Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-09-25


the U. $ ship Of war Albany, dated H.y,..
Sept. LIST, TO the Secretary Of the NAVY. ~
an authentic account Of the Inflated exurdit;.-
Lopez. Commander Plat, having obtai..s -
mission of the Captain General. Conck, 1.
the prisoners in their confinement. on ko.,s :
Spanish ship-of-war Esperanto, and aft.rr,,1.
in the Castle of the "Pun;a''. vsiied m. -.
in which these unfortunate men were 60.
on the goth Aug. The number Of prisons, -
ffty-seven, Of whom about thirty Or ,br.. N
were Americans. They were heavily -
clad in prison uniform End had heir ha;y -
cut.
On our entrance the Americans wen. -.
TO advance TO the front. and all foreigner, -
sent 10 the other end OF the cell. Inoa,rr 49,
made for the officers, the following presented
! James A Kelley, OF New Orleans. sorn..,- y.
Bayou Sara, who held the rank VI Capta.5 I
| the expedition.
Robert NJ. Order, of New oslean.. na,;r. :,
| Kentucky, lieutenant OF the same.
| J. d, Baker. Of -, also lieutenant
| M other officer of the expedition urrs-rA,
! himself. They were Informed thai | - ~
tanned permission TO visit them. and .h.t a. ~
I leGf Was I'D UDtHbH IFNNl NA%Hf any *YFN~nnf~.
| they might choose TO give which world hs g
| wardad to the Government Of the Unitra $50.
| and perhaps might be the means II tefsrr,,.
, others OF oar couh'ryman from placing ter
| selves in the same dep!orAble situation. tn.
were told distinctly that they were in the psu.w,
/ Of the Spanish Government. and that 10TH.
could he done for them as Americans. inasmas
az the Presidents proclamation had declared nv.
any persons joining an invading force wosH
thereby forfeit the protection of the ror-rrm--.
Of the United States. This was said ~ prrr.r,
their forming any false hopes from NV vii.
The information obtained was given n Nh.
presence OF the entire party 81 he aforesssg =.
ficers. and being unconfFadicted by anv VI th4m
NAV be regarded A. the testimony of III vxaaI.
They stated that the expedition saiIa,, frnn
New Orleans in the steamer Pampero To-
were not sufe Of the exact number rnr,,nrnw 4
but thought il was four hundred and @fynfy 800.
en- that II certainly did not amount 10 I've hsn.
dred. Before landing in Cahn they anehorna
near key West. where they remained sevsrL
hours, and were visited hY some citizens m tkas
place They landed rn rnha about two ofrlort
Of the morning OF the I2sh Autrsf. Their srs
fight took place ON the 18th. From taat p-rrrg
thew had lost all recollection OF dates. Tbey NJ
FIVE engagements. but could not tell h1w mfnr n
their number had been killed. They were .rs.Nl
with condemned muskets--had no rifles hH, uzur
individuals had revolvers and knives. IT,
brought with them eighty thousand eartri4srs
and captured many more after lariing. Ttrv
had no artillery. Soon after hnainx fhev bond
they had been deceived and became anxous ID
return home. Trey bad been Informed. tsf1rs
sailing. that fourteen towns were In possrs~cn
Of the .-p4fria.s.1 ftp T@e their e~n tanraar~.1
and that the whole Island was IL a state II rsrs.
| Luton.
They suppose that the fifty men captured w:is
Col. Crittendcn were erdeavoring ~ rake thvr
escape. They Nv infer from the fact th4f IT,
were all dispirifed bg the reception thsy M
with. and Disguised. ~ they said with The -kn
and deception practiceti towards them. TIE
country people generally fled II their APP -asth-
and none joined them. Worn cHf with tsrgr
and fatigue. the men composing this body fArsw
away their arms week or ten days p~rsoas-
they coaid not distinctly remember when- Tkev
had not MI that time heard nf the oarr nj fs+ n
such as wonld give themselves mp, bgt fher ~
tention WIS 10 throw Themselves rp0n the mrrgr
of The Spanish Government Trey aii nps esns
in all together. hut in small parties, and Il dsfer
cnt times. They Ind ~gh#i+ttj chiefly Hpnn
fruit, and the last meal that some Of them ND
eaten was portion ri their Generals hnrses--
There was no lack OF ammunition whea hey
threw awar their arms. though ma<h of Wh1'
they brought had been damaged bE rain Llfgf.
nm officer. ard that he hat % rr@ptA cf rzr+
tridges in his hox " hen he threw II away.
Captain Kelley stated thu. TIC -ssiscF = ~
New Orleans Delta. Dir SiEur. ~as instruments
in persuaiinr him to join the expeditions havIrS
addressed him personally mon TIVE sahJ~rf. w
had reason TO believe that b. rsTsuzaed a1a
others also The whole party manifested alar
indignation towards Gen. Lope- AMI Nr ssrs
| and many Of them asserted that il w014 !
worse for the latter If they shoald live tc rstHs
home On being told that Gen. Lopez Wa I
ken prisoner. cry OF JOY and exaitation "
through the crowd.
They stated that LoPsz was chief on &c =
redition.
Col. Dowscraaa was second in command, M
was killed on the i3fh-
Col. VIM. Scott Haynes, 81 Tennessee, VI
another leas,er. According TO their best b<sE
he was still in the mountains.
Colonel Crittenden had been IN oiirer n .
United States army during tie war with Mesrd
4 Hungarian named Pra-ay. who acted . A
iutlrt General. was mortality wcHrtira oG I'd
13th
II il m4tter @. regret that - imperfect nas
rat.ve has been obtained from the4c unf9rfsaat
men. In the sxcitsnrn. ~ tire rsnm~ns mas
would speak al once. ami tg sarne Ga~sfHons
was difficult. 10 get satisfactory answsrs co 4
count of the e7Errne.+ OF Ill to Elre y
All the request of the coramarian. % - 9
| IL. the prisoners were ssses " farv haf 80 m
benefit Of naetsicai attendance since iher soasos
mant. They replied that they had TaeF Err
a'so asked il they hsd hesa prcvis:sa waa "
meals dar. ami whether they had bread - rof
fee for breakfast Souls <ard tf1s- hsS, hHf cfs
ers replied that thrv had 70 coffee T. crn
mi1iant immediately inquired tl- rsasra y W
subordinate. who stafsi that taose wHo - -
. confinesl there on the previous evening r1R~ N
late 20 be provided for on that morhrn-. sa' ~ =.
, thev world hive their allowance rf rrffr@ ~ '
ner He stated that the others Lad been Ff0s''
ed for according 10 Order
II NAV b. proper To add that enc Prl1rners W
: pearcd 30 he in good health and By no nssos ,
!. much rettcsd ~ their exposure aHi harasaAp
; world seem to warrant. They even ap7-.fsa
he cheerful. which may have been TO- 60
their relief from condition OF fsr -rra'sr -.
, " anil suffering experienced daring tarE -
derin-s upon the islsnl.
shoula have stated that ny ffss isez'sass
Mr. Tarlor. was with nc d=rlr- Tim AHtafs \. y.
The whole number of prssnnrrs. - =.
those not vet brought TO Havana, i ofsrFaiay -
ell 10 he about 1877.
A Tnr R,irRo,n.-Wr were --asi6-a W 4
arrival Of rartv nF surveyors On tae Psosa -
= O1n4wk, RniIrn4d. N orr place, en faffsa
; last From VI Moran. unsIrr w1cs+ 49,
the party are acting. We learn that 20
: route nm the Kickaro0 tr n point five Hss 80 4
:. If rarminyfon. and from thence to rhls pas
= crossing Spoon River NJ >@fhv-s nall y go
the most favorable for the purpose ne -
e seen. The greatest elevation IN anV ~ i "A
N Z IL .Nw