The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-25
From the -Nsso York Herald.
News from Cuba.


ii pero-The Landing Of General Lopez al BE-
hia Honda
= Oar semi monthly mails which left Charles
ton on the LIST and 18th of August, are still alb
= sent; and our latest advices are New York pa
: pers TO the LIST inst, obtained from the New Or
lie ans steamers in passing.
= The steamer pampefo, Capt Lewis, with Gen.
Narciso Lopez, and four hundred and fifty fol-
lowers, came through the North West Pass, and
anchored off our lighthouse, on Sunday last, at
B Pm. She communicated with the shore, and
left again at 10 P. NJ. 1t is understood that the
Hungarian General Pragay, with several other
, distinguished foreign officers were on board,
with Coils. Chase, Crttenden, Downer aud many
other Americaa gentlemen OF standing and
character. The night was perfectly calm, and
the moon shone brightly when she left her an
chorage for the shores Of Cuba, and all b tnds
appeared TO be in glorious spirits and gave three
; hearty cheers.
; On Thursday last the Pampero returned
manned few minutes in the harbor, and left
again for parts unknown; it is supposed, for
another party of iiIibusteros. IL is understood
that she took pilot out of a Spanish vessel off
Havana, and landed her people al Ten o'clock, p. M,
on Tuesday last, about hosIoe miles easfoard Of
Bahia Honda, ohere they icere Immediately Joined
By The people of The surrounding country. The
and Lopez p1s 10 march al ten o'clock against
The nearest military post.
A Spanish smack, sent by Francisco Mart
the manager of the Havana Opera House, came
here four days ago, to pick up intelligence, and
left again the same evening, carrying off Span
ish refugee from justice, who has resided here
for some time, and who goes over to give such
items of news rs his fears or invention may die
tate.
/ A company of volunteers for Cuba armed
and equipped efficiently left here privately with
in the last few days.
Nothing has been heard of any Of our ma
tional vessels in this vicinity. SPEED.
This expeditions SENS to have been planned
with good deal of skill and there appears to
be determination, among those engaged in it,
to sink or swim, survive or perish, in the cause.
The following are the names of most Of the
leading men who are supposed to have landed
at Cubanos from the Pampero.
Gen. Narciso Lopez the leader of the expe-
dition.
Col. j. Pragay, late of the Hungarian army,
formerly adutant general to General Klapka,
and second in command at Comorn, when that
place capitulated. He goes second in command
to Gen. Lopez.
Col Crittenden, late of the u. S. army, and
nephew of the attorney general of the United
States He has the immediate command Of the
artillery.
Colonel Dollran, of Georgia, who served
| through the Mexican war.
Colonel Chase.
Major J. A. Kelly, who served in the Florida
and Mexican wars, and was once q leading Wing
| editor in Louisiana.
Captain w. Scott Haynes.
i Captain A. ]. Daley.
Captain Ellis, late of the Hungarian army.
Captain Victor Kerr, late of the Hungarian
army.
The Pampero il commanded by Captain
Lewis, who directed the Creole so successfully
in the Cardenas expedition; and who was
arrested in this city short time ago, while 10
command of the Cleopatra. and held to bail in
the sum of Is 5000 The Pampero is quite fast
and will run ahead of any of the war steamers. In
case of attack she carries graphing irons, to
close in with her antagonist and board.
We learn from the officers of the Winfield
Scott, that the greatest excitement prevailed in
New Orleans There were nightly meetings
held organizations going forward, drilling, &c;
and strong confidence was expressed in the
success of the movement Two or three
steamers were spoken of AS about to leave with
troops to assist the insurgents
THE NEWS by THE CHEROKEE.
After the landing of General Lopez and his
party, near Bahia Honda as detailed above, fight
ing with the Spanish troops commenced and
frghtful slaughter took place, as near we can
learn, especially of the Spanish troops. The
main body Of the patriots, or invaders, were
driven to the mountains and the remainder took
to boats and put TO sea. These men were cap
tured off Bahia Honda, forty miles west of Ha-
vana, by the steamer Habanero The patriots
were in four boats. They were brought TO IIa-
vana by the Habanero, on Saturday morning, the
10th inst, at A. NJ, and placed on board Span
ish frigate, lying in port, and executed al / l:5
A. NJ. Of the sans morning. After they mere she l.
they ,oere dragged by The feet, by negroes and then
LEFT 10 He mob, ,oho commenced stripping them Of
their clothes and carrying Them on sticks through
The Streets, yelling like so manu- 10 III demons
Annexed is a list Of the names of those men
who were shot on the public road in Havana
It's estimated that there werA 10000 spectators
Col. w. ) Clendennin; Capts +. S Sewer
| Victor Kerr, T. B. Veacey Leut's JAS Brandt
! J. o. Bryce, Thomas C. James; Doctors John
Fisher, X. A. Touniquet; Sergts j. Whtereus
A. NJ. Cotehett; Adjt r. c. Stanford, 1t M III
Homes; Privates Samuel Mills, Edward Rul-
man, Geo. A. Arnold B. j. Wregy, VIM Mise
man, Anselmo Torres Hernandez, Patrick Oil
lon, Thomas H,arsey, Samuel Reed, III. It
Winnie, M. Philips, James l.. Manville, G. M
breen, y. salmon, Napolean COLLINS N H. Fisher,
VIM. Chilling, G. A. Cook, s. O. Jones, NJ. IL
Ball, James Buxet Robert Caldwell, G.. C. VIM.
Smith, A. Ross, p Brourke, John Christdes,
VIM. B. Little, Robert Cantley, John G. Sanka,
James Stanton, Thomas Harnatt Alex. McIlcer,
John Stubs, James Ellis, WIN. Hogan, Chas.
A. Robinson.
This list embraces forty-nine, there were fifty |
two shot.
Many of the Cherokee's passengers who were
on the spot Of the execution, were pointed at
with sneer Of contempt, and many stopped in
the streets and insulted--called Americans, and
that they were one and all of the same party
that one of these days they would be served in
the same way, 1t was dangerous for an Ameri-
can to be in the streets alone at night
The Falcon steamship, while on her way up
the coast of Cuba from Chagres, was fired al
three times, by the war steamer liabanero, and
was obliged to heave to, and was boarded by the
officers of the Habanero. After the Falcon
at, o0l. r.l.. FTolo, ~