The New York herald., 1851-08-25
ACCOUNTS FROM THE CUBANs.

We were last night handed lengthy communication,
signed by the Editors and oc-laborers Of La Tadad
Spanish paper published in this city We have room
only for the following portion of the statement -
TnE oUTRAGEs TO THE DEAD BODIES OF THE MAS
SACRED FIFTY.
desire has been shown in some quarters to relieve
the Spaniards in Havana from the Just odum and dis
gust naturally awakened in every bosom by the revolt
ing which Of the bodies were
subjected after the massacre.
1he undersigned therefore feel called upon to publish
the following extracts Of letters received by various M
ban gentlemen in New YORK. from their friends in Hava
In all these letters proceed from persons Of
perfectly reliable characters One of them 2 IL from
spanard himself writing 10 his son. with acknow-
edged shame for what he confesses another II Is from
gentle of the most eminent repute in Havana for
the best qualities OF human nature. We might easily
multiply similar proofs We send the originals of several
Of the letters for the inspection of the editors
We have the honor Of addressing this ommunication
We desire to have it particularly borne mind that
the authors Of these barbarties Spanish
Havana and would pledge our lives that no Cuban be
held the with other emotions than horror They
constituted the class TO whom II day bloody joy
and exultation No person familiar with the history Of
tie Spanish civil wars among themselves, will receive
with any surprise this specimen Of the fen ocous instincts
Of the spanish character OF the symptoms Of which
is 10 be in their bloody bull and fights of wild
beasts Hundreds Of fur more horrd atrocities well
known to have occurred in their massacres prisoners
and treatment Of their remains Even caunibalism is
not unknown such occasions to the experience OF
some OF the Spanish provinces.
The letters all Of the date Of the evening leth
the IL n inst
The city of Havana has witnessed to-day, the most
shocking spectacle which could have been to
the eyes of civilized world and which the Cares
would have beheld with horror The pen shrinks from
describing IT, The Roman people, when they used to de-
light in cruel entertainments remained far behind the
Spaniari d. here yesterday After the cowardy murder OF
fifty two men officers and soldiers they gave ap
tain number OF them to unbrdled rabbie, Who like
vuliures divided the panmate remains these uufor.
tunate enthusiasts Of liberty, who fell know how,
into the power Of the forces Of We not
know how IL occurred because there many differ
ent statements that do not know what TO believe In
their savage excitement, when they were returning
Rom the execution with the members Of those unforu
nate men, the most horrible excamations heard
from them and myself heard who to dine that
day the brains Of Yankee. In the confectionery
establishment Of the Dominica saw another exhibiting
portions Of the body OF another revolt from contnu
ing these sccounts and, to conclude will tell you that
the noise and the cries presented faithful reminder Of
a bull fighting arena on day OF performance.
~.
While rejoi,e in this of srms,[this Is
from Spaniard and refers to the capture Of the fty
in the launches IL but lament and blush for the
excesses which have been committed by the rabbs
upon the corpses Of those unfortunate men who per-
haps have been deceived by cur enemies to come here
have seen pieces Of the bodies Of those and parts
Of their clothes and their shoes In the hands OF OF
my counrymcn and have been told that In front OF the
palace Of the Generahcrc Is situated the Dominica
esiablshmsntl-they have been showing and triumph
Ing over piece OF skull
m.
serd herewith the encored despatch giving an ac-
cusion that the fifty prisoners have been shot, and that
tbir remains prtfaned by the mob, who trampei
the and afterwards divided among themselves the
shoes and caps and Of the members OF those
unfortunate men OF Lopez nothing certain is known
except that the 18th he routed the troops Of the
vel nmeDt
General Lopez landed at Playitas the 11th Il IL
said and the following day the news known here
You can imagine the excitement caused by IT, the 60
vrbment the side full Of the greatest alarm. and
the people exhibiting their safsction in their counte
nsnces A column Immediately set out under the
commend Of Emma, the second In command and s
said 10 have had engagement the 18th with the
hherstng force, In which vast number OF spanisrds
perished. our friends having obtained complete vic
tory. Emma sent out TO ask more renforcemcats,
which have been sent 10 him. We krow nothing
more at present. IL remains only for me 10 relste
TO you that Havana has been the witness Of scene
which has had parallel In the annals Of civilized
nations The steamer Ilsbsnero entered this morning
with nfty american prisoners, who shot to-day
eleven, without any form OF trial, and without having
given them the time necessary TO prepare for death
Christians Tho troops marched out 70 the Castle ol
Atarcs the place Of the execution, where found
,mbeJ numerous multitude Of spaniards since there
did not remain clerk In shop who did 90 20 be
present az the act This circumsan wouI be nothing
In itself had not been for the bar bsres that oowcd
for after the prisoners shot In the back their bodies
mutilated In the most hod manner and not only
soldiers but officers themselves took pleasure la stsbbns
and trampng on the corpscs, which were tied by the
feet their members being mutlated, which xh-
bitd trophies Of victory cannot continue farther
my pen trsmbes In relating such acts.