Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-20


Lopez caught with boodhounds in the mouptsins, on
the morning Of Friday, the s0h instant The dogs being
distance in advance of the men, bit him badly in the le
leg There were seventeen couniUmsn N the party WHO
captured him, each of whom psbkcy presented with
600 and of honor Immediately asr bis execution
Let review the and results Of this expedition.
At the time received my appointment from Mr. Sgur,
Of the editors of the New Orleans Dss, told BY him
that revolt was regularly organized among the Creoes
throughout the slad Of Cuba that they had elected Gen.
Lopez as their leader and their object to free Cuba from
the tyranny Of Spain, and either form republic Of their own
the island the United Sstes He told me that
Lops about TO leave New Orleans for Cuba with about
five hundred Americans and that bis landing the signal
for general rising. and that within days after landing be
would be head ofsn often tboasan there
were also two whole regiments Of Spanish Soopso
to him with their equpmens The story told to
ALL Was so AsI have alrssdy stated, frs. sauta-
tion was voey Of muskety instead Of the Delta assert
ed, large body Of friends, with horses, stores, &C. for
Instead Of finding the CIeolss friends, found
them our bitter enemes-fa more than the troops
keeping the troops constantly informed o movements
and hanging sk putting 10 dssth without mercy ell
those who Struggled the march. OF ths troops cannot
but speak IN praise, without single exception. They treated
the prisonss with the utmost kndne, giving them wine,
cigars, besd. cbscco and asosdsnte freely. and cm their
own small means imagns ohe will ssy that we had
right expect such treatment Our conduct forced and
on their sympathy or generosity. Hi
Much has been said relative the execution Of Cesden
and his Among all the prisoners in Havana much
they admired Crttendsn there bot opinion and
that is, that that execution jusi6abewss mered
That they deceived ell know that business
Of the Spanish authorities Surely the provocaon received
sufficient justify not only the execution Of those en
but of every connected with the expedition. Why
look at this affair in its proper light Where in histo
y in the annals Of the world do you find similar
renee Here four hundred and fifty men, without having
received the least provocson, leave their homes and invade
the shores of perfectly peaceful island expressing deter
minaon take that island from s lawful by force.
Sepreservaton is Of the FIRST laws Of nature and II the
law will uphold and protect that American citizen who, with
hesitation shoots down the midnight robber in defence Of
his property, certainly that law will uphold the officers Of the
Of Spain n extermnatng band Of men who aemptto
s brightest jewel from that Iconsder that every
connected with the expedition deserved DEATH AT the
time was made prisoner fully expected It, and although
the cton any thing bot pleasant my conscience
told that it just Crtenden with his force not only
committed crime in landing the island, but actually
committed act of open piracy in taking those vessels in
which be caught the punishment for which is by the
laws Of all nations, death.
Much has been said relative the mutaton of their boz
dies. Certainly not present at the time and cannot
speak positively but cannot learn from reliable source
that such the have conversed with the officers
Of the United States ship Albany the subject They
Of high standing in society, and they assure me that
such not the caseha they shot in accordance
with military usages such occasions, and that the only
thing that occurred that could be condemned the way
which they dragged to and thrown into carts by the
groes ordered to bury them.
It has been that Crtenden wrote home that he
had been abandoned by Lopez without ammunition
do not believe that Cr,enden wrote any thing Of the
kind. Attached to his command-n hourly contact with
him-I knew him, and do not hesitate in saying that
brave nober honorable than WIltm L. Crtten
den never lived Instead of having ammunition, he had
all and particularly selected to guard it. that being
desert him. but in leaving him. dividing his command,
mted Of those which eventually cost him his life
but had Ctendeu the morning Of the l3h gone and
Joined Lopez at Las Posas instead Of rereaing TO the
all would have been wehen hc would have lost only the
stores it be lost all. Why be did is nexpcable,
and must remain involved in mystery.
Had Lopez carried out his original intention Of landing
Puerto Principe, the result might perhaps have been diff
eren he might there perhaps have found friends and raised
aforce sufficient sustain itself until einorcements were
out from the States In landing where he did Lopez without
doubt acted he thought for the best but there in many
other instances he erred OF his personal courage there Ii
no doubt but when speak Of military knowledge, Of udg
men Of his ability to lead expedition, say at be
had neither Lopez probably much more de-
ceived Than any in the expedition His ambition led him
to be the tool and victim Of hearess specuaos Avace
philanthropy, was the main spring Of this expedition
now distinctly openly assert that all those letters pur
month of July last and copied throughout the Union,
base ogeries for the express purpose of decevng the c
of the United States and advancing the sale of Cuban
bonds Knowing the ambition Of Lopez and that strong dis
position to extend the glorious boon of freedom which fills
the breast of every American CITIZEN those spectators 10
human blood took advantage Of their knowledge to further
their end. They we'll knew how little effort
CURED start and keep alive this excitement They thought
at least they fondy hoped, that would go
to join this little band and that eventually the Island would
be free
Cuban bonds worth selling at from ten to
twenty on dollar when this expedition left Natu-
rally they would ncreae in value the prospect of berang
Cuba became certain and if this expedition succeeded
they pretended hinkt would Cuba when liberated from
what they denomnaed the tyranny Of Spain, would have
been burdened with debt of from fifty hundred mill
lions Of dollars at least fifty cent Of which would have
been in the pockets Of these woudbe phanhropsts, wbo
active they wished be thought in the holy of ber-
y, took the best of good to peril neither life their
precious liberty in its behalf At the expiration Of the
war; and after Cuba should have become free, then
to be annexed to the Uated States, and matter OF
course the payment of these Cuban bonds was to be
sumed by that Government What do they for the
mothers wves and sisters of the gallant who formed
this -ated expedition, who have been rendered utterly
wreched and miserable forever They do feel the chains
the anguish borne by those hundred and sixty noble fell
lows doomed to spend the best years Of their lives
Spanish prison. No. they feel the their pockets
and laugh the result of their speculation They the
to be punished. II son them the shades Of muir
deed countrymen call for vengeance. Heavy indeed
be their punishment when the last day offended and
just judge shall demand Of them retrbuton for their deed
This s, believe, of the causes proceed.
ngs and results Of the unfortunate expedition have en-
deavored to give mpars account and any man. either
North Souh considers himself agsrieved BY any remark
contained herein, will endeavor afford him such saisac-
faction the nature Of the mey demand There have
also been, understand reflections made the con-