The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-07
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Our telegrsphie dispatches gave full
and accurate accounts of the late at
upon Cuba aud we need add but
Iiule more 10 complete the history Of the
operations.
The expeditionisis first sailed in the
brig Suzan Loud. the bar1ue GeorgianaI
and the Steamer Creole. These effect.
ed junction at the Isle of Mugue. where
the whole number. about GOO. went on
board the Creole and sailed for Garden
as. The account Of the two engage.
ments aud the subsequent flight Of The
invaders was given in our reports. The
barqne and brig were captured by the
Spanish Steamer Pizarro, frum which
were taken the prisoners spoken Of in
our first despatch.
The Pizarro chased the Creole until Il
reached Key West and it is said would
have captured her had the Pizarro net
run aground. AS it was she reached the
wharf a few minutes after. The Span
ish officers offered reward of $l50,000
for the delivery Of Gen. Lopez, and also
held consultation as to the propriety of
boar ding the Creole in the harbnr of Key
West. Ills also stated that they went So
far as 10 throw up the ports of the Pi.
zarro and prepare 10 FIRE, hut this was
prevented by the interpoSitiun Of one of
our national vessels.
I he Creole was taken possession Of
by the United States officers and the par
ties left.
We also have an account of the oper-
alioLs published by one of the Generals
staff, in which il is stated that il was hii
intention. after leaving CardenaS, To lane
on the other extreme 0f the Island, bu
his wishes were frustrated by the refusa
of his men to follnw, who stationed al
armed party at the compass TO see tha
The direction oi the steamer was uo
changed.
A despatch from Washington state
that Two sddiliunal vessels, with abou
. 500 roops, have been captured by tn
Pizurro, aud that the whole expedllio
!. has proved a complete failure.
The Inhabitants ofthe Island no dout
;. unexpectedly TO the invaders, would hav
nothing to do with them and sufere
them to be slaughtered or taken prIsuI
u ers. III all it is said that 500 prisone
have been taken.
The same despatch says that the f''
' eign officers will Immediately be sho
! foreign privates will BIZ omployed al har
. tabor upon the public works; and III
Yankees will be returned to the Unite
States government. This latter resolv
of the Cuban authorities, under the eli
cumstances, is the best disposition of III
prisoners that could have been made, a
\ it entirely prevents any excitement
this country on the ground that "Amer
4 eau blood has been spilled upon Amer
i can soil
D. Take il all in all, this was the mo
!, magnificent enterprise undertaken up'
, very small capital we have heard Of {
il some time, and has proved the most ma
nifcent future that is recorded in Il
;" historical narratives of piralical adve
(, turers. 1t has not even one redeemiI
To quality moi single act Of daring brav
!" ~ or unbridled licenliousness to enab
il IL to make its mark the authors
in the expedition seem To have been afra
Ut Of making even plausible show Of cou
u age. They landed at very small tow
rn "Hi I''ly pIVNiuSu WIN NVhHo WI u
To fence, aud after burning the Governor
10 palace and killing few Spaniards, tn
;" mado a hasty retreat. A piratical era
:. with about one hundred men, has fl
4 quently made bidder demonstrations al
n created greater consiernaIion. CAPITA
10 Kidd would have been ashamed To ov
70 himself the father Of such an expedtio
=, We are inclined To think that the repor
,r abou, the elite ofthe Mexican campnig
$ being engaged in the undertaking, are
= erroneous-that is not the way in viii,
American volunteers generally eondu
themselves.
/, But il is Fortunate for all parties, y
. ina gine, that the affair has thus ended
!. REM OV AL.