Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-09-02
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
The National Intelligsncer Of Friday has
the following statement:

The National Inteligencer Of Friday has
the following statement:
4 Defeat of Lopez "A letter has been re-
ceived 10 this city frcm reliable source in
New York, which states that the Spanish
Minister has received official information
from Cuba that Lopez and his followers, after
landing on the 18th instant, at place call
ed Playitas, four leagues East Of Bahia Hon
d. took possession Of the village Pozas, where
they fortified themselves, but from which
they were dislodged after a bloody fight
with the Spanish troops, il which the latter
suffered severe loss. both Of officers and
men, and that the invading force was broken
| up and dispersed. and were pursued on all
sides both BY the troops and the native pop
ulation, who we're highly exasperated.
The source from Which we procure the a.
boye information entities it to full confidence,
so far as to the fact that it has actually been
received by the Spanish Minister. 1t win
be recollected that the New York papers. i'm
mediately after the arrival of the steamer
Cherokee, stated that dispatches of the a.
bove tenor we're received by the Minister,
which was put on board at Havana when the
Cherokee was on the eve Of departure.
We have ourselves but little doubt as to
the truth OF the defeat and dispersion of the
force under Lopez, as all the collateral cir
eumstanees lead to that belief; and we can
only account for the prisoners who were ex-
ecuted on the 10th by supposing they were
portion of the fueitiycs from the defeat
who were endeavoring to escape from the Is
land
The New York Journal Of Commerce has
this paragraph
arms for Cuba.--We we're yesterday 10
an extensive trunk warehouse that has been
busily engaged during the last week or two,
in filling an order for eighty trunks, for
wealthy merchant of Havana, in which pis
tolls are packed, designed for the use Of those
favorite to the Lopez cause. Each trunk is
calculated for about fifty revolvers, which are
to be distributed among such as will use
them in the manner desired.
The Charlestown Mercury contains an ar
ticle which seems to have been carefully con
sdered and written, in which that journal
takes ground against the annexation of Gu
ba to the United States The following is
an extract from the article in question:
Cuba is region already well peopled,
with manners and laws fixed by immemorial
usage. These differ essentially from our
own. They are the manners and laws that
belong to absolute governments, not repub-
the people of, Spanish and English decent
have cealesced tremendously into one. 1t is
the union of elements Of everlasting hostility
and discord, and instead of increasing our
strength, it would be adding to our troubles
tits indeed urged that, by admission into
this Confederacy Cuba would speedily be
peopled with the Anglo American race, and
thus become one of US. Something OK this
would doubtless take place; but Cuba has al
ready more than the population of Georgia
on scarcely more than one. half the area of
Georgia. BY what process are we to change
| this great population into one Of different
laws. manners, and nationality? Are they
to be cxterminated, or brought out? II Ell
Their of these processes IL depended on, what
is meant by the high sounding declaration
about the oppressed Cubans? The enter
prises on foot would then be better charac-
terized as attempts to disposess, rob, aud ex-
terminate Cubans. Our love for Cuba would
prove to be the affection which thief has
for his neighbors gold watch, rather than that
which christian has for bis neighbor. II
we look to the union of the people Of Cuba
with this Confedcracy. as We have already
intimated, we think the effects would be de-
plorable. 1t was in this latter aspect that
Mr. Calhoun considered and deprecated the
acquisition of any portion of the settled coun-
try of Mexico, and still more strongly of the
Island of Cuba.