Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30
PRIVATE ACCOUNTS FROM HAVANA.

i Mercantile letters received in Boston per tn
Cherokee contain but little news of what is nov
going on in Cuba. We extract from the Traveller
letter from one Of the first American firms in Havana
under date Of August 10th, says
"Ocia have been received Of the defeat Of Lope
and the dispersion of his foces part of whom have aker
| refuge in the mountains.
Another letter contains wha, appears be satisfactory
explanation of the othe fifty men who shot beua
found where they They probably despaied of Cuban
liberty when not single patriot joined them in three days
The letter says
We have this day had the sad spectacle Of the shooting
of fifty taken the coast in open boats belonging to
the expedition of Lopez among whom about forty Ame-
cans from New Orleans. The people of the United
States very much msed by Lopez and his gang. These
took small and held for several days, and
OF the Patriots of Cuba to their The
Creoes of this island very careful Of their persons
Another letter from merchant of Havana, who probably
hoped for the liberty Of Cuba until he aceraned the charac
Ter Of its supporters there writes follows:
"Nothng doing in business for the past week. All has
been excitement respecting the landing Of Lopez with four
hundred and fifty down the coast, Bahia Honda
They have acted like perfect fools and the expedition which
landed under every advantageous circumstance has been
crushed and all shot, Fly young men were brought up
prisoners last night IL o'clock. They shot this
ing. The Creoles have not the courage to join
any party who Come to their assistance and hope the Span
ish yoke which they complain of will be times
They deserve no liberty or sympathy from freemen."
Yet another letter to mercantile house from their
respondent in Havana under date Of August 18th, says
Cuisines as Yet in sagnation from the political
rences in island Various reports that heavy
mens have taken place between Governments troops
and the invaders who being much smaller in number than
the former and finding sympathy amongst the Creoes for
the overthrow Of Government which they naturally
counted said 10 be- according to last accounts of this day.
In very bad position being dispersed round about the
try, and must naturally expect their total destruction"
The New York Tribune has letter dated at Havana on
the l7th instant from which the following is
" The steamer Almendarus, just up from Bahia Honda,
reports one hundred and forty Americans shot there and that
on this boat there from thirty fifty wounded prisoners
that they kindly propose and send home Fifteen
war seamer Pizaro presume included in the above
vi Lopez, or the field operations, learn nothing"
letter of the date, 7h) published in the Herald
speaks follows
81 have just received further intelligence from the operat
ing forces against Gen. Lopez that he had taken the drec
ton OF Artemsa, which is ten leagues from Havana, closely
pursued by the Spanish troops and the country people, learn
that last night corps sebt by railroad by the Captain
General to that very place. Artemsa that Lopezs
must have all been captured and by this night the will
be closed them The Spanish troops have unquesonaby
shown extraordinary enthusiasm and bravery and, what is
still more important the country people manifested the
spirit aud put to death the spot all the Of Lopez that
fell into their hands"