Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-30
THE EXECUTION AT HAVANA.

.nom THE NEW YORK EVENING POST or "WEDNESDAY.
The Cronca paper this city in the Spanish language,
and in the interest Of the Spanish Government publishes let
from Havana Of the l6h instant in which attempt
made apologize for the execution Of the ytwo prisoners
belonging the expedition Of Lopez We translate few
passages. One Of these letters says:
81 believed that saw in the first days after the landing
Of the pates general discomfort not that they had arrived
for Of that every body glad, but account of the i'm
preston which prevailed that inclination leniy and
spirit of temporzng had been mantle by the Govern
ment When the fifty prisoners brought in this
ing, body asked If these pirates had been successful in
exciting civil war, what would have become Of the lives
and the property Of the whole white of this island
Have not the methods Of eny patience, and resignation
been tried without preventing these attempts from being
peaed with vgor and audaciy than before In what
these bandits to be restrained and inspired with
respect for our rights and our territory p"
After relating that the fifty prisoners executed in
what the writer calls obedience the "torrent Of public
opinion and presence Of immense crowd of spectators
the writer says:
"A this will show you in what sort Of liking these peo-
pie held here. Another circumstance not unworthy Of
remark is that among the twenty thousand spectators who
distinguished themselves by their hsscs nvectves tsunts
and cries against the pirates the negroes who swamed
on the ground"
This is probably said in auson to the reliance placed by
he Government in the last resort upon the blacks, both
free and otherwise. The following paragraph is from the
same letter
"The American steamer Vre has entered this port
four five times On the morning Of the 18th she
nounced in sight of the port with another her.
The other made movements which appeared suspicious unit
last she disappeared The people the whaves and the
officers of the marine deemed her appearance suspicious The
Vren the mouth of the port, and her commander
board the vessel Of the captain of the Marines when
being asked concerning the steamer in company with h
own, he replied that he did not know what she she
had appearance of being Spanish and certainly
North American. And yet the suspicious the
Pampeo. What do you think Of the pursuit Of the pirates
ordered by tina, Government ;"
Another letter of the date speaking the execution
Of the fifty prisoners, says:
q This measure, though just, does not fail affect per
sonal sensbiy, executed distance from the
place Of action. have been assured that the humane feel
ngs of the Captain General greatly moved wss clear
" seen in his Il would have been better Il
the capo conformity with the instructions sven had pu
them death in the act pang pain to bis Exceency ant
avoiding spectacle truly sad and dsagreeable. Amopf
those unfortunate Colonel who appears 10 have
been nephew of the Secretary Of War that republic and
the letter which few minutes before his death be wrote Il
his uncle is Ao precatioms againa Lopez and the pres
of his country 5y tchose deeetons he sacrificed sne
he bees his uncle in conclusion sndeavor to SET public
opinion right that blood may be shed Such arr
the contents of the letter, have been assured"
This REFERS we suppose, to COL CnrrrKsDxs, nephew
Of the Attorney General.