The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
Filibustvrs Active.
Two Expeditions Believed to
Have Sailed.


Philadelphia, March Two, pos
sibly three, expeditions are said to
have left the United States to-day
with men and munitions of war for
Cuba One party is reported to
have left Barnegat on the coast of
New Jersey, on the steamship Lau
rada The expedition is said to be
in charge of General Carlos Roloff,
the insurgent minister Of war.
On Saturday night the schooner
Donna T. Briggs, of Stonington,
Conn ,aud the steam lighter Joseph H.
are said to have left the foot of East
10Th street, New York, loaded with
arms and ammunition in tow of a tug
bound for Barnegat to meet the Lau-
rada. Dozens of Cubans spent the
day lettering in the vicinity of
the lighter and when the tug was
ready to leave. fifty men jumped on
board and disappeared in the VESSELS
hold The Laurada left Baltimore Oh
Saturday and the tug with her tow
lay off Barnegst until to day when
the sea moderated enough for the
cargo to be discharged into the Lau.
rada's hold The Laurada's cargo is
said to consist of I 900 rifles ; 1,7oo,-
900 rounds of ammunition, 25 tons
of dynamite, 500 macbetes aud big
supply of medicine aud surgical in
struments 1t is reported that the
Laurada will return in a few days. as
soon as her cargo and passengers are
transferred to another vessel
Another expedition is said to have
left the New jersey coast near New
York on the steamer South Portland.
which sailed on Saturday ostensibly
for Barraquilla, Central America. The
vessel is reported to have been char
tered by the Cuban Junta at Sl00
day and security for $4,000 was
given to indemnify the owners in case
the steamer should be lost while on
her voyage to Cuba Her cargo is
large one, including about l 500 tons
of war material She also carries
about 100 passengers. The South
Portland was formerly the British
steamship Caroline Miller.
The Bermuda is also off the Long
Island coast ready, it said. to carry
an expedition which left New York
on Saturday for Block Island. where
the transfer is to be made. Thus far,
it has been impossible to receive the
cargo. on board owing to the heavy
sea running in the sound
New York March 2 The captain
of tug arriving in this port TO night
that when off Barnegat to-
day he sight d steamer, which he
believes was the Laurada A g.
mssted schooner and tighter were
beside the Lauraaa. unloading goods
into her. 1t is presumed that the
is setting out on flibusteE.
ing expedition to Cuba
The United States revenue cutter
left Battery pier tonight
for Barnega;, aud if any arms and
are found on board she
will be seized. 1t was also said that
the tug Volunteer towed eitle tie
schooner or lighter down to the
Laurada. The Volunteer, it is al
legged was sold abouta moth ago by
her owners
Baltimore. March 2-The steamer
Laurada may have started on another
expedition for Cuba. She left here
last Friday. ostensibly for Pbilade]
phia She passed Cape Henry Sat
urday afternoon and should have
reached there Saturday, but her ar
rival there is not reported by marine
observers. Before leaving Baltimore
the Laurada took aboard sufficient
coal and stories to carry her across
the Atlantic 1t would not surprise
Capt Hart's friends if his vessel had
taken war munitions and shonld next
be reported around the Cuban coast
New York, March 2 "A special
Barpegat. N. j., says filibustering
expedition bound for Cuba, supposed
to be the discussed one of MAJOR
Castroverdi. left anchorage off here
before daylight this morning
Cioco, the 5 cent straight Havana Cigar,