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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-09-13

Tb. u. S. Mail Steamship Companys
steamer Empire Cry, John Tasner, com
maoder. arrived this morning from New
York, ria Havana. Sh< brings late and
important news from Cubs. Zen. Lopez
has landed with his fsscea. and y about NJ
" miles 10 tho eastward Of Havana \
very severe battle has been fought At Bahia
Honda, fifteen leagues from Havana. which
proved equally fatal FOR the Invaders - the
troops. At the first advance Of the span
ish troops, one whole company was almost
cnircly destroyed. ave twenty men. who
made their escape severely wounded. The
second attack was quite NJ disastrous to
them as the first. The loss on the Spanish
side. IA near ms asceriaiued was about tw o
hundred; seventy were brought to Havana
wounded. The peculiar kind of ammu-
milton tsays Il wounded soldier used by the
invaders, produces the mos, deathly effect
The steamboats, formerly plying between
Havana. Ma,anxas aud Cardenas. have been
taken by the Government. and are now
used !or the Transportation Of troops and pro-
visions.
Three steamers of war arrived of iia-
yaua on the 18th. One entered the har.
Dor. the others are cruising of the coast.
The steamer Falcon Oh her passage from
Chagros within sixty miles of Havana, was
chased by Spanish steamer, and a shot
fired for her to heave to but Capt. Rogers
not thinking proper to obey the signal. kept
his course. lie was, however, again IN.
terceptcd before reaching this port, and
boarded by officers OF another steamer.
The question being asked "what steam
or is that" Capt Rogers Indignantly re.
piled, " the ship had been there often enough
Tor them to know her by this time, that il
was the Falcon bound for Havana" They
,pologised for having detained her, and
stated tina. they had only acted according
to orders.
Here follows an account of the brutal
murder Of the fiity patriots.
The most intense excitement prevails at
Havana. Gen. Concha has issued an or.
der for the arrest OF all persons who ma,
hc heard expressing an opinion in public.
Little or no reliance can be placed upon
Government reports of affairs in the island,
rs they suppress everything that i, is no, for
their advantage to have known in public,
Here follows lis, OF the murdered
Americans.
Col ". $ Crittenden, Capt Fredk 5.
Sawyer. Capt Victor kcr, Lieut.. James
Brandt, Lieut.. J. q. Bryce, Lieut. Thomas
C. James, Surgeon John Fisher. Capt. T..
y. Neacev, Sur. h \. Tourniquet. Scrg
J Whitereus, Ser \. VI VI. Sotehott, serg
c. VI. Greene. serg. J Salmon, T.. T. Col.
lins. James Santon, Prirafes: \ II.
Fisher William Chilling, Il, \ Cook, ;.
.. Jones. James Bullet, Samuel Reed. John
Stubbs. James Ellis, II. +. Winnie, VI. II.
Ball L. c. William Smith, 4. Ross, =.
Brourke. John Christdes, VIM. II Holmes,
Samuel Mills, Edward Rulman, William
Little. George ", Arnold. u. J. Wregv,
Robert Cantley. John &, sanka, William
Niseman, Ser. Napoleon Collins, Adlutant
r. {, stanford, Thomas lIsrne,i. Herman.
dex Patrick Dillon, \lexander Mcllccr.
Thomas Ilearsey. Robert Caldwell, WA.
Hogan. ", Phillips, Charles \. Robinson,
James l.. Mansille.
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The Charleston Mercury says that Com.
rauy c. OF the Fourth Artillery. consisting
OF three Lieutenants and fifty three pr.
Yates, arrived in Charleston on the 10th
mat, from Wilmington, aud that another
Company was expected to arrive the day
after The Mercury learns that they are
intended to strengthen the garrison and
forts OF Charleston harbor The same pa.
per adds, that large quantities Of ordnance
and munitions have also arrived in that
port, recently, from the North
A writer in the above paper, comment.
ing on these apparent preparations TO CO.
cree tina, State, says: Gal. Ners.
The information of the arrival Of ad
ditional troops in our harbor. must be full
OF comfort and assurance to those who be.
ieve it will be time enough twenty years
hence 10 commence the work Of resistance
Their argument against separate State ac.
ton is prodigious!y strengthed by suct
preparations for coerciug US We are Ger.
tsinly weaker, Just in proportion ms our
enemies are stronger; and, therefore, every
new battery pointed against the city is a
fresh argument for co operation. There 5
no doubt, the Government fully under.
stands the use that will be made OF this
sort Of logic. They are busy at present
10 putting Fort Summer 10 order, to assal
Us. 4 vessel load OF atone arrived few
days ago, and, ! understand, fity cannon
arc expected from the North, to complete
the lower tier Of her armament.
| Under such evidences Of paternal love
and care, our attschmen. cannot but grow
towards the General Government Bat,
Messrs. Editors. there are other people il
South Carolina besides submissionists Ey.
cry high spirited and patriotic man in the
Stste, will view these military preparations
for coercing Us with indignation and def.
aMce. He will zee in them the remorselesa
tyranny under which We live. We are
wronged. insslsed. and oppressed and
when we proposs to withdraw ourselves
from this oppression. mon and arms are
gathered together in our bay 70 ssbises
| ~ State.
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.c,;o.t them ,nd wefs taken psisoassssI
The Admiral lmnedistsly brought them 70
mi, civ. where tksy arrived Al 3 30 th's
morning. and were bsutally shot, as ! have
before said, At II An. Or the my one
unfortunate men thus 40 hastily launched
into eternity, forty we're American, tnat've
horaA four Irish, one Scotch, two German,
one Italian, one Philippine Islander. and two
Hahaneros, The American Consul did not
even ssk permission to see his countrymen.
What a consolation for the unhappy men
/, would have beck to send last ad'eu ny
the Consul 10 some dearly beloved relative
in their native land.
Mr.. Owen was desired BY several Amer
lean gentlemen Of responsibility to make
applica,ion to the Captain General, but he
refused to interfere with the dispositions OF
the Government. as he said, and would ask
nothing in behalf Of these men. his unfor.
,unaie coun,rymcn, even when they were
on the point OF being executed. His re-
oues, to see these men would not have been
denied to Mr.. Owen. had that gentleman
though! proper to make IT,
The scene at the place Of execution,
ai,er the Americans were shot, was decided.
~ the most frightisl thing ! ever saw
lied together like pigs, they were shot
down b, tens, and negroes of the very
lowest class. hired by the Government,
dashed out the brains of the poor fellows
with clubs, amidst the most fearful yeils.
The people were then allowed--lwhen
zoe III. mamie | mean some hundreds O(
the very yilest of the raba's from Spain
and negroes got together for the purposc)
TO drag the bodies about at their pleasure,
when they commenced 10 strip them, mutt.
la,ing them in the most barbaFons manner,
cutting of their ears, noses. auc fingers. be-
havingmore like sayages than human beings,
What sight oh ye natives OF the land
of liberty Ne sons OF Washington Could
YOU have but seen, as have this morning
witnessed, the indignltIes committed on
the !. seless clay OF our unhappy country
men. your blood, AS mine did, would have
frozen in your veins; aud you would, a. /,
will one dsy come, have called down ven.
geauee on these blood thirsty tyrnnts.
August ~.
The news brought This moment, say
: 30, by the steamer Almendarcs. from
the scene of warfare, Is TO the effect that
Gen Emma. has fallen into the hands oil
Lopez, The Almendares brings eighty two
wounded Spanish troops. and of the num-.
Der taken prisoners by Lopcx's party, he
has hau the humanity not to shoot one.
SO
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II will be seen from the above notice
that the election for town officers has been
postponed until the 9Th of this month.
We hope. in the mean time, that proper
persons will be brought out for the various
offices, and particularly for Mayor We
want man for this office who will dis
charge his duty fearlessly, and we hope
such an one will be found
II will be a pleasant sigh. 10 see our
town assume high moral tone, under good.
wholesome laws; our streets. improved I;
and the general face of things changed for
the better. Much is due to appearances
and, il things are permitted to remain as
they are at present, our property holders.
our merchants and other business men, aud
our schools must suffer. We hope every
citizen who feels m interest in the success
Of the place, will step forward aud do his
duty in the matter.
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We psblssh tbs wseh, 10 the cxelus'o"
Of Other lht@ressing nast<r. all the '"sell'
gener ~ could gsthes IN reatiou to Cuba
We fesl assured that Il will be read with
more intetsss than anything else which We
could lay before our readers, We have
no room ios sxteaded comment Sympa.
thy fos orr unfortunate countfymen, and
detsstAsion Of Spanish tyranny, ell up the
measure Of our feelings. nut not alone
those who have been inhumanly butchered,
excite our liveliest sympathies. but the fate oil
their immediate companions, who have
alike fallen, ~ well ~ their comrades with
Gen. Lopez, who were, at the last accounts,
fighting against fearful odds.
The excitement at New Orleans and
Mobile was very great, and companies
were being organized in those cities TO pro
coed to Cuba.
A portion Of the New Orleans press is
very severe upon the abandonment Of Col
Cri.,enden and his brave men by L"pcz'
His conduct WAS certainly extraordinary,
and is. to every one, at present, ineSpliea'
BILE. II is nothing more. however, than we
might have expected from spaniard, with
our prcjudices agains, the race. The whole
press of New Orleans is loud in its denun
Citations against the oondact of our consul
at Havana. His conduct was very unieel'
ing and detestable.
In relation to the barbarous murder Of
Col. Critscndcn and his followers, the Ores.
cent remarks:
1.-THE news will thrill the land with bor
ror. The massacre will be memorable and
Infamous in history infamous in its cold
blooded asirocity and defiant disregard Of
all deceucy and humanity, and memorable
TIVE say confidently from the speedy and
terrible vengeance which will purdue and
ovcrtske i:s actors. The spirit OF the
country will be qnickcned by it to a fierce.
ness ard passion, which it were well for
Spain had never been provoked
Fifty one men in the prime of life have
been sho, down, in cold blood. Bu, We
will not complain of that; but we do com
plnin-,he public sentiment of the woi
the universal sentiment Of humanity, viii
eomplan-tha, these fifty men. brave and
gallant gentlemen. should not only be shot
down. but their last moments outraged by
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WxIov n TEE UNION TAuTy.

We publish on our first page, II very in
terestng and able article under this head,
taken from the editorial columns Of the
Richmond lNa) Enquirer. We particular
ly commend il to the consideration Of eve.
nv reader; as. in our opinion, II lays down
the true principles OF democracy, and the
only basis upon which the Union can be
preserved. /, is democracy such as gov
erned the old Republican party of os, and
endorsed aud supported under the head
OF Mr.. Jefferson.
The great error OF the writer is the de
clnration that there is a national party
stsnding upon this platform So far ms
our own information extends, we are salts
fled that Northern democrats, ms n party,
have left the old beaten track, and cannot
be depended on. Both parties at the North
have fell q prey to ireesoIl influence. There
can be no Union Of the democracy Of the
North AID South without a sacrifice of
principle
Gut the writer lays down correct princi
pes, which recommend themselves to all
parties. Measured by them, where stand
our Union consolidation democrats of Har.
rison county, Are they true friends OF the
Union or would not the triumph Of their
principles be deadly blow at our ins,i.
tutious
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HAVANA, August l6. 1881,
Ny d,ar Noihsr-i have bat a few Il
men's to WEE. Fifty OF ns are condemns
to be shot within half an hour. do 4
valoe life, but deeply regret the grief ii I
cause you to hear of my death. Farews
then my dear mother. sisters, and ali I
may meet again in another world. ~
OF me often; forget the causcs | have giv1
you for grief, remember only my virtsd
Farewell, again. dearest mother, and \
leve me to be your aflec.ionate son.
BpAxpr
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These young men were I'll we'll knd
here, and had numerous friends, to "
these touching memorials OF the constAs
with which they met their hard fate, 4
,nexpressibly dear. Who eau read tn,
feeling and simple lines, written in thu u
hour Of mortal pefil. in the very face
death, and not feel that these gensrul
men died in the iuIl faith tina, they ws|
engaged in an honorable cause, and d
as martvrsi
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Letter from Thomas c. James.

SPANISH FnicArr, EssKRASzA,
iiaTbor Of Havana. August is, 1851.
My dear Brothers an! <iWers-I1o1
the las. letter you will ever receive I'D
your brother Thomas. II one hour 81
] will be launched into eternity, being ~
a prisoner, with fifty others, aboard Of Y
ship, aud nnder sentence of death All
be shot This is a hard fate, but I I'd
IN the mercy Of God, and will meet 4
fate maatuIly
Think OF mo hereafter, but not with =
gret, but NJ one whom YOU loved ia
and who loved You. Adisu, forsv~, I
brothers, sisters, and friends
ImoxM G, JAnn
Robert, our poor friends, q. A. ca
and John q. Bryace, are with me. and =
their last regard to you; also Clsaa
Stanford, formerly Of hatcher.
Letter from Victor ker 10 liz Wlk
Nix DEAR FELIciA-Adieu, my
wife this is the las, letter that yos 1
receive from your Victor. In one b>s
shall be no more.
Embrace all my friends for me. M
marry again; il is my desire. My ~
to my sisters and brothers. Again, =
adieu. | die like q soldier.
Your husband, Vicros Ksa
August 10. q O'Clock, 1851.
TO ha Frie.ds.
MY DGAR FRiENps--I leave yos
ever, and 20 to the other world. -
prisoner in Havana, and in an hour =
have ceased TO exist. MY dearest fdsa
think often Of me. die. worthy 4
Creole. worthy Of 4 Louisianian. and T
ker. Ny dearest friends. adieu for III
time. Your devoted friend,
Vicrox Kn
To N. Larose. n. Bouligny, Leon r.
do, William q. Vincent, Felix Orroye
August 10, q ! o'clock. 1851.
MORE or THE HAVANA LErTEaA
We add two more letters, writes
before the Havana massacre BY it, vis
On BoARp rns NAx.or-WAR, EsrEa.
August 10, ~
Ny Dear A(rrfionate Sisirrs and -
ers--Beiore ] die, am permitted y
dress my last worda in this world.
Deceived BY false visions. eah
the expedition 10 Cuba. We ari.ss' ~
four hundred In number Lat vsss' a"S
about an hear from now ~, ! mean
one Of 10. will be losa | was taken
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NoarH CARoLINA ELECTION. The VIII
m;ngtoa Commercial sivss the following a.
~ tesslt Of the election In that State for
eoagrsss, viz: 7. L. Clingnan. J. r. CaM.
wsl. Alfred Dockery, james T. Morshesd,
4. ". vsaahls. > ]. X. J. Daniel. WIN.
.. Asae,s Edward Stanley. David Outlaw
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in Cuba.
H,vANA. August rs, 1851.
In the East it is said tina, Gen. Manzaua
has ben obliged to return to Santiago, aban-
6oning the field 10 the enemy Gen. Lem.
cry was confined to Principe and its vicin.
iiy; tho Patriots, it is said, having entire
possession CT the couniry.
The Trinidad affair has been quashcd
and three OF the insurgents, named Armen.
teros, Hernandez, and another, have been
ordered to he shot
On the ! lth inst, the steamship Pampe-
70 appeared off .hi. port. and was sgnalcd
from the Moro. On the same afternoon.
Lopez took two pilots out OF the sehoon.
or Cecilia, and that night they brought the
schooner in, and made her fast to the frs, buoy
in this harbor. Immediately under the guns
of the Moro Castle At midnight the ex.
pediiionists landed at Morrillos, twelve
miles west OF Bahia Honda, and took pos.
session of the town of Las Pozas. That
nigh, the frigate Esperanza sent boat to
Mariel, with an express for Havana. sta.
ting that she had seen suspicious steam.
or steering west.
The war steamer pizarro left here Mt s
o'clock on the morning of the 10Th with
500 men, and having \ schooner in tow
containing sixty horses The merchant
steamers nabanero and Almendares, were
also sent down with reipforcements. Gen.
cral Emma was in command OF these troops.
They landed "A, Bahia Honda at 10 o'clock
that pipht. At o'clock the mex, day
iI3th) the Spanish troops attacked the pa.
,riots a, San Misnel--a small town between
Bahia Honda and Las Pozas. The engage
men, lasted about len minutes. when the
Spaniards reiterated, leaving It's dead upon
the field, and having 1867 wounded
The steamship Pizarro got asohore in
Bahia Honda and has not vet got off. 1t
is feared here that Lopez will take her.
On the night Of the 18th the Hahanero
returned. asking for more troops aud ar,il
larry. At o'clock the same dav. the A.
mendare. returned for more troops. All
of these were sent as required
Ga the lith the Almendares again re.
turned, with urgent demands for more ar.
,ill.rv. ms the Snan;sb troop. Ind refused
to attack the Patriots.
Last night the Habanero came in with
fifty prisoners, taken in launches, MS they
were coming cas-, TO operate on this side
Of Bahia Honda. Lopey had advanced by
land to San Diego de Nunez. thus cutting
of the re,rea, of the Spanish troops
The Governmen, repor, tina, two landings
have taken place. bns do not say where the
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THE LErrERs.

Letters written by the victims 10 Has,n
to their friends in this city. have hsss q.
ceived, in many instances. and seae r
them have been shown ". The follevl,
addressed by Capt. Victor Her 10 bic -
or Robert ker, Of this city. has beea q Z
ed to us for public alton. with tho rsqse( n
Robert Ker to contradict the repoft -
any letter had been received by their ~
or from his brother Victor:
Ny dear brother Robert--Adiea! I -
to be sbo, in an hour; there 10 no resa1
fer il. This will b. handed to you, b. -
friend, Mr.. Costa, who has bees ~
enough to take charge OF il. Adieu! n
ert. die A. q man and ~ an Amss,es|
should die Kiss your dear wife. my -
mother, sisters. and brothers, and bste,1
me ever your brother.
(Sgned) VicroR Kss.
August 10, 1s5l--8t O'Clock.
Two other letters have been shown -
but without the liberty TO publish ia
both complain of having been dsesivuil
tho expectation Of Creole assislaaees
landing, and one speaks o. having g
La~or,ot ~. =
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n O T &c =,

Their " III he nm elrcuon bald in the town 81 War
shall Wednesday the 9th INST. 10 elect Corporation
Ohfrer for the tofpafsion Of n. sad Town u Mar.
shall. TO wiz One. Mayer. Five Aiisfmen. One
TREASURER, On~ Reconier and One Constable
Done hy order II ,hr Res nj II Aldermen, this
the fifth day Of september, A. D. 1851
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The following lse1be9 - ID h "
Weekly PiesysHs. u ~ 3o4h. Thsr ~
no doubt. BE- perused wilA deep. bet NJ !
cioly interest, by Ill who havs syse 70 % Z
minds 70 understand. and hearts y ~
We give them entir~, viii III sessap Y
ing remarks Of ths Fcsysns; bsIag a.
fed that the spaes thsy occupy IN ~ RI
umns, could not b. supplied With aayli2
OF more absorbing interval to he 49, p
our readers: Galpsstew Nsva.