The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-10
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From The Charisston Courier.
Gen. Lopez and his Followers.

STAFFORD, which partially explains ths man.
u.r ia which our unioriunats country meu met
their uniimey fate, and is the first publica.
lion which throws any light upon the cir.
eumslauces which led to Criitendsns cor
mand having seen made prisoners:
"HAvANA, AuG. l6.
"DtGr Hiding We arrived on the lsaud
or Cuba, silor the most horritls passage you
can conceive Of, cooped en- board with 400
or 500 men.
We arrived on Sunday last, believe
dates ! have almost forgotten. The next
morning, Lorsx. w..A Gen. Paraguay end all
the commanding officers, leG us-u mean
Cnlenden aHa his batslion. We heard 10.
,hiap Of hlm for two days, when Cr,tenden
Dispatched nois. lie then requested we
should join him Of lllils town some SIX or
eight miles eiI,, leaving Us in Tho meantime
10 ioks care Of the baggage, &c.
We started for him on Wednesday morn.
Jog, q, . o'clock, A. NJ, and had proceeded
only three miles, when we were attacked by
500 Spsnish soldiers. In the first charge,
received severe wound in the knee. We
,spuised them, howeser. They mnde ano.
her charge, and completely routed Us. We
spent two days AID Nights the most miseta.
bic oo can imagine, 10 the chaPparal, with
ouy any lhins TO eat OF drink.
We made the best Of our way TO the sea
shofc, snd found some boats, with which We
rsl 10 ses. Spcni night upon the ocsan,
.nd lhe Hext dav, about = o'clock we're TO.
KEN PRISONERS by ihe iisbansfo, were brought
10 Havana los, night. aud condemned TO die
his morning. We shall be all shot IN an
hour
Good BY aud God bc,s you. send The
masonic medal enc c'csed IN ihis belonging 10
NY lslhSf Convey It to my sister, Mrs.
P--n, and tell her Of my fate. lOace mafe,
God bless you. STANFORD"
From this and from comparison with tho
official report. Of the spsoish eifieets, the
Pieayuns construct. the following narrative
Which 1t consider. to be more correct and
probable ohe than has yet bsen gwen.
Gen Lopez on landing near b ala Hon
ds. with the main body ct his forces, eonslst
rg Of about 300 mer, advanced towards Las
Pas, small town a few miles IA iha late.
nor, leaving Col Cfueudea and his com.
msua, Ia strong. IN charge Of the hafgea 60.
Taa, uighi Of the next day, the sleamsr n.
z,tta landed zoo Spanish troops It Bshla
Il ,nds, and these aGsaaclus towards the
psce u Lopezs landing, Gu, oiT Cfucudens :
raa from their companions. on The second
night afterwards thus party determined to al.
lemw 10 form Junction with Lopez. but on
he road we're attacked BY an overwhelming
body sf troops, aud afler a short struggle
were % the second charge routed and dis
Dr.sed After wandering absut ia the thick.
ei. hftJ of them 20, together and made their
way 10 the sea shore, where they seizsd four
rmal boats aud eHdsagofod 10 make tholT es.
capg, when they were captured "a has been
related ia The ofTie.al feput Of Admiral Bus.
,tlos. There are still sky four Of this CON
maad to bo accounted for. or these. tory
were surprised aud shot at a small farm
house. A Spanish lieutenant repotis that on
TIE lih he came upon twenty pirates
guarding an eqaal number u wounded com
iades, all Of whom were Immediately put Il
dsath. The remaining twenty four, or sucf
Of hem as had not been killed IN battle, pro
bahly coullnuel TO wander IN the vicinity un
IA, we are forced TO baIiaye, they we're aIac
taken and slaughtered. The ether party
uader Lopez, It seems, received The attack o.
the Spanlard-, in farm house al Las Pozas
and beat them : Fl wth severe loss, at least
80 Il IS to be supposed, since the Spanish OF
Gea report state that they desIsled from th'
essau, In order 10 receive teIaloFcomon's.- =
Whether any subsequent fighting, took pAc'
at his point We do moi kn,w at all events
Lopez held his own Tor two days till, on lh'
l5lh he left for the interior, aud was no
molesled on his march by Gen Enba all o
winch &C learn from the Spanish cilicIaI &C
counts. THIS Was ,he state Of eiihirs on Ih
18th, the date OF our last adyiees from To
scene Of action, through Gen. Enna's deG
patch, dated at 3 80 on that day. II Gen
Lopez reached tho mountains n safety, b
si'l discover soon whether he has relied "N
too much confidence on the assistance Of ih
native inhabitants.
Tie True Delta publishes tho letters ln'
rshed il BY Messr-. Stanton & Co, and tn
relatives Of Mr.. vlenue. The italics ar
'uoae Of the writer's:
"0N BOARD rmu MAN or WAR EsrERANz.
AVgua / o, ls5l
Ny Dear AGte.:onGte Sisters aad Brothers
Before die. am permitted 10 uddFe
nay las' words in the rorld.
Deceived by false visions, embarked
The expedition for Cuba. We arrived, abo
Tour buudred in number, last week, and lu
bout en hour from now, we, mean fifty
u'' Will be lost. was taken prisoner aft
~ Engagement, aud win fifty others, am
DC ehoi in an hour.
die, my dear brothers and sisters, II
,on'an' slnpor, having been blessed with
llAl lllea Of nur knIn rnlininn EnInlYa