The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-09
LlrR FRON HiTAyl.

You doubt will have many sod various ae
 counts oi Gen. NafcissHs Lopezs expedition to thi
 Island-an expedition most TIdtculousy conceived
 most eoatempiby managed. aud most oaiTs sgeousi,
 fatal 10 tue interests of the island, and ire dom
 the creole inhabitants. The name of Lopez is
 curse; had he come wiih more fO'ee, had he com
 nsneed here with the friends of freedom from th,
 Spanish yoke, So that they might have been awar,
 ot his movements--hsd he arranged any plan, SC
 ihat they coui have been prepared 10 eo-operzts
 with btms oI hId be, even with the few followers
 who came with hlm. landed at place more dslsn
 from hs capital, he would have been joined by lhou-
 sSDds but to come 10 Cardenas. where no one ex.
 Pseted him, was most preposlerOus. However, Dad
 he pushed into the inferior, and tepHsed inc first
 sttaek from the troops sent from Matanzas he would
 have succeeded, and been joined not onIy by inc - eseoles. but by large po'li fl pf the army Hts
 cntnIng and leaving ia the way he dld has thrown
 damPhess over ihe hope Of liberty which hal ehesIed the bsari of many a creole. Now their chains will be rivetst tighter aud their IoriIv
 ters, tthe old Spauiartis,l who ttembIed in their shoes al the idea of an Invasion, have become won. me'laly coafageon.. and treat moi only ereOIes, but
 tuEeishsrs with perfect contempt, especially Atneti. eans ss they consier and call the invaders Smsri- caHos who 40J m number. like co =attis as they say Atihe presence oi some two deg n Castiiian Ian
 esfs. They cali them pirates towards, &c. Now
 that thFy have gone. their feelings both government
 s1d people, are veh'ed upon us. poor Ameficaps
 &no have been doing business for years in the eiv
 me American Consul Is completely poweTiess al. though genilefnas who IS esteemed by all a man "ho kho~s DIS duly, and m whom all his country. men have the utmost cOB6Ience--yet he ia treated Hks mere puppei by the authorities of this place And why! Because he IS hot supported by his goy- eFnmeht at hohe. Just as he was on the point of aseeralning something from the Captain General respecting the esPtae of two American vessels. with cargoes and passengers bound from N.w C,, seaas 10 Chagres, hy high handed act ol piracy on i1e part of the. General of Marines the steamer cafAnaes Commander Tatnal!, srrives with de.. patches rom President Taylor 10 the Captain Gem efa', iae'ng the AmsrcSH squadron under his order to act in csneert with the Spanish navy This re. heved the little doubt he had befoIe of the pusiIlsui insty os the Americans. and aeiI government. He rsad The huinlIatng dispaich, thanked The gentle man. and said they (he SpAAish nation wished 10, nc assistance. as their force quite sufficient for the defence of the isaaa; but should he reoire lher services lie would let them know WiIh this h. aisnlssrd them, and srutted of, with his hands un. uer ts isis of hls military and has since treated oar Cons1i n the most conemptuoas manner, hay. | Ing no communication ~i.h him-hAs sent back his 1 ofheial notes without de ghibg 10 read them
 Our squadron indeed. l do no; blame ih. Can. tain eHera Tor not acet ptng their srrviees for they ae complete disgrace and make us poor Amen. i cans heFe sink mic nothihguess when We ate asked py The Spanisrds. !" Why have your men war run away-aTe they ataii ihe General of Marine. | will cAp'nTe them:r Good Gud! have we heen brought so low as 10 be continually insuied by inc van eowardy Spaniard and that, too by The acts ot our g1reInmeht7 On, that we were Euylisb French, of anything but Ansricans-Mould they ciow over us and teA Consul in i!is way they now dol No, never. IL IS but a few weeks tha, Conmoiore PAikeT was here in the R4riian and he and hts ofieers danced about for a few days show. Ing their sPaule'tes and gandy uniforms 10 The ad. 'nifinS sehoItas, aud sippIug then ice creams al the Domnica, when they got tired sne dec ided to go. ln vain was petition signed by all the A,n-ri. cans In the city. as well by some of the Isadpg ! ietasn persons requesting him 10 remain or let ore oi the vessels o war the station remain here for ihe protection oi The Americans and their property NO. tie must go; and away he went, singing Yan- 1 kee Doodle about the ocean, suppose Then came ! Capt. Randolph, in the Albany. Hr sent boat in 10 get some refreshments, and by slrong entrea,i,s from tie Consul, he al last cane in wilf bI. shin
 The following day the Germantown came in. vrs i then hal some hopes. particularly when We heard that The two c9IninandeTs would accompany ou, 1 Consul 10 The Captain General, and inquire n the vessels captured were Americans and il they could communicate with the prisoners hich N ere brought in by the Spanish steamer but We lound they were treated with contempt by that greater than kings and denied even an audience We had then some hopes from ihe high ground and boasiing of the captains. that they wnuii go to rss.r tnFe the prZes, and get some oi The prisoners even II they had 10 capture the brig oi war Hab.neTo- They dId go to sea in a hutfy-eyen got a steam boat to tow them out, great was their hu ry-and what did they dol Why, let the usbAnero pass under their noses without saying word with the DnaFu, and SAc with uVLg cOlOTs. into port. and our brave boa a'eIs ran over to Key West, wbeie they have been ever since The steam CT SAranac, with Captain Iathail, came in, as said before. with his despalches-was coniempiuousy received by every one, both ia the navy and civil departments. He then coaied up his steamer and went out to K West, aad brcu sht Judge Marvin end MT. Douglas, the collector thinking petchance that they might have some influence win our noble ! Chief but even they not admitted 10 an audi ence. and had 10 return from whence they came llNR f..a ,f.ssr. h.. said that Commodore Taina IS sick not in bodr | but m nnd, as he has doubts he has acted zig ht al all events he has been gone these three days, l. Is said, te Key West, 10 carry back the cfIicious eff eials Judge MaIvin and Collector Doug las and the n l to communicate with government, 10 know | what next is 10 be dons and In ihs meantime Ines poor innoeeat psssengrrs, and ships crews oi the ! bark GeorgaHs and bTg Susan Loud, are Ih irobs going through trial on board he Spanish seventy tour. They are not allowed counsel of any kind; they can bring !n no witnesses o prove their iDno- cencr; the American Consul has in vain requested tc see thein no one IS allowed; they are tied by Spanish a'al inqrisiton, and. I understand that The captains and crews Of the two have been condemned to be hung at ihe yard Of the seveaty -iou', ant the passengers wilt, pIoha- bly,, be tondemned 10 work in the chain gang
 Now. ask you is not this galling to an Ameri. cans 'eeiings: 1: Dor squadron, toTsooth. have run awsy 10 Key Vest at least Il would appear so; so as not to witness the hanging oi American seamen, whist we poot deVils on shore, Wro have business 10 de'an us, are looked upon with suspicion. and are hnmbed 10 the dust N h the feeinr that we have no government to protect us. Several instances oi personal insults have occurred which we dare not rrsent--ane m particular, in which the parties run some risk of lhelr lIvss IL was on Wednesday morning. alter they had heard that the Americans haI aSd before few oi their troops, that aA Amsti- merchant. being over to the public stores al the Regla to attend To the shipment oi sagaIs met with Inc captAin ol the bs,k MuuilIo, who Invited hun 10 lake seat in his boai, to across 10 ihe city, which he accepted, and as the boat iad outside oi i've Spanish sehoonsrs which were d,schaIging they obliged to cross Their decks 10 get Ihio the boat, and whilst crossing some ol Inc crews cried Out. " There go the ADeIcans-ki them," and | several of theio ran for blIeis oi wood, and, than probable, II the paiiies had not great presence Of mind, and the merchant speaking Spansh, they .ai,ld La.s hc.n ssL..,..sI, mod