The southern press., 1851-10-30
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We have received from an acquaintance Of the
late Gen. Lopez. few additional facts, which
may serve TO give further insight into the char
acter of the man whose name has become dis
tlnguished from his connection with the defeat
ed expeditions against Cuba, AS well as from his
early career a soldier 1t appears that i'm
1922, Lopez was colonel ia the Spanish army,
In Columbia, South Amerca, and WAS engaged
IN the war against General Bolivar. In one en-
gagement he made prisoners of the entire staff
OF bolivar, including the nephew of the iberator
Oh SCUM America, VINO was a colonel. These
ne Treated kindiy, and exchanged them for other
oihcers' subsequently Lopez himself, apd sli
his officers, We're captured near Quito. All of
them had previously broken their parole. and
with the exception of Lopez himself, all of hem
were shot Lopez was kept in irons for nine
mouths, and was then brought 10 chains to
Guayaquil. where Bolivar embarking troops
for the conquest of Peru. The gratitude of
Bohyars staff officers for the kind treatment
they had received while in the hands of Lopez
aided by the mistress of Bolivar, who was an
old friend of General Lopez, resulted, through
intercessions, in saving the life of the man.
Bolivar consented to spare him, on condition
that he would embark on board vessel COM
manded by Captain Skddy and leave the coun-
try. Accordingly he went on board, and as he
was badly clothed, Captain Skiddy supplied all
his wants for voyage round Cape Horn On
the arrival of the vessel at Gibraltar, the British
government would not permit him 10 land, and
Captain Skiddy hired fishing boat to convey
him to Spain. On parting with him, the captain
presented him with twenty doubloons, that he
might clothe himself according to his rank
Lopez landed in Spain, where he procured a
passport and soon after visited his friends ut
thofv ri<,d k.,, -.
service in Span and then went to Cuba, where
nc married wealthy lady
During the passage of Lopez from South
America to Gibraltar, Lopez wrote history of
the war and of the cruelties perpetrated upon
the natives of South America. In that manu-
script he stated that when escorted over the
mountains, and In chains, he frequently forgot
his own sufferings at the scenes before him
The poor Indians, whenever found, were seized
for the service, and ironed in pairs by the wrists,
which were sometimes chafed through so az to
exhibit sores alive with vermin. Such were the
sufferings of the poor fellows that they would
frequently plunge headlong to death when pass
ing precipice-dashing themselves to pieces
on the rocks beneath. To this account was add
ed, that when men died on the road the officers
of Bolivar were obliged to produce the ears or
some limb of the victims as a testimony that
they had not escaned or deserted This manu-.
script was loaned by Captain Skiddy, in Paris,
to person who has never returned it, 1t is the
opinion of Captain Skiddy, from whom these
facts have been obtained, that Lopez was affable
in his manner and kind hearted-that he Dos.
sessed little judgment and less principle He
visited the city, where his early benefactor re-
sided, yet never called uron him. His bravery
cannot be doubted, though in action, he suffered
much from nervous excitement Lopez gave it
as his opinion that Bolivar in forty two battles,
only wen two of them.-Herald