The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-06-05
IMPORTANT FROM CUBA!


New YoRK, May 24-7p. M.
Gen. Lopez landed at Cardenas about 90
miles from Havana, on the 18th inst, with about
Five Thousand Men, and took possession the
town.
The garrison consisted of one company of SO
men, who made but sli ght resistance They were
driven into church, and after losing three men
surrendered.
Gen. Lopez landed from the steamer Creole.
which left New Orleans on the 9Th inst Seve-
raj other vessels, with 1900 men, left New Or
leans before the Creole, but had not arri-
we'd. The greatest excitement prevailed at
Havana.
The city is under martial law, and several
thousand men have been enrolled and distributed
among them.
The resident foreigners were all called upon
to enroll.
There were 1900 troops at Mantanzas-lSOO
men were dispatched from Havana to reinforce
them and march against General Lopez.
1t is reported that Gen. Lopez had increased
to 5000 men. He was already halfway to Man
tanzas.
| On the 10th news was received that a large
force collecting on Womans Island near
Catospa, Yucatan, and the Capt. General Mari
ncz, with several vessels and 5000 men immedia-
tely started for that port
The Ohio arrived at New York to dav. Just
before she sailed it was we'll known that ten or
twelve vessels were in different parts of the
Gulf probably to land simultaneously at differ
ent ports. 1t was reported that General Lopez
had broken up the railroad at Cardenas, in seve-
raj places.
The merchants and brokers at Havana, were
moving their money to the Fort, for safety.
The Oho Georgia and Falcon, were COM
PEELED to anchor at the entrance Of the harbor.
Capt Schcnck protested, through the American
Consul to the Captain General, and demanded
a safe anchorage, which was refused, and
was told they might go to sea as soon as they
pleased.
None Of the passengers except those who had
passports were allowed to go ashore No COM
muncaton was allowed between the passengers,
not even between the officers until a permit was
obtained from the Captain General.
The Ohio was obliged to wait fifteen hours
for permit to transfer her passengers. She
brings no late news from California, there hav-
ing been no arrival at Panama since the Georgia
left. She brought lat passengers, of whom 81
are from Havana. She also brought $45O,OOO
in gold dust and specie and $4,000 doubloons
from New Orleans to Havana, but could not land
them there on account of all business being sus
pended.
The Ohio left the Spanish Steamer Pizarro at
Havana, which came in with $50 prisoners,
mostly German and Irish. The report was that
they were to be shot at l2 o'clock that day, or
at least every 10th man, and the balance confn-
ed in dungeons!
WAsHINGToN, May "a.
The National lntelligencer announces this
morning, that the Government has received
intelligence of the invasion of the Island of Cuba
by formidable armament, organized within the
United States.
Orders have been issued for the Home Squad
ron, the steamer Saranac and frgate Congress,
to proceed to Cuba direct, and to prevent the
landing Of the expedition, if possible; and if it
has already landed, to cut off from them all rein
forcements and supplies.
The Saranac sailed from Alexandria on Sun
day, and will reach Cuba probably on Thurs
day.
The force ordered on this duty consists ofthe
following vessels:
Saranac, steamer, Capt. Tatnall, 6 guns; Vix-
en-, steamer, Lieut.. Commanding Ward, 2 guns;
Waterwitch, steamer, Lieut. Commanding Tot
ten, gun; Raritan, frigate, Capt Page, 60 guns;
Congress, frigate, Capt. --, 60 guns; Albany,
Sloop of War, Commodore Randolph, % guns;
Germantown, Sloop of War, Commodore Loun-
des, "a guns; Flrt, schooner, Lieut.. Command
ing Farrand, guns. Total, l79 guns.