Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-28
The Lopez Expedition.

The Lopez Expedition.
The steamship lFmfed Scott, Capt.
Couillard. which arrived at New York on
Thursday from New Orleans. made the
passage in less than six days, whichis said
to be the shortest passage. by four and
half hours, ever made between the two
cities. The newspapers give the following
report Of her news:
The Winfield Scott stopped at Key
West for half an hour. The steamer Pam
pero, Capt. Lewis, came into Key West
on the 10th instant, and, after having an
chored in the harbor for some hours, she
left at II o'clock at night, for the Cuba
shore, with Lopez, his suite, and about 450
men on board.
On the 18th she returned to Key West,
and again anchored in the harbor, but, her
papers not being satisfactory to the Gov
ernment authorizes. she left within an hour
to avoid being seized; and, having landed
Lopez at Cabanas, about forty miles from
Havana, she remained cruising in the Wei
nifty Of Key West ill the night Of the 5th
instant, when she took on board twenty or
twenty-five recruits, who left the shore by
boats, and then departed for Jacksonville
(Florida) to take on board another expedi-
lion commanded by Gen. Gonzales.
THE NEWS FROM HAVANA.
The steamer Cherokee, whose arrival
at New York we mentioned yesterday
morning, brings news of painful interest
from Havana, though the different accounts
of which we yet have only Telcgraplic re-
ports, are evidently given according to the
feelings or the prejudices Of those who
communicated them, and cannot be relied
upon In many essential particulars. This
mornings mail will no doubt put us in pos
session of all the details. In nthe mean time
We give such reports as have reached US,
as follows:
The steamer Habanero, while cruising
off place called Bahia Honda, forty miles
west of Havana, captured party OF fifty
of the patriots, who were on four boats.
unarmcd, and report says were steering for
New Orleans. They were carried TO Ha-
vana by the steamer Habanero on Satur
day morning. the 10Th instant, at O'Clock
A. NJ, and were placed on board another
Spanish frigate lying in port, and were ex-
ecuted at fifteen minutes past II O'Clock
the next morning, by being shot on the
public road in Havana, and, at the least
calculation, IN the presence Of twenty thou
sand spectators. After they were dragged
by the feet by negroes, and then left 10 the
mob, see counter statement below, who
commenced stripping them Of their clothes,
and carrying them on sticks through the
streets. yelling like so many demons just
escaped from the bottomless pit, and seek.
ing 10 reck vengeance on they know mot
what.
Many Of the passengers Of the Chcro-
kce, who were on the spot and witnessed
the execution, were pointed at with a snecr
of contempt, and an American, it is said,
could not walk the streets without being in
suited, and it was dangerous for them to
be out at night.
The following is list The persons cx-
ecuted:
Col. w. S. Clendennen, Capt. +. S.
Server, Capt. Victor Kerr, Capt. +, B.
Veacy, Lieut.. james Brandt, Lieut.. J. o.
Brice, Lieut. Thos. G. james, DR.. John
Fisher, DR.. X. A. Touqugnet, Sergeant j.
Whi,csides. Sergeant A. NJ. Catchett. Ad-
lutant r. c. Stamford, privates w. ii.
Howes, Samuel Mills, Edward Rulman,
George A. Arnold, B. j, Wregy, VIM.
Wiseman, Anselmo Torres Hernandez,
Patrick Dillon. Thomas Hearsey, Samuel
Reed, II. T. Finne, M. Phillips, James l..
Manville, G. NJ. Green. J. Salmon, Napo-
leon Collins, n II. Fisher, VIM Chilling,
G.. A. Cook, S. o. Jones, M. II. Hall,
James Buxet, Robt. Caldwell, c. G. VIM.
Smith, A. Ross, b. b. Ronke, John Chris
toles, WIN. B. Little, Robert Cantley.
John q. Sanka, james Stanton, Thomos
Harnot, Alexander McIlecr, John Stubs,
John Ellis, VIM. Hogan. and Charles A.
Robinson.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE PRISONERS.
On the rvcnng Of the 10Th, at so'clock,
the Captain General dispatched steam
ferry-boat to Bahia Honda to gain intclli-
gence, and return the same night The
boat, after cruising about without obtain
ing any news, returned to Havana about
o'clock the next morning.
| Soon after this the steamer Habanero
came into port, bringing about forty or
| fifty wounded soldiers. What these fifty
men were doing among,he Cages. where
they were taken, is mystery. Some sup
pose they were proceeding to village on
the coast near TO Havana, and that they
ran in among the Cages to hide from the
cruisers. Whether they were armed or
not, could not be ascertaincd. A fisher
man first saw them, and gave the Gov
ernment Information, when the Habanero
was dispatched in pursuit. 1t is said she
ran the boats down, and then picked up
the men; but nothing positive can be learn.
ed. as no intercourse was allowed with the
prisoners, and the Government discloses
nothing but what answers its purposes.
The prisoners. after being brought into
Havana, were led out, ten at time, and
! shot from behind. Not q sign offear VI Il