The Evening Telegraph

Cuba.

It is reported at the capital to-day that a son and daughter of Mr. Casanova, now in prison in Cuba, appeared before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and asked the committee to recommend such action on the part of Congress as will more effectually protect the rights of American citizens on that island. The committee appeared indisposed to do anything in the matter, whereupon the parties repaired to the White House to have an interview with the President. The result thereof has not transpired at this writing. It is also reported that the Executive has ordered two monitors to be made ready for sea, and the presumption is that they are destined for the Cuban coast.

Another rumor is, that the order recently made, assigning the 12th Infantry to California, has been countermanded. All this, if true, looks belligerent, and the general opinion outside official circles is, that Grant is only waiting a favorable opportunity to send such a force to Cuba as will give such moral support to the insurrectionists as to secure their success. An evening paper says:—"The Government has received information from New Orleans that an expedition is about to sail for Cuba to join the insurrectionary army. The expedition is understood to have been organized by General Steadman, who, it will be remembered, visited Cuba about a month since, and, it is supposed, made all the necessary arrangements for the landing of American recruits. The Navy Department has sent special instructions to Admiral Hoff to intercept them."—Age's Washington correspondence of yesterday.