The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-06-01
From The Delta oCtAe eth
TIE HAVANA JOURNALS.

An extra of the Official Journal. the Djarr
de la Marina, of the 90 h, contains two proc!a.
nations of the Copt',n General, the Con-
de AIcoy. The fist is to the following effect
Article | declares Cuba and its ADJOINING
island and keys, under martial law.
Art. 2 declares all the coast in a state Of
blockade, and all vessels approaching the is,
land liable TO strict search, those containing
large numbers of persons on board are to be
regarded as suspicious, and if the suspicious
are not confirmed by their papers tney are only
to De warned off; otherwise, and if containing
rms or munitions Of war, &c. tn ey are to be
regarded as ems mics and treated as pirates.
Art. 8. All persons belonging to the invo.
Ding forces, who may fall into the hands of the
Government are to be Immediately shot.
Art. 4, The same penalty to all Inhabitants
OF the island who may join them,
Art. 5. The same to all who may serve The
invaders as spies. or aid them with intelligence,
money, arms, pro DIVISIONS or any other ser
vice.
Arts The same to all who NAV, in any
mode, attemtt to seduce the minds of the peo-
pie, or to disturb the public order, or who u nv
tail to render aid, advice, or cooperate with
prompt obedience, to the authorize es.
Article 7 charges all public funcuonaries
employees and Ulcers with energetic execu>
ton OF the orders of the Government. any neq.
'ec' OF tue same being punished with death.
Harana Correspondence 0fhe Deta..
HAVANA, May 90, 1850,
Every available man is at work at the arse
nal ship and coal yards; and all the marine
floating material thai can be trusted has gone
to sea, to-wit: three frigates of "A gun met,l.
and tour war steamers from two to four puts
each, and another frigate is hastening her re.
htIi1g for coast service.
One regiment had bsen despatched to Nue.
Villas, and left in the early part OF last week,
ana another from the forces Of this city, distrib.
utedsouth and west, at points which have been
lntlmated as those, to be used by the Consul.
who thinks he has the very heart of the whole
proceeding,
Two squadrOns of cavalry have also been or-
dered to the country, as a corps of observation
TO move along the more ex osed portions Of
the coast and keep open as far as practicable.
communication from post to post.
May 2l.-Gen. Lopez landed with The
steamer Creole, at Cardenas, on the night Of the
18th AS the Creole approached, which she
did without hesitation or stoppiag. the Contoin
OF the Por', believing it was some Spanish
seamen, decked himself in all his military and
ollcIal toggery, and went forth to do the hnnr.
some on the occasion. The Creole ouio,Iv
landed and made fast, when Gen. Lopez snrprr
ashor e atIhe head of three hundred desperare
men, | rmed then into line and then orderoJ
tho Captain OF the Port 10 proceed to tae Gov.
ernor, under guard, and bring his Excelle, cy
before him, Gen. Lopez. In proceeding to ex
eeute the order the Captain escaped, and did
not draw his breath until ho got to Ma,anzos.
whence he came to this city, where he has
been a lion ever since. 1t appears that the
town was easily taken and OCCUPIED h
; oPez's troops, after a mere show of resistanc
rom the IfooPs and the Governor, Tho Inter
was taken prisoner aboard of til, Cradle. bnt
subsequently released on his parole, to treat
kln0Iy certain persons friendly to Lopez.
me General remained at Card enas all dav on
Tue i5'h' his men quietly mingling with
Tho na.pln -
'"e PeoPle, and demeaning themselves with
great Prop'!ety. 1t is said t,at the Rails of
the kall Road to Matanzas were torn up for
some distance, to prevent the approach oil
troops from Havana. The procIamalions Of
General Lopez were also difused among the
people. They breathe an excellent and 6,-