a
sword to be drawn, or people to be
freed. Since the close of the war, Gen.
Henningsen has been intimate with
Gen. Grant and Gen. Sherman, and has,
it is said, been admitted to their full
confidence. This accounts for the fact
that the veteran General is at the head
of the expeditionary corps, and that it
should have been organized, shipped,
and landed, without a hint to the out
side world. This time Gen. Henning-
sen counts upon success as q means of
canceliing his ancient grudge against
Spain resulting from the Carlist war.
General Henningsen married, we be-
lieve, daughter Of the late Senator
Berricn, of Georgia. Mrs. Henningsen
is an accomplished lady, and made
hosts of friends by her noble conduct
during the war. , r. ,.,.-.'.
1t is very evident that these Cuban
movements cannot much longer be kept
secret, and when all the truth is known
there will be an awful shaking among
the dry bones of the Spanish dominion.