New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-15
FROM CUBA.
Release of American Prisoners-\arrative o
the Expedition.

(artS. NELLY ana HAYNES. anu Lieut.. IhtNlf =
Van yEcHrES. who were concerned IN the late FIX
petition have been released by the CaptalnGenerai
Of Cuba
Lieut. Van Vech'en was taken up by The Winfield
Scott of Rev West and as already announced. has
arrived IN THIS city lie was released from prison
and pardoned through the mterceSslon of Capt.
Plaii OF the l. : sloop-of-war Albany
Aletter from the Albany. dated Key West. sept. :.
gives the following particulars
The Winfield Scott passes here to-day. and by her
send YOU intelligence of The release Of Col Haynes
and Cant Kelly, who were captured m the late uoan
expedition They were released by the Captain
General Concha. upon their promise to proceed 20
Newly ORR and tell me Truth IN regard t0 The Landing
of Lopez. their capture and treatment IL was the
Captain GENERALS mttNtion that they should have
gone m The Empire CITY. on September !, ont hy
some acciden, they Ind not get on board They we're
To have sailed on saturday IN the shlp Norma, for
New York, and presume did So VII Van Nech-
ton of Albany. also released, Al the request Of
capt PAtt and he Was assured by the ,aptain-Gen-
eral that the lives Of the other prisoners safe
They are ma number 100 ali that survive OF the i3o
that landed on The llth under Lopez. Com Parker,
IN the flag ship Saranac went INTO Havana on the
morning Of the an
From Narrative of ths Expedition, by Lieut.. NN
yrcHrEN. We extract some additional particulars.
He became connected with The Expedition OF Lopez
Al New Orleans, and received on The 30th Of July
last, an appointment Is First Lieutenant OF Company
b. OF Col " l.. Critendsn's Regiment, ust Artillery
commanded BY Capt James Sanders.
The expedition continues the \irratIyel len
New Orleans a. day break, the morning Of sunday,
81 August, IN the steamer Pampero. We renamed IN
the rlyer until "Wednesday The 9th. and left through
the Northeast Pass. The intention at TINT time was
10 60 TO KEY West, and there take on board pilot
for the uger -. John>-ai which place Ne were a.
embark 4 light battery ~ artillery, with calsSonS.
ammunition and harness complete. together with
number of cavalry Saddles-and thence were 10 run
10 the south side of Cuba and Land A. near as posi-
Die 70 Puerto Principe
While a. key West, quantity of brandy and
champagne was received ON board which was I'M
blbed ioerably freely by Lopez and ms staff About
dusk of hat day .no puoi appearing, Lopez called
council. composed entirely of the tubans and Hun
garan> attached 10 ms STAFF. mo Americans beng
called VINO decided 20 give up gong 10 ~ JOINS
River, and run immediately for the codS, OF Cuba,
which was done al about 10 =
" The next morning OWING Ia the variation of the
compass from mu,keiS beng stacked near 4, We
found curse Ives PLAIN sight OF The Moro taSte. and
about twelve miles distant rae yesse WAS lmmedl-
arely headed 70 The northward and westward and run
out OF >lgnt OF and.
ALP VI we again stood in for the land. aud
soon after dusk sent boat IN 10 recOnnOter which
was hailed DY sentry on The walls OF the tort, stu
ared near Bana Honda, the shlpuo beng more than
a mile from y. A. soon as the boat reported. lights
were eyiineuished ard press Of steam ppi on. The
ship running 70 the westward along the land While
running under the charge Of pilot the ship suddenly
- -
mediatey landed About O'Clock on the morning
Of he l2fh of Aug The last of a. disemoaTked upon
the shore Of Wit Ne had been taught 10 consider
would soon be- In Tree Island of Cuba The hrst
boats en- landed were fred upon by party Of
twenty men, who fed on Their nre being returned
Lopez Immediately ISSUED pronunc iamentos 10
the inhabitants Of Los Posas, village ten miles dis
TAM, and marched thIther, leaving Col Crttenden 1t
Cabanos 10 protect The stores. COtienden followed
during The night The subsequent attacks upon the
forces under Lopez and Cnitenden are detailed by
Lieut. Van yechlen wuh great mrnuleness but being
,enhcatons Of the accounts already received We
ioroeaf publish them. and pass 20 other portions
IF ms Narrative
Of the number Of Americans ,illed and wounded.
AID taken prisoners. Lieut. Van Eichten gives the
following account
-Ipfo the unle 1 .,lt. fhc spanIarIs could account
Tor 81 American including 4 nttenten's command
whom they had Aiiled in action wOunIed men
sto were leif on ihe held and SICK and fatIgued men
who gave ouf on the march, and were let behind,
ana men whom they hun,ed down m the mountains
ultl dog. Those, With the 100 taken prisoners.
IgsLe 4 Total Of i3l men accounted for-leaylng
balance Of - men whose tate p Yet unkno"n-tne
total force landed beng lj3 men OF these - psoba-
bis the greater portion axe YET alive and in ne noun
tuus ard the troops have al been recalled 10
Havana. u 81. probable some Of them may yet sue
fffd 10 getting home
There were T. counifymen IA The party who cap.
ured Lopez. each Of whom ~, publicly presented
With 5 geo and q OF honor immediately aiief
ms execution
The winter state. that be- received assurances from
Mr. siqur one OF the Edror Of The Ne'-Or'srls
D,.fa,
That ID revolt Wa regularly organized among
tnc Creoes ihrou ghOuf tse Island Of CUBA that
they hal elected Genera Lopez their leader, and
Their object Vas to free Cuoa from me tyranny Of
SPAN. and eiiher form d republic Of thelr own. or
annex lie island "a the L lIted >tates lie tod nae
That Lopez was about - icare NeW-Oreans Tor Gu
bt y liA about Use hundred Americans and hat ms
landing Vas tle sigma. i0r general n.Ing and That
vlttlu zen days after landing be- would De 80 the
he.d Of aH army " ten tho sand men that there
we're also tNo whole regiments Of spanish tfoOD-
ro come over o. him eltn rler equipments The
SAINT story Gas -Oid Co. al Wa DO SEQ ''
Tie execution ~ Cn,tenden and his men Has
considered .u,'.aaoie by the prisoners now IN Ha-
ysra add tie story Of the mui..a,on ri ne bodies
g.. not verified.
Lieu Ian Yechten openly asserts AT a.. those
letters purporlirg % b. from CUBA. winch we're pup
Isltdcunng me month OF Ju y.and cop.ec throughou
Tie lllcl were base 0fgene,, 'Or Lne expires, pup
rose az cecclyng he citizens q The altec ~tde.
aIc advancing the sale % Cuban bonds
Cuban bonds atTe worth. or werc selling ~
tou il O. - cents Oh dollar, ~hen tn. expedition
lft Naturally hey would increase d. s.tlIe - TIE
prospect - lo~rstile tube became more certain
and iftn qeIton succeeded A. they preten ted o.
frlrA . W.u.c Cuba. when liberated from what they
deuoulEated he tyranny II SPAN. Wogls have
been 0un-erec with . deot % from Cts - one
hundred millions VI dOiaf.. al least fry per cent
~ Wh.ca would nave been 10 the DO kets OF these
"ou4c-ce plAaninrCplsts, ~hO. actye they wished
tD BE- thought tie holy cause Of liberty TOOK Tie best
~ good care 20 peril neither life Their O~n pre-
clous liberty N ., behalf A. lae expiration OF ne
MAJ and amer CuDa should have become free, tnsn
. Mas ~ be united "a he United states aud ~ a
matter of course the payment o. these u0ah Dohos
va - IL assumed ~ thar Government
lie iunhef teheyes that CrtieEden va no, de-
serted -y Lopez. and s4ys