The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-02
Fy IN the Ghnrleston Cossier. ,SS
General Lopez and his Followers.

the disqualification which throws any bgl
: upon The circumstances which led {
Crttenden,s eoniiAaId llaving been made
prisoners:
i HAvANli, AUG. l6. =
" "nedr i4laling:--We arrived on The
Il Island of Cuba, after the most horrible
sspassagc you can conceive Of, coopcd or
y board :with400 or 5O0ncn.
ssse se"Wesarrivcd OF Sunday last, believe
.-5dntesaI have almost forgotten. The
neXtmcrning, Lopez, with General Paragay
s aud allIlie commanding officers, left US
Imeans Crittenden ard his bal,alon) We
heard nothing Of him for two days
when Crttlnden dispatched note. lie
then requested we should join him at a little
town some Sin or. eight miles of, leaving lis
= in 7the meantime to take care of all
'.Wc started for him on "Wednesday
morning, ai92 O'Clock, A. NJ, and had
proceeded only three miles, when We were
attacked by 500 Spanish soldiers. In tho
first charge, received severe wound in
the knee. We rcpulscd them, however.
They made another charge and completely
( routed us. We spent two days and nights
tAe most miserable ynu can imagine, in the
chapparal, without any thing to cat or drink.
'NWe made tic hest OF our way TO the
seafshorc, and found some boats, with
which we put to sea. Spout night upon
The ocean, and The neAt day, about twelve
o'clock, were taken prisoners by The Ilaba-
nero. We're Brought 10 Havana last NIGHT,
and condemned to die THIS morning. We
shall be allsshol in an hour.
/" Good-by and God bless you. send
the masonic medal enclosed in tins, belong
ing to my father. Convey j, to my sister,
Mrs. P--n, and tell her of my fate Once
more God bless you. STANFORD"
From this and a comparison with the
official reports oil the Spanish officers, the
Picdyunc constructs the following nara
tive, which7it considers TO be u more COZ
rect and probable one than has yet been
gy,n.r
General Lopez on landing near Bahia
Honda, with the MA u body of his forces,
consisting o.! about 300 men, advanced TO.
wards Las lozas, a small town lew miles
~ the interior, leaving Colonel Cri,,cnden
and his command, Ii strong, in charge of
the baggage. That night or the next day,
Sthc steamer Pzarro landed 700 Spanisl,
troops at Bahia Honda, and these advancing
towards the placc OF Lopcz's landing, cut
off Crittendcn's men from their coupan-
ions. On the second night afterwards this
party determined to allemp, to form juno
ton with Lopez, but on the road were at
tackcd by an overwhelming body of troops,
and after short struggle were on the Sc
oond charge routed and dispersed Aner
wandering about in the thickcts, fifty of
them got together and made tier way to
the sea-shore, where they seized tour small
boats and endcavorcd TO make their escape,
when they where captured as has been
E.!a'e' " ;;crer r'hsiA rewast o A..la:-rll
lusti}lT| l'A:.I ar .'J ,y, iuuf q,
this c"in'a}-i.i - 30 iccCunl.4 toI o.
ii'cse t"rr "e'a i-pr.sed and shot ct It
'gsi,a'' 'ntln house "A Spanish leu,enan,
ssepo's: that cn the i+jh i,c came upun
Ssss@t! 'iM pirate .r'aHlinq amcuuai nnm.
III "p4aueH NgiilGGS, aII , %hugl
v'9tsS NJ 'Fsa g'S3s 4 ralss. 81, ..,
4oeYn iIn;aa@9.,t.. r d514
ssia.fine twenty. .ioar,, or r.cn 0, them s.
lad not beer l,i's:' ]" battle, nro5abb con
t'N'fNa - i.2urct -! .tr' '.G'uliY HaI,', We
.r.. orctu TO t-.-l.r ,Iiy VI :. 20 taken
and slaughtercl' ,ia nlh .G..,, u4l..
Lopez, IL sce.us, received the attack OF The
Spanards, i'll farm house al Las Pozas,
and beat the off with severe loss, at least
so 1t is TO be supposed, since the Spanish
official reports state that they desisled from
the assault in order to receive rcnio! ce-
pcnts. Whether any subsequent fighting
took place at this point we do not know !;
at all events, Lopez held his own Tor two
dnys-till, on tho 18th, lie left Tor the intc-
, rior, and was not molcslcd OH the march by
General Emma: all Of which wc loarn from
the Spanish official accounts. This was
the state affairs nu che 10Th, the date Of our
last adu;:.os from the scene OF action
through General Enna's despatch, dated
atF3.3O on that day Ii General Lopez
reached the mountains in safety, he will
discover soon whether he has relics with
too much confidence on The assistance OF
the native inhabitants"
The True Deha publishes the letters
furnished it by Nlcssrs. Stanton g. Co, and
the relatives Of Mr.. V.cnnc. The l,alics
a,eil.osc tho writer's:
ss"OS hoard THE MAN-or-WAK EsrEEaEZ,
~ Angus, Ii, 1871.
s"jNy Dear and ANcctio,,aic SISTERS and
BrothcrS Before die, | am permitted to
address my las, words IN mis- morM.
"Dcccwcd by false VISIONS embarked
in the expedition for Cuba. We arrived,
about four hundred in number, last week,
and in about an hour from now, we, mean
fifty Of rs, will be lost. | was taken pris-
oncr after an engagement, and with fifty
others, am 10 be shot in an hour.
"a die, my dear b ,,h IS and sisters, a re-
pcntant sinner, having been blessed wul,
the last rites ofour holy religion. Forgive
Inc for all the ioIIcs OF. my lie, and you
NY dear and aliectionatc sisters, pray Tor
my poor soul
"a, 90 10 my dear mother and con,
solcirr. Oh! my dear ch Id, kiss her Il
tionsaM tines for me. Love her for my
sake. Kiss my brothers and all your dear
children. TO Father B!ackncy, my last
profound respect; u Father l.ccroX and
: Father D1lau,a mass FOR the rcposc OF
my soul.
.'My dear mother. .in-iaw, farewell! Poor
Tactic is shot and dead by this time!
NJ give and bcquealh my dear child to
yon and you only Goodbye IL; good,
bye c. and Il. did my duty
Goodbye all
&our dear Son and Brother,
HoNoIE Tactic VIES:iE.
.Alr. Antonia Costa has promised to dc
all he can TO obtain my body. lfso, please
Loo, 4 al