Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-05
PHILADELPHIA, August Is

Government. .as.s. ...'a. e.
PHILADELPHIA, August 25.
We have accounts from New Orleans
of the arrival of the Empire City, with
Havana dates TO the 18Th.
The steamer Vixen has also arrived at
Pensacola. brings no later news. She
confirms the previous accounts and gives
little additional information.
Gen. Lopez had made stand at Mar
ish. where he had two engagements with
The government troops in boats, in which
he had been victorinus. The Spanish
loss in Killed and wounded was 80 of.
ticers and 800 men. The dead and
wounded were taken 10 Havana. The
dead were buried with great pomp.
On the l5lh Lopez's fnrce numbered
400 men. lie was daily receiving &C.
cessions. - ..."
On the night of The 18th. over 100 left
Havana to join the invaders, and The peo-
pie were rising in many quarters.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25:h.
The Government has ordered the
frigaie Saranac, Commodore Parker, To
sail Immediately for Havana, 10 demand
an explanation for shooting party of
Americans. and firing upon the steamer
Falcon. She will sail TO day or to-mo
row.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25.
An immense meeting was held a, Phil
adelphia Square TO express Indignation
at the proceedings of the Spanish au,ho.
rites at Havana III The execution of pris-
oners, and other offensive measures
Not less than from IL, COO to 5000 per-
sons were present. Col. Swift presided,
assisted by large number Of Vice Pres
idents and Secretaries.
.... - BALTIMORE, Aug. 25.
Charleston papers of Saturday have
dispatches from New Orleans under date
OF the 2lst giving accounts of fearful
riot in the Latter place, with a party of
Cuban Overwhelmingly eastern men.
Exasperated by the tone OF certain arli-
cles in the Spanish paper in relation to
Cuba, they attacked The office, broke in
The doors and windows, threw the pre- SIS
and cases into The street, and DESTROYED
every thing belonging 10 the Office. The
police made no attempt TO interfere with
their movements. The mob, after de-
molishing the Office, proceeded TO the CT.
gar stores on the corner of Charles and
Franier streets, breaking the doors and
windows, destroying all the stock, and
furniture of much value. .....
Az o'clock the rioters proceeded 10
The Office of tie Spanish Consul-at-
lacked it--and destroyed all the furni-
.ure and property which was des,rucli-
BILE. They also broke down the signs
Of the Spaniards, which they carried in
in triumph TO a large meeting in Lafay-
cite square. ..
Another Dispatch from New Orleans,
dated 22d, says-Two thousand persons
had that morning surrounded the city
prison i'll which the Spanish Consul had
taken refuge, and threatened TO demolish
i. unless The Consul was given up to
them. There were about so policeman
ON The ground. The cigar shops kept
by Spaniards were nearly all deslro, ed
last night. ....-..... .....
Minute guns have been fred since
sunrise in honor Of the murdered liberia,
tors. ...
The bodies of Col. Crittenden and
Capt. Victor Kerr, which have been
brought, here from Havana, have attract
ed crowds of people, aud The sight pro-
duces deep feelings. ~ .... .....
The military had been ordered GU, to
suppress the riot. Three or four Span
ish coffee houses have been destroyed.
The excilemen. against the Spanish
Consul was caused chiefly by his refu-
sal 10 deliver number of letters from
the prisoners shot al Havana which had
been written just before their execution.
These letters were forwarded 10 the Con-
sui by the Cuban authorities. A com.
mi,tee waited upon him and requested
the letters which he refused. but was
subsequently forced to surrender.