The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-17

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Being asked his name, religion, &c,
, said am named +. A. Lame, aged :
years, a native of Alquiza f; c. A. r., exec
tor of my mothers property.
Being asked when he went from the i
asd; if bis passports had been verified, an
to what port; he said thai he sailed on the Al
of Feb. ls49, with passports Tor San FraI
cisco, going FIRST TO n. Orleans.
Being asked if he went TO California, {
remained in the United States, he said tina
rot having received, ia n. Orleans, the letter
which he expected, and feeling short of mon
ey, he had gwen lessons in Spanish and malt
emaiics for livelihood.
Beng asked if subsequent to this time h
had returned to Cuba, he said he had not.
Being asked If he knew Narciso Lopez
md what was the nature Of his relations viii
him, he said that. when Lopez returned from
Cardenas, in $50, he had some conversation
with him respecting some Cubans, whos'
oames ne did not remember, bu; who he be
lleves are all dead, excepting one Sr. Lono
and that he had no employ ment with Lopez
or relations with him, except 10 the course o
friendly correspondence, which was lost viii
his letter book, al Las Posas, ard which wa,
afterwards found by one oi the GalIcian ofh
GERS.
Being asked to tell what he knew Of he
designs of Lopez IN this expedition, wha'
vas his force, who were his officers, and
what happened after leaving Ne".Ofleans
until the landing on this island he said, that
the expedition which started 10 the steamer
Pampero numbered 600 men, exclusive Of
some who Joined the steamer IN the Mlssis.
slppl river; but the captain having msde
known that II was impossible 10 carry all, u
portion returned, leaving on board iS0 men,
who were all who Gisembafked of MotiIIo
that the object was to 90 FIRST 10 The flver ST.
John, there TO effect junction with a force
of artillery which was waiting there, and
then TO land at some point IN the central de-
partmeni but, having touched al Key West
for stores, Lopez received information that
Plnar del Rev. aud almost oil of the Nueia
de A bajo bad revol,ed that II was then rssol
we'd 10 land somewhere 10 Nuelta de Abs 10
that, by mistake Of the pilot they were Ia.
ken before Matauzas, and were Obliged 10 re.
turn By Havana, IN search Of the port of Of,i
gosa, where they propostd to land, bu, were
prevented by the fugare E.pstarzl, that the
officers were Narclso Lopez, a Hungarian
Mr.. Pragav, Col. CrIllenden, and two others
named Lads and CInlon; that the captain
at The Cuban complny, TO which deponen,
belonged was ldefenso Oberto, who vas xii.
ed at Las Posas lha, the design of Lopez
was to establish a Cuban republic, counting
on an insurrec,ion IN the country, and the
good will Of the troops.
Beng asked whal occurred AFTER his land.
ing unul btough. here, be SAID that they dis.
embarked on the shore Of Morfilio a, / O..
clock at night 90 the lllh last, without any
opposition beyond four or five discharges,
which dispersed some county men OF Morril
10 /; that they found the shore deserted, the
store open and forsakea, and having lelt
something less than two hundred men under
Col. CrIltenden, iB charge OF the unnecessary
arms and provisions the remainder OF the ex
petition under Lapez, advanced to Las Posas,
without meeting any thing except few coun
trymen, who fled " hen hey saw the advance !;
and hat upon arriving at Las Posas they
found the town abandoned, nor were they
able 10 make the inhabitants return not.
~thstandlng the offers made to them that
he day following they were attacked by
ne troops Of the Queen, who, IN the end,
were forced to retire, leaving them IN posses
son OF the pace, with the loss OF Col Pragsy
colonel whose name he had forgotteu, Capt.
Oberto, aud SOME fifty killed aud wounded ;
that finding they dId not encounter the eKpec,
led sympathy amongst The people, and were
attacked By the very troops whom they ex.
pected TO join them, they resolved TO resor,
10 the mountains, and with this object started
for Pnar de- Rio, but by the error or tfeach
cry OF The guide were canductedlo the CT Zee
estate Of Fras where they had another en-
counter with the troops, which resulted n he
Ipss of four or FIVE men, which with what
were before lost, reduced The force at Fuas
10 220 men, including II OF IA wounded /;
that with these ihes passed 10 BruIo and
spending tho night IN uulon, went to MauI.
tofenea or Candelafls, where, on the 2lst,
IN number not exceeding 200 men, when
kfastng, they were surprised, attacked,
and dispersed By the troops Of he Queen.
A hundred OF more hid themselves IN the
forest, one hlrd without any food except a
horse, some corn, and Wild pian,ans that
then arriving al a road he depoHent leit the
rest, ~ order 10 wtlto 10 his mother, end
that Tor this purpose he went TO hacienda
where we're some officers Of GaIcla, who
told him that IT was not necessary to write al
The moment. IS they were ordered 10 give
quarter hist he was delivered to Brig. Gen.
Roz4'fs, seat 10 Bahia Honda, and thence to
this city.
Being asked what resources the expedition
relied upon both Ia iSe United States aad u
this Island, vino were their priue pal agent,
and correspondents there aud here, he SAID
4 that almost all he resources were from Mr.
Legur. who according TO Lopez, had givel