The New York herald., 1875-11-24
The Expedition Of the Urnguay-ArmS, Am
munitiOn and ReniOrcementS
for the Patriots.
A LANDING EFFECTED.
The Enemy's Nocturnal Illumination and Nus
ketry-The Dreaded Tornado in Pursuit.
ESCAPE TO KIN GSTON

have called forth good deal or comment both in this
city and at the State Department, Washington. sho
was for good while suspected OF being the service
Of the Cuban Republic and therefore received a vast
deal OF undesred attention from Spanish spies and
agents OF the United States Secret Service Her arrival
at and departure from Turks Island AspinwaIl and
Kingston, elegraphed events OF considerable
Importance; and these columns have occasionally con-
tanned short accounts of what tho Uruguay-now de-
tanned by the British authorities Kngson-has been
doing AS will be by the following narrative, the
enemies Of Cuban independence had good TO lay
in wait Tor vessel that was intended to throw rein
forcements and supplies into the Aanigud The follow
ing interesting Of the Uraguays late expedition
is made up from interview which had yesterday
with Colonei Lopez de Queralta, chief Of the exped
tionary forces board the Uruguay.
On the 9th OF June last while the vessel lay in New
York. notification received by her agents that
she would be detained account or the right TO fy
the British flag being denied her II the British
Consul here who made the objection and he did SO at
the instance OF the British Minister in Washington
The alleged for not granting British register
was based upon the fact that the octavia had only
provisional one for year, and the neglect 6F tic
Cuban agents had allowed the time lapse without re-
newaL A sale OF the steamer was then effected to
citizen Of the Republic of Uruguay and the Consul OF
that country at issued register the vessel
under the new name Of ri Uruguay Mr.. Arias be-
the ostensble owner Of the ship
On the 5h of August the Uruguay left New York for
her destination. Excepting few well known Cuban
officers and sympathzers, the steamer had nothing
board excite suspicion challenge attention from
the most astute spy at the disposal Of the Spanish Con-
sui She represented to be OF the fastest and
best vessels OF her kind aoat instead OF this being
the case it soon became apparent much to the mort
fcation OF Colonels Queralta and Rosada, that the
Uruguay very slow, sluggish and heavy in
every particular She never made than ten
knots hour, with all sail set, the wind and cur
rent in her favor, and under full head Of steam.
IL took her eleven days to make the trip between this
port and Turks Island. The direction OF the enter
prise conhded TO the OF Colonel Pho Rosada:
officer Of the Cuban army, who has various occa.
sons distinguished himself by the boldness and
of his to and from Cuba in spite of all the
SPANISH MEN-oF-wAR THAT scoUR COAST.
Turks Island was reached on the l6th 1t simply
place Of call, made for the purpose OF throwing lhe
Spanards off the track The expeditlonary vessel re-
NAMED at the island but twenty four hours on the
following day set out for the island Of San Andres
AspinwaL
In four days the trip between Turks Island and that
OF San Andres was accomplished, and on the 2lst the
Uruguay found herself at the spot where her cargo of
war material awaited shipment This cargo, like the
vessel found to be much exaggerated 10 its i'm
portance, both in point of quality and quantity The
Cuban agent in New York had represented the
items composing the cargo TO be all OF first class manu-
facture and In perfectly good condition; but upon ex-
animation 1t was found that the war material
INTENDED FOR SERVICE IN ouBA
was good for nothing She so-caed Remington rifles
turned out TO be an inferior kind OF Springfield En-
field and Mimic muskets altered INTO brecchoaders and
furnished with the old Remington lock- adapted rim
fire cartridges. The ammunitioD for these arms
also in a wretched condition. II mostly made up
OF the old Spencer metallic cartridge, and great many
Of them injured from exposure. Colonel
Querata was both surprised and chagrned to find that
tne oarreis OF these pieces were packed IN dlHerent
from the stocks. This arrangement rather dis
arrangement occasioned much delay and confusion
the Efforts that were made to collect the
pieces composing the guns. In trying
that quite number both Of barrels and stocks were
useless and, as SUCH had TO be thrown aside How
ever Colonel Rosada upon the whole thought It better
TO accept the half servceabe such they were
rather than put back to New York and disappon tho
the field, who anxiousy waiting for succur
from their friends in the United States Colonel Que
ralta, in referring TO the matter, said
Had possessed the power would have entered my
protest and received any OF cargo for Senor
Aldarna the Cuban special agent in New York has i'm
perative instructions from the government of the
public to send neither arms nor ammunition any
pedition unless they correspond to the Remington
Spanish model rifle OF caibre .43 to which description
OF arms these guns in no way corresponded."
Out OF the eighteen pieces of artillery which the
peditionsts expected TO find, only six forhcom-
ing Four of these were smoothbore twelve-poundcr
were in the year 1874 The other pieces were
twelve FOUNDER brass field pieces mounted travel
ling carriages that we're built for cannon Of heavy
calibre These two guns, miserably mounted as they
were seemed to be the most useful items in the whole
cargo
Shipping the material, repairing and cleaning the
and getting things about the vessel ship shapen
occupied days Here, too, number Of ''passen-
gers consisting II is said, of hundred fight
ing men, made up Of some well known Cuban oni-
GERS, taken on board. II expected that
schooner with a load of coal would meet the
Uruguay San Andres; but in this also the patriots
were disappointed and as no time could now be lost
the little pioneer ship of Cuban liberty left that island
and reached Aspinwa the 18th of September 1t is
worthy OF remark that In cleaning the arms pieces Of
gasppe about IOur inches long found inserted in
the breech of the make the cartridges t them
The muskets themselves might be had at the arsenal
for old iron ut the rate OF six cents a pound
From the time oi arriving At san Andres, sickness
began to manifest itself among the crew, number OF
whom very bad; and two passengers we're LETT
sIck in AspinwalL At the wharf in Aspinwal SUM-
cent quantity of Coal taken into the bunkers TO do
for the entire VOYAGE
On the afternoon Of the 14th of September The Uru-
quay, with her personnel and material OF board
steamed out of the harbor at Aspinwal,
BOUND LIBRE;
but not before coast pilots, whose services from
their intimate acquaintance with the south side coast
were most valuable, had deserted the ship The little
steamer, with her singulary assorted cargo, kept
her dogged way, in the teeth OF wind and weather,
ploughing raclless path through the tiul Of
the Caribbean Sea and heading toward the south side
Pacheco, one OF the 'passengers,n died of typhoid
fever and, with due ceremony, many mourning friends
sorrowfully committed his body keeping OF the
deep. on the sd, at two O'Clock in the morning the
forestclad hills Of Cuba were sighted. Immediately
preparations made for the purpose OF cfTecting
landing without loss OF time. Decentralization
of the and material would at once have
taken place out ior the unexpected appearance
OF strange sail The suspicious vessel hove in sight
the starboard bow Of the Uruguay at about two
O'Clock In the afternoon The course changed
few points TO southwark without altering speed
Early in the night the again changed in tho
direction Of the distant hills Of Cuba Again. conse
quence OF sighting what was thought TO be tho same
suspicious vessel the Uruguay changed her but
upon losing sight OF the unwecome stranger about
ten O'Clock night, she headed toward tho
intended landing place.
Finally az Two O'Clock on the morning OF the otth
the place Of Decentralization reached and speedily
the nrst landing effected without being disturbed. II
would hardly be right 10 say here just what portion Of
the arms ana ammunition were placed on the
shore OF free Cuba let II for the present
suffice TO state three good hours the Cuans on
the steamer operated with their compatots ashore
take from the Uruguay the greatest possible amount
other cargo In the shortest possible space OF tme The
work Of fdschargng the arms and ammunition was only
interrupted by the tell tale daylight, which began 10
show where
THE BLOCKADE RUNNER WORK.
The Cuban vessel put after having arranged
TO return night 10 the spot and put on shore
the rest OF the freight According 10 promise, the
steamer made toward the coast and got in near the