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Later and Important from Cuba.

NEv York, Thursday evening, Aug. DIST.
The mail steamship Cherokee, from Chagrcs
via Havana, in four days from the latter port.
arrived about q o'clock this evening. She brings
the California mails, and one day later iniclli-
rencc from San Francisco, together with 200
passengers. Il 6O0Gs9 in gold dust on freight,
and : lG5.0OO in the hands of passengers.
The Cherokee passed the steamer Empire
City. going into Havana.
The accounts from Cuba are of the most Sc
rious nature.
The IIabancro, while cruising off place
called Bahia, 40 miles west of Havana captur-
ell party of fifty patriots, who were in four
boats unarmed, and report says, vino were
steering for New Orleans. They were brought
to Havana on Saturday morning, tn, 10Th inst,
at | \. NJ, were placed on board Spanish
Frigate lying in port, and executed at | 10,
A. NJ, on the same morning. They were shot
on the public road in Havana, and at the least
calculation, in the presence Of 10000 spccta-
tors. After they were shot, they were dragged
by the feet, by negroes, and then left to the
mob. who commenced stripping them Of their
clothes: and carrying them on sticks through
the streets, yelling like wild demons lust escap-
ed from the bottomless pit, and trying to seek
revenge on they knew not what.
Many of the passengers of the Cherokee,
who were on the spot of execution, were poin-
ted at with IL sheer Of contemp,, aud many
were stopped in the streets and m'ultcl, being
told they were Americans, and one and all OF
the same party that one of these days they
would be served the same way. At night 1t
was dangerous for an American to be in thc
streets alone
The steamship Falcon, while on her way up
the Coast OF Cuba, from Chagres, was fired a
three times by the Iaba nero, and was obligeC
to heave to, and was boarded by the officers Of
the latter. After the Falcon stopped, the Off
| GERS Of the liabanero cheered, as if they haC
gained glorious victory. This is the third
time the Falcon has been served in this manner
! From passenger by the Falcon, rom Cha
| gres to Havana, we learn that on the l6h
when of B alma Honda, tile Falcon discovered Z
large steam frigate in chase Of her. Wner
first seen, she was standing directly across hel
bows, evidently intending to cut her of The
| Falcon however, kept on her cnnrse, and sooi
| left her or % miles astern. TINS vessel wa
the Isabella CathoIlca, formerly the Cunar,
steamship Caledonia. While she was still il
chase, another steamer hove in sight, aud sue
ceeIed in heading off the Falcon She at tirs
fired Two shotted guns TO Ieeward, of when The
/ Falcon took 10 notice; she then ran down along
side and fred third gun across her bows, al
thnuhg she had the American color' flying. Sh
then ordered the Falcon to heave to. which wa
dorr, when the officers on boar he Span 81
steamer gave three cheers. An officer from Iht
Sptnard then boaDdrd the Falcon, and hav q
in a very nsolent manner, mquirng pa TIC =
arv for Spanish passengers. They soon lei
and th Falcon proce, drd ON TO Havana, VIII RI
hat ha | i.h,, t.u / N uh
prey Gus V, landed 80 prisoners, taken IN tou
laun, hes. off Bahia, and that they we're all $40
at u o'clock on that dav. Forty of thest IN Il
were Americans, and were pat OF the l. PEI
expedition, which had landed near Havana.
The greatest excitement prevailed n tlava
va. All Americans are beset with spies AM
none feel safe from one day to the next, Ven
lltie IF the various statements can be relic
upon, as to tie position of the government
troops and the revolulonsts. The Captain
General had sent ont about 600 men, to NEE
O. Lopez, when lie heard that he had landed, an
hey had advanced to certain position, am
! would move no farther without reinforcement s
, 100 more were sent. This was about tw
DAYS before the Cherokee's arrival.
During Saturday, the report was, that Lope
had cut off all communication between tn
government forces and Havana and the fac
: Of the Capt General having received no des
patches from the General in command seem
strong proof of the statement. Nor had III
steamers, cruising on the coast, any better sue
cess On that evening at O'Clock, he dee
f patched a steam ferry boat 10 Bahia Honda,
n gain intelligence, and return the same nigh
, She did not get back till or 8 next mornin!
= and then without news. Soon after the lli
banero came in, bringing about 40 or
wounded soldiers.
F. What these men were doing among the cay
were they were taken, is mystery. Sln
:, suppose they were proceeding to village c
2" the coast, nearer Havana, and that,tae ran
T, among the Gays, to hide from the cruiser
. w Whether this Is correct or not, cannot be a
\, ceraned A fisherman first saw them, Al
gave lie COVE rnmeut information, when t
i!abanero was despatched in pursuit, 1t
I, SAID she ran the boats down, and then pick
upIhe men ; but nothing positive can