The New York herald., 1851-08-22
Highly Important from Cuba-Disastrous
Result of the Lopez y xpedition.


BY the arrival of the steamship Cherokee at this
port, last evening, we have received inteli gence
frem Cuba, to Sunday morning last. The news
thus received is tf very exciting and important
character and the details written in blood will be
found in another part of this days Herald.
1t will be seen by this intelligence that the expe-
dition which left New Orleans under the command
Of General Lopez, Colonels Pragay and Crittenden,
and a number of other distinguished military men,
and numbering some four hundred and fifty per-
cons, after eluding the vigilance of the Spanish,
American, French and English vessels of war in the
Cuban waters, succeeded in efectipg landing at
Cubanos, about forty miles from Havana The
reports which have come to hand are very vague
rs to what the expedition did after landing; but
after hearing them all, led to believe that
sanguinary engagement took place at that point,
between them and the Spanish troops, in which
Fifty Of the former were taken prisoners-not, how
ever, before they and their associates committed
dreadful slaughter the government forces. The
ffty who were taken prisoners were shot by order
VI the government lheir names Will De FOUND IN
another column. 1t is said that the Lopez party
killed upwards of nine hundred Of the Spanish
soldery during the engagement.
This intelligence will create a tremendous ex-
element throughout the American Union, and the
inhuman manner in which the American prisoners
were treated, before and after their execution,
viii, if we not very much mistaken, create
feeling against the government of Cuba, which
nothing bu. sanguinary revenge will appease.
In undertaking that expedition, those that COM
posed it knew, Of course, the risk they incurred,
and we're aware of the fate that awaited them
in case Of their failure They never imagined,
however, that they would suffer such brutality,
and such inhuman treatment as was, according
TO all accounts, inflicted upon them, not only by
the Spanish troops, but by their officers
that would disgrace a nation Of savages If su,h
Is the spirit which animates the spanards in Cuba,
they are unworthy to be ranked among civilized
people. But this is only the beginning Of the end.
The conquest Of Cuba by Americans was never
popular among our people, nor did the project
ever receive much favor from them. But they
had a right to expect that common decency would
be observed towards those Of their countrymen
who hazarded their lives in the undertaking
Of assisting the Creeles to become independent
That decency was not observed. On the con-
trsry, the course pursued by the military au-
thorities of Cuba, towards the unfortunate Ame-
ricans who fell into their hands, places the
Spanish in Cuba beyond the pale Of civilization.
The consequence viii be, in all probability, that
nine out OF ten Of the American people, North,
South, East and West will be in favor Of an in
dependence, ard, sooner later will effect it. The
intelligence which we this day publish will create
q fryorc that viii know no bounds
In the meantime, we learn that the insurgents
are making Roadway in almost every part Of the
Island, as w.l be seen by cur correspondence, re-
eeived by the Cherokee, to which we particularly
direct the a;tetion Of our readers. We perceive /
that meeting s called in the Park, at six O. slock
this evening No doubt it wil be well attended