The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-15
CUBA INTELLIGENCE.

CUBA INTELLIGENCE.
Ths following isa statement Of the news
from Cuba brought by the q, ;, mail steam,
ship Georgia, Lieut., -, d, P"det, from Chn-
grcs, May ooh, mud days from Havana,
which arrived NJ New York on Sunday oi-
tornoop, with the mails from San Francisco,
The 4. r. steamer Sarnuac, hearing the
broad penuhnt Of Commodore Tatnhll en.
tered the harlior previous 10 The &C. sailing,
and was 10 leave same ahernuun. Tho
sleeps Of VAR Albany aud Grrninntown n, we're
cruising oil tho bnrboE A. ~ o'clock on
the jth, ma American brig from which vas
taken some California enigranis, supposed
to hc invaders was iowod pnsl the Georgia
and Snrnunc ~ The upper hurhor. A ship,
name unknown, was captured NJ the same
time aud anchored NJ the mouth Of the hnr-
bor This persons taken In these yrssclg aro
confined IN the Moro Castle, und NIL urccss
has been dcuied the American Consul to
ih-in. IL " generally believed Va llafhnh,
thll Ihcte ~ TO evidence against these YES.
sola being regularly cleared Tor Chngtcs AID
captured on iha coast uf Nucuinn. Havana
is comparatively quiet, though tie milnn
are Icing drillcd regularly every day, and
speak quite contemporary of the American
LCrucs who were 20 easily taken OIL from
CnfdcnnF. II WIS reported ~ Havana ihat
ilcy were the picked men Of Jefferson ia.
Was regiment, engaged Ia the Mexican war.
TIE soldiers and officers were quite iudig.
nhni towards Americans. no passengers be-.
ing allowed to laud, aud the cnpInius Of tho
steamers got on shore with much 'difhvuliy.
lie captain of the Ohio was arrested by
pNrty Of soldicrsl nlihbugT Hc I5d ra|UdrJ
mud pnrHdcd about the streets some time
Ont ofthc pcrFuns captured from the Lopez
Expedition. four were shot, aud one wns r..
prrryed, foe some ruuso unknown. These
men, u was said, were rot soldiers, hut rail.
ors no had wandered from the boat aud
had boon lef bchiud They were returning
irisurly tn tho shore, whom hoy ENRrn arrest.
ed aud slot. Al tho officers hnd men en-.
gagged Va ihe ighi against Lopez We're librr.
ully rewarded, the officers receiving crosses
of honor, the men money Their wounded
were pcnsioucd fur lit, mud also ,ho widows
mud children Of those killed. Tho troops
wish 10 mike American ru, ,alcrs how 10 re-.
spccl Spanish power. u is said, had Lopez
hold CHrdcnns one day longerhe would have
been joined 10y large party Of patriots, who
were on the point of rising against the M.
thoritics bu; his defeat hns checked niiy eN.
precision Of opinion, aud those most disnfcc.
ted are now loudeE N the support ofEovcrn.
mtnL Tho government nevertheless have
taken lhc % most active measures to secure
themselves against Invasion, and their whole
naval force arc kept ready Tor sea hud cruis-
ing, and the crews Of the ships practice dui.
~ IN boats ready for landing. One ship Of
the line, n ffieHtr and n war steamer were in
port; the rest wcrr scattered nlung the const.
The Falcon fuilcd on the l,h. with 400 pas.
seugers, for ChnPrc-, The Sapnno was TO
Aail for Norfolk on tho 9Th, Officers md
crows octhe 4. :. vessels were all well. The
chulcrn Ind subsidized Ia llnvaun; very few
cases having been reported There nrc a
few cases among 10 negroes on the plantn.
tons.
From the Diaro de Ia Marina of,hc LIST
inst, the following letter is translated e
CARpENAs, Wednesday. iiny %, 1850.
At half past eight this morning the tuner
al obsequies.of the victims of the l9lh were
celebrated, aud large multitude joined IN
offering lhcir prayers for the repose ui TIC
souls Of those valiant men who Inundated
themselves, dying in defence of our national.
ltyr hur Queen. mud our country, Tire mu'
nicipal body. presided over hy Lieut. Cover
nor pro tenn. Don Leon Martinez Forhun,
assisted at the ceremony. On the first step
of the high altar stood splendid cNIninlquc,
COnluiulUg TOUT Uuultr, NbNtlth WIN
military trophies. The committee appointed
to collect donations for the relief of the
wounded, have already obtained 6il dol.
lars,
The Didrio also publishes a list of the lam
GERS who fought nj Cnrdenas, from which II
appears that thuro were only % in all engag.
ed in the conflict. Five of these were killed
and five wounded.
a. The Boston Traveller, -nnuiral pm
per, thus npproyingly speaks Of The course
Of the administration in regard to Cuban
matters:
"The whole course of President Tay Tor
has been an open honest, and earnest pro-
test agHius, any violation of our treaty stipu-
lations with Spain; and we have the fullest
confidence that no rash or uncalled.for pro
ceedings will he adopted by ms administer.
ton. The brave old General knows toe
much of tho evils of war to hazard, by any
rashness, the peace rlhe United States"
TmE LATE REV. J. N. MArFIr.-The re.
pom of this geulemnn's death is confirmed
The telegraph reported the wrong date Tie
TfiUJi OH ri1u sSti NIT, EuiJfUriy, from Ntf5c.
lion OF The heart, Vnccording to The Mobile
Register The Mobile Tribune Of the 29ll
Late yesterday evening, after few hours
ofsevero Illness, John Ncwlund Ma(lil breath.
cd his last, at tho residence of Major Cham.
hcrunyal lOuinnyillc. Soon after the ut