Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-23
The Expedition against Cuba.

Alexandra Lane, Cuban who landed
with Lopez, and who afterwards sur
to the authorities, we gath
er the following narrative of the e x.
petition The. disposition is pub
lished at length in an extra of t he
Havana sPressa' of the LIST instant:
They left the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi with 480 men. with the IN
tention of going first to BIO San Jud in,
where they expected to find a Ii Ike
number of artillery men, and then &c
to some point in the Central Depart
ment. But having touched at K ky
West for provisions, intelligence Was
given to Lopez that Pinar del Rio,
and nearly all Vuelta Abajo, (tbe
country situated to the leeward Of
Havana,) had risen. This intelli-
gence caused Lopez to change His
direction, and to steer for landing
in Vuefta A baio. On the 18th of
August, at III O'clock at night, hey
landed on the beach at Morillo, vi III
out any other opposition thana few
shots fired by some countrymen " ho
fled. The bench was deserted and
stores aban honed and open. Colonel
Crittenden and about two hundI Jed
men renal ned here 10 take care of
some spare nluskets and provisions;
the remain Her of the expedition with
Lopez marched to Los Pozas, me ct
ing only few countrymen, who f Jed
| at their sig int. That on their arrival
/ at Los Po1 zas they found the village
abandoned and iii spite Of their en-
treaties tn villagers refused to re-
turn. On the next day they were
attacked by the Queens troops, who
retired after some time, leaving Lo-
PEE in pos session Of the village. In
this action the invaders lost General
Pragay, one Col, Captain Oberto
and about fifty men killed OF wound
ed. The discouragement which had
taken possession OF them on discov.
ering that they did not meet with
sympathy in the country, increased
SO much " heb they found themselves
attacked by the troops, whose CO. p
Grafton they had expected, that Lor
PEI determined to make for the
mountains; with the intention of go
ing to Pin ar del Rio; but by mistake
OF treaehe y of the guide, they went
to the Fri as coffee estate, where they
had another + encounter with the
troops; thh t the invaders lost four o.
five more m EN- in this encounter, Sc
that what wi h this loss, and that o
the men eft on the march; the force
at Frias wa go men, including
about II Oh II wounded. Fron
thence they went to Brjo, slept a
Union and an rived at 1Iartilorena O.
! Condelaria oh the 21st-in number
about 200 men. That while they
were cooking their breakfast, they
were sur ri$edy attacked and dis
persed by the Queens troops. Thai
about hu4 dred men, {9ne thir(
without arlnsD made for the mountain:
they remained in the woods four days
without eating anything else than I;
horse, which they had brcugb
with them and a little corn and wiki
plants. On leaving the woods Laint
surrendered to the authorities and re
ceived quarters. Lopez, according
10 the deposition of Lame, had re
ceivcd nearly all his means from Mr.
sigur, who paid $4,000 for thu
Pampero steamer; that some pistols
and canyon were bought alta Gov
eminent \sale; that a me rchant o
! New Orleans furnished the cartridge
tboxes, knahsaeks and eanteeas, upon
an order from Lopez; that the agents
lin the UnitSd States were oigur
! Cutchins and company that these
were the sole movers of the eXpedi
ton. Lame add that Lopez coul(
mot receive money in the ISLAND
without the sanction of the commit
teein New York, because they did
in t agree with BetaAcourt and Ague
ro as to the mode of forming the. ex
petition.
! The following particulars Of The
&ecution of Lopez are more minute
than any We have yet publish he'd.
| GENERAL LoPEz's LAST MOMENTS
AT the fatal hour Gen. Lopez was
brought out, and assembled the plat
form with a firm step. His person
was enyeloped in white shroud
The executioner then removed the
shroud, and there stood the Genera
in bis full military uniform before
the assembled multitude.
! His appearance was calm, digni
fed and heroic mot a muscle quiv
ered He looked unon the prenara.