The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-10-09

ing constitutional guarantees and investing
the Government with increased power
If the bill rassed the Republican Deputie
will withdraw.
= Destructive Freshet
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Dover Plains
New York and Harlem Railroad tract
above Middleton, all have been WASHED
away. The bridges at Copake and Chen
have gone. At Port Jarvis the storm wa!
higher than it was Friday last. The wires
are interrupted. No reports have beer
received above Deposit.
The Alabama Left New York
with Mem and Supplies
New York, Oct, 4-The New York
Times asserts positively, Notwithstanding
Marshal Barlow's denial, that the steamer
Alabama left New York harbor, carrying
several hundred men and extensive supplies
of war material for the Cubans.
The Spanish steamer Euterpe was still
in port on Sunday.
The EHorgset
In the HeraG's letter, written on board
the Hornet. Sept. 81, the writer y The
Hornet was sold to the Cuban Republic at
sea soon after she left Halifax was subse-
quently met by a schooner from Halifax,
which transferred a number of men, and
shortly afterwards a schooner came along
side and supplied the privateer with Par.
rott guns and q quantity Of ammunition.
The Alabama at Fernandina,
Fa.
SAVANNAH, October 4.-This mornings
Meas has reports from Florida of the arri.
of the steamship Alabama at Fernandina,
on Friday night, from New York. with 400
men, including so officers, for the Cuban
expedition now rendezvousing on the Gulf
coast. The men were Immediately put on
board the cars and sent to Cedar Keys,
where steamers await them. Two hum
dred men arrived at Baldwin, Florida,
from Savannah, on Saturday night, sup
posed to be o portion of the command now
organizing in Middle Georgia.
Seizure by the u. q. Authorities
of aaae War Steamer Hornet
WILMINGTON, October 4.-The privateer
Hornet, alias Cuba, appeared off Smithville
on Saturday evening, flying the Cuban
colors. 1t has been definitely ascertained
that she has two hundred men and thirty
officers on board; a majority of the latter
are .~Confederates. Her armament consists
of eighty heavy guns. She yesterday an
chored inside Of the bar and sent the en-
geneer and purser to the city to secure q
supply of coal; that which was taken
aboard off New York not being adapted to
quick movements. Suspicious being soon
aroused the officers, after engaging a sup
ply Of coal, returned to their vessel
without making arrangements to get the
coal on board they left this city last
night about 5 o'clock for Smithville, thir.
ty-ive miles below this city, in small row.
boats.
Collector of Customs Rumley chartered
the steam tug Alpha this morning at
4 o'clock, and having placed in his hands a
Deputy U. S. Marshal's warrant, issued by
the U. S. Commissioner, placed him abroad
with o part Of the customs force with orders
to detain the privateer until further orders.
Col. Frank, commanding the U. s. troops
at this port, is expected to cooperate with
the Deputy Marshal, and to use force if
necessary. The Alpha has not yet return.
ed, but further intelligence by telegraph
reports that on her arrival the officers who
visited the city were bold and spoke quite
confident, saying that there was no process
by which the privateer could be detained.
The event creates much excitement and
comment.
The privateer Cuba was this evening
seized at Smithville by the Deputy L. S.
Marshal, and brought and anchored about
half a mile below the city.
A number Of the officers are now in this
city. They are pointed in their declarations
that there is no pretext under which she
can be detained by the authorities any
longer than it is necessary to have an in
vestigation in regard to her armament and
crew. The Cuba is a formidable vessel,
and is represented as having great speed.
She is now short of coal and provisions, and
her machinery is considerably deranged.
The following is a complete list Of her
officers: Commodore Edward Higgins,
Commander Thos. L. Dornin, Lieut.. Com
mander David. A. TeIfair, Navigating Off.
Ger, Lieut.. C. W. Reed.
A Steamer Leaving with Men
and Arssas
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5-The Government
has advices that a steamer, with 400 men
and much ammunition, is about departing
from New York. Her departure will be
prevented if possible. 1t is limited that the
Government lacks tugs to control her move
ments.
Americans Net Dissatisfied iBp
Cuba
Nrw Yopv Oct Tho T2r;huoe cave
Letters have been received from many
Americans in the. field, and thus far no
word has been written by them indicative
of o desire to leave the island until the wa
shall have resulted in victory for the Gu
ban cause"
ArraigHaHaaeme of the Omcers Of
tine Hornet or Cuba
WILMINGTON, Oct. 5.-This morning the
officers of the Cuban privateer Cuba were
arraigned before the United States Com
missioner Rutherford on the following
charge: That they did except an excef-
else q commission to serve a foreign people
in war, tc-wit-The people of Cuba against
the people Of Spain, a country with which
the United States is at peace; and did fit
out and arm, an did procure to be fitted
out and armed within the limits of the
United States, q certain ship or vessel
called the Cuba, with intent that said YES
sci shall be employed in the service Of the
people of Cuba to cruise and commit hos
tilities against the people of Spain, a coun-
try with which the United States is at
peace, and TO serve on board of said vessel
with intent to cruise and commit hostilities
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