The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-06-20
rhe Cubn Exnedition.

The following letters do not contain any
thing laler of the Cuba expedition, but they
contain some interesting details which we
have not seen published before:
Correspondence Of the n Y. Jour of Com
HAVANA, June 2, 1850.
That Gen. Lopez was deceived in his ex-
Pectations OF cordial support from the peo-
pie 0! this island is very clear; there are
those who assert that he would have been
joined bynumerous Cubans If he had brought
with him more powerful force but adhere
to my original position, that they would prefer
the evils OF the system as it exists TO risk
ing the chances Of bloodshcd and anarchy in
a change.
When Lopez landed at Cardanas, disunion
had already spread through his own rauks.-
Part of his men refused to land, and never
did land, and this threw a damper on the
spirits Of the rest. One of his first steps on
lanqing was to take possession of the engines,
&c, at the railroad depot in order to take his
force to MatanZas; but while engaged with
the Spanish soldiers, the engineer over whom
Lopez had put watch, started off with the
engine. Meanwhile, the people in the in
terror, as well as the troops collected to OPP
pose the invader, already sufficiently d,shcart-
/ cned by his dIsappolntments 10 abandon his
undertaking.
/ l understand that OF the four prisoners who
were shot at Matanzas. two were Americans,
one French and one German, and 1t is as
serted that they were among those who sece-
ded from Lopez and offered to prove this to
/ the drum-head court-martial, bat they were
not allowed 20 do so. The simple questio
was, were these men part Of those landG
from the Creole? On that they were sen
fenced and executed.
Report says that the-tWo captured vessels
/ have gone into Mariel.
The process against the captGms of these
vessels and the rest of the Prisoners is pro
crossing rapidly. 1t is sta. ed that the latter
declare thar the captain IS deceived them
they went on board. bou ID, as they supposed
for Chagres, and, When on the coast Of Yu-
catan, were first informed by Lopez of the
real design OF me expedition.
!e,,rn from undoubted authority that the
consul has made formal demand upon the
Government for permission to see and act lol
the prisoners on the grounds of a clause oft
treaty between the United States and Spain
executed in 1885
1t is remarkable that to this moment The
number Of prisoners taken in the two Ameri
can vessels cannot be ascertained by the pub
, lie, the authorities refusing 10 give any infor
nation on the subject. To-day, we are toll,
that the whole number is but Al, not in
Guiding however the captains and crows
I You Will see that this corresponds with tn
' NUMBER said to have deserted from Lopez u
7 La Izia dc Mugeris.
Jt5le 81 have just learned that Col. Full
+ gueras, Governor Of Matanzas, has been ar
+ rested and will have to undergo the ordea
r Of Il court martial. When the intelligence
Y reached Matanzas of the landing Of Lopez
i he was at his plantation he had to he sen
for, and although but short distance, the de
i lay prevented his arrival at Cardeuas in tim
to seize Lopez. This is the charge agains
him.