The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-12
The Departure Of the Steamer Fannie
frCm Baltimore.
BEMBETTA, PERALTA AND RYAN.
A Large Number Of Men and Plenty Of War
Material Shipped---Ilow They Left
New York;" complimentary
Opera Tickets.
The Fannie's Whereabouts Ones.
toned i'm Washington.

One week ago yesterday Admiral Polo, the Span
ish Minister to the United States, called the atten
ttOn OF the State Department at Washington to the
fact that he had received information that two
steamers were being fitted out in ports OF the
United States with the intention Of aiding the
Cuban revoutionsts The statement OF the case
filed 10y him, II is understood, alleged that the YES
sells in question were taking in arms and ammu-
ntion and that, although cleared for a coastw Sc
port, they were in fact destined for Cuba.
About the same time that Admiral Polo made
these representations In Washington a well known
officer Of the Cuban msurgent army gave HERALD
reporter in New York the cue to keep on the slert
for something startling in the way Of
EXPEDITIONS TO CUBA,
and few days later sent to the same reporter,
through the mails written statement OF facts con-
nected with the enterprise, exactng as condition
that the facts be not made Of until the 10Th OF
the present month to-day.
On the sth OF June the HERALD's Washington
dispatches reported the departure from Baltimore
Of the steamer Fannie, an ocean propeller Of 1927
tons, under command OF Captain Speed, ostensiby
for Turks Island, one OF the most southerly and
easterly OF the Bahama group. The vessel sailed
on the 7th with cargo OF coal and lumber. For
fear however, that the suspected craft might
take on board articles contraband OF war
in the marine Jurisdiction Of the United
States, the Secretary Of the Treasury, through
the Collector OF the port of Baltimore, ordered the
revenue cutter Northerner to convoy the Fannie
down the bay past the Canes and out on to the
high seas, where 1t was expected Spanish ship-ol
war would take her under close surveillance until
she had disposed OF her cargo OF coal and lumber.
THE SUSPECTED CRAFT
"a o for In fol uyipSy
reasons: She was owned by Brandt 4 Co., OF
Baltimore, and was sold recently by that firm to
the former owner Of the well known priyateer
Hornet. When the latter vessel finally seized
and brought into the jurisdiction Of the United
States Courts, something like a year and a half
since she was released only upon the owner giving
a pledge and bond that the Hornet should not be
permitted to again commit a breach Of our neu-
trality laws. This condition was very embarrass-
ing one to her owner, as he was well known Cuban
sympathizer, and he had no other object in possess
ing the steamer than to use her in behalf OF the
Cuban revOlutionists.
He accordingly exerted himself to the utmost to
dispose or the vessel, and succeeded in doing q
few weeks since. With the proceeds OF
the sale ne purchased the Fannie from
Brandt Il Co., shipped the crew OF the
Hornet on board OF his new vessel, and all
ready to leave the port when the information was
laid against the steamer. Acting under lnstr,lc-
tions from Washington the Collector of the Port de-
tanned her and subjected her to a thorough exani-
nation. The revenue officers ransacked her from
stem to stern, with view Of discovering arms or
munitions OF war or Of ascertaining whether she
had facilities for taking cOntraband material from
another vessel. The search resulted in finding
nothing contrary to provisions OF law, yet 1t was
claimed that there was a reasonable suspicion and
grounds for OBTAINING her. and she was accordingly
held
The Treasury Department stretched the law to
the utmost to meet the demands OF the Spanish
Minister. but i was not broad enough to prevent
the Fanne's departure and she was speedily re-
leased. and sailed, as above stated, under escort OF
a revenue cutter.
The Northerner accompanied her outside the Capes
of the Delaware to point seventy-fve miles south
east Of Cape Henry and thirty-fve miles from land,
and then parted company with the suspected YES
sci at eleven O'Clock on last saturday night. From
the time the Fannie left Baltimore until the
Northerner left her the former vessel had no commu
nor was any vessel In sight at the time they parted
NOTHING MORE WAS HEARD OF HER
until yesterday, when all the morning papers con-
tanned the announcement, by telegraph from Provi-
dence, X. L., that Captain Brown, of the steamer
Wilmington, arrived at Providence on Monday and
reported that he had seen the steamer Fannie off
Barnegat, west by south about thirty miles. on
Sunday noon. The Fannie was then taking on
board cargo from schooner alongside. After
wards Captain Brown saw the Fannie steam up
alongside another schooner and commence taking
cargo from her also. The steamer appeared to have
81 large number Of persons on board, both white
and black, many more, in fact, than would he
CURED for navigating and working any ordinary
merchant vessel.
CUBAN REvOLUTIoNIsTs IN NEW YORK
have for some weeks past been on the Qlf UfUp for
the departure Of this and other vessels and on Mon
day and Tuesday OF last week upwards OF twenty
five officers and ex-ofcers Of the Cuban nsurgent
forces left this city in twos and threes for Baltimore
washington, Charleston and Wilmington Del
Since their memorable failure in June, 1859, when
some six hundred men where embarked from our
wharves and were prevented from going to Cuba
only through the alleged laundering Of General
Golcoura since executed in Havana, the Cubans
have learned some useful lessons and now act
more discreetly. Then, . when they they were
with an important martial air In squads, and the
result was the capture Of the Catharine whiting
and the blockade ON Gardeners Island Of over two
hundred and fifty men. On this occasion, there
fore they acted independently and in small parties.
After reaching the points ABOVE ma, named they re-
and Philadelphia and at the latter places were met
by other parties OF
to the number, all told OF something like two hun
dred men. Both parties from Philadelphia and
New York were directed to embark nj halfpast six
O'Clock on the evening OF the 6th last Thursday, on
board the schooners. They sailed out quietly and
rendezvoused as above stated, on Barnegat, where
the final shipment to the steamer, supposed to be
the Fannie, was made.
At the Knickerbocker Cottage, in Sixth avenue,
several Of the more prominent men OF the expe-
ditiOn have had q number Of interviews lately, and
at the houses OF three four members OF the lately
dissolved Cuban Junta which formerly had its head
quarters at II Broadway. Their principal, though
secret, headquarters however, have been In Fourth
avenue near Twenty-thrd street
AMONG THE OFFICERS
who have sailed for Cuban shores are General Ber-
nabe VarOna, known as Bembetta who recently
arrived here In the steamer City OF Mexico from
Vera Cruz, and whose immediate delivery was de-
manded OF Captain Zimmerman, while lying in the
harbOr OF Havana, en- route to New York from
Mexico OF course Captain Zimmerman, like a
plucky American citizen, refused to surrender his
passenger, and now "Bembettar goes back, and II
the Spaniards want him they had better catch him
fairly.
General Julio @. de Peralta, General W. A. c.
Ryan, the well known filibuster; Count van osna
burgh, Baron Won Mchabe and General 81. liar ae
Kodas are also OF the number, together VIII uen
eral Paul p. Patterson, late OF the eoh,e ,es
army; General McNally Genera! yonn .; m.." nv
son and Colonies Spanding, Ricketts, rTye, HUI
rison, Pickett Taylor and Lewis; also Lleu.ena ,
Colonies Won Elten wison IacTson' iafayette
Fuller Milbury and others. .uu,.,.. a.
several of these gentlemen have seen service In
uavicn under MaXmilian's brief and unfortunate
reign: others have been In the Northern and south
arm armies during the late war, and still others
have nc various times been engaged IN the existing
Cuban rebellion. -, -