Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-07
PLAN A DASH INTO CUBA
Patriots Are Arranging For an
 Important Move.
TO START FROM NEAR CHARLESTON

TO START FROM NEAR CHARLESTON Their Leaders Agree That the Time Has
 Come For a Tremendous Effort In the
 Fight For Liberty They Win Use Tor
 pedo Boats.
 JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Juno IA special to The Citizen from Fernandina says: The master stroke of Cuba s revolutionary movement in this country will occur with in 80 days. The principal leaders of this party Tn the united States gathered at Jacksonville two days ago. but Wednesday afternoon quietly slipped over here. took carriages and went to Ocean Beach, where they stopped at the Strathnore hotel From an adjoining room The Citizen cor respondent overheard tho whole of the de- Alterations, which lasted until a late hour
 The six men who composed this revolu- tiOnary board were Carlos NJ. DecsspedaS Gonzalo de Quesada, Colonel Enrique Col lazo, Lieutenant Tomas CollaZo and two prominent citizens of Fernandina who have appeared conspicuously before tho public on former occasions in connection with the Cuban cause The party gathered around a large table on which were spread numerous charts of Cuba, the adjacent
 
 from Charleston to point far down the peninsula uf Florida.
 As appeared from the conversation, most of tSG expeditions heretofore had gone from Santo Domingo, but the board decided that the next big effort must be from the United States coast south of Charleston, not only because of the neces- sary character and strength of the expedi- tion, but l ecause of innumerable bays, sounds and rivers in which a fleet could with care hlde or repol a much stronger force.
 A fleet of light draft could go unno- ticed through Bahama channels and then at night mako short runs for tho northern coast of Cuba, where there are many bays easy of access for an expedition and poorly guarded. such an expedition was recently conducted by the yacht Corona, which sailed from Satilia river, Georgia, few weeks ago and made landing in bay near Gibara.
 Great Expedition Planned.
 All this was preliminary. Then came plans, and so far as completed at that sit- ting they were as follows:
 That whereas all plans for carrying for ward the inSurreCtion had hitherto worked most satisfactorily, and the eastern half of the island had risen. and the western half was ripe for rebellion, and the Span ish opposition was growing weaker, ow- ing to the terrific ravages of yellow fever and to disease from bad food supplied the spanish army; therefore now had come tho time for a tremendous effort which should carry n great expedition from the United States to Cuba
 The consulting board decided the eXpe- dition should bo made ready at once; that it should sail from some point between Brunswick Ga., and Mayport, Fla. that it should be commanded by Colonel En- rique COllazo. the war scared veteran of lHGS and 1878, and that the fleet should he guarded by three newly built torpedo boats of tho latest pattern and of great speed and manned by experienced seamen. lieutenant Tomas Collazo Is to be the staff officer, and Colonel Culazo's small army is to be recruited from the Cubans in the United States and picked up Amer jeans of tho southern states last mention ed Men already collected by Henry | Brooks. who is now in New York city and who is 10 accompany tho expedition as l a member of. Colla.o'S staff, are also to be | enrolled
 Collazo is to land the expedition at some point in tho province of Puerto Principe. | where forces collected by Gomez and Mar ii will co operate. The expedition is to land in Cuba within 50 days
 In addition to this plan of operation the following general information was | gleaned during tho deliberations: That tho province of pinas del Rio has risen, and that the insurgents have made moro progress in tho pro ont rising of three months duration than was made iu seven years commencing in 1SGS; that it is be. lieved that within a month the whole is- l land will be in arms for tho Cuhan causo and that Captain General CAmpos. com manding the Spanish forces, is exerting every effort to ho recalled to Madrid be i fore the arrival of disaster. which he be- levos sure to OTerwhelm spanish arms in | Cuba very soon; moreover, that .Joso Mar ii will be in Florida within the next ten l days,