The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-22 00:00:00

that tbsy bed. They were also asked if they had been
provided with two meals a day, and whether they had
ercad and coffee fee breakfast. Some said they had,
but others replied that they had no coffee. The com-
mandant immediately inquired the reason of his sub-
ordinate, who stated that those who had been confined
there on the previous evening came too late to he provided
for on that morning, but that they would have their allow-
ance of coffee at dinner. Ile stated that the other, had
been provided fur according to the order. It may be proper
to affil that the primers appeared to be in good health,
and by no means so much reduced as their exposure and
hardships would seem to warrant. They even appeared to
lie cheerful, which may have been the effect of their relief
from a condition of far greater anxiety and sulThring, expe-
rienced during their wanderings upon the island. I should
have stated that my first lieutenniit, Mr. Taylor, was with
me during this interview. The whole number of prisoners,
Lending those not yet brought to Havantiab, is officially
stated to be about one hundred and thirty. I have just
learned that Lopez, who was captured on Friday last,
(Aug. 29) was brought in last night, and publicly garroted
at 7 o'clock this morning.
We learn that upon the receipt of these despatches
the President directed copies to be sent to the Spa-
nish minister, the further to enforce an appeal already
made to that governmest, now since the leader of
the expedition bus been cut off, to deal mercifully
with his deluded followers, who were enticed into
the invasion under the belief that the people of the
island were already in a state of revolution, and de-
sired assistance to establish a republican government
—a state of facts which, had it existed, could not
have justified their conduct, either in the view of our
own statutes or of the law of stations, but the expec-
tation of which gives them a strong claim to pardon.
A letter from Baltimore, of Sept. 4, says:
It appears that General Enna was killed in the battle
fought on the 17th Aug., at Caranibola. His body w a -eat by
Lopez, with a flag of truce, to the Spaniel" camp. The whole
city of Havannalt turned out to his fumral on the 21st.
The battle was fought on the coffee plantatMns formerly
owned by General Lopez's wife. The Spanish troops were
drawn up in two columns, and at first retueel to advance
upon the patriots, who hued the fences in the vicinity.
General Enna then took 30 Caeadoees and charged upon
the patriots, who succeeded in killing every one of
their assailants, with the exception of an aide.de-camp,
in the charge. General Enna was mortally wounded. After
the fall of General Enna, General Rosales collected to-
gether five hundred of the Spanish troops and fled, leaving
seveuty wounded upon the field of battle. General Rosales
was to be superseded, for cowardice, by General Pavia, of
Matanzas.
The faro Laharh btl, published at I lavannah, says:
We are authorised to publish the billowing account
of the forces of Lopez, front a document found among
papers taken from one of the prisoners:—Six companies of
infantry, including officers, 219; three companies of artil-
lery, Ill; one company of Cuban patriots, 49; one com-
pany of Hungarians, 9; one company of Germans, 9.
final, 400.
List of the Cuban Officers.—General in Chief: Narciso
Lopez. Second in Command, and Chief of the Staff : John
Pragay. Officers of the Staff: Capt. Enimrich Radrich,
Licata. Joseph Lewohl and Sigis Ithkendorf. Corps of Ad-
jutants: Col. Dagen Blummenthal, Capt. Ludivig Schle-
singer. Lieut. Ludivig Muller, Surgeon Ilenry A. Tour-
nique, Commissionary G. A. Cook.
Regiment of Infantry.—ollieers of the Staff: Col. R. L.
Darman, Lieut.-Col. W. Scott linnet, Adj. G. A. Graham,
Commissary Joseph Bell, Adj. of the Regiment, George Parr.
Company A : Capt. Robert lillisi, Lieut. E. IL 31eDonald,
Sub-Licuts. J. L. La lluzan and it. H. lirelenlsridge.
Company B: Capt. John Johnson, Ist Lieut. James Dunn,
2nd Lieut. J. F. Williams, 3rd I.ieut. James O'Reilly.
Company C: Capt. J. C. Brigham, Ist l.ieut. Richard
liowder, 2nd Lieut. G. A. Gray, 3ril. Lieut. J. D. Baker.
Company 1): Capt. Philip N. Golday, tit Lieut. David L.
Rousseau, 2nd Lieut. J. 11. Lantlingliam, 3rd !dent James
11. Howain. Company E : Capt. Henry Jackson, 2nd
Lieut. T. A. Simnson, Ist Lieut. William Rabbi, srd l.ieut.
James Crangle. Company : Capt. William Stewart,
2nd Licit. Juba G. Bush, lot Lieut. James G. Owens, 3rd
Lieut. Themas Hudnall.
Regiment of Artillery.—Officers of the Staff: Chief, Wil-
liam S. Crittenden; Second Master of Cumuli:sari. Felix
Huston; Anjutant it. L. Stanford; Surgeon,
Hanki. Company A.: Capt. J. A. Kelley, lot Lieut. I'. C.
James, 2nd Lieut. James A.:Stevens, 3rd Lieut. 1. 0.
Bryce. Company 13 : Capt. James Saunders' Ist Lieut.
Phii. Van Vecten, 2nd Lieut. Beverley A. Hunter, 3rd
Lieut. Wm. E. Craft. Company C.: Captain Victor Kerr,
let Lieut. James Brandt, 2ail Lieut. 11. T. Vienne.
Regiment of Cuban Patriots.—Company A. : Captain
Ildeforno Oberto, let Lieut. Diego Hernandez, 2nd Lieut.
Miguel Lopez ; 3rd Lieut. Jose A. Plante, 4th Lieut. Pedro

Lopez.
Regiment of Hungarians :—Major George }lentils,
Lieut. Csermelyi, Lieut. Adalbert herakes, Capt. Ladis-
laus Palaak, Lieut. Johan Peteri, Lieut. Conrad Eichler.
German Regiment.--Capt. Hugo Solilicht, Limit. Paul
Michael Biro. Cambias; Capt. near° Muller, Li,mteuant
Giovaui I'lacosio.
A letter dated New Orleans, Sept. 4, says :
Previous to the death of General Loper, he th ;dared that
he had been greatly deceived in regard to promised aid in
Cuba. The failure of the expedition is attributed to the
separation of Colonel Crittentlen's command from the
main body under General Lopez. On the eve of the capture
of Lopez he had but thirty remaining followers, and they
finally deserted him, in a wounded condition, so that ho
had not one remaining friend. The Spanish accounts
state that, of the whole number of men landed by the Pam-
pero, and from other quarters, 5,36 have already been killed,
and 436 are now in prison. Colonel Pram, the Hunga-
rian and the friend of Kwouth, was shot ut Pages.
The New York Tribune says :
We learn that two steamers were nearly bargained
for to mail for Cuba, when the disastrous news re-
ceived yesterday noon indefinitely postponed the eater-
prise. One of the chips was the El Dorado, for which
90,000 doh. had been offered, and 70,000 dols. had been
offered for another. Both vets.ls were to have sailed within
a few days with as many" passengers" as they could carry,
unarmed of course, and in a condition to prevent any pro-
bability of seizure. Within a few days two brigs have
sailed from this port for Cuba, but ostensibly cleared for
ports in the Gulf. Both these vessels were laden with
arms, ammunition, and provisions for the use of the Lopes
party in Cuba. There was no excitement in town last night;
the disastrous failure of the liberating army, and the sad
fate of the deceived soldiers, was a general topic of conver-
sation, but their fate was named rather in grief than in
rage. The mushroom patriots who were so eager to help
Lopes while his star was in the ascendant are now nowhere
to be seen.

THE GREAT EXIIIBITION.

The assemblage at the Crystal Palace on Satur-
day, was, as is usually the case on that day, very slender in
numbers, exceedingly well-dressed in appearance, and
apparently quite as curious as to the various and varied
contents. Some attention was, however, developed, but it
was concentrated almost wholly on Mr. Hobbs and Mr.
Colt, who must be quite tired by this time lecturing on
their several exhibits. The customhouse authorities are
busily engaged with thepreliminary arrangements for clear-
ance, and do not anticipate migration to Thames-street sooner
than January next. The rumours of a public celebration
at the closing have completely died away, in fact the pro-
posal had few warm supporters anywhere, as the general
feeling seems to be one of lassitude, and an anxiety to
close a scene of excitement and bustle which has already
lasted fur so very long a period. The surmises as to the
probable possessors of great medals continue to spread. and
among the rest it is said that the Great Western lttilway
Company is to have one for its great locomotive, that the
prise for fire-arms goes to the Parisian gunsmiths, and that
the Americans get several for agricultural machinery. One,
that of Mr. M'Cormick, for his reaping machine, has already
been announced to the public. One very meritorious piece
of machinery, and which has done more wonders under the
head of " services rendered " than any combination of iron
and brass in the Exhibition—we mean the &horse high.
pressure engine of Messrs. B. Hicks and Son, of Bolton,
which has faithfully kept all the wheels and spindles in the
machinery room in motion since the Ist of May—will be ex-
cluded from candidature because the principal of the firm
is one of the jurors in the class. It is a perfect
model in its way, and the reputation it has ac-
quired by the mode in which it has done its
work will amply compensate the constructor for the loss
of the bronze medal. it was much admired by the more
intelligent portion of the visitors on Saturday, who, from
the comparatively empty state of the machinery room, had
ample opportunity to watch its masterly performance. No-
tice was also taken of the manufacture of commemorative
medals, which, being struck upon the spot, were eagerly
purchased by many of the company. At the west end of
the building a large number of the commissioners and
, jurors assembled to witness some experiments tried on tho
tenacity of Mr. W ight's cements, when the Portland cos
meat was found to be more perfect in all requisites
than any of the other descriptions tested. Some surprise
was created in the courseof the day bya rumour, emanating
; from a rather well-informed quarter too, that a means had
been found of ingeniously disposing of a large slice of
the surplus. It was to the effect that Prince Albert bad
suggested to the commission, that it would be an appro-
' prints compliment to the contributors to present to each at
; the close of the Exhibition a copy of the illustrated official
catalogue, and that such suggestion had been favourably eon-
sidered by the body to whom it was addressed. Seeing that
there are 15,000 exhibitors, and that the price of each copy
is 2/. 10..' 45,000/. of the surplus would thus be summarily
provided for. On inquiry, however, in the proper quarter,
we were informed that there was no foundation whatever
for the rumour. The police numbers on Saturday wero
17,366, and the receipts 1,6041. 13*.
The following shows the temperature on Saturday, sa
recorded by Mr. Bennett's thermometer, being the mean
result of 100 readings ;-10 o'clock, .57; 12 o'clock, 83;
2 o'clock, 63 ; 4 o'clock, 84 ; 6 o'clock, 62. Mean tempe-
rature, 61.'2.

MR. ROUNDLLL PALMER, M.P., bag recently
visited his constituents at Plymouth, and it is under-tood
that the hon. gentleman will again contest the borough.
Tae LATE Ma. THOMAY UMBERS.—A monument
has been erected in the chancel of Wappenbuly Church,
to the memory of Mr. Thomas timbers, the eminent agri-
culturist. It Is of Caen stone, with Tuscan columns of
black marble.
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