The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-24
From the n. " Joama o. Commerce. Aug "a
F~rsAsrsrartcuiaE. News, per the Cher


From the n. Y. Josmal o. Commerce, Aug "a
neutrality-suspicious. News pss the Cher
The steamer Winfield Scott which arrived here yes
teTday forenoon from New Odeans brought lnioima-
psz's .xprdilion from New Orleans Tor the invasion
of Cuba anchored in The baTbor OF Key West on
the 10Th instant and renamed there Ill IL p m, wheh
she departed for Cuba with Lopez and his Iotce OF A5o
men whom she landed at Cabanos, 40 miles west
of Havana The PaRpero then returned 10 Key West
but remained The harbo only hour fearing seizure
She cruised of that port until the 18th ns and iheh
having taken on board IRON 20 TO 25 recruits she ie a.
evening for Jacksonville, Florida 10 embark zen Ion
zaes and his company, doubtless with The h'eh''oh y
taking them 10 Cuba 10 reinforce Lopez -
The steamer Cherokee, which arrived lhs g' .a
four days from Havana, brought the aduhohai ilo
ton that so OF L0pezs bad been esplIl1ea gu so's
keys Bahia Honda 40 miles west o. anu
conveyed 10 Havana where they were al sho. almost as
they arrived. Forty OF lnein WIZ , has
Even from the Spanish accounts ~ appears lnat 'hese
men made no resistance though II Is stated that they
were armed Verbal information by ne Cherokee as
serts that they were without arms when captured
A letter w6;sh we sublou, from a gentleman who came
in The Cherokee gives 10 believe that there has
been hard fighting between Lopez's men Oh the main
island and the Spanish troops. About hlly OF the latter
had been brought INTO Havana wounded
From gentleman tcho came IN The Cherokee.
On the 10th instant the United States mail steamer
Falcon proceeding on her voyage IRON Chagres 10
Havana when oil that part OF the coast OF Cuba known
the ''Bahia Honda, at about 10, m, we saw the
smoke OF steamer close on shore, and shortly aiier
she hove in sight, and we then saw she was large
rgate in chase OF u.s. When first seen, she was stand
ing oat from land directly across our course, evidently
intending 10 cut us OIL We, however, held our course
and only at usual speed soon lett her eigh
OF len miles asern she seepea 70 DC io,
afterwards learned that she was the lsabela Ialbo
ica." uormsrly The Caledonia, OF the Cunard ine) Al
ter she had been in chase of for about an hour
we saw the smoke of another steamer our starboaId
bow, close in shore, hull down. She soon. however
showed herself, steering SO as TO head US OIL IN "hch
L., fat chn a111
oftd, eeward, TO bring us to, as soon as she was
within about four miles but we look notice OF her, unit
our bows [Cap Rogers had hosed his coors re
fore her. and as soon as he perceived that Inc
frigate in chase After The third shot the engine was
run "sioU" when she hove 10. and hailed us to 'soF
her." which was then done. AS ihey saw thai
had stopped, The officers OF The Spanish steamer the
.Habanero. look of Their cars and waved them round
An officer then boarded demanded what ship we
were where FROM where bound If we had any Spanish
passengers, &c, &c lie was answered and sad ne
must 60 aboard his vessel ard report He was admon-
shed to he in hurry as We were going ahead lmmedl,
ately He los, no time in doing when they mouoned
us 10 60 ahead We arrived at Ha wanna al 3. p M and
soon learned that the 'Habanero had the night before
brought into port so prisoners, taken in four launches on
the "Bahia Honda" and tha, they were all shot about
IL o'clock that day Forty of the number were Amer
cans. They said to be part Of the expedition tina
called with Lopez in the Pampeo iIcu New Orleans on
the 9th instant All OF the expedition succeeded IN land
ing with pieces OF artillery, and the Pampero go
of again without molesia,ion.
The greatest excitement prevails in Havana. All
one day 10 the next Very p ie could be learned thai
can be relied on respecting The poso OF either the gov
eminent troops those OF The revoluonisis The cap
tangeneTal sent about 500 to meet Lopez when
he heard that he had landed and they had advanced TO
certain position and would move no further without re
inducements. He then sent 700 men. This Was about
two days before our arrival.
During Saturday the report was that General Lopez
had cu OF all communication between the government!
forces and Havana and the fact of The captain
= received dpSpatChps the general
mand seemed strong proof OF It, Nor had his steamers
cruising on tina, coast any better success On that eve
nng al o'clock, he despatched the steam ferry boat
'Ion" down TO bahia Honda to gain intelligence, and
return the same night She, however, did not get back
until next morning, about or o'clock, and brought no
Soon after, The Hahanero came IN bringing about
40 SO wounded soldiers but, were about 10 sal
we could learn nothing more respecting the state OF al
fairs at Bahia Honda.
You will no doubt receive files of the Spanish papers
but dependence be placed IN their statements, as
the government suppress everything that would look like
failure their sde whilst the most inHng success is
magniftd into the gTandesl achievement
What these fifty men were doing amongst the "Cayes,
where they taken, is myslery nor could we learn
whether they were armed. Some suppose that they were
proceeding a village the coast, nearer 10 Havana,
and that they among the Cages 10 hide from the euis
ers They were FIRST seen by fisherman, who made II
known TO the government when the Habanero was des-
patched IN pursuit of them Ii IS said she ran the boats
down, and then picked up the but nothing can be
the prisoners and The authorities will disclose nothing
but what will answer their purposes The poor fellows
died bravey sigh, murmur nor sign OF fear was
betrayed by any OF them They led out, ten at
time. and shot from behind One fine looking fellow,
who the last shot, whilst kneellng awaiting his
turn calmly looked his buichered companions first
turning hi. head side, and then on The other, as
though he only spectator and moi one OF the VIC
Tins and then turned his head, and looked his execu-
TONERS 10 the face whilst they fired. He was shot SIX
times before be fell.
After The execution, they thrown into hearsts, by
six eight time, and lax en- away and buried. About
10000 spectators assembled to witness this hornd spec
tace, many OF whom negroes, slaves and Tree,
who possessed themselves of their hats boots and por
tons oil their clothing, and fixing them STICK S. march
ed through ibe streets, with curses upon the "hl-
bus,eros" the pirates. &c, &c, accompanied with
pipas for the Queen and the captain general
Tha, Lopez has been giving them trouble there !. lit
tie doubt and that there will be penty OF bard fighting
before the end OF the month"; every one in Havana be-
leves
HAVANA, August 16--lo, a. m.
Intelligence reached Havana last week that four hun
ded picked had been out into the mountain OF
Coxcoro by General Lemery, who was made 10 believe
that very email number OF The insurgents remained and
could be easily captured The result that the troops
were led mbusb, when large force of the patriots
under DR. Augusiin Agueo Aguero, rushed upon them
ba of ths