Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-15
LATER FROM HAVANA.

RELEASE OF FOUR PRISONERS.
The Schooner Isabella arrived at Charleston on the
l1t with dates irorn Havana the 9Th inst. Affahs
on thesand had assumed more quiet appearance, and
business improving.
Four of the prisoners nj the Lopez expedition had
been liberated by order of the Captain General. Two
O. them had taken passage on the ship Norma bound
for New York and another was en- board the U. S.
frigate Albany.
LATER STILL BY the arrival Of the ship AL
exandria, at New Orleans, the 18th inst, the Ed-
tors of the Pcayune have still later dates from Havana.
A despatch from the office of that journal says
General Concha has granted pardon to pr soners
Keliy HAYNES and Van Vichten and paid their passa.
ges TO New York The Captain General said he
would have pardoned the whole but for the riots at
New Orleans on line list ult
"Capt Plat, OF the u S. ship Albany had nterceded
in behalf of the prisoners, but he told that his
pleadings OF no avail, and that the remainder
would be sent 10 Spain.
''The Faro Industrial newspaper has been stopped
GA deiacation to the amount of $4,000 has been
discovered in the extensive house OF j. c. Burnham d
Co., at Havana
'Ihe u s. steamer Saranac was IN port when the
Alexandra sailed
The steamer Winfield Scott, irem Jew Orleans, ar
rived at New York Friday evening, having on board
Mr. Philip S. Van Veehen, Lieutenant in the Cuba
expedition and one ofthe prisoners pardoned by Gen.
Concha. He came passenger in the U S. sloop-owa
Albany Key West, at which place he took passage on
board the w nfeld Scott. The n. Y Express, in
noticing mis- arrival says: MIR. Van Vechten bears
some marks of the prison. his head having been shaved
while at Havana. He is glad enough to be where he
is and is fortunate in being OF the three who has
been pardoned. He regards himself we believe, as
having been duped to go on board The Pampero."
LIT. Van Vichten has furnished the ~ Y. Herald
with history the Lopez expedition, which, 90 &C.
count of its length we forced TO defer. fle ami
mad verts, with severity, upon the getters up OF
the expedition this country-saya he induced to
Join il under false representations and that instead OF
finding The Creoles friends, as he had been taught
falsely to believe, he found them most bitter enemies
far more than the troops, who treated those takea
prisoners with the greatest humanity. Lopez, he says
was caught with blood 'hounds, ia the mouatains on
the morning ofthe 18th August. The dogs being some
distance in advance of the men, bit him badly in the
left leg. There were seventeen ntrymen in the par
ty who captured him, each OF whom publicly
presented with $1,000 and of honour, imnedi-
ateiy after his execution.
He thinks Lopez probably as much or moro
deceived than any other man in the expedition. Ills
ambition led him 10 be the tool and victim Of h~agess
spectators in this country. Avarce philanthropy,
says LIT. Van Vechten was the main spring of this
petition. All the letters Published 10 hs country pur-
porting to be from Cuba, he pronounces base torgees
gotten up for the express purpose OF deceving the ct
zens of the U. S. and advancing the sale of Cuban
bonds