Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-28
Sailing OF Another Cuban Expedition from
New York

"A Cuban expedition OF about 500 meu left
New York Saturday night, under the com mand
OF Colonel W. A. O. Ryan in person, and ac-
companled by Colonel Currier, General Soear.
OF Fenian notorIety, General Gisacari, Oapt.
Peters and other officers. The BODY of men
will be known as the First New York regi.
ment, and were presented with a handsome
nag BY the Junta. The rank and lie EN- bar ked
from the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, and from
Elm Park, S'aien Island, and will be put on
board vessel, presumed to be the Quaker
City.
The New York Herald Of Yesterday Sunday
publishes detailed account OF the sailing Of
the expedition and says the mysterious move
ments OF the hhbusters during the past week
10 and from Jersey City, &c, were for the pur.
pose OF m yslfyIng the an, horities and Spanish
spies, ana to test he reliabili Y of the men en-.
@ ms.ea, ana aetermine how many could bs de
pended upon when the time Of embarkaiion
should actually arrive. The Herald states that
Colonel Ryan, after his es cape on "Wednesday
was taken to Brooklyn, to the house OF friend,
and concealed until Thursday afternoon,
when, being informed that the place was un.
safe, he proceeded, disguised as an express
driver, to another house near Clinton and
Athletic streets, and on Friday night took
jail, New York, here he remained until nine
O'Clock last evening.
From about two O'Clock Saturday p. M, the
Een were leaving the headquarters in squads
OF from TWO TO hve, going in different direc-
hoL1s, and about half past six O'Clock r. m
scarcely man was to be found IN any of the
eral hundred. Numbers, in small parties.
crossed from New York by the Christopher
Cortlandt and Liberty street ferries TO Jersey
CITY and Hoboken, and by the White Hall ferry
10 Staten Island. The men in Jersey City cam
over and proceeded to staten Island, and at a
given hour were assembled at their different
LOCALITIES. None of them carried anything
more than carpet-bag. About p. m. a small
steamer was moored of Elysian Fields, Ho.
Doken, and the men in small squads went on
board. When asked where they were going,
they replied TO the fishing banksn About
lO oclock they We're on board, and the steamer
passed down towards the Battery. Opposite
MOTIFS street small tug put out, following in
ner wake. Everything was kept very quiet on
board both boats Near Elm Park, Staten
Island. both boats shut on steam. when larger
steamer ran alongside the pier and received
number OF men on board. Both boats then ran
back to quarantine grounds, where about
twenty persons went on board the steamer from
the tug, the latter returning TO the city. The
large steamer proceeded TO sea. At midnight
the expedition was fairly under way. No
arms or ANN nnitIon of any KIND, except a few
side arms, mainly revolvers, &c, and a few
Remington rifles, were on board. The Times
says the Quaker City was in waiting for the
expedition outside the Narrows, ald the men
were 10 be transferred to her. Gen Giyacorta
is commander in chief, but Col. Ryan leads the
volunteers. A number of officers, late IN the
United States service, are in the ranks TO be
appointed to positions on their arrival In Cuba
The q uaker City has on board 5O,OOO RemInz-
ton rifles, two batteries of artillery, and ed uip-
ments for brigade OF cavalry, with abundant
ANN unitiOn.