The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-09-10
General Lopez and his Followers.

General Lopez ann MS F0uoWeIS.
The N. Orleans Delta of The 22d pub
fishes the FLOWING letter from Adjaianl
Stanford, whirl partially explains the
manner in whirh onr unfortunate rnuniry-
men mel their unlImely eale, and Is The
iirsl publication which throws any lighl
upon The circumstances which led 10 Crit
,en,len's eslilmand having been made
prisoners
Havana. Aug. 10.
DkAfs ilULIxG We arrived un the
Island uf Cuba. alter The most horrible
passage you can Conceive OF, coapcd on
buaf,. with 40 90 500 mem.
We arrived on Sunday last. believe
-,lales have almost forgotten. The
mex. morning, I.opez, with General Par.
agay and all The commanding officers, LEFT
us--Q mean Grllicnden and his battalion. !
We head nolhing of him for Two days.
when Criilenden dispatched note. lie
then requested We should join Inn nj a
llllle town sumo six or eight miles off,
leaving US in The meantime to ia!e care
Of The baggage, &c.
I'VE started for him on "Wednesday
morning. al . o'clnck. A. NJ. and had pro-
ceeded only three miles, when We we're
attacked by 500 Spanish soldiers. In
the FIRST charge, received severe wound
in The knee. We repuIsrd them. hnw.
ever. They made alioshrr charge. and
completely ronled MS. We slrnl two
!, days and nights The most miserable you
can imag.im. IN The rl'apparai, willIum
an. thing 10 cal or drink
We made the hest of onr way 10 The
sen shore. and ihnnd some boats. with
! which We put IN SEA. Spent night up.
on The urcan, and The next dry about
Twelve q clock, were taken prisoners Nv
The ffabaneru, were brought 10 Ilavana
list night. and c..nde,rneI 10 die This
morning. We shall all be slloi in an
hOnr.
Good by. and Cml bless voa. fsend
the Masonic medal enclosed IN il,ls, be.
hn.ing r,my Iaihrr. convey il 10 my
sister, Mrs. r----li, and Il II her Of mv
iale. Once nufc, tod bless ou.
STAMFORD"
The frie ID ia publishes ,lc fnlh,w-
M letter iurnishpd u bv Mcssrs. stanton
y 60. and the relatives IL Mr. Viera.e.
fhe Italics NE lhnsc Of Tie writer:
!" On boardtie M.n-oc War EspfmnSa,3
August l6, 1851.
:. Ny Dur and .0e,tioaate Sisters and Brothers.
!. Before die, am permitted 10 all
dress ny Elsl words in Ills vorld.
!. D,cciv,iby false Visions. embark
Cd IL lie exp dlim for Cuba. We
arrived. ahoel Io,lf hundred in nnnsbcr,
last week. and in al;,iii an hour froinn,w ).
We. / mean fifty &c u, will be- Iost. 4
W;fs iakcn prisoner after an engagement.
and with tilfs others, am To be shot in ant
hnnr.
Il die, my dear hsnlllcfs and SISTERS, i
repenlani sinner, having been blessed with
The last rites u our holy religion. For
give me for i'll my f,Ilies nf nv life. and
you ny dear and Affection ,c'ssI.t,rs, pray
Id ny ps,nr SOL.
a.. % t. my ,hrar mother and
console hci. Uh. my dear child. kiss
her thousand tunes, for me. 1--we her
Tor my sake. Kiss my brothers aud All
yii children. 10 Fnlfcr Bllrkney, my
last profound respect; 10 Father I.acfoax
and Father D'l.all, !, mass for .le reIns,
pf nv soul.
My dear mo,hrr-inIaw. farewell!
Poor Tactic is shut aud dead by This |
time
: give and hcqneslh my dear cIlI,l lc
yon aud ynn only. t;uod>bye II.
good: bye t. and -. did my !
luIy. t;uad.hye sll.
Your ,l'ar son and Brother.
iiOAuRE IACIiE VIENNE.
Mr.. Anl,ni Costa has promised 10 ID
~ he can = obtain ny body. Ii So,
please have me buried with my wife,"
"Illvana, Oh bard maa-ofwsr,
9 oclosk, 4. A., Aug. I6th, ls5l.S
STANTON Il Go.
My dyaf friends About 80 OF Us.