The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-08-21
The Progress Of the Cuban RevO-
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said to have commenced on the Island on the
4th Of July last, that it is almost impossible to
form any correct idea of its extent. The Cuban
Government is endeavoring to make it appear
| that the outbreak is quite insignifcant-tha
the Governor General has the men and means
at his command to suppress it-that many of
the prime movers have been taken and that any
expedition from the United States to assist the
| Revolutionists will meet with defeat. The Pa
triots or Liberators state that the revolution is
almost general throughout the Island-that
they have defeated the government troops on
several occasions-that the revolutionists are
daily receiving accession to their numbers, and
that sympathy and assistance from the United
States are only necessary to render Cuba Free
The authorities state that most of the accounts
published in the United States are sheer fabri-
cations. The Patriots state them to be entirely
correct That there has been demonstration
there can be no doubt, but whether it is likely
to assume so serious an aspect as to render the
Island of Cuba free and independent of the
government of Spain it will take some weeks
perhaps months yet, to determine. 1t is re-
ported that Gen. Lopez has sailed from New
Orleans to the relief assistance of the Patriots
| the news of which has been telegraphed to the
Savannah News, as follows:
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 4, P. M-Gen. Lopez
| sailed yesterday morning, at o'clock, for Cuba
with two steamers and eight hundred men, well
| armed and equipped. The steamers are the
/ Pampero and the Chinchorrora. They were
| cleared regularly at the Custom House for the
! Island Of Cuba.
The Spanish Consul Immediately despatched
q steamer to Havana to inform the Spanish
Government of the departure of the steamers
with Gen. Lopez
Gen. Lopez is on board the Pampero. Thou
sands of citizens were on the wharf to witness
his departure, who made the air resound with
loud huzzas for Lopez and Cuban liberty.
There is great excitement in the city, and
hundreds are arriving from the interior to join
| the patriots.
| 1t is also stated that party of three hundred
and fifty men have left Mobile for Cuba. These
reports are by some papers considered doubtful.
If such statements be true the liberation of Cuba
may not be far distant.
| The New Orleans Pieayune, of Aug. Is, has
| the following and states it may be relied on:
The intelligence from Cuba grows better
and better. There is no longer question of
wide and apparently concerted rising of the peo-
| pie of the Island against the Government. Not
only are they gathering in arms at various and
different points, but they meet the Royal troops,
and have gained decided advantage in several
encounters. And what is better still, there is
good ground to believe that the soldiers sent
against them are unwilling servitors in the
cause of despotism, fight reluctantly, and in
.nuInerous instances have deserted to the popular
side"
The New Orleans Delta says:
s.Thc Cubans have struck the blow. They
have risen in numbers sufficient to give their
movement the dignity of Revolution. They
have not triumphed We claim not the victory
vet. But if they fail, their downfall viii be our
shame. The American people have scornfully
called on them to commence the struggle,
promising them succor and aid. They have
entered upon the contest under such induce
ment, and our people must be impotent or faith
| less if they do not aid them to a glorious con-
summation. Under such circumstances We have
no doubt of the issue. 1t is mere question of
| time Cuba must and aciU be free! Those who
contribute to that great object will achieve
! names and Immortality. Let our citizens, then,
come forward with their purses, with their con-
tributions of means, arms and munitions, and
! with strong arms and bravo hearts, to help on
the cause of Cuban independence.
If the revolution is successful in the rest OF
the Island, it is believed that, with so strong a
detachment of the troops in Havana in their fa-
vor, there will be no difficulty in effecting the
capitulation of that city. The force of troops
in Havana does not reach 5000, as the regiments
are not all full, and $50 reported on the
sick list The patriots have therefore deter
mined to raise the country around, in which
they will be aided by two squadrons of Rural
| Guards and when their force is sufficiently
strong and consolidated, they viii march upon
Havana Eight hundred Creoles in that city
have organized to go into the Vuelta AbaJo to
| assist the movement there.
| Gen Lopez has certain information of the dis
affection of the st. Leon regiment, stationed at
/ Matanzas This is the regiment which it was
found impossible to get to march on Cardenas,
when the expedition landed at that place last
! wear. Puerto Principe, where the first declara-
| ton was made, had been deserted by all but
women and children. Troops had been sent
there, but they found enemies TO attack