The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-01
Americans and Cubans Composed
the invading Force.
SEVEN THOUSAND RIFLES
And Two Million Rounds Of Amuni-
ton Landed-Thc Insurgents Re
ceivcd Expedition with Open
Arms - Spaniards Seemed
Unaware ofthc Landing.
Four Hundred Men.

KEY WEST, FLA, May 30.-Cver -FOUR
hundred men with pack train ana a
great quantity or arms and ammunition
sailed for cuba on the Plant Line steam
or Florida on the night of May 2lst
These men and the equipment constituted
an expedition about TO operate indcpend-
emily and 10 defend itself against amy
body of Spanish troops which might OPP
pose g.
The expedition was under The command
Of Colonel jose Lacrct formerly insurgent
commandcr-in-chief in MatanZas Pro-
vince. He assumed the direction of af-
fairs imediately on the landing OF the
expedition. Untn then General joaquin
Castillo was in control. I'm the landing
of the expedition the United States
many was represented by Captain j. a.
D0rst and Thomas Estrada Palma was
represented by j. +. Cartaya, who has
been the landing agent of nearly every
nlibustenng expedition for more than a
year. Messrs. Castillo Cartaya and
Dorst viii return TO Key West Gene
raj Julio Sansuilly ON the way 90 report
10 General Maxine Gomez, was also on
the boat
CUBANs AND AMERICANS.
II is the most powerful anu-spanish
expedition ever sent 10 Cuba. About
three hundred of the men are Cubans,
the others are Americans The engineer
corps Of IN expedition is composed entire
~ Of Americans under Aurelian Ladd.
The men were dressed in canvass uni-
forms furnished by the United States
government and the comissary depart
ent had rati0ns enough 10 last fifteen
days after the landing. The pack train
consisted OF seventy-fve miles and TWEEN
ty-fiye horses. The expedition carried
1900 rifles and 100000 rounds OF ammuni-.
tion for General Calixto Garcia.
The expedition is composed OF hardy
young fellows who looked III for any
thing
The expedition was conveyed by the
cruiser Marblehead, the torpedo-boat
destroyer Eagle. and othere warships.
Two younger brothers OF the late Cen
eral Nestor Arangueren are with the
expedition.
LANDED MAY 2sTH
The expedition was landed on the coast
Of Cuba on Thursday morning MAY 26th
When the Florida. escorted by the Os-
ceola drew up close 20 the shore at
the place selected for the landing. she
sent scouts 10 see II all was clear.
These scouts were greeted by Generals
Feria and Rojas. with some ] 500 armed
insurgents. Consequently. far from
there being any hostile demonstration
upon the part Of the spaniards, the land
ing Of the expedition was I'm the nature
OF a trlumphal invasion. The Cubans
who were IN waiting for the party had
a brass band, and welcomed the new
comers with national airs.
The work OF unloading the cargo OF
the Florida was promptly begun ana
carried on by the 4S2 men composing
the expedition. There was nothing In
the nature Of an interruption. The
work was finished on Friday.
SPANIARDS UNSUSPICIOUS
While the cargo was being unoaded
the Osceola, an auxiliary gunboat, with
her guns ready for action, secuted about
the vicinity looking for an enemy, but
the Spaniards apparently had no sus-
plcion OF what was taking place. SO
easily was the dangerous mission ac-
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