Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-04

duay consnled with their sacred homes where psntuds n
hespsd up around them and stzanger-I bite NV
Ps with 10 think that these cannot be made to
s0s those deluded young have who left their home.
from the parest motives find themselves the followers Of
traitor, deceived by their countTymen to retrieve bis des
psras fortunes If there any who wishes to be
o. the happy and consned Of the leland let him
out como and see for himself in oil his travels his purse
string will rarely have to be undawn the Cuban whose heart
ss liberal - his store-house, will meet his every necessy
ne has nothing to do but come and behold.
10 continue my narrative which will shortly bring
to Close We had been in the mountains about three dsv
when on the morning Of the third day. we made he Lone
estate The farm itself il magnificent oLe Il once
belonged to the Lopez family but was conscaed by reason
ms eachsry to the Queen Of Spain We were prepar-
ing ourselves to dine, when were Suddenly CHARGED o
upon BY body Of about Fifty sixty horsernen whom We
rePulsed, with slight loss on their side Bot their object
was evident was not TO achieve any other advantage than
to casse US to fall back where large body Of ancers await
ed this movement part This we did not do hut inn
diatey the repuse of tho hsmen We shouIdersd arms
lett our unfinished dinners and marched over into lsro
open field bordered side by thick and bushy wood
before We bad quite reached the margin Of this wood de-
sructive Ere was opened upon We collected ss RAPIDLY
as possible upon little knoll in the field and returned the
fire with some spirit. Thin engagement lasted bo, :
short time- A number killed and wounded on both
and ash by mutual CONSENT both parties retired from
the field. We took the mountain road, and commenced
again the same old udgng up and down the noun aims ex
pectng every day, from Loxs psoteststions TO meet with
the patriots On the seventh day our tramp n the noun
!alns we halted At ranch shout dark for the purpose
ing supper and resting for the night The nieht We spent
without molesaion bu in the morning, whilst preparing
breakfast attacked in front and on our yeht Asnk
oy body Of Spanish troops. Finding ourselves In bad
thickly overgowA with the coffee plant Our retreat was
severed BY company, which kept up continual FIRE on
the advancing enemy The latter kept up such hot Ore on
V that nothing but the whzzng of bullets could bs heard
speedily gained the top Of the mountain, and then such
anoth tumbng down the other side was seen before
Men, horses and their riders all in one pomcuous mass
went heteT-skeer down into the ravine Aeneath Il was
not until your humble servant could gather himself At the bot
om that he could tell whether bis formed the apex Of bis
or his head The Spanish troops did not pur-
ue us to the bottom; they coneed themselves with plying
,s with the contents of small howze mounted on the back
u q mule, and scversl volleys Of musketry.a
To the mountains still clung weared and broken down
he men commenced throwing their guns and ammunition
away; they wanted Lopez leave the island He still pam
pered them up with the idea that there was no deceit in him;
n what ne promised he made them believe would actually
come 70 pass Alas too late they perceived the of
,onfdng in his promises Aboutour days after this defeat
Ill Of us came near being destroyed We were toing our
way late n the evening along ksome road when tho
advance OF the party suddenly perceived two sentne on
each side OF the road We Immediately reaced steps,
ou the sennels the alarm and large party of Spanish
troops attacked our We retreaed quickly down each
side OF the road, behind the thick underground which is
80 luxiant around the mountains Of this island Some of
our men were killed, and few taken prisoners. From this
defeat the men became separated went one way some
another Not over SIX together any ono party
and IN many cases the sngy rudged their why the
mountains For my part namped many long and weary
day. beneath broing sun. with nought bat guavas and
mangoes for my daily food The day Of this defeat was the
last that Lopez and his ever each other He
captured shortly AFTER brought to this city, and nothing now
remains but the recolecons of his notorious Deeds
virtue to link with his thousand crimes.
There are in the prison in this city hundred and
men belonging the late expedition, all remaining
Of the four hundred which left New Orleans little over
month ago. They treated we'll and are generally in the
rood heal anda in odcniris T
may be that few men still left in the mountains,
though the number cannot exceed two three.
will write you again any thing of interest transpies
The late Spanish Consul at New Orleans yesterday paid
visit to the prisoners understand that he gave some words
Of encouragement to the prisoners am sorry that difficult
lies in New Orleans the Of his arrival here and
hope that the entente cordae has already been restored
Yours, respectfully,
c. NJ HORWEIT,