New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-05

petition ives an tack on the Island Of Cdoa' they
reused 70 follow it on which account they were
let al Contoy in order that they might return 70
New Orleans
From the le tiers and papers sent 5y the mos, ex'
ce lent Sr Command mt General Of toe sllsrJn,
taken Vhen the vessels were seized, Ald
from the papers 'ound in the room Of Capt simeon
Pendleton, OF the brig Susan Loud, u appesfs
that in New. Orleans and various other Poi1t oi
the nited States, adventures had ahl a,e1 them
selves together for the purpose oil Invading me
I,lard Of Cuba IL appears from these papers tnat
the expeditonAries formed companies, win tnelr
respective officers, ard that they offered 70 eac1
one Of those enlisted, belonging 10 the class Of Pfl-
water, from one 10 four thousand dollars per an
num, beside the eight dollars per month from the
day Of sailing; and TO the officers nineteen 70
twenty thousand dollars more salary, according to
their respective rank. On page PA, &c. appear
the original testsments Of some OF the hdyen1rers,
in which they de Use and dispose Of the goois
which they expect 70 obtain IN Cuba On page 4iO
10 found the original commission as Lieutenant Of
Cavalry in favor OF John Herbert, signed BY
Hisel in the 20 al ed Headquarters OF the Lioer-
attn z Army Of Cuba, in conformity with the su-
tbonty vested in him by appointment OF Gen. Mar
ciso Lopez, General in. Chief Of the same army.
10 this document It is also expressed, Herbert
shall be appointed second lieutenant Of cavalry,
with the pay aud honors corresponding to the
raid rank, and Authorizing him 10 recruit aad bnng
TO the City of New. Orleans the greatest nber
oil 70 unteers for the cavalry that was poss be des-
tined lor The squadron Of the said Hisell. The said
volunteers were TO furnish themselves with arms,
the value Of which vas to be made good 10 them
in Cuba, and moreover, they were tofeceive at the
terSoinatO Of the campaign 81 900, or luivs-
lent in lands. The pay OF the officers was 70 be in
land or money, accOr ling 70 their rank, not losing,
in Of death, their night 10 these nPenses
which ere to be reigousy delivered 10 their le-
gtimste heirs. lii also expressed ia this uo,abe
document that beside the said bounty, the officers
and soldiers were 10 receive, according TO their
rank salaries equivalent - those which were pad
to the volunteers 10 the Mexican campaign, psya-
bic by the Pay matter General OF the army, wher-
ever said funds may be collected and due from
+ the day Of enlistment. From page 497 to 504 is
printed biography of d. Narclsco Lopez, and on
pages 4l9, &c. three copies Of the printed procla-
nations which were distributed on the steamer
snsippi.
This biography or Rhetorical ,o,uaqe OF the lie Of
| Don Narciico Lopez, full Of mistakes and invon-
tons TO elevate him to the character Of valiant
and recognized he:o, full Of merit, adorned with
al the virtues, will show his great influence among
the internal population Of this land and prove that
| for some years Lopez had formed the resolution Of
making It independent In this biography it issaid
that the movement was 20 have commenced ia the
sumner OF l84s bat that, being Uncovered and
compromised by the Government OF this island, Lo
! PEI, TO avoid being arrested had TO embark on
vessel cleared for Bristol seeing himself says the
hero, obliged 70 take this step in to avoid the
SAD fate which be and bis flicnds would have india
btAbly encountered in q very few days struggle in
arms. on which account he deferred the execution
| OF ms prQjecg, which he had 10 doabt be could
achieve with the greatest ease when the time for
making voyage TO Cuba should arrive, as his
great popularity, especisly in the Department Of
The Center, assured the triumph from - hich would
resuh the success Of bis msscn, which was 70
enaDcipato Cuba from the odioGs yoke, says 10.
PEI, Ct Spanish tyranny.
The report then goes TO state that sentence
was pronounced against Lopez on the 23d Of Al
gust, ls49 oondemnng him to death for treason
aud that he took refuge in the United States, and
thereby swelled the number Of anarchists, &C
that among those no figured oonspicuously 10 get.
ting up the expedition were Judge Pinkney Smith,
tx Senator Henderson, John L. Sullivan, y HRra.
! Pickett and others, and expresses great astOnish
ment that men of 40 much reputation should mix
up in such piratical expedition. Then follows
brief account OF the abortive affair at Cardenas
the details Of which are too familiar to the readers
Of The Tribune to require repetition here. This
act is stgmatized as an act OF piracy with eg aud
aggravstrg circumstances.
1t is not necessary to prove that the marine TIT
buLals TO the exclusion OF all others have ari 'dic
| q
Committed on the high seas and, as the crime, or
rather the succession OF crimes, perpetrated at Car
denas unquestionsbly belong 10 the class Of piracy,
the vessels and persons seized at ContOy by the
marine tribunals, IN accordance with lega arrange
ments in the matter, ought to be judged ;ordlng
| 70 our ordinances AID ancient laws In accord
ance then, with sovereign legal authority, the pro-
ceedDg IN " hlCh occupied oug ht - De diyi.
ded into two entirely distinct parts, are comprising
the condemnation or Stsolution OF the vessels ac-
oording TO the best AMI credible means OF ascer-
| tanning their destination and occupation, toe decs.
ION OF which, by article third OF the royal order Of
June 20, le0l, belongs 10 the military tribunals oil
| the armada, which IN this Comm andaucia General
Is formed by your Excelledcy and the under.i gnei
auditor the persons being tried according ~ the
forms established by the roy order Of the 5ln Of
January, $50 rs far il may be applicable 70 the
| present case.
In order 10 decide on the fate Of the Georgiana
| and Susan Loud, there exists data more than sui.
hciCDt, the report since Il appears, according to
the evidence. that these vessels although cleared
from New Orleans with the apparent Oh sct Of car
| rymg passengers 70 Chagres, we're occupied 10 TAX.
| Ing nee, arms, provisions and ammunition to az.
tack tbs Island OF Cuba, whlch was proved b. the
Decentralization II Lopez and 500 men a. Carde-
las, where were perpeirAted the crimes above
mentioned, aud which port they entered on board
the Creole. This vessel Vas cleared under the
sane ptetsxt rs those above mentioned I, hap.
perng that though they left New Orleans on diff
iereut days, they communicated on the hi ID seas
ana at Con'oy, they transferred arms Eld men
from one 10 the other, in this way showing the CON
neoton Of the three, the island Of Mugeres being
designated as a point OF Reunion, the eieorgians
| could not, IN Ipite Ot Der Efforts reach ihere-she
accordingly returned to Coutoy. where the Creole
went for the men and arms which the Georgaaa
tCok from New Oflsaus At which point lContoy
she was Aiterw,rd joined by the Susan Loud -
Even thUut h shat hss been sad s1thces 70 show
the true object Of the vessels 1t will be we 70
uan,cribe literally the document Of page 295 TO
2e3, " hch SAYS:
Tbs expedition has bseu properly orgar ized papers
fr Ch'grrs have been siven Ihst 10 sny
shou Ds mace BY The suthoftes they could do
hing ous WeCOk board vessel a. ms m11Ih u
he Asss'ipP, cuauu,y % ara AMI when wors "a
he sea here passed ne IL re uighA cg.er but
they suew Who We A re world 4, 10 favor Of he
| { r. nrue cd w a