Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-23

On the evening Of the 18th, at o'clock, the Captain
General dispatched steam ferry-boat to Bahia Honda
gain intelligence, and return the night The boat
cruising about without obtaining any news returned
| Havana about O'Clock the next morning.
Soon after this the Habanero into port bring
ing about forty fifty wounded soldiers. What these f
men doing among the Keys where they taken
is mystery Some suppose they proceeding vii
on the coast to Havana and that they in
the Keys to hide from the cruisers. Whether they
armed not, could be ascertained. fisherman frs
them, and gave the Government, information when thu
Habanero dispatched in pursuit. is said she ran III,
down, and then picked up the but nothing posi-
tive be learned, intercourse allowed with til.
prisoners, and the Government discoses nothing but wha
| answers its purpose.
The prisoners after being brought in Havana lee
out ten at time, and shot from behind. Not sign Of fea
or murmur escaped from of them The bodies were
thrown into hearses six eight at tme and taken away
and buried. [see further particularsl
Many Of the spectators of the execution possessed them
selves of the hats and different portions of the clothing belong
ing to the victims and, placing them on sticks marched
through the principal Of Havana with kind Of
joy, and uteng the most bitter curses on the Flbustero
accompanied with shouts and vvas for the Capan- General
THE CHASE or THE FALCON.
We learn from passenger by the steamer Falcon, from
Chsgres to Havana, that the morning of the 10TH when
of Bahia Honda the Falcon discovered large steam gate
in chase Of her. When first seen she was standing directly
across her bow, evidently her off The Fall
CON- however, kept her course and soon left the feate
eight or ten miles asten This vessel the Isabella Caho-
lca, formerly the Cunard steamship Caledonia While she
was still in chase another hove sight, and giving
chase succeeded in beading of the Falcon She at first fred
two sarboad to eewad of which the Falcon took no
notice. She then down alongside, and fired third gun
directly across her bows although she had the American
coors flying The chase then ordered the Falcon heave
to- which DONE when the officers on board the Spanish
steamer gave three cheers An officer from the Spanard
boarded the Falcon, and behaved in very nsoent manner
inqung particularly for Spanish passengers. He Left
and the Falcon proceeded her to Havana where
learned that the Habsnero had the night previous landed
with fifty prisoners taken in four launches off Bahia Honda
and that they all shot twelve o'clock on tina, day.
Forty Of these men Americans and part Of the
Lopez expedition which had few days previous landed near
Havana from the steamer Pampero.
THE LANDING AND MOVEMENTS OF LOPEZ,
Very little of the various statements be relied on as
the position Of the Government troops and the revouonss
The Captain General had sent out about eight hundred
men meet Gen. Lopez, when ascersned that he
had landed They had advanced . ascertain his position
and would advance further without renforcemen Seven
hundred then SENT This about days be-
fore the arrival Of the Falcon Havana During Saturday.
the 10th, the report that Gen. Lopez had off all
muncaon between the Government force and Havana and
the fact Of the having received dispatches
from the General command seemed to give strong proof Of
truth. Nor had the cruising the any
better success.
We learn from another gentleman who passenger in
the Cherokee that information had been received Havana
lew hours before The sailing Of the ST that Gen. Lopez
and bis party hsd been attacked by body Of Spanish troops
and after hardfousht and bloody battle, had been
pleely routed.
Lopez and few Of bis followers escaped to the noun
in'' and supposed that the party executed at Havana
so from their companions and took tho launches
STILL FURTHER REPORTS.
appears the, Lope. landed on the 18th with sbou.
thousand men, The had only about 45o and was ins an
joined oJ the people Of The surrounding country Two &C