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la. which took place at 4 A. M, on the


18th inst. Lopez is decidedly brave
man-braye almost to rashness. It is
positively believed here, and believe il TO
be true. that the steamer signalled from
the Moro Castle, on the evening OF the 18th.
was the same one which conveyed Gen.
Lopez and his friends to these Shores
Such daring act of audacity, boarding
as il were the lion in his den, is most ex.
traordinary.
1t appears that, close into the entrance
of this harbor. Lopez fell in with schoon-
er. from which he took out the captain
and mate, TO serve him as pilots on the
coast OF Bahia Honda, the navigation OF
which is very intricate. They arrived off
Bahia Honda about P. NJ, where they
Immediately commenced making signals 10
the shore by means Of rockets, &C.. which
probably had been previously agreed up
Oh between the liberators and those on
shore. Gen. Lopez did not effect land
ing with his men until A. NJ; but the de-
barkaton was done in so mastery style,
that before sunrise he had not only landed
his men, with all their munitions Of war,
but was on his march to Las Posas, IA town
few miles distant from the coast. where
he mmediatel y commenced intrenching
himself.
In the meanwhile, here in Havana. reign
ed the greatest excitement. The Pizarro,
laden with troops. under command Of Gen.
Emma, (who is next in command to Cap
tain -General,) and with him the Admiral,
left about 8 A. NJ for Bahia Honda, one
thousand men having previously been sent
by the railroad cars.
II must be borne in mind, that such was
the state of confusion and alarm into
which the government were thrown, that
they had no distinct idea as TO whether
Bahia Honda or Mariel we're the points to
which the liberators had come. However,
the following morning, we are informed
that General Emma had come up with the
"prates," as they are termed by the gov
ernment, and had fought with them at Las
Posas, in which he regrets the loss OF some
OF his men and others wounded.
Accordingly. two steamers. the llaban.
ero and the Almendares left that day with
more troops. to the number Of 400, so
that according TO their own account. with
those who have been concentrating from
the other districts. they have got upwards
of 5000 men. including cavalry, and up to
this moment they have only made three
cap,ives, who, as they say in the official
bulletin, they instantly put to death. Two
OF these persons were sailors belonging to
the steamer Pampero, who. after landing
Lopez, had gone into tavern and got
drunk, the other poor fellow was found in
hut, unable to move, from fracture he
received when landing.
On the 18th. it was known that the lib
orators, who have been joined in large
numbers by the people of the country,
made move in the direction of Diego de
Nunez and Cabanas, with the intention OF
possessing themselves OF the fort at the
latter place, when. unfortunately, some
forty or fifty of them. who had in the most
daring manner. endeavored 10 get there
by sea in four launches. with the intention
Of taking the Spaniards in the fort by sur
prise. were themselves. after most des-
perate resistance, captured by the Span
ish Admiral, who, with his steamer. and an
immense number Of men, succeeded in
taking them. alter q fight Of four hours.
la this engagement the S paniards were
commanded by General Enna in person.
who had his horse shot from under him;
Col. Radal and seven officers and about
seventy eight Een were killed.
So unerring and deadly was the fire OF
the brave lberators that General Emma
was three times repulsed with loss. AT this
moment the Lieutenant Governor OF Ma
riel, Colonel Gurrea. came up. with about
two hundred men more, when the Colo
mel received a shot through his leg. and
! his men such a check. that General Emma
las he states in his official communica.
ton TO the Captain General. dated half
pas, three O'Clock Oh the l4th.) saw the
u,elessness of attempting any thing further
again It the pirates without more artillery.
as it would be only exposing his men to
certain death. without any result; conse-
uu-ntly he demanded further reinforce
mentS.
1t is computed that there were no less
than 329 soldiers and sailors engaged in
the capture o! these brave fifty Americans.
Eaied with his success. Admiral Bus.
tillos FASTENED with his prize 10 Havana.
where he arrived this morning at l 80 A. NJ.
From the NJ Y. J"wnal Of Commerce
MORMONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
The various published accounts Of the
condition and character Of the Mormon
communities of Salt Lake Valley, Beaver
island, &C.. are strangely conflicting. ac-
cording as they emanale from friendly or
prejudiced sources:
The Mormons of Beaver island number
about eight hundred. and are governed by
one Straag the successor o: 10. Smith, }
who was some time since. with great Ger.
emony and ostentation. crowned King of
the Earth, Prophet of the Lord, and Dis
ciple OF Jesus Christ" Government is
administered under code oflaws claimed