The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-28
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!, The whereabouts Of that mysterious
steamer. the PampcrO, has at last been
determined. Gen. Lopez. with A5O men,
as We learn by the odvices received yes.
lerday, was landed pn the Cuban coast,
Erty miles west Of Havana, on the night
oflhe 10Th inst. The place of landing
was selected, no doubt. On account Of It's
proximity To the Florida coast, aud N or
der 10 avoid the Spanish cruisers VIII"
are waiting for the Pampero's advent !"
the neighbnrnood of Cardenas aud Nue.
vitas The FillibusIers are at last o"
Cuban suil. beyond the chance oi backing
oui; fur. before their steamer can Fetnrp
with fresh load of recruits, the Govern
ment troops will be on their track ana
the coast will be Tired with SPah'sh war
steamers.
p. S.-Since writing the above, the
Cherokee has arrived, bringing the f"l
lowing must exciting intelligence. The
men who were executed were most prob
ably in the acl Of abandoning the expe'
tition; but whether or moi the fact of their
capture aud execution makos the situa-
lion of Lopez more critical. aud uies,
still mure keenly aud closely. the SINGER
ity ufbis party.
The Cherokee. which sailed from Ha.
vana on the l7rh inst, brings wrd thst
the Spanish war steamer Habauero cap.
tured four boat loads of men- fifty per
sons in all-st place called Bahia Hon.
da. about forty miles west of Havana. 1t
is said that the men were not armed, and
that they were steering in the direction
Of New Orleans. They were brought To
Havana by the Habanero. on Saturday
morning, at A.. NJ. (Aug. l6,l and
placed un hoard Spanish frigate lying
in the harbor, We have not learned
whether any form "flrial was held. They
were executed at | |, Is A. NJ. uf the
same morning. They were shot on the
public road in Havana. Al the least cal
cuation, there were present 10000 spec
{ tainrs.
After they were shot they were drag
3 ged by the feet by negroes and then lef
: To the mob, who commenced stripping
them Of their clothes aud carrying then
e on sticks through the streets, yelling like
. so many demons. Mauy fthe Cherokee
/ passengers, wlo were on the spot Of exc
cution, were pointed at with a sueer .
:, :, contempt, and many stopped inthe streets
u and insmtcd, telling them they were one
i and all nflhe same pauy-thal they were
}. Americans, aud that ere long they would
be in The same situation. AT night it wu'
dangerous tor an American To be in the
u streets alone.
The following account Of the search o
). the Falcon has been furnished US:
k On the 18th inst, as the U, ). Mai
). Steamer Falcon was proceeding on he
r voyage from Chagres To Havana, whoI
!. of that part Of the coast of Cuba know
r. as the Bahia Honda, at 10 A. NJ. we say
i tho smoke Of u ste amer close in shore. an'
o shortly after she hove in sight We theI
: saw that she was large irigate in chase
e of Us. When first seen, she was stand
n ing ou, from the land directly across 90
h course, evidently intending to cut us off
}. We, however, held our course, aud run
d ning only at our usual speed. soon left he
y eight or ten miles astern, notwithstard
/. ing she seemed to be doing her best. W.
Y, al FIRST took her for tho Pizarro. but Of
B.. terwards learned that she was the lsahel
r la Caholca. formerly an English ste0r
ID friga,e-lhe g iledouia. After she ha
C. been in chase OF US for about an hour W
nj saw the smuke Of another steamer on ou
n s,arboard bow, close in shore, hull duwl
10 She soon. however, showed hetself steel
10 ing 50 us to head us off. in which being
$, fast goer. she succeeded. She fred Nv
X guns shotted to seawsrd tn bring us Il
Il. as soon as she was within about iou
81 miles; but We took no notice rher uut
es she run down close aboard of us and fire
d, third shot across our bows. Capt. Roc
I'd gers had hoisted his colors before he sa,
Ii, her and Us soon as he saw that the fiji
v ale was in chase. After The third sh,
% the engine was run slow, when she hov
al tn, hailed US to "stnp her" which W,
an then done.
AS soon as they saw that we had s,oI
he ped, the officers of the Spanish steame
le the Habanero. took of their caps an
at waved them around their heads with
20 hurra! This was n decided insult, A
r. officer then boarded us aud demande
as what ship we were, where from, wher
ly bound, aud il we had any Spanish pal
i, sengers, &c He was answered, aud b
I9 said he must GO on board his vessel an
r. report. IIe was admnnished to he in
IN hurry, as we were going ahead immed
+. ately. He lost no lime in doing so. an
rs they motioned us 10 go ahead. =
y The greatest excitement prevails
le Havana. All Americans are beset vii
le spies. & none feel safe fromone day TO th
to next. Very little Gun be relied on respe
o ting tho position ofthe Government trooI
id or tho revomtionists.
10 The Captain General had sen: out
bout 500 men to meet Lopez. When
heard that he had Landed, aud they ha
- advanced to ascertain their position,
40 would move no further without reiuErc
" ments. He then sent 700 more. Th
!" - was abou, two days before our arrival.
,y During Saturday the report was tn
is Gen. Lopez had cut off all commune
tx tion between the Government forces Of
an Havana, aud tho fact of the Captain Ge
es eral having received no dispatches fru
. Tho General in command. seemed stro,