Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-25

these hopes slil animate the South. and rally h,
as IN The DAYS q JelIerson and Jackson. % eul-
livale The spirit ct ffhoafance aad lAa lFm De.
Termination 70 deIend 70 the last lhe Constitution
and the Union.
From the N. Y, Daily Tines, Oct. q
THE CUBAN ExPEDlTION.-.lNTER-
EsTISG INCIDENTS.
We had en- Interesting lnteFvlew asl evening
with Captain Raherl Ellis. of Washington. who
was a member ef the iale expedition against
Caha, was captured aud imprisoned alter lie
last engagement between Gen. Lopez and the
Spanlsh tfaops. and liberated By The captain,
general in time 10 take passage Ia the Empire
THY loF Ibis port. where he arrived yesterday
morning. Captain Ellis was engaged ID The
original Cafdenas expedition, Is well As Ii every
battle fought By Lopez, and Is therefore able 10
speak inielligenllY DC The entire proceeding of
the ''libetatoFs.n lie Is firm ID the belief that
no man In the expedition was more deceived
than Lopez himself OF The desire on tho patt
Of The great mass Of the people 81 Cuba Tor
revolution BE- had not The slightest doubt But
the most important point Of The deception Rns
thai relative 70 she actual condition d things np.
on the island when the pampeFo iell Eof The Gu.
ban shore. The vessel started from New OF.
leans ior Puerto Principe. vie Key West AID 81.
Johns, Florida--N The latter 81 which PAGES
was the artillery debarked from The Cleopatra.
and Designed d he used by Col, Crllirndcn's
corps Upon ihetr arrival al hey West, Tie
citizens who we're Interested IL The proposed
revolution assured them most positively that the
entire island pf CutA was IN arms, and that,
land where they would, they might b sufe d
finding The patriots In numbers sufficient u over
power all resistance. ready 10 receive them with
open arms. SO conf emily were these assef.
lions made, thai The expediiionials were cons
pelaly deceived By them. and desired 10 land a
the earliest moment. IN order 10 be IN season for
participation 10 lhe strife and The triumph. Up
on consultation 4 was thought unnecessary lo
lose two days ~ running pp 10 !. johns for
the artillery, especialIyNs, inthe supposed stats
of affairs, they would be entirely unnecessary.
Il twas then determined Is run direct from Key
West the nearest point on The Cuban coast
and IL accordance with that decision bAhia
Honda was made. Here appears % have been
the grand error DC the entire transaction. BY
leaving he artillery behind, strong arm % The
tnrce was abandoned, Aa CrisIenden. with bio
guns posted IL ihe mountains, could have held
long Siege against almost any number Of The
Spanish troops Again 4 Il The belief Of Cap
tain Ellis that there were large bands Of patriots
Ia the vicinity Of Principe who would not have
heAiiatcd 10 join Lopez the moment Of hs land
Ing IN ther vicinity. lie IA confirmed III bls
opinion BY circumstances which lranspired du-
ring bis Imprisonment. II Will readily he per-
ceiyed that the landing At nm entirely unespeci.
ed point was calrulaiedio disarfange ell prccons
ueried plans ior the rising 81 the population. If
any such existed Siillagain; the formation Of
that part 81 tho island Upon which the landing /
was effected Ii snch that The invading forces
were posiednpon narrow pfnnsula from which
they could moi escape, AZ The laTge bouies Of
troops sent against them from Havana were eis-
sbled 10 stretch 4 line from that ely across this
neck Of ihe peninsula. This arrangement cs
lhe Spanish force was 81 course also effective II !
Inc patrols Joining Lopez from their
stronghold, and wasduie sufficient ID intilnidnte
tho lsw country people 10 The vicinity of the w.
yaders from ipiningthc forces Of the lattefl--
Capt. Ellis denies tho statement that the country
people joined inthe attack and pursuit Ofthe "lib-
orators On The contrary, they treated them
with the greaiesl Kindness. Il II true thai Los
pez Was captured III . band 0l peAAanis. after all
was losl. Ii siaw ~ lhe enormous prices fel
upon HE head 81 Lopez be thinks this fact IL 10
evidence IL the absence of disposition on the
part Of tho country people % revolt. EIsmmed
n every side by the sea shore and an oyerMhels
ming Opposion force, notsing remained iofihe
.xpedIilonissH tut defeat and 81 no quarter was
expected W them. their only chaeces was %
acld cvt u the last moment h hope offeinf0Fce-
nenls from seaward. Capt Ellis speaks rthe
highest terms 81 Lopez'a bravery but does not
consider him as having possessed the elements
necessary ID success with small force, Ellis
vas senior captain IN Col. Dawnman's COM
nand, and while defending The entrance 70 he
own during lhe lass battle, was wounded IN tho
Ell hand by rnlalget ball, which passed through
| from one side 10 the other, seyefing The cords
i The fingers. but without injuring The bone.
1e continued In command, however, until agAIn
wounded ID the groin by 4 ball which stfuch his
,wn muskel. and, glanced, iosI rs force before
,nlcring his body lilmself and party 81
riend, AFTER the dispersion Of Lopez, took refuge
D peasants hut, which was surrounded soon
liter BY the Spanish lrOoi,s, whO tvCk them prs.
,nefs. bound Them. and set them IN : row ii BE-
hot. The commanding officer after bfiel de-
Iteration, altered his mind, concluding % post
,ond The execution until be could communicate
silh his superiors Thus was tie APPARENT
loom d Inc prisoners aycred II the last NO
nsnt snd upon Tsschiug she msln oOdy y w