The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-06-12
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From tho Reveilip
The Army OF Lopcx. z II

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This redoubtable force, which. its general
promised, should do for their "Cuban bretheren
what Lafayette,a Steuben, q Kosciusko. and
Pulaski are deathess in history tor havng aid.
cd to do for them, has been, from all accounts.
literally done for and done up; and the .galant
band Of sympathising friends" led "to the bril-
liant enterprise by the heroic Lopez, after u
phIlanthropic attempt, worthy OF Mrs Fry or
John Howard, to ameliorate the condition Of the
prisoners ola Cuban Jail, have brought back,
unused: a''the first nucleus for the revolution"
to the City Hotel at Savannah, where it was ex-
hibited to the wondering gaze of the astonished
Georgans, and subsequently shipped for Mobile
and New Orleans, to be revarnshcd, reftted and
repaired, to become as'second nucleus; What
"a glorious improvement has the renowned Lopez
made upon old cumbrous, paraphernalia Of war!
With his "choice spirits in half gallon demi
ions, four clean shirts in bandanna, the "Tri-
color of Liberty" the "Triangle of Strength and
Order" the ssStar of State, and "Strpes of
Three Departments of Cuba" neatly packed
in a tin case, with supply Of ham sandwiches,
he sailed to Cuba, landed at Cardenas, alarmed
the senoritas, captured monte-bank, unfurled
tri-colored pocket handkerchief on the prison
walls, fred fen de joioe in the plaza, got drunk
on liberty, stirred up revolutionary spirit anon.
the islanders, upset the government of Cuba
by proclamation, and returned in triumph to the
City Hotel at Savannah, with black eye, and
three boxes of regalias.
Early next morning, while supping their
chocolate, and meditating upon the "signal ex.
ample they had presented to Cuba and the
world of all their virtues as we'll as their valor,"
the returned army was surprised by the United
States Marshal, and, without being permitted to
pay their bills, were taken before the District
Court for dealing in liberty without license. No
evidence, however, being brought against them,
fhev were discharuad in time for dinner
We add the address of General Lopez, deliv-
cred after dinner to the army of patriots:
"Soldiers of the Liberatng army of Cuba:
The noble mission from which you have lust
returned, laden with trophies purchased without
shedding drop of blood, or doing violence to
the peaceful feelings which prompted you sto
give to Cuba that freedom for which your exam ,
pie has taught her to sigh has accomplished
the brilliant object it had in view. The seed
of liberty have been sown by your hands, and
ages hence, when your patriotic bosoms have
ceased to heave, and your patriotic hearts have
ceased to beat, the liberated inhabitants of the
richest and loveliest of islands beneath the sun
will celebrate your victory, and recount to their
children how you struck the chains from the
limbs of the beautiful Queen Of the Antilles,
and unfurled to the winds the graceful folds Of
your best silk pocket handkerchief. 1t would
not be advisable, at this time, to prepare the con.
stitution we promised the Cubans, as our land
lord is out of ink, and the Judge of the District
Court has forbidden us quilts. Another time
will answer.
"To-day leave for New Orleans Meet me
at that place. There you shall have your pay.
s'You see I'm busy now. Begone, brave army,
and don't kick up row. God and liberty
NARc1so LoPEZ.
"Given at the bar-room of the City Hotel,
Savannah, Ga" ii -" - a