The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-11

Letter OF Lopsx's Commanders.
The following letter from Capt Robert Ellis OF Wash
ngion, d. c. OF Lopezs principal officers, TO Capt
j. c. Marriott of this city. will be read with interest,
HAVANA HosPrAL, Sept.-Q forget the date)
My DEAR MARRIorr: have not much time TO write
you anything BY thus mail; have only TO say that
fought battle al the village OF Las Posas" with 800
men npon our side and 500 Spaniards in which
them ~ devil OF thrashing." They carried Oft their
wounded but lett 1872 dead upon the field This you will
say was pretty good days work for uadr,ed and IN
disciplined men. Our loss as killed and wounded
go two wounds-one in my hand and one in the groin
the latter has healed up and the first is getting much bet
ter, being senior captain, had the right Of the ba
talon ;; and pretty hot place il Our brave old
colonel, X. l. bowman, killed while charging the
enemy; Lieut. Labazan, of my company. killed in the
same charge Two captains and two ieutenants were
left at Las Posas," we had transportation for
them. The Hungarian general Prasay' was also NOR
Tally wounded, and had To be left
We waited at Las Posas twelve hours after the battle
for Col Crttenden to up with the baggage and am
nunon; but only IS got through, bringing the dsas.
rous Intelligence OF Crendens defeat at Pamyro about
nine miles from Las Posas.
On the nth we were again attacked at Fnez by 100
ancers and 1000 infantry We repused them with great
few days OF those hard rains in the
mountains in this country, which continued several
weng our ammunition guns and every Thing else This
was pretty bad position 10 be inin the mountains with
or the means OF procuring it! On the Goth large
body OF the enemy, with artillery. attacked US We hal
some thirty or forty guns which would yet Ego off,
few spanish cartridges with these upset 35 Span
before their artillery came up Gen. Lopez then order
ed retreat. which became total They lie
many prisoners OF our poor baIe.fooed soldiers, ,cho
tcere inmedioteiy shot Or all the snferngs everever
endured By mortal man. tor The next three days think
exceeded Just think Of only one meal of horse
flesh during The whole time
On the 2Sih made prisoner, and treated very
kindly until reached Havana. when we were chained
(sick and U0und ID together.
Upon examination being made and some others
were sent TO this hospital where have every attention,
and treated in the kindest and most gentlemanly
manner by the surgeons and students.
OF our consul here have nothing to say he once
to the prison, for some len minutes, and Insulting y told
one hundred and fifty men, who chains that The
proclamation OF the President prevented him from doing
anything for In the hour OF need came friend, like
minisierng angel from Heaven. Mr.. w Sydney Smith
visited US every day he IS secretary TO the British
sul-general. What a rebuke to consul his
duct He never came empty handed, nor with mere
,coyds OF comfor but clo,hes CIGARS money and many
other articles brought in abundance. Our consul
mad refused US books or papers Mr. Smith furnished
bo,hAmercan papers at that SO that we could read,
with pleasure the accounts OF the meetings. &c, held
The States. God bless that young mar, Marriott The
American people should rise up en- nase and thank him
could fill dozen sheets IN telling you OF his generous
acts to myself he has been particularly kind; and if The
rules OF the hospital would permit H. everything IN Ha-
many American gentlemen, who had before applied in
vain, gained admance They, with MIR. Smith,
raised 81 100 for the relief OF those sent TO Spain.
Our consul here il a scoundrel Mr.. j. s. Thrasher,
an American gentleman OF this place, next to Mr. Smith.
Answer this with one of your longest kind Of letters
Direct under 10 the British Joseph
I. Crawford, esq, Havana
The captain general permits us to write as much as we
please but he reserves the right himself OF overlook
ing letters This goes privately IN the British mail
box
As ever, yours,
ELLIS.
Capt. JAMES C. MARRIOTT,
Baltimore, Maryland.