New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-08
FROM HAVANA DIRECT.
EXECUTION or LOPEZ
END OF THE INVASI0N!!!

! On SATURDAY, from New-OTieaas and Havana
From the latter place she sailed on the lst inst.
Havana had been the scene Of jubilee and re-
'o.cing for the three days previous, owing to the
capture Of Gen. Lopez and HI forces The
news reached Havana on the 30;h alt
Flags were hoisted. guns fired.
st night buildings were illuminated, and torch
light professions formed. In fact 1t was q day
Of general rejoicing.
Lopez was taken m the interior wandering
alone-nearly exhausted from fatigue aud hun
ger. He asked for something to eat at a farm
house, and permission TO lay down while asleep
be was bound and made prisoner OF his follow
ers one hundred and flty-ive are now impris-
oned, and are to be sent TO Spain for ten years
confinement in dungeon.
They say their suferings before taken We're
intense For several days they lived on the
leaves Of trees, &c.
The last meat they are was the horse Of Gen
Lopez.
Trey had no arms when taken The remain
der Of the party have either been shot OF they
persisted from hunger
Capt. Platt. Of the l. 5 Sloop of-War Albany
visited them in prison, and thereby gained some
important information. which ne VIII dispatch TO
the Government
The steamers Habanero, Amendares, Pizarro
and Isabella Cathohca, were on sunday Aug. 81,
dispatched to Bahia Honda and Mariel to bring
% the troops preparatory to the execution Of
Lopez.
There are killed and wounded OF the Spanish
troops 1000. 800 killed and 800 wounded.
IN every engagement with Lopez the troops
are said to have been routed with severe loss.
gen. Emma, the bravest officer in the army,
vas shot while leading a charge at the head of
small squadron Of cavalry. He was second in
command TO Concha At that charge every man
was shot down The Spanish Generals said It
was impossible to rally their troops to charge on
the assallants
Torcz was 1arofcd on Monday morning, Sept.
]. att O'Clock The scene Of executisnwas at the
Punta," opposite the Moro" There were as
sombled from eight to ten thousand troops and as
many citizens.
A few minutes before Lopez was brought
forward. and assembled the platform with
firm and steady step Facing the multitude he
made short speech, and his last words were,
81 die for my beloved Cuba
He then took his seattle machine was adj
lusted at tie first twist of the screw his head
dropped iorward-and he was dead.
Thus ended the career OF Gen. Lopez, so long
the dread and terror Of Cuban authorities
in no instance, Che prisoners say) have the
Creoes Of the Island manifested the least dispo-
sition 20 loin them.
The excitement IN Havana is fast subsidng,
since the annihilaiicn of Lopez and his forces
No more fears of an INVASION are entertained.
The French war steamer Asmodeus sailed
from Havana on the LIST inst.
The Cherokee arrived from New-York on the
list, and was to sail the same night Tor New-Or-
leans
The Falcon, from Chagres, arrived onthe 3lst,
with 800 passengers.
The Empire City brings $50 passengers and
large Havana Mail She LETT IN Havana the
Sloop.ofW an Albany. On the Cd inst passed
steamer to the eastward supposed to be the
Saranac. On the Sd, passed the ship Glance
steering to the Northeast fore-topgallant mast
carried away.
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ship Empire City
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C. W Pepper. j. A Tunnel, X Mrphy, A Thnrber
hrr' CAPT Bioadwei, c n Broadwen Cunan MIR
ponahue. Baum, Wndeman, A StTop, BOYLE, J
From Ho,dag--Chas DcicSens NJ Mlspera, Geo Bell.
W II Wehh. + Wade, Antonio Caneno. 4 Nanante,
lur.nzo Cabo NJ RODRIGUEZ. sister. children and serSt
Raphael Cabo Carlos Gronez. Antonio Fgemoa. Capt.
l Ward Chas Tn; EdNaIdi rese S,lo[ e.. :.
NJ. Lane, Jalheun, Imhsun L Iaraeun, joe Jar
h,uo Ena,es1 II F cc GoS' s ~ y
Quincy Cole. l. Richardson, Thos Bennsen jos. Poole.
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II San5bume. Marshall NJ Scho6, + closey II
Andre 4 Gates. A Brown NJ kellogg II T Flemish,
NJ Schanck and two fnends l.. >lawson. Ihos Savage
Cams Hoisterbere. Henry Athens Thos Schneider,
" Bah. IhoS. CToshs Chas Robinson samuel d
The following letter from our correspondent
q, Havana, confirms the story that the invaders
repulsed the troops n every onslaught made oy
the latter.
HAVANA. Monday, sept. /, 1851.
Aner having defeated and wasted away, the
spanish forces sent TO capture him, Gen. Lopez
worn out IN the struggle, has been obliged to sue
cumb-,he CTeoles not having lifted hand 10 sus-
tam him--continuany promising, but never coming
TO the work Having commenced With 50 much
spirit then redemption from bondage. II Was sup
posed that after the landing OF their friends had been
effected, and such noble battles fought against the
whole strength Of the army this vicinity that they
would no; have hesltate1-bul they have nerve ior
love-none 'or
Gen Lopez was 10 have been executed this morn
lng at o'clock-by the sarrOte-oap,ured by
creole IN the mountains, after being worn out by
sickness nd continued eyDOsuYe-anl IN COn>e-
Quence Of the operation OF the partial pardon offered
hv the Government 10 those who would come in
chains for hfs in Africa, IN lieu Of death
THIS community Is in much excitement owing to
the Treatment, Of Spaniards IN New.orleans, and our
countrymen are not regarded with much favor. The
fore Of law and order VIII protect them probably