New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-08

Lopez that they determined 20 Kill him, but
they had not done II, thinking tha, without him
they would perish the more speedily.
The other prisoner. Francisco 4 Lame. a ma
tive OF the island. aged 20. declares that. when
Lopez returned from Carienas. IN 1850, he had
some conversation with him about certain Gu
bans whose names he did rot remember. but that
be had no employment with Lopez. or connec-
ton with him. exccp, in the course Of friendly
correspondence.
With regard to the designs OF Lopez IN this
expedition. he stated that the force which en-
barked n the steamer Parpero amounted TO 600
men. exclusive of several who olnei j, in The
Mississippi River. bu, the Captain having an
nounced that lie could not cary them all. Dor
ton returned. leaving On board $50 men. they
beng all who disembarkei a. Morillo The
first Oh ect was to 60 TO the River - John, and
effect junction with AZ artillery torce which
was waiting there, and then land NJ some poin,
IN the central department but on touching at
Key West for stores. they were informed Of the
revolt Of the Yuelta dc Abao Lopez then re-
solved 70 land in that district but by 4 mistake
Of the pilot, they were taken before Maianzas,
andwe obliged to return before Havana. norier
to land at the port of Orugosa. but were pre-
vented from this, by the frigate Esperanto. The
officers Of the expedition were Narciso Lopez.
Col. Pragay. the Hungarian, Col Crttenden.
and two others. named Linds and Clinton. The
Captain of the company 10 which The deponent
belonged was Ildeienso Opforo he VAS killed
at Las Pozas 1t was the intention Of Lopez 20
establish Cuban Republic. relying on insurrer-
ton of the Creoles and the good viii of The
troops
The events which took place after the land
ing We're a. follows They dlsembarked on the
shore of Morrlllo at II o'clock at night on the
llth inst, with but a slight opposition. the
shore was deserted, and the store open and tor
saken Having left about 200 men under Col
Crittenden IN charge of the unnecessary arms
and provisions, the remainder OF the expedition
under Lopez advanced to Las Poza> the few
countymen fled as they came up, AMI on arriy.
ing at Las Pozas they found the town abandoned,
nor would the inhabitants be persuaded 70 re-
turn. The next day they were attasked by the
Spanish troops, who We're TepulSed Lopez was
left IN possession Of the place, with the loss Of
Col Pragay, another Colonel whose name he
had forgotten. Capt Oberto and some fifty men
killed and wounded Finding they did not meet
with the expected sympathy ilom The people,
and We're attacked by the troops on whose coop
Grafton they had relied, they determined to take
to the mountains With tins intention. they
started for Pmar del Rio, but by the blunder or
treachery OF the guide were conducted TO the
coffee estate of Frlas. where they had another
renceunter with the troops. This resulted in
the loss OF four or five men, which reduced The
force at FrIas to 220 men, II or Ii being wounded.
with these they passed to Bruio, where they
spent the night, and the next morning went 10
Marttorena, where they were surprised, As they
were breaktasiIng, by the Spanish troops, aud
completely dispersed over a huadred Secreted
themselves IN the forest one third without arms,
where they remained for tour days with no food
but,a horse, some corn, and wild plantalus
Coming to a road, the deponent left the res, IN
order to write to his mother He went to
a hacienda for that purpose and found there
some officers OF Gaioia. who told hun that ne
need not write as they were ordered to give
quarter tldt ne WIS NtllNfItu 10 ven AoLtlt>,
sent to Bahia Honda, and thence 10 TIN, city.
In reply TO the question IS to what resources
the expedition relied on both IN the United
States and Cuba. he stated that all the resources
were fromfMr Sigur, who had given $4,000
to purchase the Pampero that sundry pieces OF
cannon and other arms were purchased At gov
eminent sale that the cartridges We're pur-
chased through New Orleans merchants that
money and ewels had been sent from the island
that they received nothing after their landing,
that the only agents IN the United states were
Sieur. Cuchins * Co, that they were advised
by Lopez that no money could be expected the
island without the consent of the NeW-York Junta,
which had disagreed with Bettucourt and Aguero
in regard to the plan of organizing the expedi-
dIuon
The following are the names and places OF na-
tiylty of the prisoners as pubishedb by the autho-
rites Of the Island. II VII be seen that they
comprise only part of the ~ sad to be IN their
Neu.Yrt. Galepa H.
Elias OTIS. James Brady
Michael O'Keennen. PetrstErg.
Jobn Dantoa. Henry b. Hart.
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