Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-03
CUBA NEWS.
The following interesting items of news we
clip from the Chicago Tribune of Aug. 9th.
PHILADELPHIA, Aup. 25.

we have accounts from New Orleans of the
arrival Of the Empire City with Havana dates to
the 18th. The steamer Vixen has also arrived
at Pensacola, but brings no later news. They
confirm previous accounts and give little addi-
tional information.
Gen. Lopez had made stand at Marish, where
he had two engagements with the Government
troops, in both of which he had been victorious.
The Spanish loss in killed and wounded was 80
officers and 800 men.
The dead and wounded were taken to Hava-
M. The dead were buried with great pomp.--
On the 18th Gen. Lopezs force numbered about
400 men, and he was daily receiving accessions
On the night of the 10th over 100 left Havana
to join the invasion, and people were rising in
many quarters. Col. Crittenden is reported by
this arrival as among the persons shot.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.
The government has ordered the figate Sar-
anac, Commodore Parker to sail Immediately for
Havana, to demand an explanation for shooting
party of Americans, and firing upon the steam
er Falcon. She will sail to-day or tomorrow.
Rigid instructions are issued to all officers of the
Government, to suppress the outbreak OF any
armed expedition against Cuba, fitting out from
any part OF the country.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 25th.
have dispatches from New Orleans, under date
of 2lst, giving accounts of fearful riot in the
latter place-a party of Cuban Liberators, most
ly western men, exasperated by the tone of GER
tain articles in the Spanish paper La Patria in
relation to Cuba, attacked the office broke in the
doors and windows, and threw press and cases
into the street, and destroyed every thing be-
longing to the office.
The Police made no attempt to interfere with
their movements. The mob after demoishing
the office of the paper proceeded to the cigar
store at the corner of Charles and Graver SITS.
and breaking in doors and windows DESTROYED
all the stock and furniture which were very val
liable. AT 7 o'clock the rioters proceeded to
the Office of the Spanish Consul and attacked it
and destroyed all the furniture and property
that was destructbe. They also broke down
the signs over the stores of Spaniards which
they carried in triumph to large meeting held
in Lafayette Square.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25.
An immense meeting was held in Independ-
ence Square to express Indignation at the pro-
ceedings of the Spanish authorities at Havana
in the execution Of prisoners and other offensive
acts Not less than 10000 to $4,000 present
Col. John Swift, President, assisted by a large
number of Vice Presidents and Secretaries
Another despatch from N. Orleans, dated the
22d, says 1000 men had that morning surround
ed the city prison in which the Spanish Consul
had taken refuge, and threatened to demolish il
unless the Consul were given up to them
There were about 30 policemen on the ground.
The cigar shops kept by Spaniards were nearly
all destroyed last night. Minute guns had been
fired since sunrise in honor of the murdered lib.
orators. The bodies of Col. Critenden and
Capt. Victor Kerr, which have been brought
here from Havana attract crowds of people, and
the sight produced deep feeling.
The military had been ordered out to sup
press the riot. Three or four Spanish coffee
houses had been destroyed. The excitement
against the Spanish Consul was caused chiefly
by his refusal to deliver number of letters from
prisoners shot at Havana, which had been writ
ten just before their execution. These letters
were forwarded to the Consul by the Cuban au-
thorities. A committee waited upon him, and
requested the delivery of the letters which he
refused, but was subsequently forced to surren-
der them. The Cuban news had created the
greatest excitement.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 20.
The Falcon has arrived with still later advices
from Havana.
Private letters received here state that 1000
of the Government troops have deserted and
joined Lopez, and his forces, The most intense
excitement pervaded the whole island, and there
was no business doing.