Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01
A FEW MORE PARTICULARS.

The Savannah Republican received last night con-
ains some further particulars concerning the recent
attack on Cuba as furnished by the commander of
the expedition and his aid-de-camp. We extract the
material part, as follows:
The landing made the night ofthe lsh instant The
first attack, the following morning. directed against the
Jail the suppnsition that it the barracks The Ken
lucky regiment led this attack which warmly by the
sentenes duty there and troops who with them
In their progress through the town, the invaders met with
hot reception from all quarters, being fired upon from Was
housetops, windows &C. body of Spanish troops moving
towards the Governors house being haed returned
by firing The Governors house early attacked, but not
until General LorEz had sent three four distinct summonses
surrender The house then set e to, when the Goy
ernor officers and forty soldiers rereated to the
next house, which fred in its turn. They then made
their way third house, which several ladies and
others collected The roof of this house, which low
one, gave way and fell in but one was seriously hurt
In this condition the inmates, with fire at their heels and the
soldiers in danger of being blown by their own cartridges
had no choice but to surrender white flag was, there
FORE hung the window the point OF bayonet
The place being taken General LOPEZ, who had thus far
been unable get speech Of the inhabitants which he
anxious do in order boodshed explained that the
expedition Island to offer liberty the inhabitants,
with the purpose of plunder does not appear, how
ever that much impression made this way, and IS
tain that the Spanish officers all remained faithful to their g
exhibiting throughout courage worthy OF the days OF old
CASTLE.
The loss on the side of the invaders four killed
defendants of the place met loss of some twenty General
LOPEZ is of opinion that there were not probably more than
one hundred regular soldiers of the line in Cardenas at The
time Of the attack but during all these transactions news
had been sent to Coseo, post ten miles Distant and TO
Matanzas for rencemeDs and large reinorcements were
approaching the city, three hundred having arrived
before nigha During the day. too, some OF the invading
force bad become little dsorganzed by drinking, and por-
ton of them had been detailed TO place the wounded and
quantity of coal board the Creole in order enable her
to return for renfocemen Influenced by these and
other strong considerations, Gen. LoPEz determined to
embark his command board the Creole, which done
after nghtal Of the day which they landed,
10th instant On their way to the boat they attack
ed by force of twenty-five ancers and forty FIVE infantry
These troops fought the invaders with desperate courage
charging up to the bayonets The ancers killed al
most to One Of them, soldier, returned
twice alone, searching like the French officer Waterloo
for some point where he might pierce the line
On leaving the hahor Of Cardenas the Of the
sci laid in northwest direction order to avoid the
risk Of meeting Spanish men-owar AS soon the land
faded from view Gen. LOPEZ gave orders to stand westward
his intention being to make another landing al the Of
Manua Vueha de Abajo The district SO called is all
large part of the command had however, become dscou
aged by the reception they had met with by the Span
h troops, and bad resolved to attempt another landing
The orders Of Gen. LopEz were repeated, when council
called, and three ourhs Of The force determined 10
land at Key West placing guard the boats compass to
it. The officers generally willing to follow the
General.
fthe statement Of Of the officers be relied the
who taken prisoners board the captured vessels
Georgana and Susan Loud portion Of the recruits
who having become dissatisfied had Withdrawn from the
expedition before the landing al Cardenas. ag.
While the invaders remained Cardenas they collected for
their own use from the citizens all the horses arms ammu
nition &c. which they could find The number Of convcts
whom they liberated from the Jail was about $50.