The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-30
MORE EXPEDITIONS LAND
WITH ARMS AND AMMUNITION FOR
THE EVER FAITHFUL ISLE.

New York Friends of the Insurgent
CubRns Reported 60 He in a High
state of Excitement over the sue
cess of the Latest FiIIbustering
Attempt and Say that Now, with
This Additional Aid and Their
Yellow Fever Ally They VIII Whip
Spain.
New York. Aug. 29.-There was an unus-
ual stir to-day about the headquarters OF
the Cuban Insurgents in this city when it
was announced that the New York agents
had just received word Of the successful
landing of one of the most important fli-
clustering expeditions that has been fitted
out during the present war. The news re-
ceived was meagre. but it is said that the
leaders in this city knew of the eXpendi-
ton and all the details.
The Cuban leaders here say the expedi-
ton in question left Philadelphia on Aug.
21 and the landing was made in Cuba four
days later. The vessel used was in charge
of Capt. Francisco Sanchez Escheverra,
It is said. The expedition cleared from
Philadelphia at noon on the day mention
ed. Her clearing papers stated that she
carried a general cargo of merchandise
and was bound for Cuban ports.
The vessel. it is said. carried five field
pieces two howitzers. 5000 rifles and 100000
rounds of ammunition. There were only
fifty men In the party, but a great guam
tity of medicine and field apparatus was
taken and the insurgents are more in
need Of this than in need of men.
The story is that landing was made
at Aguadores, Santiago de Cuba. This
Is al lonely spot on the eastern coast, and
quite near to where Gen. Maceo's army
Is encamped. The idea Of the expedition
was to reach Maceo.
Senor Estrada Palma, the delegate of
the Cuban revolutionary party in Ameri-
ca, looks upon this as one Of the great
achievements of the war He says that
if only arms and ammunition can be
passed through to the insurgents that
the end will soon come. He says that
both sides are waiting, and that Gen.
Campos' army is being thinned daily by
yellow fever. and that the Spanish gov
ernment cannot help him any further.
Cedar Keys. Fla, Aug. 29.--Further de-
velopment are noted relative to the search
ing party written of Aug. 2s. The timber
for which the Spanish inspectors were
p. Burns, an Englishman of Gulf Ham
mock, near the Wingate place on the Wa
cassassa river, and found to consist Of
eighteen cases OF Remington rifles and fif-
ten boxes of cartridges, twelve kegs, con-
tents unknown. The find was left in
charge of United States Deputy Marshal
Mitchell and Escort Elliott. The authori-
ties at Washington have been notified by
Collector of Customs Cottrell. The Span
ish officials after the aforesaid seizure, re-
turned to the Schlemmer hotel, where they
are still registered.
New Orleans, Aug. 29.-Mr. j. Nelson
Polhamus, who is closely connected with
the leaders of the war for independence
in Cuba, says:
1.-THE news that Gen. Campcs had de-
cided to withdraw has been known in
Cuban circles for some time. He knows
better than any one else the danger he
has of being defeated by the forces Of
the Cubans, and does not care to risk
his life Of victories TO end II in an igno-
minious career.
II have received direct information
from the seat of war and can assure
you that the Cubans are not being
slaughtered off as the dispatches would
indicate l have kept a record for the
month of July of the number of dead
and wounded, as well as prisoners taken
by the Spanish from our force, and 1t
reaches the important ngure OF 1883 men.
/ do not know anything more prolific
than the writer's Of the dispatches of
the Spanish army. In conversation a
few days ago with a gentleman who
left the side of Gen. Maceo but two weeks
ago, he told me that the reports of the
Spanish armies were all distorted and
could not be relied upon.
Il have positive information that Ro-
loft and Sanchez have the province of
Santa Clara terrified: they have been
using the dynamite they brought with
them, and have destroyed bridges and
buildings used by the Spaniards as stor-
age places, taking the arms and ammu-
milton that they had In these places.
At a little place near Sancti Spiritus,
named Congo, they charged a fort and
warehouse and took $50 Mauser rifles and
1900 rounds of ammunition. besides a
good quantity of side arms"