Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25

in the line and will leave on The usual day.
From Cuba and California.
Hightysfmpoyfant Ns,es-Fyfty PatDQfs
Captured and shot.
New YoEk, August Il.
The steamship Cherokee arrived last
night in four days from Haysnns, with
$2,64O, $50 in freight, and 81, CSC, 600 in
the hands oil the passengers Of whom there
were abou, 200. She brings the Califor-
mia mails, and San Francisco dates TO tho
10Th Of July, one day tater. She passed
the Empire City going into Havana.
The accounts from Havana are Of the
most serious nature. We are indebted to
the Purser Of the Cherokes for the follow.
ing fearful narrative: ae
The steamboat Habaneyo, while crnjs-
ing off place called Bahia Honda, 40 miles
west Of Havana, captured party OF SO
patriots, who were in boats unarmsd, and
report says, steefing for New Orleans.
Ihoy were brought 70 Havana BY the
lngate Habnnero,on Saturday morning, the
18th uli., at o'clock, A. NJ, and were
placed on board anolher Spanish friga,e,
lying in port, und. were. executed Is min~
ules past IL, the Same morning, by being
shot on the public road in Havana, and ht
the least calculation in tho presence Of 2D,-
900 spectators. After they we're shot, they
| we're dragged by the feet, by negroes, and
lett to the mob, who commenced stripping
them Of their clothes and carrying them Oh
sticks through the streets. yelling like 80
many demons escaped from the bosioniless
! PIT, and seeming to wreak vengeanes oia
they knew not what
| Many Of the passengers Of the .sChero.
kee," who were on the spot and witnessed
the execution, were poitaed nj 18th sneer
Of contempt, and were stopped in the str Get
and insulied in The most sbnmefIl manner,
being told tbat they were Americans, and
Of one and the same pany--that one Of
these days they would oil be served in the
same way. .sga
/, was dangerous al night, such was the
state OF feeling, for On american to be seen
in the streets nlohe.
The following is list ofsthe executed:
Col. 5 w Clendennen, Capt F Sewer,
Capt. Victor Kerr, Capt. L Il Vencey,
Llent. JAS Brandt, Lieut.. o Brice, Lient.
hos c James, De John Fisher, DR. r A
rourmquet, Se1ts. Whitrews, A NJ
Colcheu, Adj,. K {; Stamford, Privates At
Howes, Samuel Mills, Edward Rulman,
Geo A Arnold, J Wregg. VIM Nizazan,
Ansel N o Torres Hernandez, Patrick
Dillon, Thos Hearsey, Samuel Reese, III
I Arne, M Phillips, Jas L Mannville, q
M Green, J Sallman, Napoleon Collins,
N H Fisher, Wm Chilling. q A Cook, s.
o Jones, NJ H Hall, James Buxelt, Robt
Caldwell, VIM Smylh, A Ross, D Brourke,
John 9 Sanks, jus Stanton, Thos Harnstt,
Alex Heer, John Ssubbs, Jas Ellis, VIM
Hogan and Charles Robinson.
The steamship Falcon. while on her wsH
up the coast Of Cuba, from Chngres, was
fred at three times by the steamer Ha6an.
ero, and was obliged 10 leave, when she
was boarded by the officers Of the Hsban-
ero. After, The Falcon. stopped. The ofi-
GERS Of the Habanero cheered % il they
had gained o glorious victory. This 10
the third time the Falcon has been served
in the same manner. l7a .>-9z-
The U.s.. sloop Of war "Albany," /" was
OF Havana. 9 "a
We learn from a passenger by the steam. 8
er Falcon, from Cbagrss to Havana. that
on the morning Of the l6th, when of Bn-
haia Handa, the Falcon discovered large
steam frigate in chase Of her. When first
seen, she was standing directly across her
bow, evidently intending % cut her of.--
The Falcon, however, kept on her COURSE
and soon left the frigate eight or ten miles
astern. This vessel was the aIsabslla
Ca,holica,n formerly the Cunard steam>
ship s'Caladonia.n &C.,
6 While she was still In chase another
steamer hove in sight, and giving chnses
succeeded in heading off the Falcon. She
at first fred two shotted guns 10 The lee
ward Of which the Falcon took no notice.
She then ran down along side and fired q
third time, directly across The bows, although
she had the American colors flying The
chase then ordered the Falcon 10 beaye 10,
which was done, when the officers on
board .heSpanish s.eamergave three cheers.3
A MELANCHOLY SIoHT DIR. Reid,
traveller through the highlands Of Peru
found lately in the desert of Atacams, the
dried remains Of an assemblage Of human
beings, FIVE six hundred in nuanber, men
women and children, seated in semi-cir.
Gle as when alive, and staring into the
burning waste before them. They had
no, been buried; life had not departed be-
fore thew thus sat around; but hope was
gone: the Spanish invader was at hand, and,
no escape being left. they they had come
hilher TO die. They still sit immoveable
in that drenry desert; dried like hummies
BY the effec, Of the hot air. they still keep