The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-21
THE LATE CUBAN rlLInusTERs.
From official EnforInntion Received
Grentiy ExnS:ernicd In fsennrtA

Washington. Nov. 20.-Omcial infor-
nation received here represents that
the strength of the late Cuban flibus-
tering eSDedAion.-W which sailed krom
this oountry on the Dnnisl steamer
Horsd. IS exaggerated in the published
reports. There were but forty insur-
gents, twenty OF whom embarked in
New York on the night of Saturday
the sth instant. They had attended a
mass meeting in that city which was
held i'll the interest OF the Cuban in
surgcnts, and when this adjourned the
men went 10 the wharf where they were
taken on tug, which was awaiting
their arrival The utmost secrecy was
observed and every eiiort was made
to eude the vigilance of the Federal
authorities The tug had no lights
burning, and a sheet of white canvass
WAS pasted over her name. Shortly
after midnight the tug dropped down
the stream, and carried her crew and
passengers TO a point off Cape Bargenat
where they We're taken on board the
iIorsu, which awaited them at that
place, The Horsa had carried an equal
number of Insurgents. who had gone
aboard AT Philadelphia. These forty,
it is ella lined, represented the full
strength of. the expedition. The Horsa
cleared from Philadelphia for Port An
tonic. Jumaica. Upon her arrival in
Cuban waters she attempted to land
the members of the expedition upon the
Eastern coast. 1t was attempted to put
the nlibusterers ashore in boats. While
thus engaged IL Spanish Runboat hove
in signt, whcrcupon the lIorsa imme-
dately steamed away In the direction
of Jamaica. Upon her arrival at King
stOn the Horsa was seized by the Brit
ish authorities as reported in these dis
patches.
The fact was developed to-day that
two of the leaders of the IIorsa eXpcdi-
a., Il ,,,1 Nt ,,,.tn
Aguirrc. are naturaliZed American citi-
2ens. They were arrested in Havana at
the outbreak of the rebellion, hut were
released at the request Of the American
Consul General. Mr. Willia:rs. They
claimed at that time To have no con-
ncction with the rebellion. and their
release was granted because II their
American citizenship. 1t is stated to-
day that they were then In active sym
pathy with the rebellion and this last
act Is n third time they nave allied
themselves with the enun'ies OF the
Spanish Government. a strong denial
Is givcr to-day to the statement that
this expedition had its origin in Canada
or that any of It's members started from
that country. The entire affair was
planned in New York. II is also denied
that the insurgents carried with them
any considerable number of. arms II
is not doubted that each had whatever
"h'7 i'N ~ 'Sl ilo S
Suspicion was directed to the Horsa
upon her arrival at Phila delphia. several
weeks ago. II is customary for incom-
ing vessels to employ the same pilot
upon arriving and departing When
the Horsa brought up at her landig
the Captain paid her pilot $50, which is
the amount he would have received
had he also taken the vessel out to
sea, and he was notified that his SER
vices on the outward voyage would OF
be needed. This led to the belief that
the vessel had some hidden purpose in
this course and her movements
from that time were carefully follow ed