Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-09-11
CUBAN NEWS.

York Journal of Commerce, contains some
interesting as well as what are believed to
be reliable particulars, on the subject of Lo-
pez's landing on the Island Of Cuba, and the
skirmishes which took place between his
forces and the Spanish forces:
HAVANA, Aug. l6, 1851.
will give you short, though probably a
more correct, account of the new invasion,
of which your newspapers will certainly
make most extravagant stories.
Lopez landed on the 18th inst, near Bahia
Honda, some 20 or 25 leagues to leeward of
Havana, with about one thousand men, ac-
cording to the report of the pilot taken by
force from one of our coasters. The Gov
ernment, before the landing, had heard of the
presence of the suspicious force on the coast,
and on the same evening had sent four or
five companies to leeward, and orders to all
the military commandantS in the Vuelta de
Abaio to be on the alert, and march to the
place of landing with part of their troops
Rhose sent from this place landed at Bahia
Honda, twenty-four hours after Lopez, and
marched Immediately to Las Pazos, village,
where Lopez had entrenched and barricaded
himself with the material of the frame hou-
ses pulled down for the purpose. On ar
irving, General Emma saw perfectly well he
could not force the situation, having no ar
tillery, and Immediately sent to Havana for
four or five pieces, which were Immediately
shipped to him in one ofthe merchant steam
boats-but in the meanwhile some of the
Spanish rural mailitia, passing incautiously
at short distance from the entertainments,
were shot by Lopez, and some were killed.
The troops marched against the formal or
der of the General, and were twice repuls-
ed, and one Of the companies was nearly
destroyed. The General then succeeded in
calling them off. During the retreat which
the invaders mistook for flight, they left
their entertainments in pursuit, but were
soon beaten back with considerable loss
Afterwards they attempted to reach the
mountains, or miles off, but found the
passes too well guarded and were forced to
come back to the village where, it is stated,
they are entirely with out provisions. The ar
tiIlcry sent from here was landed at Bahia
Honda, yesterday morning, and must have
been on the battle field at about II, and we
are minutely expecting the news of the final
battle or butchery.
At this moment some fifty prisoners are
landing who no doubt will be immediately
shot.
All this proves to certainty two things
firstly, that the Spanish troops will fight;
secondly, that the people are not at all gen.
orally disposed to rise before they be assur,
ed that no harm will come out of it. Lopez
has now been four days on the spot. In the
first affair he had decided advantage, and
not one man from the country has gone ovel
to him. IPthe Cherokee, as usual, does no
: start before her time, will probably, be
enabled to give you the conclusion of the
, tragedy.
A deplorable incident has arisen out @
! this. Of the young men who had takel
arms at Nilla Clara and Trinidad, seven have
been sentenced to death, but as they surren
dered without firing single shot, the Colo
mel to whom they surrendered had prtmiset
them his influence, and the much more pow
erGul influence of the Captain-General, il
; their favor. The Captain General himsel
had suspended his approval of the sentenc,
two or three days, and had promised the re
lations of the culprits to do all that he coul'
do in their favor-but as soon as he heart
of the landing of the Americans, he appre
: hended that an act of clemency would bC
construed by friends and enemies into on
of weakness or timidity, and the poor fellow
were ordered to be shot. The insurrec
tionists at Principe, much guiltier than thos
of Villa Clara, if there cause be sentences
after success at Las Pozas, may have bet
ter chance.
Eleven o'clock.-The prisoners lande
this morning are fifty in number. The
|, were taken with four launches trying to &c
: across to the Florida coast. They will nc
e be shot this morning. The main body of tn
S invaders have not chosen to wait the artille
y ry, and are dispersed to different points {
S the country. They are pursued in all direc
h tionsby the troops and the peasantry! 1t
l. not probable that many will escape.
n Would you believe that?-such was tn
: foolish confidence of Lopez in his populari
d ty, and the good disposition of the inhabi
tants of the country, he landed with tw
kegs of gunpowder, one hundred pounds {
: shot or bullets, two barrels of beef, and ha
e a dozen barrels of biscuit, for all ammun