The southern press., 1851-08-30
Letter frsm IN OmseT ~n nsard the q. 5
Ship Albxny.

rouse the Indignation Of MI Europe.
Letter frsn An 0fnser ~ Rssrd the q. s.
Ship AlbAny.
The Portsmouth (Va.) Transcript has ths fol-
lowing most interesting, jndicious, and earnest
letter in regard to Cuban affairs, from an officer
on board the u. =. ship Albany, dated Havana,
Cuba, August 10, 1851 :
The u y. ship Albany, of % guns, arrived off
Havana, seven days from Pensacola, on the 9th
OF this month; the same day commune tied with
the United States consul. Remained in sight
OF the Moro till Monday following, when In.
commander, Charles II. PIatt, again went into
the harbo' this time having an interview with
the captain general OF Cuba. Nothing was
learned inducing the belief that an immediate
invasion OF the Island was anticipated indeed
the contrary belief seemed to be firmly enter
tanned. Tuesday following this interview, the
Albany remained in sight Of Cuba, leaving the
u. 3. steamer Vixen 10 the harbor Of Havana
On Monday, about the time of the interview
named with the captain-generai Of Cuba, Lopez
landed at Bahia Honda, fifty miles west Of Ha-
vafia, the news OF which, coming to the latter
place the same night, was brought out by the
Vixen to the Albany, and both OF these vessels
the only portion Of the gulf Home Squadron in
these sens Immediately returned to Havana.
The frat days rumor, after the Albany return
was that the 9 Fiibusttros" had marched twelve
miles into the country, to the town Of Posa,'
and there holding irm at the foot OF the Cusco
mountains, had cut to pieces two entire compa-
MES OF the Spanish infantry who had been too
much in advance when the attack began. The
Spanards, having steam at their disposal, had
suddenly thrown two thousand men upon the
devoted adventurers, but bloody repulse fol-
lowed their first attack A thousand more men
were hurried from Havana on Thursday, the
18th These also must have gone to D near the
Filibusteros' rifles, for they were again rein
forced by three companies, and last night an
other steamer went in the same direction appa-
rently loaded with troops. The fact of the
large reinforcements being hurried to the scene
Of action, renders it probable that there is some
ground for the rumor that several hundred
Spanards, among whom are a very large pro-
por on Of officers, have already fallen. But for
all this the fate Of the expedition is sealed-for
the Cubanos, however free with money and
boasts of fight, will not handle the muskct--
they do not join the invaders---and the brave
sympathisers, deluded first, are already falling n
sacrifice. A horrid story remains for to-day
fifty men, detached by Lopez to gain some
town, on or near the coast were captured by the
were brought into the harbor, placed on board
the frigatea Esperanza," OIope,) and this morn
ing, at o'clock, they marched down The ships
gangway, one by one, stripped to the trowsers
and shirt, some even without the latter covering,
bare headed, hands tightly bound behind their
backs-a pale train, hurried by the minions of
despotism towards the land of ghosts.
say these fifty men--one colonel, three cap
tains. four leutenants, two surgeons, five SER
geants, and thirty five soldiers--were bare headed
and almost naked, bound, marched down the
flag-ships gang-way, on the side next to, and
not two hundred and fifty yards from the Albany,
into ferry boat, transported to the head of the
harbor distance about one mile, and there, amidst
an immense concourse of neutrality-suspicious.
one hundred thousand--shot without mercy
saw their pale faces and firm steps as they des-
cenGed from their trial to death. Many were
very young, and some had the forms as they no
doubt had the souls of heroes. OF the whole
party only one was Cuban. which, of itself
shows enough ofcreole Cuba's patrio ism -Four
were Irish, and forty were our own people, mis-
led, it is true, but doubtless believing that they
we're treading in the steps of Lafayette and those
sympathisers whose names are enrolled in glory
N the annals of our revolution. But Cuba has
not rerolied; there is no war here of the people
against their oppressors, and our own people
should keep aloof, or descend by tens of thou
sands to drive tyranny to the land where it is in
digenous.
1t is said that there are twenty four thousand
Spanish soldiers in Cuba. The Neuvitas insur
reetion is suppressed. Lopez must perish. and
all the small parties who ignorantly are approach
ing TO join him. Heaven forbid that | shouG
have to witness any more such executions as
those of this day, all the preparations for which
were ostentatiously made right under oul
flag. Ought not our ships of war now to be or
preventive service, warning off or taking bach
home the deluded, generous men who think
Cuba ready for their aid, instead of laying in por
to witness Spanish justice.
Warn the public that the rights of war viii
never be accorded here by the Spaniards to thu
vanquished patriots. "Va rictis" is their motto
so long as they are not defeated.
1t is healthy here at this time No Englisl
man-ofwar here. The French m-frigat.
Asmodee is in port The United States steane
Vixen sailed for Pensacola this morning.
Ladies who use cosmetics should be goot
chemists. Their action is thus described in
new work
"A want of attention to the chemical actor