The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-09-24
GUAM AFFAIRS.
THs STATEMENT OF LIEUFENANT
van FECHTRN.

o. BsaidSisznsfiP Winksi1 Seem.
seflembef 4, 1881.
became connected with lie ezp@dilial
a Nss Orleans, receiving an ihe soil. "a,
ai jaly last. an sppoinInisnl as Fus
Lleaieh~ai al Company b. afcalanel w
l. criiseuaegs rrriessat fisi Artillery. !,
c.'uusnsrd BY Captain James Sanders
Tue ffprdilinf. - sou are already az sFe
LEFT New Orleans ii day break. on The
morning 81 Sunday. fhe 3rd Of August. il
abe steamer Pamprrn. We were lowed
An abe mouth II The rissr. our engines be
ing oai Ct oder. We remained in the
risrr uliIl "Wednesday The 9Th, and Ief
lhryugh the Northeast Pass. Al Eve
sseiork. p. ". oflisai day. Cor Key West.
The intention al thai Time Was 10 gu "a
hey West. and here take on board r 81
toi TOR HE rirer ST. Johns-ai which place
we were 90 embark light battery oil ar.
iliIery. with caissons. amnrsnition an.
hsrne.s epmpiele. together with number
of cavalry ssddies-and from thence were
Ia nun 10 the south side OF Cuba and land
as near possible 10 Puerto Principe.
We reached Key West. and anchored
some distance from The rily. a. about three
r. NJ. of Sunday. ihe l0lh instant. While
at hey West quantity Of brandy and
champagne was rereived ON board. which
was imbibed iolerably freely BY Lopez
and his staff. About dusk of that day. no
pilot appearing. I.aprz called council.
composed entirely of the Cubans and
ilpngarisns sliarhed 10 his staff. (no Ame-
ficans being called. who decided to give
up going To NJ. Johns River. and run i'm
mediaiely for the coast of Cubs. which
was done sbou, Ten y. NJ. The nexl
morrpg, owing to The variation OF life
eosspass from muskeis being siarked near
A, we lound ourselves in PLAIN sight Of the
Moro castle and about twelve miles dis
Ian; the vessel was inmedisscfy headed
10 iiie Woodward and westward and run
out OF sighI of land /. About three p. M.
81 that day, Lopez look the captain and
mite oui Of Sfaai.L SCHOONER, TO acl as
pilots. giving them 10 understand thai they
would be shot If they showed any DIS
position 10 escape or deceive. ALP. M.
ne AGAIN stood in for the land, and soon
ailer dusk srnIa boat 10 reconnoiire, which
vas hailed by a sentry ON the walls Of the
lori, situated near Bahia Honda. The ship
mol being more lhan mile fforii h. As
scan az The bosl repoi!sd.. lights were ex.
unguished and press Of steam put on,
the ship running To the westward along
The land. About ten o'clock. while run.
ming under the charge of pilot. under a
press 81 steam, the ship suddenly struck.
and before The engines could be stopped
had run more IIiau her length upon coral
feeL Alter etaminihy her situation, II was
found that she was fling in about eight
feet OF water. while her draft was over nine
Ieeii aud that il was necessary that the
l.S s should be Immediately landed. which
g as asss ant iAaHto Of ah lsf lie rssi Of
ns disemba.ked upon The shore iha. We
had been taught 10 consiJrr would SOON
he The free Island at Cuba. The FRS,
boats which landed were flied upon by
party OF twenty men, who fled ON tIleir
hire being returned from the boat which
contained Capt. Gouii, "a Cuban com
mai,dlng an American company. l.ieu,rn
AMI Laningham. aud about thirty pri,atrs
pi ms company. One Of Gouu's men was
ip The arm. and returned in the
snip. and The cap Hf The kieu,enant was
;ul inio halves ON his head.
A. day light Lopez SEPT ! prsnunccia- |
iriento TO l.os Posas. small village ten
lilies distant. in which he informed the
inhabitants that lie was about to march 10
hat place. and would give no quarter Ia
my whom he found there who did moi
ON Am. There being no means or trans
'or'lny bassage at Cablnos, where ne /,
ended. Eopez ordered Cul. Criliendet;
o REGAIN there and project our stores, /,
consisting Of 100000 lnusket cartridges. Il
srce Thousand niuskeis and seven hundred :
sounds Of powder; in Kegs. together with h
ne personal baggage .of The officers, SAVING /,
hat he would liiiaici on IL LIS pusas. n
Fnf The regls!ent Of Infantry, commanded / d
y'Golonti Downnaii. and send from {
renee ;r2tisporIaiion. and that he would !,
smain there until ..i,ed by Cril,enden. "a
ccnroinrly Lopez marched al s o'clock.
ilii ihfee hundred and lwenly.lhrse men, !.
a.ing Ctii,enden al Cabanos, with one i
'.hdred and thirty men. ALL o'clork :. :
'ai night, Cnllenden received Two carts. :;
~ started immediately after, 10 JIM La. J;
y al Las Pnsas. Il
The carts being heavily loaded and The r
aus sae. our progress was of necessity a
nw, iloi advancing more than mile am I,
'nr. About two hours a.ler daylight. ON !,
morning of The i3.h, we reached !,
use containing . siors and erog-sIiop. m
'ni four miles FROM Los posas. Tlie i.
vance guard and main body d IL had ~
'ched lle liedse, (Iie fear guard with 10.
s;:rss being still some quarter Of a mile -;
LAD. aud were engaged in eating break 81
I. th,ir arms being laid aside, when they n,
re surprised BY the report Of muskelry. vi
The whislling Of bullets. which pro wl
Died IRON The advance guard OF body ed
he enemy. five hundred strong We hal