Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-29
THE CUBAN INVASION.

We publish below two letters from Havana, that high
IL interesting The first is written to The Journal Of Com
nerce That paper says is from citizen OF this country
who has resided several years in Havana and be regard
ed as thoroughly reliable narrative of events in Cuba, ac
coding best information in Havana The second s
ter is written the Tribune. It's most interesting stnte-
ment is that Admiral Buslo demonstrated against the exc
cuon the fifty prisoners. He counseed the government
to that the prisoners be detained
in confinement until after the war; and then sent back to their
country the best Of allaying popular excitement
against in the United States, and Of allow ing public
upinon here be undecered to the dsatiecon OF the
peoulc of Cuba towards the Spanish government.
Correspondence of the n. !. Journal of Commerce:
HAVANA, ArGrsT 10, 1851
will give you a Short though probably correct ac,
count Of the invasion, OF which newspapers will
Ger tanly mike most e1taragant stories.
Lopez landed the 18th Bahia Honda 20
or 25 leagues leewad Of Havana with about UOO men,
according the OF the pilot taken by force from one
of our The Government before the landing had
heard Of the presence OF me 1ice on e Goas'
eeward and orders 10 all the military coinmandans IN the
Vua de Abao be The ALERT and march TO the place OF
landing part of their troops Those from this
place landed Bahia Honda, "a hours after Lopez and
marched Immediately Laz Pozns, village where Lopez
cntrenced and barricaded himself with the material OF
the frame houses pulled down for the purpose On arriving
General Emma perfectly well he could not force the sit
son having no artillery, and Immediately sent To Havana
for four or five pieces which Immediately shipped 10
him in one The merchant steamboasbut in the mean
while some of ths Spanish rural militia passing incnu ousy
Iopcz and some were killed. The troops ken marched
against formal order of the General and were twice re-
pulse and the companies nearly destroyed The
General lic: succeeded in calling them OIL During the
retreat which the invaders msook for flight they lett their
irreachncnts in pursuit. but were soon beaten back with
considerable loss Afterwards they attempted 10 reach the
two or three miles OIL but found the passes too
well guarded and forced TO come hack 10 The village
where is sated they are entirely out OF provisions Inc
artillery sent from here landed at Bahia Honda yesterday
morning have been the battle field at about
mnute!y expecting the news OF the final battle
ur butchery.
Al this rnomeu. some fifty prisoners landing, who no
doubt will be Immediately shot.
Al! This proves to certainty things-frsy, that the
Spanish oop ps will fight: secondly that the pcople-are not
ali generally disposed rise before they be assured that no
harm will come of it, Lopez has now been tour days
on the spot In the first affair he had decided advantage
and not from the country has gone over TO him.
the Cherokee usual, does before her time will
probably be enabled to give you the conc:on OF the ira
gcdy ~
a deporablc incident has arisen Of this. OF the
young who had taken al Villa Clara and Trinidad
seven have been sentenced to DEATH but they surrendered
without firing single shot, the Colonel to whom they sur
rendered had promised them tina: his influence and the much
powerful influence of the Captnin General would be ex
e,ted in their favor The Captain Genea himself had
pended his approval Of the three days and
promised the relations of the cuprits to do all he could in
their favor but he heard OF the landing Of the
Americans he appchcnded that act OF cenency would
be construed by friends and enemies unto one OF
ar cupditv and the poor fellows ordered Ia be shot
The nsurrectionis Principle much guter than those Of
vaacur they be sentenced after success at Los Pozas
their cause may have u better chance.
ocluck-The main body oil Inc invaders nave not
chosen TO wait the artillery and have dispersed 10 different
points OF the country. Tney pursued In oil directions
y the troops and the pcasantry 1t Is not PROBABLE tha
many will escape .
Would YOU believe that the foolish confidence of
Lopez in his popularity and the good disposition OF the IN
nabitans of the couny-he landed with TWO kegs OF gun
nowder one hundred pounds Of shot bullets two barrels
OF beef and half dozen barrels OF biscuit ior ali ammu
ntion and provisions The must be perfectly insane
,s none but madtnaI could havo embeZzicd thousand
men, or suppose only five hundrcd) in such practical
country as the United States True, it is said that two
thirds OF them boys not over II or 10 years OF age
The rictims-Ihe American Consm-Admiral Bustilo-
u,nors from the Camp of fL2pes-Reported Capture ana
IIiayans Correspondence of the n. Y. Tribunc.l
HAVANA, AuG. IL, 1851.
There seems to be doubt whether the name of Crtenden
as one of the parties yesterday was correctly given
the authorties-and il is believed 10 be fabrication or "
feet The American Consul was called upon three hours oe
fore the execution and requested to ask OF he captain
er an order to visit the prisoners that he might know what
10 communicate their friends, and 10 1fho-out ne Ge'
cned this of humanity upon the plea that was mol MS
duiy He, however consented TO write noe whch o,
unattended TO- when Ills personal ae'aHo "ou
! have been respected ;,
Had the men belonged steamer en- route 10 Chagres
wreck upon coast saving themselves III ooats 'e
fe would lave been the In case Of such casually,
the nresence the Consul might correct an erro and Vaua'
bic life be saved c. - h., h.ra
nsod for effect and good grounds for our hopes
mai they are not victims The sentiment Of the American
residents is at this moment opposed TO The Consu-oeieV
ng that he has omitted the performance oi MS du 70 e
cause of humanity no matter now far The Admiral no
bic Spanis-d Buso let it be remembered ey all good men,
advised with all his influence against inc shoohS 1eco
mendino Imprisonment unit, those difficulties were ever and
then TO rcturn them 10 their country" The umors OF the
last evening and this morning. from the held give OUT a
General Emma surrounded by Lopez and also tat nc IS
prisoner give this as find i,-its feared, know, oy
the Government is believed very generally thas ms or
some other disaster has occurred TO him. Inc government
has received from field for twenty hours
Since writing the above the steamer Almendarus uls up
from bahia Honda reports one hundred and forty
eAOt tneTe-anQ from thirty u
wounded prisoners that they kindly propose 10 cure ana
send them home Fifteen it is said shot in cold olooo
on the deck OF the Spanish War Steamer Pizarro presume
included in the above OF Lopez the field opera
tons we learn nothng but these results do show that
General Emma is in any difficulty danger with his forces