Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30
THE CUBANs AND THEIR LTBERAToRs.

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Letter from an officer on board the United States
sloop-of-war albany, dated at Havana on the 10th
instant, which confirms the numerous accounts
heretofore noticed Of the hostile disposition of the
people of Cuba towards their pretended LIBERIA
tors" After mentioning the arrival of Lopez, and
relating the rumors consequent upon the encounter
between his followers and the Spanish troops, this
writer says
I" The fact of the large reinforcements being
hurried to the scene of action, renders il probable
that there is some ground for the rumor that seve-
raj hundred Spaniards, among whom are very
large proportion of officers, have already fallen
But, for all this, the fate of the expedition is
: sealed; for the Cubanos, however free with
money and boasts of fight will not handle the
musket; they do not join the inuaders and the
brave sympathizers, deluded at first are already
falling sacrifice"
The same writer further says:
Scuba has not revoted; there is no war here
: Of the people against their oppressors." " The
Nuevitas insurrection is suppressed. Lopez must
perish, and all the small parties who are igno-
ranily approaching to join him"
How different is all this, well as other authen-
tic accounts. from the reception promised the In
vaders by the private correspondence from Havana
ofthe New Orleans "Delta." Take as a sample
the several extracts below copied from letter now
before US, dated at Havana on the 9th instant which
the :" Delta" endorses as being g from Spanish
gentleman by birth who long resided in the
United States," and for whose responsibility that
journal vouches. This letter says
81 have doubt that by this time you that
thousand Of the everfathfu soldiers Of her Majesty have
turned coats and joined our cause and there not the least
doubt but that Of the fourteen thousand left than half
will follow suit in less than fifteen days We have four
pert coPoas and experienced sergeans who hard
at work. Some having money have already done good
vice. One whole regiment of artillery have joined the pa
os and many others will follow the course Indeed
every thing works WELL ,
"The to-day is that Lopez left New Orleans last
week with thousand The has animated the
spirits Of people Would to God it true, and that
they land twenty thousand patriots wait his arrival
to join the Army of Liberation y
"The garrison of Csbanas be removed by the Gov
ernent suspicion of being concerned with but what
troops placed there that in three days
they will be suefor those already secured relabe and
will be easier work 10 manage their followers In Caba-
well in Casa Blanca, we have good people who
will not sleep on straw.
You may rest assured that by the time the steamer Sails
which will be the 18th, you will receive the that this
place, (Havana, also Matanzas have raised the cry
AS a further specimen Of the gross impositions
still attempted to be praclised upon the unwary, in
/" Extra !" of the Savannah " News" which reached
this city by the mail of last night. This Extra is
dated at 81 o'clock on Saturday evening, and, be-
sides announcing the safe returnto Florida Of the
steamer Pampero, gives brief account Of her
cruise. The part which is known to be untrue we
have printed in italics:
SAVANNAH NEWS.
BY the arrival of the 81. Mahe,0s from Florida,
rjoced TO learn of the safety Of the Pampero, and number
Of the particulars Of the expedition o. Gen. Lopez from the
time Of his departure from New Orleans to his landing Bahia
Honda.
The Pampero having left New Orleans proceeded Key
West there she remained several days for the purpose
Of evading the vigilance Of the Spanish ships.
Having learned from the Key West weckers that the in
habans Of the district Of vuea Abo ueay opposite Key
Wes up in arms, Gen. Lopez determined avail him
self of this information make his landing among them
Steering for Bahia Honda, his purpose land at small
port called Moeo When about eighteen leagues from Ha
the machinery Of The Pampero got order
sequence of which that she foaed for hours along the
current in The gulf stream approaching all the while towards
the city Of Havana Before the accident was repaired she
carried full in view Of The Moro Castle even in sight
Of the soldiers the battery Getting up steam again.
she bore awsy for Bahia Honda ntercepng the way
coasng vessel from which Gen. Lopfz took pilots Tho
Pampero approached within fifty yards of the coast when
landing made without difficulty.
Gen Lopez and his comrades received inhabi-
tants (cho eongregad great numbes) u open arms,
ana inueeu dcWOSTdItOH Inc planners
brought forth fruit and provisions of all kinds and soon
large part Of Lopezs force mounted horses the
voluntary offerings Of the people!
The PamPero remained all night, and left for Key West
mornpg nearly destitute of cca Her want of fuel ac
for her not having been earlier heard from She
now in position of safety.
We may add here that our city was filed with
rumors last night, originating in Telegraphc re-
ports from the North Of the following purport said
to have been transmitted from the South by Capt.
Lewis Of the Pampero:
"NEw YoRK, AUsusr 27.-Capt. Lewis, of the steamer
Pampero who took Lopez Bahia since landed in safety
at the point Gen. Gonzales from Jacksonville Forids
with large party Of and munitions The troops under
Lopez have possession of the fort at st. Mare where there
is good landing, and all friends of the expedition can come
safety any tme They had also taken the Spanish war
steamer Pzsro, which is aground and be used as
she can be got afoat," &C.
This imposture is rendered absurd from what is
above stated of the return Of the Pampero from her
first trip to Cuba. She cannot have made second
trip; and, as regards Gonzales, we have positive in
formation that he is keeping himself out of harms
way although we believe he is quite active in en-
deavoring to procure recruits. On Saturday last
he was at Charleston, Is. c. and departed thence
on Sunday for Columbia, in the interior of the
State. He cannot, therefore, be in Cuba.
The following paragraph, copied from the New
Orleans Bulletin, written before the news Of the