The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-08-22
Arrival Of the Empire City.
LATEST FROM HAVANA!
GREAT BATTLE
Between the Invaders and the Spanish
Troops! b.
200 SPANIARDS KILLED!
Massacre Of 81 Patriots !!
200 SPANIARDS KILL

From Extra Of yestsrday.
The U. s. Mail Steamship Co.'s steamer Empire
City, John Tanner commanding, arrived this morn.
ing from New York and Havana. She brings late
and important news from Cuba
Gen. Lopez had landed with his forces, and is
about fifty miles to the westward of Havana.
A severe battle had been fought at Bahia Honda,
fifteen leagues from Havana, which proved victo-
rious to the invaders. At the first advancement Of
the troops one whole company was entirely de-
stroyed, save 20 men, who made their escape, half
of whom were severely wounded. The second at
tack of the Spanish troops equally disastrous
the first. The loss on the Spanish side, as near as
ascertained, was about zoo. About seventy were
brought to Havana wounded.
The peculiar kind of ammunition (says a wound.
ed soldier,) used by the invaders, produces the
most deadly effect The small steamboats, former.
ly plying between Havana, Matanzas and Carde
mas, have been taken by the Government and are
now used for the transportation of troops and pro-
visions. Three Spanish steamers of war arrived
off Havana on the 18th.
The Empire City arrived off the Moro in the
night Of the l7th-her signal lights not being re-
cognized from the bastle at first, steamer was
sent out to watch her movements, and remained by
her until morning.
| The steamer Falcon on her passage from Chagres
when within sixty miles of Havana, was chased
by Spanish steamer, and shot fred for her tt
heave to, but Capt. Rogers not seeing proper tt
obey the signal passed on. He was, however, again
intercepted before reaching the port and boarded BY
the officers of another steamer. The question be
ing asked what steamer is that!" Capt. Rogers in
dignantly replied, " The ship has been here otter
enough for you to know her by this time-it is III.
Falcon, bound for Havana" They apologzed fo
having detained him, and stated, they had only
acted according to orders.
The most painful news to record is the execu
ton Of 6fty-one men who were taken near BAH,
Honda. They were out in small boats at tn
time were taken prisoners, put on board a steame
and brought to Havana on the 18th inst. The,
were not permitted to 60 on shore in the city, bu
were Immediately taken to one Of the ports oppo
. site the city, and there most brutazy nsxrdersd
After the discharge Of the infantry, those VIII
were mot instantly killed were beaten upon tn
head with the muskets until life was extinct Tn
mangled corpses were then inferred, amid tn
shouts and curses of blood thirsty rabble. A
this occurred within sight and hearing Of the We,
sells in port. Among those shot was young Ia
but Is years old, who besought them to send hir
some one who could speak English to him, but hi
|. request was unheeded, and he shared the fate
i Havana.
The following are the names Of those shot:
Colonel w. s. Crttenden; Captain Frederic
' s. Sewar; Capt. Victor Kerr; Lieutenant Jane
1 Brandt; Lieut.. J. o. Bryce; Lieut.. Thomas {
' Surgeon X. A. Tourniquet Sergeant j. Whit,
rens; Sargsant A. M. Coschett; r. C. Stanford
: sergeants Napoleon Collins, g. M. Green, J. Sa
mon /; Privstes N. H. Fisher, VIM. Chilling, G. 4
Cook, 8. O. Jones, M. H. Ball, James Bullet, C.
VIM. Smith, A. Ross, P. Bronrke, John Christde
7 George W. Arnold, B. J. Wrsgy, Robert Cantiel
John g. Sanka, William Niseman, E. L. Collin
is James Sautou, Thomas Harnatt, Anselmo Iorr'
!. Hernandez, Patrick Dillon, Alexander Melee
!, = Thomas Hsasey, Samuel Reed, John Stuhbs, "a
: Charles A. Robinson, James L. Manvills, WI
Little 5sa'6
J. The Captain General has issued an order tn
" any person heard expressing an opimion shall
= imprisoned. Little dependence can be placed up,
: government reports of affairs there, as they su
press every thing that is not to their advantage
have known in public.
The steamer Cherokee left Havana for NewYo
on the 18th with 81, 5oO.O 600 in gold dust, broug
/. from Chag res by the Falcon.