Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-26
ARRIVAL OF THE curRoUrE

| al ARRIVAL OF THE CHEROKEE.
LA r. AND IMPORTANT FROM HAyAN
h|d"n"s h'pe-!-CaPtIre and Execution of Eye
''0'''-1t"'s''eH" STEAMER Falcon Fired Upcu, g.
The Steamer Cherokee four dovs f tm LORE, Arc
here to-day bringing million seven hnni.aI asaha, a
lars in gDld as freight and hundred nd ait, ouan
dollars in The hands of pussengere of WHOM, - w"
me ChcroKce passed he Empire City goIno i'm. :,
The accounts from Havana are Of the tuD., sa,i %
We are Indebted 10 the Purse! of the Chcrn.,. U t y
lowing fearful narrative: Aux u
The steamer llabancro, while c,pisino nj ~;
Bahia Honda, 4U miles west Of Havana, capiuret =
80 of the patriots, who were iE four b,,,s "a
port s1ys, were steering for New Jrl.ans rh"'- d
10 Havana by the steamer Haaaneru IN So .'e VI
liz 10Th irs! nj o'coc., A. NJ ~! were ,,,": no:
another Spanish irigute wing in p5.l and wo 60, oh
Ii minutes past - 'he next morning, by being shot
n blic road in Havana and ~ The i3s, cnic7t 'o
ure Scnce Of 10000 spectators After ,hey ,ya ' Il
were dragged by the feet by nes.oc. apt ~, e''
vino commenced stripping them Of r!I.ir cI,,h. e
them on sticks through the s;'cc.s y,g,, -, ''' %
demons int escaped from The 5.rfril... ~, AN ~
rcek VENGEANCE thry anew NJ; ,Yl,a: ' ''"i S'sS
Many of tho passengers ~ TIE Cherokee -,,,
snot and witnessed The execution, were roici. ~
sheer of contempt, and were -tuprel in The -. az :"
smiled ,ftcn,jfnes in shameful manner h,in. nv, an
Americans and that they were one anj alt q; ,,
ly-that one Of these days they would be ser,e,,''
way.
Il was dangerous al night, suck was The st,,a,,s,
70. an American I" be seen III the streets alone.
i The following is a lis. o: The executed:
OrricEas-Col. W. S. CIen:gnncn Cl:t r. : :,
Capt Victor Kerr, Capt. T. g. Icacy l.e,r H.. ~
Lieut. J o. Brcc Lieut. Thos 4. J,.aes. D. I,,, H.
Dr. X 4. 1nuqagnct, Sergeant J. Nh.tcsi.ss S,T,r,,
| NJ Catchcu AdJuiant K T.. Stanford.
pRlvArEs-W. Fl. IIowes. Sausd Mills E,w,.,
man, George A. Arnold, B J. W!rgy, YIN N,sen,n !.
mo Torres Hernandez, Patrick Di,n Thomas ljo,
Samuel Reed, ii. II. Finn", NJ. Phillips Jas l.. MINI
G. NJ Green, J. Salmon, Napoleon Collins, y. II. F.,
VIM Chilling. G. a. Cook, 5. o Jones, NJ IT, Hal +,
BuNet Robert Caldwell, c. c. Wan. Smith, 4. R,..
E,rnurke john Chris;0lcs. VIM B. Little Rnocr, Can
John c. Sanka. James Stanton. Ihomas ils,not, AlrHa
Mclicer, John Stubs, JaEIcs Ellis Wm logan ami {
A. Robinson.
The steamship Falcon while on her way up lie con
Cuba, from CiiA.rts fred al three times By the sic
Habancra and was obliged 10 iiciEe -, when Shcwa b
ed BY the officers the ilhancro. After the Falcon
ped, the officers of the Habanrro chccTed as il Ghov
gained glorious victory Th!s Is the third time Tie +.
! has been served in the same manner.
! The u. s. sloop-ol-war Albany was at Havana.
THE CHASE or THE FALCON
| We learn from passenger by ;hc steamer Falcon
Chagres 10 Havana that on the morning OF the 18th
off Bahia Honda, the Falcon discovered large steam /!
in chase Of her When first she was stan;in. t
across her bow evidently inte.ing cut her OIL Tt.
con- however, kept her course, and soon LEI; tn
eight or ten miles astcrn. This vessel was the isabella
t!olica, formerly the Cunard steamship Caledonil.
she was still in chase, another Steamer hove IN sigh,
irving chase succeeded in heading the tdlcpa
She al first fired two starboard anns 10 the .tewar
which the Falcon took notice. She then ran down
side and fired third gun directly across her bows as'
she had the American cuorS lying. The chase then or
the Falcon 10 hcayc 10, which done, when The o.:
an bn,rd the Spanish steamers gave three cheers An
ccr from the Spaniard then boarded The Falcon AMI hc
in very insuent manner, inqnring particularly Itr Spa
passcngers He soon lett and The Falcon proceeded
course HAVANA where We learned ;hat The flo'fn'
Ia l, SInpr IIrr'N
launches nii Bahia Honda, aud at they were all shot
O'clock that day.
Forty of these men Were Americans. and were part o
Lopez expedition which had a ie" days previous Is
near Havana from the steamer Pampcr".
The greatest excitement prevails III !!trina-"!i An
cans oescl with spies, and none o rein icc sale
one day 10 the EcXt.
Very little o the various statements can be rcsIr:
10 the position OF the government troops and the rr'u4
lists.
The Captain General had sen, "u, about seq mon &"
Gen Lopez when it asccrtalncd that he nae ihnit
They had advanced To ascertain position and would as
no further without rriniorCcmcnts. Seven hiinGtc!
were then sent This about two days before III Or
of the Falcon ut Havana During Saturday, the !r'h.
report that Gen. Lopez had cut oil all colniUn.;.
between the government force and llavanh ana Inc '
the Captain General havin. received no de>ihclrs !ro
General in command seemed give strong proof 81
truth Nor had the cruising on the coast any b
success. - - -
eral despatched steam ferry boat 10 Bahia lion!t, 10
intelligence and return the same night. The boat a:'c
sing about without obtaining any news returned 10 i'
about % clock the next morning.
Snon after thts, the steamer Habanero came into
bringing about fnrly fifty wounded soldiers What
hty men were doing among the Cages, where they wet
KEN Is mystery. Some suppose they were proceeding
village the 10 Havana, AMI that tsIrr raj
among the Cages to hide from the cruisers hhcihc'
were armed not could not be asccrtained \ Usher
first them, and gave the government Information
the Habanero was despatched in pursuit.
II is said she ran the boats down, ana then picked uT
but nothing positive can be learned, rs no lnietct
was allowed with The prisoners and the government ts
ses nothing but what answers their purpose.
The prisoners, after being brought into Havana, "e
OUT. two at time, and sho; from behind. Not sign OF
or n murmur escaped from OF them. Tie oo.:'sS
thrown into hearses six eight al time, and taken q
and buried.
Many Of the spectators of the execution possessed Il
selves Of the hats and different portions OF the coihn.
longing tie victims, and placing them on sticks l
through the principal streets OF Havana WITH Kind G
wage Joy and uttcring the most bitter curses on 'hn =
busteros," accompanied with shouts and vvas loF lie
tain General.
We learn from another gentleman who came passcng
the Cherokee that Information had been received at t'
few hours before the sailing OF The steamer that Ter
Lopez and his party had been attacked by body OF SpE
troops and after hard fought ana bloody battle, had
routed.
Gen Lopez and few of his followers escaped IL
and il is supposed that The party executed
vana got separated from their companions and TOOK "
launches.
FROM CALIFORNIA.-Thc advices from Gallo!
one day later, possess no interest.
LArER-Thc n. Y. Herald of Friday morning con;
full details of the bloody doings at Havana, the man 'c
which are given below. correspondent OF thai +
writes as follows under date Of
HAvASA Arc lf--j p
mn too much affected IL - tnGn -
that have this day been witness 10 one OF the in'-'
nc!s Of %nnton inhumanltY ever perPe'Ialei IN me "
history. Not content, this government IN 'eFcngIh@
selves in the death of these unfortunate and, perhaps
guided men, and which, il may even be said, "hs h''
upon themselves, these Spanish authorities dc-sf"'
most severely Chassed for their exceedingly rcithtn
conduct in permitting the dssccratinn they have i"h
the clay OF our brave conntiymen. TINS i'''
Forty Americans One Italian,
Four Irish One Philippine l.!inGS
Ore Scotch Two HavaneToS, ana
Two Germans, or Eiungarans,
were shot ut II o'clock after which the troops were
cd 10 retire. and hundreds oi tile very West 1000
neg r0cs hire for the purpose, commenced st'ippns W
bodies inutilang their limbs, tearing out their eye -
oil their noses and fingers, and some OF the poe III
(privnlcs) these wrctc.cs brought 10 The city sea
paradcd them under the very walls of the palace "a
very remembrance of the sight Is trisi,'ul :.
] never saw mcn-anI could scarcely have SUPPOSED
sblc-conduct themselves ~ such al awful moment VII
forIitudc these displayed under such trying cire1t
ces They were shot Fix al lltnc l. e. twelve were VI
the place Of execution six made 10 kncc down ana
the FIRE Of the soldiers after which The remaining SIX
made walk round their dead comrades, an: HnCe '
to them when they were also shot. After being ~.
and their bodies mulated in the barbarous manner
described they showed, six or sc:ch together o''
they were ro hearses which were used last year 1i G.
cases. No collins were allowed lhcm and ! min" wv
ncr they put into the hcarscs was eGh!y US
their other acts; the heads OF some were almost ".
,kar - had