The New York herald., 1851-09-09
Of admiration for its order and rapid progress, moral

Military commssi sions were ordered at Puerto Principe
and Trinidad, by His Excelency the Captain General
having for its President the General Commander Of Las
Cuatro villas Brgadier DCarlos the Conso
de Gusra who Trinidad on the sth Of August 10
try the Chief Armenteros and part Of his followers,
all or whom we're condemned, by unanimous
Jose IsiSoro Armsntero. D. Fernando usrnandsn and
kafs Arcis to the punishment Of death, to be shot
In The back lsn1cio been Perez D. Nsstor Gadalso,
Maria Rodriguez to the punishment Of ten years im-
prisopment abroad with perpetual prohibition of
Porada to eight years. imprisonment under the same
condition; d PEDRO Jose Pomsres Foribio Garcia D.
Cruz BIZ ba, and D. Fernando Mednilla two years im-
prisoDment with the same prohibition Some decara-
tons and secrets which not to be explained now
approved by his Excelency the Captain General,
and executed the 18th Of Auaust the three
first in tie field called del Negro, Trinidad
On the 9th August, the first sentence of the conso
Of war Of the Military Commission of Puerto frincipe
was given, condemn ing d Joaquin Aguero Agusro o.
Jose Tomas Betsncourt. d Fernando de Ziyas and ID.
Miguel BenAvdes to the punishment death by g,rrote
and Miguel ossieianos and Ad fo Pierra Aguerro.
y to ten years iupr nmeDt the 6rst not being of
age and the navog circumstances in his favor
The sentence WAS approved by his Excellency the
General ConmaK der aud not having executioner
f the CITY, the foar hst were sho on the morning OF
tAs 18th
MONTH OF AUGUST.
BIt II tbe jfiad perfectly tranquil ca the 9st Of
Jky have hsfors demonstrated the ews received
from New Oiaans New York (where the organizers
OF eSyedi.ios and In bonds had given TO the
OF Puerto PM c9e aud Trinidad the greatet
mems ss1s) made ps brsieye that the moment for
expest b- reaiiAed had arrived rhs efforts Of the
pr.s soted TO ,he service Of the Sseros, ths meet
ings and processons, and t1e public ersstments
attraction The ~ exaggerated victories and
armies that % take complete posss.on
of the saI d. Tta eys, Indicators enough shst
It not ait.culu collect crowd cs ndseutusers
where there abound many 2-votees to- such
pr,ses So tsen, the report did not surprise any
body ella. thavbe famous traitor A0pez hs1 anded With
gang Of five huuared and forty esht men iL las Pay
tas which L. to'tbe wcrt OF Bahia Honda, ana twenty
epAt leagues from capital Thy received
herr that ths nth there seeS ouud tr.s
Suspicious stesmsr; this infOrmsscn ccghrmsd
by toe sailors Of scopsr from whsn they (Lo3ez and
! his party had taken the captain aud an0ther MAJ
AT quarter past sewn the morning of the l2th
there es,led from port the beautiful steamer
Pigarro having on tonI ts General Ccnmander CT Sne
Navy end the Leuterant General Of tn, Army, with
good courn OF sode-E composed OF companies of
The men az lie regiments os this garrison
There also ted the time by tie railroad the
| Colonel Chief of D.. Joaquin Morsss de Raoa,
with another column Of i,os force which TO join
| body of cavalry in Sen Ano;Iio.
We knew in the evening that the pirates ,ad succeed
ed in landing at four O'Clock in the moraiug, aud had
gone the village Of Las PoEao where they attacked
~ the Captain of Police ant some country men The
latter after wards Joined by tue Lieutenant Cover
Of Bahia Honda. % Juan Justs) and many others
who were dill osed 10 attack the TIE dir ctiou
Of the pirates known beard the Pizarro and the
column of troops pied from bat vessel ia lila Honda
al ten O'Clock in the night Scarcely had they landed
snd ssoertsnd the part OF the country in which they
would bind bis Ezeelirncy General Enns, than they
dertook the road wi half OF the forces towards Las
Pozas. where the hghwaymen already forti-
lsc-she latter having taken the advantages
Afforded them by the excellent position OF tue
houses. and the proximity Of the buildings. But
neither that position all the advantages derived from
IT, were suicit ut 70 check he b,dnrs Of valiant
Gen Enna, VINO ihe morning the 18th made
Ct thu herceet ATTACKS them thas be discovered
in military annals
Ghet nemIes were ched aud dii not show
their fsces but troops notwithstanding their sma
number rushed across the trenches and did them great
ham The General knowing that IL not prudent 70
continue the attack wi-hlng 90 csu retreat ordered
his 10 fall back with the iuteution OF attracting the
my to plain field In this ~uvre he eiiectueuy
dsd in part believing that the troops hsd
treated Il ,hs iuvaoers ont and soldiers
turned and gave them terrible charge with the
bsyonet This warniur such that thoee who we're
not killed went back to enclose themselves With
he others, who Kept In Our troop were excited
in such u manner ~ their oowsrdice, that our
rushed ever the trenches aud few OF our soldiers
where the ground permitted wect into the very houses
True octs OF hrosm nov took place for there were ride
who had killed with the five pirates dght-
ing tooy TO body with thrm aud without room sciroey
10 baroe the gun. officers and solf riValcd each
other in bravery In such manner that some called the
officers Of the gang afterwards said that those we're not
but lonsr by this IL BE- seen, without asto
nshmept that according to the statement CT tn. pirates
their loss may ascend TO 80 dead, aud - wouDded
Among the dead was the second chief OF tie gang,
PrpPsy
On falling back by the orders of their General the
small column f,maned within sight OF the village where
they observed th. highwsyw,n, and at the time,
occupied themselves in attending 20 this wounded who
we're butch red in the glorious attack They could not
help lut very sensiby th,r loss as the brave second
cbiet Of Lee Nsdal victim of hts extraordinary
e'uIag. Fortunately, there were few who had the
GERS Of TIE column 1t the lot Of nine
to be wounded, though none of them are greatly
/ very glorious for him who commands such
be the among the brave aud much so
whtn the General disputes the place OF nonr. But
though thy were within sight Of the village, and at
great distance the position ef the ground permtted
the pirates 10 Of the village In the night some
OF th,m undrtook dee 10 the mountains Of Cuzco,
while many away towards the sea shore rbis was
on the 18Th and the last circumstance together WITH
the order Of events will oblge us to leave, for moment
on The morning Of the 18th his Bxcslency the Gene
raj Commsr der II Bahia Honda, sailed on board
steamer Dabsneio armed or to examine the coast
lie had sdvcss that band Of pirates bad embarked in
four boats, and he pursued them With sucn dexterty
aud that before they had time to take refuge
in Cayo Le,isa he apprehendcd the greatest part Of
them Ueoyertoos then with the boats, and succcedei
In this way. In capturing the whole ny cf whi,h ths
bard posed. The steamer the Habancro,
conducted ,hsm to Havana where thsy entered al day
break the morning of the l6th few hours sfer,
having prepared and written letters TO tner families the
fifty shot according to the Laws in force aud 70 the
Captain General on the 2Dth Of April last
IL VS. known that day, from the prisoners them
telye, that the gang 1pletey discouraged fhis
statement was also Confirmed by their very flight us
the prisoners the demo minated Colonel CrtteDden
ibst ts,y h,d been srcl dseeiysd by the traor pss
who hso smcd them that they would be aided by tue
people of the country when In realty not sng m.a
had TO join the gang but on the conirsry, the
and women fed at tbeir approach, ard abandoned
their hesTths Al the time the people OF the coun
witnesed the terrible catastrophe that he pirates had
ces.ryei Its Exc,lsncy the Second Chief Of the Army
Hs was joinsd by the column Of Colonel Morales
| &c Rada and smother column uritr the CON-
mand of Brzadier Rosaics, whs vent from
Hsvsna by ga on the llth The secoud Chief Ct the
Army also knew OF the proximity OF an Sther column
upon whom he could rely aud who bad come By long
mArcb.s under the command OF .he vnlians Ucl)ne
Elizadc Cbsf of the E.pana regimen Hts L--cclency
endszvored enclose the highway In suce manner
that y could escape. but ASored By she ground
scme q the gang took To- flight. Those who remsned
the troops and countrymsa shot, according TO
/ what bsd been ordered relative 10 not giving
| quarter ON the 18th The gang entirely
surrounded by the column undsr the command Of Kama
and Rosalss The only eont of escape that wes LETT
was noted and 70 ns point the column under the
I second marched The yang undertook TO aee by
| brssi through which che msuntan floods hal poured
But here was alread guerrilla Of uhemen and WITH u
his txceI.ncy. Ge ae,nl Enna white shooting at tho
passing highway men they had the sad fortune of wound
ing mortshy u daring General who gave proofs of Tue
serenity that nad much distnguished him % remaa'
ing as hng As he could smoog his rnemen. 10 unfortu
nate eident necessarily retarded the operations OF