The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-21
HORSA CAPTURE.
Details of the overhauling of Cut
ban Filibusterers,
THEY HAD GONEFRO NETWORK
Aud One Of Them Had Commission or
General From Venezuela The Erprdl-
ton Organized In New York-Thc I.eH'I-
rrs Claim to Hc American Citizens.

Washington. Nov 9l.-DetaIled oiR-
clal information has been received here
OF the exciting events attending the
capture OF the nllbuaterlng steamer
Horsa, and OF the arrest in Cuba of 1--WE
of the principal members Of the eXpedi-
ton. The information Is contained In
a long dispatch from Havana, dated
yesterday. It states that on Sunday u
boat with tiyn passengers and her crew
arrived from Aguedorcs, six miles from
Santiago dc Cuba, They said they
were fishermen from jamaica, but af'
terward admitted they We're on their
way to join the rebels, and that they
hadthrown away their arms when they
were discovered. They were placed un-
der arrest. Their names are: FernGn-
do Alvarez, who had commission OF
general, from Venezuela; Fernando
MendcZ, Francisco Zalliyar, Manuel
Harotsarena, Leonardo Ncnent, oil Gu
b9nS,
AS soon as the foregoing dispatch
was received. the men under arrest
were identified here as five well known
members Of the Cuban colony at New
York, who. II Is said, left that city Sc
cptly on the night Of Saturday, No
vcmber ., boarding the steamer Horsa
OF Cape Bnrnegat
In view OF the seizure Of the Horsa ut
Kingston, Jamaica, and theNcapture OF
five leaders, with the expected capture
Of others, the details OF the expedition
are made public. The reports received
here show that after the public meeting
OF Cubans IN NeY York on November D.
the fillbustering party rendezvoused ut
the junta headquarters, GO broadway,
each man carrying bundle, supposed
to contain arms Later the party met
ut wharf, whore q tug boat was IN
waiting a piece OF cloth was nailed
over the name OF the tug. II Is sup
posed the tug moved through New
York harbor without lights to the dan
ger OF the shipping there. In the morn
ing tho Hor8a was met on Cape Barne-
CAT and the passcngcrs, forty In num-
bcr transferred. The lIorsa had sailed
from Philadelphia. claiming to be
bound for Port Antonio.
The party was regarded MS CT more
than ordinary importance as II was
commanded by Gen. Francisco Garlic,
with Col. Jose Aqulrfe, secnndHn COM
mand Both OF these officers have been
prOmlnnnt IN the diplomatic neBolu-
lions OF the United States, concerning
Cuba. They were in prison in Havana
when the rebellion began, and Were get
free at the request OF the American
consul ut Havana, Mr., Williams, on the
ground that they were American cit-
gems. on being released, they came 10
the United States. Gen, GARLIC was
first apprehendcd at Wilmington. Del"
MS one Of the alleged nllbustercrs cap
tured there. hut was acquitted. With
Acquire he planned the Horsa cSpeli'
ton and took command OF IT, After the
party had sailed no secrecy was made
OF the personnel OF the party and II II
from publications OF the Junta as to the
names OF the part ythat the i've arrest
ed in Cuba have been Identified by
Spanish authorities as members Of the
New York expedition.
The arrest was made by Spanish
corporal and his guard at one OF the
block houses along the Cuban coast
After landing part Of the men, the
Horsa was chased by n Spanish war
ship and sought shelter at Jamaica,
where the British authorities seized
her.