Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-06

men from their homes to engage in desperate and
unlawful enterprise, and will not even aid them in
their distress?
THE DECEPTIoNs RELATIVE TO CUBA.
On Wednesday last we took occasion to quote with
view to controvert it, cold-hearted article from
the New Orleans /" Delta" in which it attempted
to discredit the statements of some of the victims
of the late expedition to Cuba who, in private let
tiers to their relatives or friends incidentally stated
that they had been deceived. In order to re-
flute this testimony of dying men, the Delta, in d.
rect contravention OF all its former averments on
the subject, as well as Of those of other papers in
terested in encouraging the invasion, stated that,
previous to the sailing of the Pampero for Cuba, it
was fully understood in New Orleans that there
had been no revolutionary movement in the Vuelta
Abajo region. This allegation Of the Delta, which
was made special purpose, we showed to be
deceptive, by citing extracts from its own columns,
reaching down to the very day on which the sad
intelligence of the fate of Crttenden's party was
received at New Orleans
1t is true, however, that there had been no move
ment in the Vuelta Abajo; but, nevertheless those
who favored the cause of the Invaders maintained
land published various letters to sustain their view
of the casey that the Vuelta Abajo was the most
disaffected and warlike portion of the Island" and
that it was actually "ripe for revolution all of
which was calculated to deude the volunteers into
the belief that after efecting landing they would
be joined by Nge part of the population, and thus
be enabled to secure easy victory the Span
ish troops. 2e
We recur to the subject to-day in order to quote
another article from the Delta published three days
subsequently to that of which we before complained
The one now before us bears date the 9th of Au-
gust, and is remarkable not only as confirming what
we asserted concerning the erroneous statements
put forth by the friends Of the expedition as to the
sentiment of the people Of the Vuelta Abajo, but as
further showing, if its statements be true, that Lo-
PEI really possessed no reliable information as to
the state of things in Cuba, and deceived himself
as much as he deceived others. The extract also
possesses interest as exhibiting the sufferings en-
dured by Crittenden's party previous to their
capture.
FROM THE NEW ORLEANS DELTA OF AUGUST 81.
Seen LOPEZ has always oppressed unbounded confidence
in the feeling Of disc6ection throughout the vueAa A5ajo
region Near the entire number of Creoes, amounting to
many hundreds, who have suffered conscaon of fortune
and condemnation Of exile. natives of that section II
was the intention of the General proceed hher when be
ordered e-embakmen upon the steamer Creole Csrde-
mas, and be would have carried such intention into effect had
not the scarcity Of coal and the loss of the munitions of war
prevented The vuea Absjo is the principal tobacco po
ton OF the island, and abounds with aboDg white agrculu
rsts and INTERCHANGEABLE pery character of men, in fact ho
hare headed ery revolution the earliest daDn of des
potism. The Vuela Abajo is the Switzerland Of Cuba
Those in the confidence Of the gallant commander knew that
his landing at point that region in direct concert
with the leaders of the Central Puerto Principe move
ment and the policy OF the act appears evident when we
reflect that its design and tendency the troops
of the Queen" &C.
The Delta then proceeds speak of the probable motives
which induced Lopez to separate himself from Cendens
command; Of the latter having sent courier to Lopez at
the close Of the second day how Crenden and his party
then proceeded two miles in the interior to Join Lopez and
Of their having been met and put by body Of Span
ish troops. The Delta then continues
collected together and after wandering about for
two days and nights without morsel Of food or drop Of
water proceeded to the beach and embarked upon four small
boats They determined to risk the chance Of being picked
up by friendly vessel They upon the water twelve
hours With bodies shvelled with 'protracted hunger in
the excrucatng sgonts Of thirst of more than hundred
hours endurance without weapons an occasional pis
toll or boweknife; without single cartridge houa
strength extrcate small boat from the roots of
tree, they fell easy victims the pompous Admiral surround
ed by six hundred men, who has filled the newspapers of the
Island with his wonderful victory. Capt. SEWER says in
Of the poor fellows could have lifted musket were it in their
possession God knows what has become of the remaining
portion OF the one hundred and fourteen We cannot tell
who or how many killed in the two engagements The
Spanish accounts speak Of meeting small bodies Zone Of
twenty men) and Of putting tine entire number to the
sword This statement Of facts is full solution Of the query
30 often put why these brave fellows permitted themselves
be taken alive or why they did not resist their pursues to
the DEATH"
spet improperly in the list pubished.l
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