Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-27
GREAT PANIC In HAVANA.

GREAT PANIC In HAVANA.
By the U. S steamship Ohio, we have received from
Cuba the exciting intelligence of the landing of General
Lopez and the taking of Cardenas by the invading
forces.
Gen Lopez landed at Cardenas, about 80 miles from
Havana, on the 18th inst with about 500 men, and took
possession of the The garrison consisted of one
company of about 60 men, who made but slight resis-
lance. They driven into church. and after losing
three men killed, they surrendered, The General land
ed in the Creole which left New Orleans on the
18th inst.
[Cardenas is small sea port on the Northern coast
of Cuba, about 100 miles East of Havana, and 40 to so
303, and has probably not increased materially since
then.-Ed. Trib.l
The greatest excitement existed in Havana amount
ing to panic. The city under martial law, and
several thousand militia had been enrolled, and
were being given Them
The resident foreigners called upon to enroll
There 500 troops at Matanzas, and 800 dis
patched from Havana at o'clock, A. M OF the Goth,
to reinforce them and march against Lopez.
1t rumored that the force under Lopez had in
creased to 2O00 and that he already half way to
Matanzas. On the 10Th news received that
large body collected "Womans Island, near
Cape Catoche, Yucatan.
The General OF Marines, with several vessels and
about three thousand men, started Immediately for that
point
Just before the Ohio left the Spanish steamer Pizzaro
came in with l05 prisoners. 1t said that they
mostly German and Irish
The report was that they to be shot that day at
10 O'clock or at least out OF every ten the balance
The force on the Creole, with which Gen Lopez eff
fected the landingis but small part OF the Expe-
dition; ltis known that some ten or twelve vessels
have left New Orleans and different parts of the
Gulf probably to land simultaneously at different
points
1t was reported that Lopez had broken up the Rail
road to Cardenas in several places.
The merchants and bankers in Havana reno
wing their &c, to the Fort for safety.
The Ohio, Georgia and Falcon were compelled to
anchor at the entrance of the harbor Capt Schenck
protested through the American Consul to the Captain
General, and demanded safe anchorage, but was
fused and told he might go to he pleased
None OF the passengers were permitted to go
except those having passports. No communication
allowed betweenEthe passengers not between the
officers until permit was obtained from the Captain
General
The Ohio obliged to wait more than fifteen
hours for apermt to transfer passengers after she
ready for sea.
Capt McLane, who came passenger in the Ohio, in
forms that at the time of leaving Havana a rumor
reached there that Spanish soop-ofwar had been
captured by the forces of Gen. Lopez.
The Landing at Cardenas-Nartal Lao.
Correspondence of The Tribune.
HAVANA, Monday May 20, 1S50.-A. NJ
News reached here yesterday afternoon of the acu-
all landing at Cardenas of armed American expedi
tion said to consist OF two to three hundred men who
have for the moment at least taken possession ofthat
place there being than 40 to so soldiers OPP
thing more known than the above
A Regiment has been at once ordered to Carde
mas.
Martial Law has been established here, and the citi-
Zens armed.
supplement to the Gaceta May 1871
OFFICIAL PART.
GOVERNMENT AND CAPTAIN GENERALcY OF THE J
EvER-FA1THFUL ISLAND OF CUBA. !
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AT WAR.
EDIcT.
|, Don Frederick de Ronca. Count of Alcoy, Cap
tain General of the Island OF Cuba, and General-in-
Chief of the Army, make known that foreign pirates
assembled some time for the purpose, ha> ing now land
ed to efecuae their sacregious designs in the territory
confded to me by her Majesty it being my sacred duty
to preserve the interests OF the country well pro-
teet the lives and property Of its faithful inhabitants
using the extraordinary powers with which | am in
vested, in addition to the powers possess by royal
ordonnance as General-inC Chief do ordan and com
mand:-
Art The whole territory of the island of Cuba, its
adjacent islands, bays and dependencies, hereby de-
cared be in the state of siege, land consequently sub
Ject to all the military consequences OF such state
as long as the circumstances exist which require this
q measure.
Notwithstanding the preponderating power with
which the military jurisdiction is invested by this Decree
all the other tribunals and justices will continue in the
exercise of their respective duties and in the transac-
ton OF all ordinary and usual business not excluded from
their authority by the present Decree
Art declares the island to be in state OF blockade
Art. declares that all caught with arms in their
hands, belonging to the invading bands, shall be shot
Arts and denounce all who shall aid " the pi-
rates." in any manner and declare that all thus aiding
shall be shot.
Art declares that all co operating in any way with
the pirates shall be condemned to death upon convic
ton
Art enjons upon all officers civil and military, the
rigid enforcement of the edct,
Signed THE Count OF A1coY
HAVANA, May 10, 1850.