Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-05-31
BYTELEGRAPH.
IMPORTANT FROM CUBA.
General Lnnfz Landel-CardenaS Capturel.

New YORK, May al P. n.
Gen. Lopez landed at Cardenas, about 80
miles from Havana, on the 18th inst, with
about Five Thousand Men, and took posses
sion of the town.
The garrison consisted of one company of
so men, who made but slight resistance
They were driven into church, and after
loosing three men, surrendered.
Gen. Lopez landed from the steamer Gre
ole, which left New Orleans on the 8th inst.
Several other vessels, 1900 men, left New
Orleans before the Creole, but had not arrived.
The greatest excitement prevailed at Haya-
ma.
The city is under martial law, and several
thousand men have been enrolled and be dis
uibuted omong them.
The resident foreigners were all called up
on to enroll.
There were 1900 troops at Matanzas-l800
men were dispatched from Havana to rein
force them and march against General Lo-
PEI.
1t is reported that Gen. Lopez had increas-
ed to 5000 men. He was already half way to
MatanZas.
On the 10th news was received that large
force was collecting on Woman's Island near
Catospa, Yucatan, and the Capt. Geneal Mari
nez, with several vessels and 5000, men I'M
mediately started for the port
The Ohio arrived at New y ork to day
Just before she sailed it was well known that
ten or twelve vessels were in different parts
| Of the Gulf, probably to land simultaneously
at different ports. 1t was reported that Gen
eral Lopez had broken up the railroad at Car.
denas, in several places.
/ The Merchants and Brokers at Havana
were removing their money to the Fort Tor
safety.
The Ohio, Georgia and Falcon, were com
PEELED to anchor at the entrance of the harbor.
! Capt. Schenck protested, through the AmerI-
can Consul to the Captain General, and de-
mauded a safe anchorage, which was refused,
and was told they might 60 to sea as soon as
they pleased.
None of the passengers except those who
/ had passports were allowed to 60 ashore
! No communication was allowed between the
I passengers, not even between the officers I'M
til a permit was obtained from the Captain
General.
The Ohio was obliged to wait ffteenhours
for a permit TO transfer her passengers. She
brings no late news from California, there
having been no arrival at Panama, since the
Georgia left. She brought I47 passengers, oil
whom 81 are from Havanana. She also
brought $3.50 600 IN gold dust snd specie and
and Is 600 dcubloons from New Orleans to
Havana, but could not land them there on &C
count OF all business DSln9 SuS pcAu6u.
The Ohio left the Spanish steamer PIzarrc
at Havana, which came in with $50 prisoners
mostly Germans and Irish. The report was
that they were to be shot at II o'clock tina
day, or at least every 10th man, and the bal
auce confined in dungeon.
WASHINGTON, May 81.
The National Intelligeucer announces this
morning, that the government has received in
Itelligence Of the invasian ofthe Island Of Gu
ba by a formidable armament, organized with
in the United States.
Orders have been issued for the Home Squad
ron, the steamer Saranac and frigate Congress
to proceed to Cuba direct, and to prevent the
landing of the expedition, if possible; and i
it has already landed, to cut off from them all
endorsements and supplies.
The Saranac sailed from Alexandra OF
Sunday, and viii reach Cuba probably OF
Thursday.
The force ordered on this duty consists Of
the following vessels:
Saranac, steamer, Capt. Tatnali, 6 guns
Fixon, steamer, Lieut.. Commanding W ard
guns; Waterwitch, steamer, Lieut. Comman
ding lotion, l gun: Raritan, frigate, Capt
Page, GO guns Congress, frigate Capt.
so guns Albany Sloop Of War, Commodore
Randolph, p guns Germantown, Sloop o
War, Commodore Loundes, "a guns; FlIrt
schooner, Lieut.. Commodore FaTrand, 2guns
Total, I79 guns.