Washington telegraph., 1850-06-12

"A report is abroad and gives credible authority
OF having come from the General of Marines in
person, that when the steamer hove in sight of
the bark, which has been taken, the captain was
ordered to lower his boat and come on board.
which ne did He was asked many questions,
which he declined answering. rope was made
fast to the yard-arm and the moose was passed
over his head, and he was told he must sing or
sw'ng. On this he confessed being bound to Cuba
with part OF the invading forces. An hermaphro-
dlte brig is said TO have been taken also. She
was empty. When this story reached the Cali
fOrlia passengers who We're confined on board the
Georgia and Falcon, 100 in number, it
spread like wild fire. The Pizarro, said to con-
tain the prisoners, was coalng only few hundred
yards OFT In full view and was object of intense
interest. AT last they could not stand it any
longer, and called for captains Porter and Hart
stein, the commanders of the two ships. They
came. and the cry like shout: ''if you will
lead us we will take toe steamer and the city,
and rescue the Americans" After much exertion
on the part of the two captains the passengers
became more calm, and it finally settled down
into the resolution that if prisoner shot
while they were in port, they would take the city.
And they could do it. During to-day more troops
have been sent off.
About report reached town that another
disembarcation had taken place at Trinidad, $50
strong. 1t is generally credited.
The steamers habanero and Cubano have been
sent out to call the fleet together at this part of
the island, it being determined to place it under
strict blockade By the terms of the decree of
martial law, you will see the whole island has been
declared 1A .I>5l+H
The Americans in Havana are anxiously await
ing the arrival Of the two prizes said have been
made by the Spanish Of war The Pizarro,
it is said, only brought in fourteen prisoners, who
transferred to the ship of-the- line Soberano,
without being brought on shore. Strong doubts
are expressed by many of them as to any prisoners
having been taken and these assert that the men
taken TO the Soberano in irons were simply por-
ton of the crew of the Pzarro who had proved
mutinOus, and that the bulletin announcing the
'frst victory over the pirates was diplomatic
lie, put forth by the Government for the purpose
of strengthening the faintng hearts and raising
the sinking courage Of the faithful subjects of
Queen Isabel. .'
Washington. May 90.
The Charleston Courier publishes letter from
Havana which state that some convict whom
Lopez liberated at Cardenas refused to Join him,
and the departure of the expeditionsts hasten
ed by their observing the focking in of country
people with hostile demonstrations.
In the fight at Cardenas, company Of lancers,
who charged on Lopez. were all killed Lopez
had possession of Cardenas l8 hours when the
| reinforcement of troops from Matanzas arrived
and the fighting commenced in earnest. The
expeditionstS had 30 killed and wounded, and the
Spaniards from 100 to 80 killed and wounded.
They continued fighting and retreating until the
expeditionists reached the steamer Creole and
sailed Lieut. JONES' of Ala. is of the woun led.
having received ball through his right side. He
is at Key West.
Another letter, giving an account of the landing
and fight, says that when the party within
SIX yards of the Governors house, it attacked
with a shower of balls from the tops of houses,
windows and pazzas which wounded Coils. Wheat
and O'Hara and many of the men, though none
mortalIy. The expedit,onsts returned the fire
with great spirit. The battle lasted one hour,
when white flag shown from the Governors
house. Soon after. in conclusion, several citizens
resumed the firing when the expeditionists set fire
to the house compelling the Governor to sur
placed in the barracks. The expeditionisis re-
maped in quiet possession of the town until even
ing. with the exception of Lopez and his staff and
Capt. Logan. of KY. with 25 men. who went on
board the Creole AT this juncture, 900 lancers
and cavalry made their appearance and resumed
the fight, which lasted nearly an hour; - of the
expediiioBs.s were killed wounded, including
Capt. Logan, who died subsequently on board the
Creole. The Spaniards lost all excepting ~ men
says dsE atch. Capt. Smith was slightly
wounded. Quartermaser Lexies, of Miss, who
was wounded, has since died. Hawkins, OF KY,
is seriously wounded. One of LopeZ's staff is
wounded and another-missing. I. |t