Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-08-28
Later From California.
IMPORTANT FROM HAVANA!
FIFTY OF THE PATRIOTS CAPTURED AND

SHOT -
NEW York, August 2f.
The steamship Cherokee arrived alput s O'Clock this
evening" in four days from Havana. 50, $40, $50 on
freight and 600 in the hands of passengers of whom
there about 200. She brings the California mails,
and San Francisco dates up the evening of the 10Th
july day latter She passed the Empire City going
into Havana. The accounts from Havana are OF the
the serious character We indebted the purser
Of the Cherokee for the following fearful narrative The
steamboat Habanero, while cruising off place called
Bahia Handa, forty miles west of Havana, captured
party oil % OF the patriots who IN boats unarmed
report they steering for New Orleans ;theywere
brought to Havana by the gaie Habanero Saturday
mornings the 10th inst, and shot about ii o'clock
the same morning, the public road in Havana, in the
presence Of about 20 600 SPECTATORS their copses
then dragged through the streets by negroes and then
lett to the mob who commenced stripping them of their
clothes, and carrying them sticks through the city,
yelling like demons.
many oil the passengers the Cherokee who were on
the spot and witnessed the execution insued in
the streets in the most shameful manner, and reminded
that their being Americans, they all oil the party
who would with similar fate ono of these days.
Such the excited of the population that it
dangerous for American to be in the streets after
night. The following the names of those executed:
Col. w. s. Clendenen, Capt. F. S. Server, Capt Vic
tor Kerr, Capt T. B. Veacy, Lieut. Jas. Brandt Lieut..
J. o. Bnce, Lieut. T. c. James DIR. John Fisher, DIR.
r. A. Fourncquet, Sergeant j. Whitwers, Sergeant A
NJ. Colchett, Adjutant r. c. Stanford; Privates-M.
Howes, Samuel Mills, Edward Rumaa G.. Z. Arnold,
c. j. Wisgy, w. Wseman, Ansel M. o. Torris, Pat
rick Dillon, L. Jersey, Samuel Reed, II. L. Arme M.
Phillips, James L. Memville S. N. Greene, j. Sallman
Napoleon Collins, D. ]. Fisher, VIM. Chilling, s. A.
Cook G. A. Jones, NJ. H. Hall, James Buxit, Robert
Caldwell, VIM Smith, A Ross, B. Brourke, Jno Chris
dis, w. B. Title, Robert Comfy John s. Sanks. Jas
Stanton, Thomas Harne, Alex Fleer, John Stubs, j
Ellis. w, Hogan Robt. Conner and Charles Robinson
The steamer Falcon, while her way up the coast of
Cuba from Chagres, fired at three times by the
steamer Habanero and obliged to heave to, when
she boarded by the Spanish officers This is the
third time the Falcon has been served in this
The u. S. soop of war Alabama was at Havana.
We learn from the passengers of the Falcon, that
the morning of the 10Th, when of Bahia Handa the
Falcon discovered large steam rgate in chase Of her,
standing directly her bow but she kept her
course, and let the fgate 10 miles astern,
which proved to be the Isabella Cathoca, formerly one
Of Cunard's steamers, Caledonia.
While she was still in chase another hove in |
sight, which also gave chase and succeeded in heading
of the Falcon and first fired two shottcd guns the
eeward, of which the Falcon took notice She then
ran alongside and fired third gun across her bow,
though she had the American colors flying the chase
then ordered the Falcon heave to, which DONE
when the officers boarded her.