Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-12

y cOnVpnlOn; aCcOunt
me industry with which General Scott tracking The Pres
aen Through political spec.aces this wild goose cha
Is curious Affair." On both SIDES fear will be "loyc
r labor lost"
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!. OFFICIAL. DESPATCH FROM CUBA.
Inc National lnelgencer publishes the suboined extra
rom despatch TO the Navy Department from Command
CHARLES l. PLATT commanding the United States Ship
e e oaay, now at Havana The despatch is dated
u.,, -"HAvASA, SEPTEMBER /.
Inc followers Of Lopez having been entirely disperse,
~ n'nnocr OF prisoners reported brought this pnc
q" the z1;h uitmn addressed letter TO the CAPTAIN Gem
i M PERMISSION 10 hold interview with any AnC
Iican VINO might be among henl This permission wa
l:ao'y accorded in reply which is enclosed. The inter
VIC" was postponed until the morning of the 3Oth the pr
having IN lhe ncanime been transferred The Castl
o NE una and some accessiuns having been made 10 tbei
noe' inc Commandant OF the Castle informed me tia
uc "nc'e number OF prisoners fy-seren of whom
ABOUT try or thrtyire were Americans as we len rncr
rom themselves. This officer was present throughout III,
interview Another gentleman v no was rtrojucnJ a. l.,
spector of Prisons during its con,:nuanrr nnd ~
manned until ts close The prisoners wer. h,avIy rnrI
Mcfe clad in prison Uniform and had their hnir iIy @
nel were conlned In an nrched gallery To which acres
was had through two grated doors the inner one being on
.fcy o iron In the little ante-room between ihesr ,wo
,h; M sdieh'S worn by the prisoners The time Of
on our entrance the Americans were ordered 10 advance
e o' ana al foreigners were sent the other end of
'he CELL inquiry being made for the officers the folnwina
! presented themselves viZ 7
JAMES A. KELLY, Of New Orleans formerly Of Bavou
oaf vino held the rank Of captain in the rApedon. Rom
~ GRDER, of New Orleans u native of Kenrurkv G,
tenant In The same; }. u. BAKER, oi - also !ieu.nnnt
olier officer OF the expedition presented himself
'y were informed that had obtained permission 10 visit
el ana mat my object obtain from them anv inf,r
nation hey might chUUsc give which would b. forwarded
10 .n Government oil the United States, and perhaps minh:
oe tie means oi dcterng Others of our iron,
i!lcins themselves in the same dcporabe situation Th.~
were od distinctly that they in the bower of The Sn,n
M t'nnch'i ana mat nothing could bc done or them as
Americans, lnhsmuch The Presidents pr,cam,,nn had
nccitcs 'ii any persons joining an invading force wnu
W., '''cii ne Protection %! HE Governsn, the Uni
hopes from .sit 80 '' >"
The Information obtained given in the presence If
' i'ie Parry by tc Aforesaid "iters and bcn. uncon
"acd ny any o! en may be regarded rs the testimony
OF the whole. ~ 's
ie1 stated that the expedition sailed from New Or.an,
~ tie s!came; 'Panpe.o' They were moi sura ~ ,h y,
''.9e comprising II, but thought il was i57 that il Ger
,aIny hl not anlount to five hundred. Before landing in
C'oa ,r: anchored ner Key West, where they remained
Scc'" hours: ahd were visited hy some citizens u ,u
place They landed in Cuba about two ocork Of tie mo-.
ms OF u" 2h August Their first fight took p,ce on ne
On rom h! period they lost all recollection Of dates
iu '!Ec engagement but could no: tell how m.ay of
'"'r nncr mad been killed. They were armed with c,n
"ne" n,Hets; hat ~ rifles; bur many individual, had re-
Ho!'rr" and kni"cs. Tncy brought viii, them 80 600 car
uise$ ana captured nlay after landing They mad
'o al uey Soon after llndng they FUND thcy had he,n
deceived and became anxious 10 return hcme Tnsv L,
oeeh informed before sailing that towns were in
possession "I the Patriots to their own
'".t uc "n"!c Island was in state Of revolution They
SUPPOSED that the fifty captured with Col Crittcnden
M e'ca.otiHs 10 nuke their escape They inter- from
Tue @ mat they were all dispirtci BY reception they
met Win, and iiSyIScd they said with the lies and Jr,
-"n p'actsed towards them. =
he country people generally fled at their approach and
% NUN; worn "u with hunger and fatigue, the D
Heh composing this body threw away their arms weak ar
cn days previous -y-they could not distinctly rem.Inb,r =
'ch' lhcy mad not at tat time, heard ol the oil Of . -
ch ns "'nl give themselves up but their intention
vas W throw themselves the the Suanish r.
government Iney did in all together but in
a, parties and at different times They Ind subsisled
e'y upon ruli, and The last that some of them had :,
acn was portion of their Generals horse There wa, M
icA oi ammunition when they threw away their arms II
oush uc'i OF what they brought had been danass~ l'
an Lieut.. GrdeT stated ha, J,s ":' q
"C;7p, Kelly stated that the Editor OF the New Orleans ~
Delta Mr. Sigur, Instrumental in persuadn9 hm 10 I
an The cxoe,on having addressed him personally upon n
he subject lie has reason believe that he persuaded /
many others also The whole party manifested huch III s.
su.tion towards Gen. Lopez and MI Sigur; ana ny o
hem asserted that it would be for the l1rr tley II
nou live TO return home. On being told that Gen Lopez RI
vas taken prisoner cry OF Joy and eXuatlon ran 'hous"
he crowd. ,:; II
"ihcv stated that LOPEZ chief of the expedition c
;o D0wsEMAx second in command and was kieu Oh s
he thirteenth Col WM. ScorT HAYNES oil tennessee wa Il
me ,hcr leader According to their best bcel ne was sun
n tho maintains Col CnrTESpES had been an olcer III
hr L. $ Army during the war with Mexico \ liunsa.
ian named PRAGAy who acted as AuJulahl "e"c'" ~"
I IS matter of regret that so imperfect narrative has
,ccn obtained from these unfortunate men, In hc eAcie
Of the moment, many would speak a once, and TO some
questions difficult to get satisfactory answer On ac
count Of the eagerncas OF all TO give IT, =.
AT the request of the commandant Of lhe Casle the
prisoners were asked if they had had the oenc ol euu
,ttrancc since their confinement They replied that they
aJ They were also asked if they had been pTovidc WIN
40 meals tay md whether they had bread and ciee Tor
co(as Some said they had bu others replied !hat
they had no coffee. The comm ndant iIneuatey n9uteI
c rca son Of his subordinate who stated tat tose why u
been confined on previous evening came TOO Ate 70 De
ydcd for on that morning. but that they would have e
,wancc Of coffee dinner He stated that the o1ners h'u
lrcu pruyded for according TO the order 80, |
I'll may be proper add that the prisoners appeared to % oe
in GOOD health and By means 50 much reaucsr as .t
exposure and ardships would seem 10 warrant lhey even
nnrrled to be CHEERFUL which may have been the elHc oi
relief from condition Of far greater anxiety ana ser
s,ou have stated that my first lieutenant, Mr. lay
L,r was with me during this interview.
"Thc whole number Of prisoners including tlose NOT yc'
brought to Huvana officially suited To be about one nun
ircd and thirty. III
have rs learned that Lopez who was captured On fI
day last august 29 brought in last nlst anu puocs
caroted al seven y clock this morning."
HAvasA Aro 81 1851.