The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-10-11

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II. q. sos \ ] 4 J s.ll.o.
vs1un men who weat @ilt LEES on the
Paassrro. snd Wis e0)u1 tho fortunes al
~ expedition froes the'lssdlag % tho dir
ssssou. close Of ~ iayes6ss artivsd here
~ svsaisg ON ~ ~ Tthsantepse. sei"g
~ u ehs fodanste ~ who savsendered
thesnsssvss aher ~ proclamation Of the
Captain General granting pardon 10 all who
rsve the nselvcs up to the authorities.
Our ship news reporter had = long inter
view with Mr. Somers. and Obtained from
him n narrative II events from the period
ot their departure. until he reached Havana.
We give the n'ain isc.s rs repeated I" US
Alter the Pampero le't the mouth OF The
rive, the general impression on board WAS
that they were going to ST. johns. Florida,
and would be joined there by other vessels
with additional forces. and the" start Tor
Cuba. In this they were disappointed.
The vessel stopped only at Key West. md
nothing was taken on board. hut champagne
and other cabin stores. Gen. Lopez be.
came in,oSicated At Key West. and cont'n
ued il tat condition until they came IN
sight " Moro. No discipline was estab
l.hed. aud during this period there WAS no
Que 70 direct ahsirs. On landing At Bahia
Honda, or at Morillx. as Mr.. Some's
nau.~s the place, the inhabitants met the
expedition with voiley OF musketr,, which
was returned BY Captain Go,ia's company,
and the armed countrymen fled. The ex'
pcdi,,on then took the road. leaving Crit.
irnden's commsnd TO take charge "f the
baggage. &c. General Lopez aud those
with him marched To Las Poxas. twelve
leagues distant. Mr.. Somcrs is in error
ns To the distance. II is said to be not
over two or three Ieagucs.-. Eds. Tr. Deito.
The men, discouraged by the hostility o'
the Cuhxus themselves ut the point Of de-
bark alton. and finding they were not rem
forced on the road, the greater humber
would have returned to the Pampero aud
come back 70 the United States, but The
left shortly after landing ,hc". Lopez mr..
rived VI Las Pozas with three hundred and
thirty men. lie WAS surprised ut that
place by the Spanish troops. after Maj.
rear and joined him. IL the meantime no
communication was bad with Cti:,enden,
10 the knowledge II Mr. Soners An en-
gav.,neut was had With ID" -ran'sh troops
which lasted .bou, two hours. and in il
Ia, n,,mi,y l.,eut. Lnbuxan. the Csp,sn
of m, t,uhsu compnuy. and several other
otic.r,. were killed; General Pragay and
Cam, (;o,ia wer. mort.lly wounded, and
Cnn, EIlis wa. wounded. but able to walk
ihe marty stopp,d at Lns Poxas two
d.v, and then took up the line Of march
10, the mouutnins. On the road they sur.
p,i.,d several snail parties Of Spanish sol
,;,,rv. and had ,reauen, ski,m.hes, du,ing
which thew took some provisions. Tn u
hi. Tins .opex b,bnvej br.v,ly.
On Sunday the 18th. nj Capi,al del FIJI.
IN. u, they wc,, taken unaware. bv n
large body Of Cavalry. whom they took to
M, u,,,,i.,. coming To ioin them. utiI their
,,L,, ,ua,J w,. cut down by the sautd
ron. when they seized their arms aud re.
rul.,d III, charging column with - loss OF
fifteen killed aud two prisoners on the span.
,,h side.
The marty resumed tho march for III.
but were me, ON the ro,d with
AN amhuscade of six hundred infantry.
who fred on them, when they started
across n field in search of n safe retreat.
IN the brush three of the Americans were
killed aud several wounded
The men after this were falling of along
the road, and that night the whole iotcc
with Lopex did not exceed two hundred