Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-25

81 me InIdueTS COpShfCt U'LU hSDOL-- J. HG u -.
steamer Falcon b0a1 ded.
The exciting intelligence from Cuba, briefly
shadowed in our Telegraphc dispatches on
Saturday morning, is given in great detail in the
New York papers. Beyond the ia ct, however,
that fifty of the invaders of Cuba had been cap
tured in open boats, taken to Havana, and pub
lcly shot near the city, there is little certainty in
the accounts
II is impossible to tell what has been the
fortune of Lopez and his principal force.
The U. s. mail steamship Falcon, in approach
ing Havana was arrested in rather rude maa'
ner by the Spanish war steamer Habanero'
boarded, and the character OF her passengers
inquired into.
These are the leading points of the advic es
brought by the steamer Cherokee, which steam
err arrived at New York on Friday evening at
hafp past nine, having left Havana on the l7h
ipst
1t appears that the Pampero arrived at Key
West on the 10th inst. After having anchored
in the harbour some hours, she weighed anchor
about 450 men on board.
On the 18th she returned to Key West, after
having landed Lopez and party at Puerto Cabanos
place about 10 miles west of Havana. Other
: accounts name the place of landing Bahia Hon
a da, and the 18th as the day. The stories of
what took place after the landing very vague
and contradictory. The following from letter
to the New York Herald seems TO bear more
sembance of accuracy than the rest
1t appears that, close into the entrance of this har
bor Lopez fell IN with schooner from which he took
out the captain and mate, to serve him pilots the
coast OF Bahia Honda the navigation OF which is very
intricate. They arrived off Bahia Honda about P.
M, when they Immediately commenced making sig
mails the shore by means OF rockets, &C., which pro-
badly had been previously agreed upon between the
beraors and those on shore Gen. Lopez did not ef-
feet landing with his men until A M; but the de-
barcaon done in mastery style, that before
sunrise he had not only landed his men, with all their
munitions OF war, but on his march to Las Posas,
a town lew miles distant from the coast, where he
Immediately commenced intrenching himself.
In the meanwhile, here, in Havana, regned the
greatest excitement The zrro laden with troops,
under the command Of General Emma, who is next in
command to the Captain Generally and with him the
Admiral, lett about A. NJ, for Bahia Honda
thousand men having previously been sent by the rail-
waycars
1t must be borne in mind that such was the stale OF
confusion and alarm into which the government were
thrown. that they had distinct idea to whether
Bahia Honda Mariel were the points to which The
are informed that General Emma had come up with
the pirates they are termed by the government, and
had fought with them at Las Posas, in which he
I gre the loss OF his men and others wounded.
In this engagement the Spaniards were commanded
by Gen Emma in person, who had his horse shot from
under him; Col Rada and seven officers and about 70
men We're killed.
So unerrng and deadly the fire Of the brave
Gberaors that Gen. Emma was three times repu sed with
loss. At this moment the l. eui Governor OF Mariel,
Col. Guerea, came up, with about two hundred men
when the Colonel received shot In rough his
leg, aud his such check, that Gen. Emma las he
his official communication to the Captain
General, dated 81 o'clock on the 14th) the
essness of attempting anything further against the pi-
rates without artillery, as would be only expos
ing his men to certain death, without any result; conse-
quenly he demanded reinorcemeuts
According y Two steamers, the Hahanero and the
Almendares, lett that day with more troops, to the
Number OF fourteen hundred so that according to their
account with those who have been concentrating
from the other DISTRICTS they have got upward OF 5000
men including cavalry, and up till this moment they
have only made three captVes, who as they say IN the
official bulletin they instantly put to death. Two OF
these persons sailors belonging TO the steamer
Pampero, who after landing Lopez ha gone into
tavern and got drunk the other poor fellow was found
IN hut unable TO move, from fracture he received
when landing,
On the 18th it was known that the liberaors, who
have been Joined in large numbers by the people OF
de Nunez and Cabanas, with the intention OF pos
s9sng themselves OF the fort at the latter place, when
unfortunately some forty or fifty OF them, who had
IN tie most daring manner endeav ored to get there by
IN four launches with the intention OF taking the
Spanard in the fort by surprise, were themselves
after most desperate resistance, captured by the
Spanish Admrai, who with his steamer, and an i'm
nense NUM- OF men, suct eeded IN taking them al
Ter hight OF tour hours.
1t is left very doubtful what was the design
of the men who were taken in the boats. One
account is, that they were attempting to escape
from the island, in the direction of New Orleans.
The Spanish account OF the capture and execution
OF these is as follows, translated from the Havana
Diaro, OF the 26th inst
At quarter past this morning, the Commandant
6enera of the Aposadero arrived here in the steamer
Habanero, bringing 80 plrates who captured in
four launches The ateness Of the hour does per-
NIT US to enter into detail.
Al daylight yesterday morning His Extellency, the
Commandant General, LETT Bahia Honda in the steamer
Habanero, for the purpose of securing the coast, and
having learned about7 o'clock that on the night pre-
vous, band OF pirates had embarked in four launches,
steering in a Northweserly direction as 1t going to
New Orleans His Excellency thought that by putting
on high steam he could gain the 10 hours which they
had the start oil him, and accordingly put Immediately
TO sea but after going Is miles without success he
returned to the coast, with view to examining the
Keys: a happy thought. which was crowned with the
bes, results Tor having gone The Pasa de Aacranes
in the immediate vicinity of which the Habanero
at 10 O'Clock, A. M :, four vessels were deserted.
With the greatest enthusiasm, both of officers and
men, the boats manned and went in pursuit of the
pirates Their success complete. Having cap
tued the first launch they pouneed upon the second and
third. which taken, with the armed pirates which
they contained. The steamer then ran tor Key Levi
ea, within which was the fourth launch. The pirates
who in her, being also armed, took to the land,
IN order hide defend themselves the key but
Inc crew OF the Habanero, having jumped ashore "a pl-
rates were Immediately apprehended, making, with
those in the first mentioned launches 50, among whom
were chief and five officers.
From them information WIS obtained that the p-
rates. commanded by the ailorLopez, being appalled,
by the intrepidy our troops, were completely dis
' cour0ged and disorgauized mentioned yester-
day, and only seeking TO save themselves by
flight The Commandant General made the necessary
arrangements TO- prevent their escape, which were
zealously seconded by the troops, who, both by land