The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-11 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

DEFEAT OF THE CUBAN EXPEDITION.
The Hibernia, Captain Law, which pawed Holy-
head yesterday "morning (u announced in part of our
yesterday's inpreesion), 'Lured the blersey in the
course or the day. Her dates are : New York, 28th;
&atom, 28th; Hehhz, 31st alt.
The in/gloriosa tersaination of the foolish and diem-
petal& Cuts. Expedition is thus related in the New
York Cesmernesii /fisquarer at the 27th alt. :

TER CUBAN PIRACY.
The baccamering esditien to Cabe semis to Rata met
116 disastrous fate wide it deserved. Instead of eserellag
hem Cardems le Savaanah and revolutionising the Wand,
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Ed his peg seem to ham had soma difficulty In
their escape. They minded, however, and the
bade», at least, are now in the Valued States.
We received last erening the fellowin; despite\ from
Washiagtoe :
(Press our own ecrrespeadirat4
Washiagtos, May 28.
AatheatM intelligence cone, nisi the Cuban expedition
was received hers ih.s morning by telegraph, dated at Key
Was on the Wed, aad avast have been test by the steamer
Label. The steamer Creole arrived there on the 21st, having
en beard 600 men. Elbe was clamed by tbe Spanish steamer
Pissarro fr.,m Cadens,. TM Creole left New Orleans on
the Tttein company with:a bargee and brig, the three having
600 men sod areas and annanition. After getting to as
the men were shipped rn the Creole off Yucatan and steered
to Cardenas, which they nuked on the 19th. They teak
pessimism of the town, horned the governor's palace, and
lock him prisoner aftir a battle Ia which 50 Spanish troops
sad 30 inhabitants were killed. After this eugagement the
Crooks put off and returned to Key West, as stated above.

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Oe her arrival the collector seat so officer on board and
seised her in the same of the /*Tuamotu for violating the
laws of the United States. The six hundred men sea now
at Key Rost, and a naval force is asked to prevent further
outrage from them. General Lopes was there at date of the
di/retch. The captain of the Pizarro states he captured the
barque and brig which accompanied the Creole, sad took
from them letters and communications contaisiag full plans
el the expedition.
The other parts of the expedition have not been heard
trona. General Lopes arrived at Baysienth yesterday,
and the district attorney was ordered to execute the law
MlBlB.
The following despatches, also received by telegraph last
evening, give further particulars of the progress end We of
the expedition :
Cherleetor, May %,1850.
The following is the extract or a letter received by the
Isabel, dated Centaur, May 20, 18.50.
Gen. Loper, eceompuded by about 500 men, landed et
Ibis place from the strum Creole, between 2 sod 3 o'clock,
ea the morning or the 19th of May (Sunday.) After a short
straggle with the few troops statimed here, they took pos-
ed*a of the town, and then beset. d the heue of the go-
vetoer, sod met • good resift -nee. They set 13m to his
house. 11e was consequently forced either to give up or
be burned to drath. The invaders kept poesenton of the
town until yesterday, when they left, about 8 o'clock, carry.
lag with them our governor, one or two officers, besides the
money they had robbed (roue the public Treasury. They
had • si coed action with the troops before leaving, and
several were kdied on both sides..

This unfortuasta ocearrenee ha caused a sacantatary
cheek is business.

Wei have not d any letters for the put two days,
because as soca u the invading band arrived they took
possession of the railroads, cars and engines, and it is said
tent men uo the country to tear up the rads. The invaders
did not molest the inhabitants, although nearly every one
took refuge oa board of the shipping in the harbour. We
Must tha: by :011101TOW evening tranquility will be restored
and the business of the tows go on as usual.
We open oar litter to advise you of the safe arrival of our
Cs7sewith a s two °Seen captured by L3pts. Near
iedar, they foil in with a fishing smack, and it is said that
Lopes agreed to put taus on board on condition that the
gcversoe would use hie billaence to save to. lives of those
left behind. Five of L3pes's gang are new in the stacks.
Charleston 9 a.nt,
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Loper, in the Creole, hes reached Key West with his men. ,
who werr punnet by the Spanish war sweater Pizarro.
Lopes is cow is Bavaaaah, wtile hls followers us at Ley
West.

Savannah, Ga., May 2G, 4i p.m.
Mach mei:anent was produced here lest night by the
arrest of Oeseral Lopez. by the U. S. Marshal, acting under
order from the President of the 1: shed State'. His aid,
Maj. Seek, r Emenaga, was also taken iato custody. They
were earned belere Judge Nichols, of the District Court.
The isourt•room was densely crowded. No evirience being
'Ahead N justify commitment, the zanies were discharged
at about • quarter to twelve lam sight amidst great clkenng
the spectators, and General Lips was escorted
to Ws lodnings at tee City Hotel by • large escort of
titian*. Ileitis loudly called tor, he came out before
the people sad made an animated speech, interrupted
by the plaudits of the mtetitude. He declared it to be his
inflexible mime to persist in his enterprise, and was deter.
'aimed to persevere until Cuba was tree and disenthrelled
tuna the yoke of 8 paio, under all risks and at every hazard.
He }resealed • pleasing and intent appearance. He
left the city at 7 o'clock this morning (Sunday), for Mobile.
/Unmask. May 25, morning.
The steam-shin Isabel touched off this port this monieg,
frees Elven& and Key West. She left Havana on the 22nd
instant, two item alter the Ohio
According to the advices brought by the Isabel, the 'evad-
ing firm, are throws into c:niusim, and probably are
greedy used
The Amer Creole, which carried that part of the invading
force that landed at Cardenas, succeeded is escaping from
that per, and has arrived at Key West, with Oen. Lopez,
the commaeder-in-chief of the invader', on board. Gen.
Imes and one of his aids, Major Bache: Emma, arrived in
this city this morning, end have taken kedging at the City
Hotel.
The following information is obtained from him:—The
expedition left the Islay del Cestoy on the aertheast comer
of the Cycatan coast, on the 16th, and landed at Cmeenas
es the 19th km. They lost some time in landing, which
(meths maturities time to mad sa express to Coloss, about
ten miles distant. The expedition entered the town, Lod
attacked the jail, sopposiag it es be the barracks! The jell
guard, composed of -Knees seer., stood fire like old soldier..
coop were seen at this moment crossing the plus. They
were hailed, sad answered by Bring open the troops. After
this, some soldiers went to the goveromArtkome, which
was attacked. The house was well defended, but it was
finally burnt. The few troops surrendered themselves.
The town of Cardenas remained is peaceable pcsessisn of
the invaders. The troops, however, being dissatisfied with
their warm reception, and haying lost time in getting the
wounded and fuel cn beard the steamer Creole, which was
ta return for reinforcements, became disheartened, and in-

elated upon going to Key West.
They wen . punned by the Span eh war•stearter
Pizarro, tut escaped.
Lopez, it seam, has been discharged from custody. It
must have been by the connivmee of the judge before whom
he was; examined, or beam.e no pains whatever were taken
to procure testimony concerning his conduct. What Lopez
meant by announcing his determination to renew the contest
is not very clear. He seems disposed, at all events, is keep
himself out of the reach of personal danger.
The steam-ship Crescent City had arrived at New
York, with advice. from Caagres to the 13th, and
from Kingston Jamaica, to the 18th ult. She
brought 200,000 dollars in specie on passengers' ac-
count from the former port.
By the arrival of the steam-ship Crescent City,
from Chagres, we have dates from California to the
21st of April. The news from San Francisco and
the mines is of considerable interest. A meeting of
merchants had been held for regulating the price of
gold-dust, raising its value from 16 to 17 dollars, and
placing it in circulation as a regular currency.
proposal was not received with favour.
It was decided to reject the California coins and
quicksilver gold in trade. The mines continue to
be abundantly productive. Business is still dull,
though the prospects for the spring and summer
trade were considered good. A party of explorers,
in search of a harbour in the newly-discovered Tri-
nidad Bay, met with a fatal disaster about the last
of March, eve of them having been drowned in the
surf whilst attempting to land 112 a boat.
The steamer Tennessee arrived it Panama on the
12th of May, from San Francisco. She brought
388,000 dollars in gold dust on freight, and 132 pas-
mengen.