The republic., 1851-09-03


TeIegraphic dispatches, published in the
Baltimore papers of yesterday, purporting to
convey intelligence received at Savannah,
Georgia, by the mail steamer Merchant, repre-
sent that LOPEZ was highly successful in the
Cuban expedition, and that on the 18th of Au-
gust General ENNA, commander of the QEEEN's
forces, was killed, together with large num-
Der of his officers and men, and that when the
Merchant left on the Odd instant he was march
ing on Havana with force of one thousand
five hundred or two thousand men, and was
receiving daily accessions.
We presume there is some doubt of the
truth of this information If we mistake not,
General EMMA was represented to have been
dangerously wounded, by the previous accounts
brought by the Cherokee and Empire City, in
an engagement in which LoPEz was eventually
repulsed. And despatch received at the
Navy Department, on Monday, lst instant,
from the commander Of the Albany, of the date
of the 18th of August, encloses the Havana
official Gazette of that day, stating that Lo-
PEI and his followers had been completely
routed. The despatch proceeds: " believe,
from the best and most reliable information
that has reached me, that the reports are quite
correct. 1t is believed that about one hundred
and fifty are still at large, divided in small
squads, and that within few days they will
: be compelled to surrender" sc.
Whatever may be the present state or
future result of this contest, we are qpite sure
that the PRESIDENT and his Administration
have been wanting in no duty in endeavoring
to maintain the law of the land, and at the same
time our treaty stipalations and neutral obi
cations. As early as the first reagitation of
this subject, in April last, at the time when
the steamer Cleopatra was seized in the port Of
New York, and her captain and others arrested
under the act of 1918, the PRESIDENT issued
his proclamation of warning against any such
enterprise, and instructions were issued to the
collectors, district attorneys, and marshals in
all the sections in which it was supposed the
project might be favored, enjoining activity and
energy in the enforcement of our neutrality
law, SO far as depended on them; and orders
were given to employ the land and naval forces
of the United States to cooperate in the same
object.
From the reports received from many of these
officers, there is no doubt that the instructions
Of the Government had their desired effect.
We regret to state, as an exception to this gen.
eral attention to duty, the case Of the Collector
of New Orleans, by whose negligence the Pam
pero was permitted to depart from that port
without clearance or papers; fatal act Of omis-
sioa, which has involved so many misguided but
gallant young men in destruction, and clad 50
many American families in mourning.
Upon investigation Of the conduct Of this
officer, and pereeiying that the vessel was a
lowed to depart, notwithstanding a direct call
upon him by Gen. TwrGos to do has duty, in
obedience to his orders, and offering to fur
nish the requisite force from his command
in the vicinity TO make his interference effec
taal the PRESIDENT has felt it his imperative
duty promptly TO remove the Collector from
office.
He has also caused circulars TO be again ad-
dressed to the district attorneys, marshals, and
collectors in the districts above referred TO- re-
quiring the immediate presence of each one al
his post, with stringent orders TO exercise the
utmost degree Of vigilance and energy in the
execution Of the law of 1918; and he has
moreover issued special commissions to trusty
individuals in various quarters, empowering
them to employ the land and naval forces, anc
the militia Of the United States, "for tn
purpose of preventing the carrying on q
any military expedition against The terri
tories of any power with whom the Unite
States are at peace" Corresponding direc
lions have been given to officers in comman
of The military posts, and Of the navy, and al
vessels of the navy within convenient com
mand have been placed in requisition for thi
service. The proper officers Of the sever'
districts being thus instructed in their duties