The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-10-16
AprArna An uAvANA.


hnrnals give numerous incidents Rom
Havana Of interest just now. From them
We gather the fact. stated ON the author
ty of Captain Ellis. Of Washington, who
lrrived in the Empire City, that all of
he prisoners Of the Lopez expedition
will be liberated, by application t" Mad
lid, upon the cduiliiion that the aulh"n-
Ties will remunerate the Spaniards 0i
New o OlIeans for their losses by the riots
there. Gen. Concha authorised Captain
Ellis to make this re presentation at Wash
ington. The Journal of Commerce learns
fiom intelligent LouisiaHians. now IN
N.York that the required indenniticaii"n
will be made. Most of the correspond
ents still condemn Mr.. Owen, our con
sul--yet he asserts that he has done. and
is sill doing. all he eau Tor his duped
countrymen, and that what other men
could nbtuin he could not 1t will be
seen that he has at last really accomplish.
ed good thing or two. The CORES
pondent Of the journal Of Commerce
writes:
Mr.. Letcher had, while here, several
Interviews with Gen. Concha, and other
dignitaries Of the government, which
were pleasant. without being productive
Of any particular benefit 10 the prisoners.
or placing our diplomacy with the Span
iards on more favorable footing.
Mr.. Handy. thlrd officer of tho Cutter
hailug from Washington, d. c., hearing
that Mr. Ellis. one OF his childhood com
panions. was among tho prisoners con
fined here. and likely to be sent to the
coast Of Africa, sought an interview witt
the Captain General, which was gracious
ly granted at an unusual aud unseasona
bic hour, aud To the application made fo
the release ofhs friend. kindly assurance
was given that lie should be- put at free
dom.
Mr.. Ellis hiss been fortunate in tht
casual call Of the vessel--mnre fortunate
that he was not forgotten by his fearless
and energetic friend. II seems hard, tha
where all have sinned alike, "unlike re
wards have found" but justice, as vel
as love. does not always run smooth will
our wishes.
have been informed from the bes
authority, that another "installment" ha
been matle-of henevolence-a and tina
Mr. Owen, the Commercial agent, ha
obtained tho pardon and release Of MI
Reeves, of Georgia; and yet again, tina
Michael Keenan,, Of Mobile. will be shu
out of durance vile, through the inAueuc
Of lady from that city, here to seek he
son. already sent forward to SpaiI
She has, however. strong demonstration
in his, (the son'sl behalf, and the Who'll
influence Of state and church dignitarie
here in her favor; but finding that he
heart jewel was out ofimmediate reach
she would not loose her journey Of love
wrupt in a selfish grief,
According to tine accountof Mr., ElliI
who, having been twice on these Fillibu'
tero expeditions, (nnce before at Cardt
mas, ought to know. the patriots dreat
= fully deceived ihemselves.-The Ne
, York Times appends to what he says n
following:
MRS. Patterson, Of New Orleans. wh
went to Havana to intercede in pcrso
for the liie and liberty of her son, Cha
! A. Downer. arrived too late to see hin
We are glad to hear. however, that sh
was so successful ss To secure from Col
cha his full pardon. The document h'
been sent to Spain and will probabl
:. reach there in time to give him a joyfj
greeting on landing"
The correspondent of the Courier al
Enquirer gives an interesting account
the adventure of Beach and Breckenridl
/ and the action Of Captain Plat in the
= behalf. What Captain p. here did,
= conjunction, however, with the Consul,
what it seems proper Mr.. Owen wou
have perfnrmed ia regald To the first fiji
prisoners who were butchereI. The
were taken at see, as we're those tw,
aud besides our treaty with Spain qua
anleos legal triallu all offenders:
On the 18th of September, SPANS
coust,ng schooner arrived at Mariel,
small fortified seaport about twenty mile
from Havana, having an board two a
mericans, who were taken from a sma
boat about twenty miles at sea. The
said that they had been driven to sea froI
Key Wes;; but their wretched conditio
and the position in which they we're fnun
justified the Governor of the fort. in b
own opinion, of cn6demning them
once as part of the Lopez expedition
and as such they were immediate
marched to this place, where they a
rived on Saturday, the goth ul;. Concl
sions were as quickly arrived al here
there, and they were to have been sent
Spain yesterday morning in compar
with torly.oue others who remained
former captures.
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ToBAcco RAISING IN NEw York.
Mary Of our readers, probably, are not
ware that tobacco is raised to consiIe
able extent, in the interior OF this Sta,
It is said to stand the frost letter tht
: corn vubinh 10 one aiming the reasoI