The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-18

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fact that they, were all dispirited by the
reception they met with. aud Disguised,
as they said. with the .'lies and decep
tion" prsctised towards them The codn.
try people generally fled at their ap
Proach, and none joined them. Worn
out with hunger aud fatigue, the men
composing this body threw away their
arms week or ten days preyi0usiy-
they could not distinctly remember when,
They had not at that time heard Of the
offer Of life to such as would give them
selves up.but their intention was 10 throw
themselves on the metces of the Span
ish government. They did not come in
all together. but IN small parties and at
different times. They had subsisled
chiefly upon fruit, and the last meat some
Of them had eaten was portion Of their
Generals horse. There was no lack Of
ammunition when ibeyathrew away their
arms, though much of whatthey brought
had been damaged by rain. Lieutenant
| Grider stated that he carried musket,
though an officer. aud that he had twenty
eight rounds Of cartridges in his box when
he threw il away n.t. r,s ttaru 80
Capt, Kelly stated that the editor of
the New Orleans Delta, Mr.. .Sigur, was
Instrumental in persuading him to join
the expedition, having addressed him
personally upon the subject He has
reason to believe thathe persuaded many
others also. The whole party manifested
much Indignation towards General Lo.
pez and Mi Sigur; and many Of them
asserted that it would be worse for the
latter if they should i've to return home,
On being told that Gen. Lopez was tax
en- prisoner, cry Of joy aud exultation
ran through the crowd.
They stated that Lopez was chief of
the expedition.
Col. Dowsmen was second in com,
mapd, aud was killed on the 18th.
Col. VIM. Scott Haynes, Of Tennessee,
was another leader. According to their
best belief he was stiltin the mountains.
Col Crittenden had been an officer Of
the United States army during the war
with Mexico. ,.. ,.- 4,.t5....-. !.
A Hungarian named Pragay, who act
ed as Adiutaut General, was mortaiIy
wounded on the 18th. ''' '.-
Itis a matter of regret that so imper-
feet a narrative has been obtained from
these unfortunate men. In the excite,
ment Of the moment, many would speak
atonce; and 10 some questions il was diff.
ticnlt to get satisfactory answer. on ac-
count of the eagernessof alto give it.
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At the request of the commandant Of
the castle, the prisoners were asked ii
they had the benefit Of medical at
tendance since their confinement. They
replied that they had, They we're also
asked il they had been provided with
two meals day, and whether they had
tread and coffee for breakfast. Some
lsaid that they had; but others replied
that they had no coffee The command.
ant immediately inquired the reason Of
his subordinate. who stated that those
who had been confined there on the pre-
vious evening, came too late to be pro
vided for on that morning, bu; that they
would have their allowance of coffee al
dinner. He stated that the others hat
been provided for according to, the order
Ii may be proper to add, that the pris
oners appeared to be in good health. anc
by no means so much reduced as the
exposure and hardships would seem 4
} warrant. They even Appeared to b.
cheerful, which may have been the effec
Of their relief from condition of ia
/. greater anxiety and suffering experien
q, ced during their wanderngs upon the is
land. '' ''
| shoald have stated that my first lien
tenant. Mr.. Taylor, was with me durinl
, this interview. ....... ~
The whole number Of prisoners, ,includ
ing those not yet brought to Havana, i
officially stated to be one hundred AIN
thirty. s e ..q Yrd
have Just learned that Lopez, VIII
was captured on Friday last, August 30
I was brought in last night & publicly ga'
oted at seven o o'clock this morning. "
| Al the close of this despatch the Re
s public adds; ,.~.,..., exc. t .r.
i, We learn that, upon receipt of thes
dispatches, The President directed copie
. To be sent to the Spanish Minister, th
q further TO enforce an appeal already ymad
y to that Government, now since the leae
{, er Of the expedition has been cut off,
n deal mercifully with his deuded follow
n ers, who were enticed into the invasio
e under the belief that the people of III
/. island we're already in state of revor
# ton, and desired assistance to establish
republican governments state OF tact
n which. had it existed, could not have Jut
q tiled their conduct, either IN the view {
. our own statuesor of the law Of nations
s bat the expectation OF which gives the'
a strong claim to pardon. oau'
q CATAsTRopnIEs IN BAvARIA.-The Be
;. varianpapers contain accounts OF anu
y lucky acciden, at Munich. At gran
u revie W aud sham battle on Thursday las
II two sauadrons of cavalry. one attackln
J. and the other defending battery OF al
l. t:llery, got actually engaged: they rushe
l. against one another with mo:e than tn
y usual fearlessness displayed IN battle
i hand to hand conflict ensued. and som
: forty men are said to be more OF less sc
s. riously wounded. The cause OF the er
A. counter is involved 10 mystery. .jss L
't A letter from Munich, of the 18th, il