American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-01

II
CUBA.
The Washington papers Of this morning con-
tain copious extracts from New Orleans papers
of the ed and 23d, giving not only facts, but
the comments Of those papers in relation 70
Cuba. We shall omit much OF the latter as
and place before our readers as
much Of the former as We can obtain.
The empire City" it win be remembered,
arrived in New Orleans on the 21st ultimo from
Cuba and her news was Of the same general
tenor as that brought by the Cherokee to New
York. The following letters tell too plainly
their own story:
Letter from Adjutant Stanford.
HAVANA, August Is, 1851.
DEAR HULING: We arrived on the Island Of
Cuba after the most horrible passage you can
conceive Of, co0ped on board with four hundred
or FIVE hundred men.
We arrived on Sunday last, belieye-dates
/ have almost forgotten. The next morning,
Lopez, with General Pragay and all the COM
manding officers, left us-I mean Crittenden
and his battalion. We heard nothing more of
him for two days, when Crittenden despatched
a note. He then requested that we should join
him at little town some six or eight miles off,
leaving us in the mean time to take care Of oil
the baggage, &c.
We started for him on Wednesday morning
at 2 o'clock, and had proceeded only three
miles when we were attacked by FIVE hundred
Spanish soldiers. In the first charge received
o very severe wound in the knee. We repulsed
them, however. They made another charge
and completely routed us. We spent two days
and nights the most miserable you can imagine,
in the chapparel, without any thing to eat or
drink.
We made the best of our way to the seashore, |
and found some boats, with which we put to
sea. Spent night upon the ocean, and next
day, about IL o'clock, were taken prisoners by |
the Habanero; were brought to Havana last
night, and condemned to die this morning. We
shall all be shot in an hour.
Good by, and God bless you. / send the Ma |
sonic medal, enclosed in this, belonging to my
father. Convey it to my sister, Mrs. P---n,
and tell her Of my fate. Once more, God bless
you. STANFORD.
Letter from J. Brandt.
HAVANA, August 16, 1851.
MY DEAR MOTHER: have but few mo-
ments to live. Fifty Of us are condemned to be
shot within half hour. do not value life,
but deeply regret the grief it will cause you to
hear of my death. Farewell, then, my dear
mother, sisters and all; we may meet again in
another world Think Of me often; forget the
only my virtues. Farewell, again, dearest mo-
ther, and believe me to be, your afectionate
son, !. BRANDT.
Mrs MARIE BRANDT.
Letter from Thomas c.. James
SPANISH FRIaATE EsPERANzA,l
Harbor Of Havana, August Is, 1851. !
| Ny DEAR BRoTHERs AND SISTERS: This is
the last letter you will ever receive from your
| brother Thomas. In one hour more will be
launchedinto eternity, being now prisoner, with
fifty Others aboard of this ship, and under sem
tence of death All to be shotl This is hard
fate, but trust in the mercy Of God, and will
meet my fate manfully.
Think of me hereafter not with regret, but
as one whom you loved in life, and who loved
you. Adieu, forever, my brothers, sisters, and
friends. THOMAS G. JAMES.
Robert our poor friends G.. A. Cook and
John 0. Bryce are with me, and send their last
regard to you; also Clement Stanford, formerly
Of Natchez
Letter from Victor Kerr to his Wife.
MY DEAR FELICIA: Adieu, my dear wife;
this is the last letter that you will receive from
your Victor. In one hour l shall be no more.
Embrace all of my friends for me. Never marry
again-it is my desire. My adieus to my sis
tiers and brothers. Again, last adieu. die
like soldier. Your husband,
VICTOR KERR.
AUGUST 1916 o'clock, 1861.
To his Friends.
Ny DEAR FRIENDS: leave you forever, and
| / 90 to the other world. / am a prisoner in
Havana, and in an hour shall have ceased to
exist. Ny dearest friends, think often of me-
die worthy of a Creole, worthy of louisa
MAN, and Of q Kerr. My dearest friends, adieu
for the last time. Your devoted friend,
VIcToR KERR
To N. Larose, H. Bouligny, Leon Fazende,
VIM. G. Vincent, Felix Arroyo.
AUGUST 16-6t o'clock, 1861.
To his Brother.
MY DEAR BROTHER RoBERT-Adieul / am
to be shot in an hour; there is no remedy for
it, This will be handed to you by my friend,
Mr. Costa, who has been kind enough to take
charge of it. Adieu Robert. die as a man
and as an American should die. Kiss your dear
wife, my good mother, sisters and brothers, and
believe me ever your brother,
vIcroR KERR.
AUGUST 16, 1864 o'clock.
Letters from Honore Tactic Vienne
| on BOARD THE MAN-oF-wAR EsPERANzA,
August 16, 1851.
My dear and afectiondte Sisters and Brothers:
Before die, am permitted to address my last
words in this 1orld.
Deceived by false visions, embarked in the
expedition for Cuba. We arrived, about four
hundred in number, last week, and in about an
hour from now, we, mean fifty Of us, will be
lost / was taken prisoner after an engage
ment, and, with fifty others, am to be shot in
an hour.
! die, my dear brothers and sisters, o repent
ant sinner, having been blessed with tho lsst
rites Of our holy religion. Forgive me for all
my follies of my life, and you my dear and af-
fectionate sisters, pray for my poor soul.
A., 70 to my dear mother and console
her. oh my dear child, kiss her thousand
times for me. Love her for my sake. Kiss
, my brothers and all you dear children. To
Father Blackney my last profound respect to