Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-05-28
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sIleGIssFUI LANDING OF GEN. LOPEZ.

{cap{ars Of carasnas-Ons bundled Patriots
akSn PrisoReTs-Iacren q The PaTiot Army
-GTedl Excitement al Hardnd, &c.
The following highly observation-disclosures
iitomIIavana will be read with thrilling interest /:
Photographed for the Baltimore Sun.
New YORK, May Gap. NJ.
Our civ is I'M stormofexcitement on account
Cot the arrival of the steamer Ohio from Havana,
Sbringins important and Thrilling Intelligence from
{ :l,is great point of acknowledgements.
I lInI9rmation had been received at HAVANA that
E(senetAl lopez had landed at Cardenass lr9utthe
kstca nss,r Creole, with 800 men, and had taken
tpossczsion of the own The garrison, composed
b: sos Spanish troops, surrendered atIthe hFst
Ilsight q blood. having f0s+ 2 before
Etlsey lowered their flag and threw DUN iheiF
lasms. The flag of free Cuba was iln5nedielely
ili'piztc,I from all the prominent points of me CITY
This intelligence had caused the greatgsIc%-
GitemEnt at Havana. The city was i1nHiedlalely
.Itacca: under martial3lasv, and several tEousaho
sqilitia;had been enrolfed. Arms and Ammnnl-
ion were being delivered TO them, and fhe rest
ucDt fnreigners had also been called upoh 10 en-
roll themselves There were 1900 Troops IN
a a,ons.s and sO0 wore DESPATCHED ff0ml Havana
a? ! o.rlock. a. III onsthe 10th. for tle lpurpose
r. re.fnfprcinp them. in order to march, against
Cen. I4opcz.
Il was rumored that The force under Lapezhad
.a,es.osod 70 ahontaf wo thousand men. Ind that
he was already halfway on his marcel ltoWaras
l9ataIIZas.
News was received at Havanason the 10th, to
tba SfFaef tl,atsa5 8r0e# EDrce@was ScolIeck on
Roeman's Tor Normans's) Island, near 5ape Ca
t6che. Yucatan. The Generalof the Marines,
with several vessels and about 5000 men, start
ed Immediately for thai point
* JusL;before The steamer Ohio lett, theFteamer
Tiza roscame in. with one hundred and I've pas
sengcfs, mostly French and Germansl which
were captured and taken from the IsIaHdE
2 Tie force Of the Creole, with which qen. Lo'
rsz etSctcd a landing. is only a small par ofthe
expedition. il is known that some ten oF twelve
vessels, left New Orleans and %Gifferent ports OF
tie Gulf, probably TO land simultaneously at diff
farent points%
Ill was reported that Lopez had broken up tile
railroad leading TO Cardenas, in sd.HereHt places.
The principal merchants and brbkefs at Ha-
vgna were removing their money, plate,a nd other
valuable goods, 10 the forts for protection.
'Captatf-Schenek the Anne
rican consul, TO the Captain-G% General, aHd deman.
dtI a cafe anchorage, but he was refused and
told if he did not take it he might go to sea as
SION as he pleascd-that the Spanish Govern
m1ent would not be responsible for the safety of
his ships, nor Of the passengers, except those
Iiaving passports, who were permitted to 60 on
shore. No communication was allowed between
tie passengers while 10 port, not even between
the officers, until a permit had been obtained from
the Captain General.
The steamers Ohio, Falcon and Georgian were
compelled to anchor at the entrance ct the mar
bnr. 1'Ie Olio was detained over fifteen hours
amer she was ready for sea, waiting Tor a permit
TO. transfer her passengers.
General Lopez landed from the steamer Creole
which left New Orleans on he 7th inst. Sierra
| rail other vessels, containing in ell some 200 or
I,5OO men, had left New Orleans previous to the
Cfeole.. Where they are 10 land is not known