Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-08

The cuban Expedition.

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condensed and excellent account Of the
affair, given by q correspondent OF the
Savannah Republican, will not be entire
ly uninteresting, even if it can boast OF
considerable antiquity.
or the arrest, trial and release, of GEN.
LorEz, at Savannah, BY order of the eli.
thorities at Washington, our readers were
informed in the last number of this paper.
Correspondence Of the Savannah Republican,
~ KEY Wrst, May %, 1850.
. MrssRs. EplToRs.-4Our city was
thrown into CONSERVATION, yesterday
morning, By the arrival Of the American
steamer Creole, chased by the Spanish war
steamer ri2arro, which disclosed the fact
that an attack had been made on the Island
OF Cuba by an expedition from New
Orleans. The facts as | have gathered
them. are these The Creole left New
Orleans on the 7th instant, for the osten-
ssble purpose Of taking passengers to
Uhagres, on their way to Caliiorni. The
plan was to land at Cardenas, surprise that
place, seize the cars, and proceed immedi-
stcly to Matanzas and surprise il, then go
NJ the river to the mountains and fortity
themselves. There the name of General
Lopez would bring the soldiers and the
citizens to his standard. 1t was believed
that the great majority of the people were
in favor Of revolution and would, with
the regular soldiers, declare in their favor
a. they advanced. The Creole proceeded
to the Island of Mugeres, off Cape Ca.
toche, OH the coast of Yicatan. At this
place they Joined a part of the expedition,
which had arrived some time previous
OH the brig Susan Loud aud the
bark Georgiana. The whole force was
then six hundred and fifty men, and was
composed of three regiments, the Missis.
sippi. Louisiana, and Kentucky, hfor-
nation was sent from here to Havana by
a smack. to delndc the Government as to
the point Of attack. After two days
stay at the island, the whole expedition
embarked on the Creole for Cardena=,
having sent the brig and bark back to
New Orleans. They reached Cardenas
on the 18Th inst, at 12 O'clock A. Nj. Here
on account of low tide and other ohstruc-
tons, they were delayed two hours before
a landing could be effected. This delay
with the noises of landing, had given the
alarm, and a dispatch was Immediately
started by the Governor Of Car1el,as for
Matanzas. A soon as they landed, an
attack was made on the garrison, the
Americans shouting as they advanced,
'Libertad dc Cubany indepencia." At
daylight, after three hours hard fighting,
the city was captured, with the loss Of
seven Americans and fifteen wounded.
The loss of the Spantards Is not known,
but il supposed to have been from fifty to
one hundred. The Governor and Lieut..
Governor of Cardenas were taken priso-
,tcrs. The firing was constant aud hot
from the garrison and tops of houses, until
the city was taken The Spanish soldiers
fought well and btavclv.
On reaching the railroad depot, the rails
were found to have been taken taken up,
60 az to render it impossible to reach Ma
tanzas by that means. Before they could
have reached there by foot, the whole force
of the Government would have been ready
to receive them. This part of the project
having failed, it was concluded Il To email at
Cardenas and await a demonstration III
their favor. !
In the evening about shutdown. a hum
dred and twenty lancsrs marched into the
city. A part took a position in one street
10 cut off q retcat. The others, fifty in
number, charged the Americans, and Were
all, with one exception, shot down. The !
lancer h at'escaped showed reckless valor-
twice, single handed and alone, he charg- I
ed; at the second charge his horse was kill. {
cd, his arm was broken and he taken pris- :
oner and brought here, In this attack no
assistance was rendered by the citizens. !
On the contrary, the captain of the ~lailccrs
was found to be very man who had feasted :
the officers s,%lmrtuously at dinner, and 9
made them believe lie was with them. |
OnSS Of the aids of Gen. Lope2, Gen.
Gonzales, lies here badly, hut supposed not 7
dangerously, wounded. Col. Ot1ara, Of i
Kentucky, is also wounded, but not dan
.gerously. Capt. Logan, of Kentucky. died !,
Of his wounds, and his body was thrown >,
overheard the day after they left Cartlenas. u
The Americans receiving no assistance
rom the people and aware that a force of c
len thousand men stationed near Caraenas, p
SSere on the march to attack them, took TO Il
their boat at night and put to sea for Key p
West. The next morning the steamer Y
'izarro was dissolved astern in chase. They a
ahead all that day, and changed their n
to northeast, and made the reef at O
Key Vacas, There a pilot took them in. fl
yide the reef and ran down. The Pizarro al
vas of the ship channel yesterday morning, g
arrived in the night. She deman- p;
led a pilot of Lieut.. Rogers. who lay out ii
in the Petrol, the u. s. schooner EN-. re
on the coast survey. The purpose 1t
Or which they wanted a pilot was, as they tv
vowed, TO chase the Creole. Mr.. Rogers al
that they could have a pilot to come ST
mo Key West, but not to pursue the Gre.
lie. The commander Of the Pizarro threa-
eucd to inform the Government ofhis refu. dc
al 70 furnish q pilot, on which Mr.. Rogers
ent him his card, so that there might be no tie
oubt who he wac. After a short time a C
'ilot boarded the Pizarro from a plotting tr
chooner, and brought her through the ship fir,
In the meantime, the Creole was be
unmng down msidstlle reef with all the pc
team she could raise. She rounded the gr
Clubhouse a half hour before the pizarro. ge
What might have been the consequences
adj she gottena pilot from MIR. Rogers, or =,
1t was her intention after having -
the bar and gotten into our waters OF
have attacked the Creole and cut her off tic
ON this place, We can't tell, but such it is
opposed, must have been her design, from
lie fact Of her wanting a pilot to chase, and In