The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-05

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A portion Of the Cuba adventnrers.
numbering about sir hundred men: IN
der the immediate command OF Gen.
Lopez. landed At Cardenas. on the
Northern coastof Cuba. from the steam
er Creole, At 2 o'clock on the night OF
the 18th inst. They were transported
IRON New Orleans IN the steamer and
two schooners. When on Cuba, the
whole force went ON board the steamer
for the convenience eflanding. and the
schooners were sent back. Cardenas
Is IS miles from Matanzas. and go from
Havana. 1t isconnected with Matanzas
by a Rail Road. The population OF the
town Is from i've to six thousand. The
garrison consisted Of about so men.
The adventures were divided into
two regiments and . battalion, called
the Kentucky and Louisiana regiments.
and the Mississippi battalion. Shortly
after the men landed and were formed
in companies. the lighting commenced.
the regular Spanish force being aided
by militia and volunteers. The Missis-
sippi battalion was sent to take posses
sion Of the Rail Road depot. engines.
cars, &c. This was done after sharp
contest. and capture made Of twice
their own number Of armed troops,
holding them IS prisoners. The tight
ing soon became general. A combined
attack on the Citadel, commanded BY
the Governor, was commenced, and
continued until about sunrise, when
Gen. Lopez applied . torch to one Of
the doors Of the building, and the lower
part was soon in flames. Nevertheless,
the Spanish Garrison continued long
after to keep up a destructive fire from
the Hat and parapetted roof above. 1t
was not until 1t became manifest that
the building would blow up. that the
Governor Of the city. officers and gar
rison. came down and surrendered.
They fought CALAMITY. The town was
surrendered by the authorities to the
invaders. and preparations were made
for pushing on to Matanzas by the Rail
Road. Ammunition and stores were
placed in the cars. AT this point OF
time, the resolution OF the invaders
failed them, and they became clamorous
for a Reconciliation on the Creole.
Lopez consented, the ammunition and
stores were carried back to the steamer,
and the men began to gather on board.
Whilst going on board, a company Of
lancers arrived and attacked them. Sc
veral were killed on each side. At 8
o'clock the steamer got away, leaving
lew drunken fellows on shore. 1t is
estimated that the invaders had from
thirty to forty killed and wounded al
together; the Spaniards nearly one hum
dred killed and wounded. Capt. Logan,
OF the KY. regiment, was SO badly
wounded that ne died the next day.
Three or four others ofLoPez's officers
were slightly wounded. There was a
general feeling Of hostility evinced to-
wards the invading force, instead oil that
sympathy which was looked for, and
that Is assigned as the reason tor the
speedy departure.
The Governor Of Cardenas and some
officers Of the army, who had been ia.
ken prisoners, we're carried on board
the Creole, but were set at liberty and
sent on shore when at short distance