The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-23
PHOTOGRAPHIC.
Important from Cuba.

| Of the Falcon By Spanish Frtgates-Aneriean Flag
| Insaiied-1fOops sent after Lopez-Rifnorsd De
| feat Of Lopez.
| New YoRK, August 29-9 a. m.-The Spanish
| steamer Habanero, while cruising of Bahia Honda,
! forty miles west of Havana, captured party of
forty patriots, who were in four boats and unarmed,
and were supposed TO be steering for New Orleans.
| They were brought to Havana by the Habanero
ON Saturday, at O'clock, a. m, placed on board a
Spanish frgate lying in port and we're executed at
| fifteen minutes past ii in the morning They were
shot on the public road TO Havana, at the least cal
culation in the presence of 20 900 spectators. At
| ter they were shot they were dragged by the feet
| by negroes, and then left TO the mob, who COM
menced stripping them oftheir clothes, and carry
ing tLem sticks through the streets, yelling like
demons just escaped from the bottomless pitt wreak
| ing their vengeance on they knew not what.
| Many passengers of the Cherokee, who
| on the spot and witnessed the executions,
| sneered and pointed at and threatened with the
| came fate.
| An American cannot appear in the streets with
out being most ahameiully insulted, and it ID dan
| gerous for any them TO walk out at night
The following ia a list of the names Of the per-
| sons executed: COL w. S. Clendenen, Capt +. S.
Sewer, Capt. Victor Kerr, Capt. +. b. Veay, 1t
DR.. John Fisher, DIR. X A. Toguynet, Sergeant
! Whitesdes, Sergeant A. Nj. Colchett, Adj't r. G.
| Stanford Prvatcs w. II. Howe, Small Mills,
Edw BOLIVIAN, Geo, a; Arnold. B.. J. Wergy.
| VIM. Wiseman, Selma, Tines, Hernandez, Patrick
| Dillon, Thos Hearsey, Samuel Reed, H. +. Fine,
| M. Phillips, Jas. Nj. Manville, G. w Green, J.
Salmon, Napoleon Hollins, ~ ii. Fisher, VIM.
| Chilling, G.. A. Cook, S. p. Jones, M s. Hall, Jas
| Buxet. II. w. Caldwell, VIM. Smith, Aross B. b.
Rouke, Jno. Christos, w. b. Little, Robt. Caut
| ley, Jno. Lauka, Jas. Stanton, Thos. Harnot,
| Alex. Mclllier, Jno Stubbs, Jno. Ellis, VIM. Ho-
| gan, and Chas. A. Robinson
The United States soop- Albany was at
| Havana.
! We learn by passengers of the Falcon, from
Chagres and Havana, that the morning of the
10Th, off Bahia Honda, the Falcon discovered a
| large steam frigate in chase of her. When first
seen she was standing directly across her bows
with the evident intention of cutting her off, The
Falcon, however, kept on her course, and soon left
| the frigate eight ten miles astern. This vessel
| the Isabella Catholica, formerly the Cunard
| steamer Caledonia
| While she was still in chase another steamer
hove in sight, and also giving chase, succeeded in
| heading off the Falcon. She first fired two star
| board guns to the leeward, of which the Falcon
| took no notice She then ran alongside and fired
| three guns directly the Falcons bows,
| though she had American colors flying. The Fal-
con then heaved to, when the officers of the Span
| sh vessel gave three cheers and prepared TO board
| The boarding officer behaved in an exceedingly
| insolent manner while on the Falcon; inqulring
particularly for the Spanish passengers. He soon
| left, however, and the Falcon proceeded on her
course 10 Havana.
The men who were shot were a part of the Lopez
expedition, which had landed few days previous
| This news had created tremendous excitement at
| Havana. All the Americans beset with spies,
and none of them feel safe from one day to the
other. Very little of the various statements as to
| the position of the government and the revolution
| ists can be relied on.
| The Captain General had sent force of eight
| hundr cd men to meet Lopez who, when they as
certained that he had landed, advanced to GER
| tain position, and refused TO go further without
| reinforcement of seven hundred men, This was
sent TO them two days before the Falcon arrived,
| and the report on Saturday was that Lopez had
| cut off all communication between Havana and the
! government troops, which is confirmed by the fact
of the government having received no dispatches
| from the general in command.
| The steamers cruising along the coast have met
| with better success. On tho evening OF the
| 10th the Captain General despatched steam fer
ry-boat to Bahia Honda, which returned the same
| night without obtaining any news. The Habane-
no came in the next morning, bringing the cap
| tured patriots already mentioned
| These men were taken among the Cages, and it
is supposed that they were proceeding along the
coast Havana, and ran in TO hide from cruis-
| ers. Whether they were armed not could not
| be ascertained. Some fishermen, who first saw
| them gave the government information, and the
| Habanero was despatched in pursuit.
1t is said she the boats down, and then picked
up the men, but nothing positive can be learned,
| as no intercourse allowed with the prisoners,
and the government discloses nothing bal wnat
The prisoners, after being brought to Havana,
were led out and shot, ten at time, from behind.
| Not sign of fear or murmur escaped from one
| of them Their bodies were thrown into hearseB,
six and eight at time and carried of and buried.
| Many of the spectators possessed themselves OF
| their hats and clothing, and, placing them on
sticks paradcd through the streets of Havana with
savage fury, uttering the most bitter curses against
| the tllibustero5, accompanied by savage shouts
and vivas for the Captain General.
| We learn from gentleman, passenger III the
Cherokee, that report was circulating in Havana,
few hours before her sailing, the effect that Lo
peg had been attacked by bodies of Spanish troops,
and after bloody and hard fought battle had been
| totally routed. Lopez and a few followers had es-
| capped TO the mountains, and it was supposed that
| the party executed at Havana got separated from
their companions and took refuge in boats
There is, however, no reliable information of
these facts and they may be only reports set on foot
| by the Spanish authorities to deceive
| The news from California is only one day later,
| and possesses no interest.
[ANoTHER pEsPATcH.l
| New YoRK, August 22-4 p. m.-The papers OF
| this city have lengthy accounts from Havana con-
corning the Lopez expedition and the execution OF
the prisoners. II appears that Lopez landed on the
! 18th instant with about one thousand men, and
was instantly joined by the people OF the surround
| ing country. Two accounts arc given OF his sub
i sequent movements and the capture of the forty
Americans. The government account states that
Lopez, on landing, sent letter TO the inhabitants
OF Posas, threatening them with determination UNI
less they aided him. Subsequently fight occurred
between the Spaniards and the patriots, in which
the former suffered severe loss.
On the 18th the patriots attempted to re- embark
at Cabanas, but were prevented by the Spanish, and
an engagement ensued in which the former were
of Bahia Honda. A portion attempted to escape
in boats, and this the party that was captured
and executed. The other account is widely differ
ent. II states that engagements took place on the
18th, in which the Spaniards thrice defeated
with great loss; and that the 18th, the patriots
, moved towards Diego Munez and Cabahas with
the view of taking the fort at the latter place. Some
fifty endeavored to get there by sea, and these
were captured by the Habanero. Neither of these
accounts are precise as to, the whereabouts o
!, Lopez.
The particulars of the executions at Havana ART
! thus given. Twelve men Yero brought out, anc
ordered TO kneel, who shot in that position
The other six were then commanded TO walk arounc
their dead comrades, and. kneeling opposite them
were also shot. They wore their uniforms, con
sisting of blouses and straw hats.
Teras Election.
! GALVESTON, August 10.-Full returns from tel
counties give Bell, Democrat, for Governor, ,20
majority over all. Howard, Democrat, has 50
plurality in the second district for Congress. Tn
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