The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
SUCCESSFULLY LANDED.
A MILITARY EXPEDITION OF FOUR
HUNDRED MEN

Ri,h Large Supplies Of RI IS and Anouni-
tion for IN. Cau1to Ga,cia, Get Asho-e
Safely and Proceed to sns interior With
out Opposition.
Over 400 men, with q pack train and
large quantity of arms and ammui.
ton, sailed for Cuba on thePlantLin
steamer Florida on the night Of May
81. These men and the equipment
constituted an expedition able to ope.
rate independently and to defend
itself against any body of Spanish
troops which might oppose it.
The expedition was under the COM
mand Of Colonel Jose Lacret, formerly
insurgent commander in Matanzas
province. He assumed the direction
Of affairs Immediately on the landing
of the expedition until then, General
Joaquin Castillo was in control.
In the landing of the expedition the
United States army was represented
by Captain ] a. Dorset, and Thomas
Estrada Palms was represented By J.
E. Cartaya, who has been the landing
agent Of nearly every 6lIbustering ex.
pedition for more than year. Messrs.
Castillo, Cartaya and Dorset will re-
turn to Key West.
General Julio Sanguilly, on the
way to report to General Maxine Co.
mez, was also on the coat. This is the
most powerful anli.Spanish expedition
ever sent to Cubs. About three hun.
dred Of the men are Cubans; ths
others are Americans. TIE engineer
corps OF the expedition is composed en-.
tlrely OF Americans, under AureIian
Ladd.
11.-4e men were dressed in Canvass
uniforms furnished by the United
States government, and the commits.
sary department had rations enough
to last fifteen dsys after the landing.
The pack train consisted of rs mules
and 20horses. The expedition carried
1900 rifles and 2,00O,0 rounds OF
Ianmunition, for General CaIizso
Garcia.
The expedition is com posed OF har.
dy young feIlo rs, VINO looked Fl for
anything. Toe expedition was con.
Voyed by the cruiser Msrolenead, the
topedo boat destroyer Eagle and osher
Wsrsnlps. Two younger brothers OF
the late General NasIer Aranguren are
with the expedition.
Inc expedition was landed on the
coast OF Cloa on Thursday morning,
May 26. Wnen tbs Florida, escorted
oy tns Osceols, drew up Gloss TO Ehs
snore as Ene place selected for the land.
ing, she sent scouts to see If all was
clear. These Scouts were greeEed OF
Generals Ferla and R)jaS, with some
l,5O0 arms1 insurgents.
Consequently, far from their baing
any hostile demonsErssIon upoa che
part Of the Spanisrds, Lhs landing Of
Gne xpsdIEioa Vas in tbs naIure Of a
sriumpnal INVASION. Ghs Cubans
VINO were in waiting for the party mad
q brass band aad welcomed the new
comsrs with national airs.
Toe work otuoloAdlng the cargo Of
the Florida was promptly bsgun and
carried on oy tne 432 men composing
the expedition. Tnere vas n JEnlng IN
Ghe nature Of an interruption. ras
work was finished on Friday.
While Gns cargo was being unload
ed, the OscsoIa, an auGlllafy guaooa!,
with her guns ready Tor acn00, SCOUT
ed ABOUT the glclnlGy LOOKING for an
enemy, but the SpaQlards apparently
mad no suspicion Of what was taking
place.
30 easily was the dangerous mission
accomplished that while sone nam.
oers Of the party were getting the
ssuppies ashore Others were providing
themselves With fruit, sugar and
other products Of the Landing place, q
large stock Of which was brought back
for Key West friends.
| Nevertheless no precautionary meas.
ure was neglected, and the moment
Il the work vas concluded, the FloriSs
land Oscsola slipped away, leaving the
insurgents TO convey their reinforce.
ments into the interior, which, it is
sconfdently expected, was done with.
out any casually.
The returning members OF the Flor
ida party brought with them several
hundred private letters, Wnlca. it is
understood, give a complete insight
into the present CONDITIONS prevail.
ing in the bIockaded Island. Ene 10.
cal Cuban colony is eIated over the
astonishing success OF the expedition.
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