The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-21
FILIBUSTERS TAKE FLIGHT.
EXPEDITION BELIEVED TO HAVE
SAILED FROM FERNANDINA.

A strong Probability That the
DauntIesS Is the Boat Carrying II.
Cant. Lewis Not With Her il She Is
the VesseI-The Tug Jones and the
Yacht Minim Believed to Have Had
a Hand in Loading the VesseI-The
Spanish Consul and Revenue Cut
ter officers BaHied.
Fernandina. Fla. May "a flibustering
expedition sailed from this port last night
Between twenty-five and thirty men We're
taken and placed. as far as can be learn
90. on board the DauntIess, which is now
on her way to Cuba. The arms were al
ready on board. having been taken from
the tug Alexander Jones, which left VII
mington five days ago. The Dauntless
was met at sea and the transfer was made,
as is reported, successfully.
The men, VINO arrived here early last
night, were taken from the train, near the
railroad shops. and marched through the
woods to the beach. After arriving at
the beach. they went down the beach to the
jetties. near Old Fort Clinch. and there
took boat and proceeded to sea. where
they landed safely aboard the craft which
takes the expedition.
Just what the Dauntless carries in the
line of arms ana ammunition cannot be
learned, but it is rumored that it was a
large cargo.
The Cubans who went on the expedition
were evidently armed. as farmer on his
way to the city to-day picked up a belt
and pistol case a new army rig, which had
evidently been dropped in the hurry. for
they must have gotten away before
o c.ock. as the revenue cutter Colfax did
not go outside before ! O'Clock this morn
ing which was too late to catch the men
It is said that the men arrived here at
about $3.50 O'Clock and embarked from the
beach before u. The cutter remained
outside and returned to port early this
morning.
The yacht Minim assisted in this work
She was laying near the elevator at
O'Clock last night but is reported by some
who saw her to have left there about S
and sailed direct across the river. and dis
appear
a young man here who doesn't care TO
have his name mentioned, said he saw
Col Borden's clerk. Mr. Clark with five
men. who spoke Spanish, but when he was
seen, ceased talking on they way toward
Old Town, on the old road Each man
had a large package or valise. He did not
recognize any but Mr.. Clark They were
Col Borden's house. They went by the
Old Town road because 1t is deserted at
night and no one was liable to see them
and Joined the balance of the party on
the beach, near the mouth Of the river
The cutter and Spanish consulate were
rafarv .flH la f.nae aIsaNn4 fHlN
panied by Mr. Fritot and Capt Lewis
took the train this morning for Jackson
Vile. All three wore a bright smile Of sat
isfaction
The question now is whether or not the
boat which took this expedition was the
Dauntless, as it looks as though Capt
Lewis would have commanded that boat
When these gentlemen were asked about
the report this morning, they laughed
about It, and said they did not doubt but
that an expedition left last night, and II
II did It was no more than they expected.
The officials were on the watch up and
down the river They expected a special
train to arrive in the city limits and did
not dream Of the plan which was used
TO get the men TO the river without Il be-
ing known.
Jacksonville. Fla. May 2O.-The plans
of the Cubans seem to have been to send
stfeIdl expeditions from the Florida coast
TWO special trains having taken a large
number of Cubans down the coast the first
of the week
A special treasury agent yesterday
found sixty tons of coal in sacks secreted
on a key below Miami and a schooner that
was about to unload some more coal was
captured and was taken to Key West
coaling station for flibustering purposes
was evidently being established.
SHOT A M1Ir POUCH.