The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-06-01

motio spirit. General Lopez took the money
in the Custom House.
To render this affair at Cardenas sill more
Notifying to Spanish pride, the Governor, who
was taken prisoner Is a nephew of the Captain
General, and said to be betroihed tc his daugh
ter. There are several alarming stories about
cutting up OF Spanish regiments by the troops
of Lopez.
he bark and schooner have not yet made
their appearance with the reported prisoners.
The Georgia arrived on the 10th and was
placed under surveillance. She and the Fal,
con lay near together when the Pizarro return
ed from he great exploit of Mugeres. The
story got abroad that American prisoners were
on the Pizarro, and the thousand passengers
on the Georgia and Falcon gathered in thick
masses on her decks, gave three loud cheers
for the stars and stripes, and demanded 10 be
led against the 'cowardly SPaniards.' They
were ctlmed by addresses from Captains Por-
ter aud Hearsleine, and assurances that no
Americans would be harmed whilst they were
in port. Nothing would have been easier than
Tor the gallant sons of freedom to have taken
and occupied this city,
The Plzarro has been sent to Cardenes in
pursuit Of the Creole, and other ships have
been ordered 10 Join her.
A threat was made by the officers of the
Port to search the Falcon, but the captain and
passengers nett with such a ~resolute spi rit,
thai it was abandoned
May 22.-This morning brings ether vcrr
sions Of the affair al Cardenas, from official
sources, not varying materially from what has
already been stated. 1t is stated, however,
that the Governor made a gallant resistance
against the invaders with twenty-ivemer, and
that he was wounded and taken a prisoner,
with several officers on board the Lreule -
Considering that ardenas is a town of 1000
inhabitants, the residence of the Governor,
defence certainly does not idlcat a very
warm LOYALTY in that part of the 'ever>failh(ul
May %, n O'Clock, "A, M.-The Governor
of Cardenas is at Havana, exchanged by Gen
Lopez tor two of his men who had remained
On shore.
The expedition is now doing we'll, There
s evidently more good work executed
han our parish Dons would let it appear.-
correspondents from Cardenas rep>
-ep!esent the conduct of The Americans as
having been worthy OF their country and fame.
The inhabitants opened their eyes, in great
at seeing such %pirales' in their
%treets, behaving like the bes, of their Dons,
and a little better too,-paying for everything
hey needed-hrave in the battle, amiabie and
!entle atte { e contest is over. it is evident.
rom all accounts, that they met much larger
crce than tn ir own, some distance from Car
and whipped them. This is sure, the
'%paniards lost some men and Lopez lost none
The Spaniards here say that the Creoles have
and will not rise, but this is all stuff, mans
Iiactared for a particular purpose, viz; to
roduce the impression abroad that the CreoIes s
viii give no countenance to the movement
II Of which is untrue. 1t is known that many
{ the best men of Cardenas have organized
nd gone by land TO join Lopez at San Juan de :
IS RemediOus, towards which the rapid old +
entleman was fast plying his little navy. His ,
a tower OF strength, and such IS its !
opularity that and the magic which it exer~
Ises, that the Captain General has not men
oned it once in his orders, pr cIamatons,
'~cnunclamentos, &c; and when the newspa-
ers have occasion to refer to the leader Of
re E Expedition, it lisnlwoys by some pGraphrase, 4,
nth careful pains not 10 gioe his name. ,
The squall is gathering around this last col =,
o. EUROPEAN tyranny on our continent
he game will be a short one. God prospers
lie cause of Freedom! DUcLE. "
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION "
The Proclamation of the President, of e
hlch we have notice by telegraph, orders the o
and other Officers OF the Government, to c
event the landing of armed troops from this
,untry on the island of Cuba. This perfnrm- C
ice of his duty by Gen. Taylor is certainly $