Show armed force under the direction of british government new york sept 22 according to the heralds tangier correspondent a passenger on board the steam yacht honor who Is well acquainted with the plans of baron de forest is authority for the statement that under pretext of a mere hunting trap the baron has prepared an armed exploring expedition to the desert of sahara with tho support of the british government ern ment for this purpose the yacht is supplied with to winchester repeating rifles with ammunition and other material it Is stated that baron de forest intended to found a saharan empire believing that his influence and millions would enable him to carry the scheme to a successful issue baron de forest has been recently in frequent communication with a famous french his idea Is that the execution of his project will be of political advantage to the british government he will endeavor to establish and maintain british ade the correspondent after filing a dispatch containing the above facts cables that ha has received a private communication from to the effect that baron de forest and party started en the night of september tor tho desert 0 sahara the correspondent of the new york herald at las palmas states that baron do Forest 3 yacht the honor arrived there on the morning of september and sailed at midnight on september probably to teneriffe for dispatches the honor remained six days at whence she came here she carries a crew of thirty eight the baron and baroness de forest were both on board together with mr harris 0 tangier and several distinguished looking floors |