Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-08-29
Flag of America. American Citizens and Strangers
GROSSLY INSULTED.

Northern exchanges all that deem important to give
insight into the terrible received relative to
affairs the Island of Cuba We make principal
from the Washington Union they to be
to point and shorter than the accounts generally in
other papers:
From the Union.
The New York papers have lengthy accounts from Hava
ma concerning the Lopez expedition and the execution of the
prisoners appears that Lopez landed the 18th with
900 and instantly Joined by the people the
surrounding country Two accounts given of his ubse
quent and the capture of the forty Americans
The government that Lopez landing
letter the inhabitants of Posas threatening them with
determination unless they aided him. Subsequently fight
occurred between the Spanards and the PATRIOTS in which
the former suffered loss On the 18th, the patriots
attempted rembark Cubanos, but prevented by
the Spanish and engagement ensued in which the for
utterly routed and dispersed into the mountains
back of Bahia Honda. portion attempted to escape in
the boats and this the party that captured and
ecued The other account is widely different 1t states
that engagements took place the l3h in which the Span
defeated with great loss and that the
patriots towards Diego Nunez and Cubanos
with the taking the fort at the latter place Some
fifty cndcavored to there by and these were capur
ed by Habaneros Neither of these precise
to the whereabout of Lopez.
The particulars of the executions at Havana thus Civ
Twelve brought out and six ordered to knee
who shot in that position The other six then
commanded walk around their dead comrades and knee
ing opposite them, also shot They their uni
forms, consisting of blouses and straw hats.
Details.
New YORK. August 22-9, a M
The Spanish steamer Habanero while cruising off Bahia
Honda 40 miles west of Havana, captured party of forty
patriots who four boats and unarmed and
posed to be steering for New Orleans
They broug Havana by the Habanero Satur
day at O'Clock, placed on board Spanish frigate
lying in port and executed at Is minutes past IL in the
the least presence 10000 SPECTATORS
After they shot, they were dragged by the feet by
them of their clothes carrying them sticks through
the streets yelling like demons just escaped from the bottom
Many passengers of the Cherokee who the spot
and witnessed the executions sneered and pointed at
and threatened with the same fate
American appear in the streets without being
shameuy nsulted and it dangerous for of them
to walk out at night
Names of the KILLED.
Annexed list of the of those who shot
the public road in Havana 1t is estimated that there
Col W. s. Clendennn; Capt F; S. Sewer Victor Kerr
and T. B. Veacey; Lieuts James Brandt, o. Bryce, and
Thomas c. James; Doctors John Fisher and T. Tourni
quet; Sergeants j. Whtereqs and NJ Cotehett; Adt R.
Edward Rulman. Geo. A. Arnold B. J. Wregy VIM; Mise
man. AnseOme Torres Hernandez, Patrick Dillon, Thomas
Manvllo G. = Green j. salmon, Napoleon Collins, !: H.
Fisher, VIM Chilling, G. A. Cook S. Q. Jones' NJ Ball.
r Brourke, John Christdes. VIM B. Little Robert caut
ley, John G. Sanka, James Stanton Thomas Harnatt Alex
ander McIlcer John Stubs, James Ellis. William Hogan
and Chas. A. Robinson.
This list embraces forty-nne, there fftytwo shot.
passengers
Havana that the morning of the 10th, off Bahia Honda
the Falcon discovered large steamgate in chase of her
When first seen, she standing directly her bows
with evident intention Of cutting her off The Falcon
however, kept her and left the fgae eight
formerly the Cunard steamer Caledonia.
While she still chase another steamer hove in sight,
and also giving chase succeeded heading off the Falcon
She first fred two starboard to the leeward of which
the Falcon took notice. She then alongside and fred
American colors dying The Falcon then heaved to- when
the officers of the Spanish vessel gave three cheers and
to Ihp hOarI in
ingy insoent manner while on the Falcon, nquiring par
culary for the Spanish passengers He soon left however,
The men who were shot were part of the Lopez exped
cans are beset with spies and of them feel safe from
the position Of the government and the revouonss can be
The captan-gcne had sent force of eight hundred
Lopez who they asceraincd that he had land
ed advanced certain position and refused to further
without reinforcement of 700 men, This was sent to them
two days before the Falcon arrived and the report atur
day that Lopez had cut off all communication between
the fact of the having received dispatches
from the general in command
The steamers cruising along the coast have met with
better On the evening of the 10th the captain
era despatched steam ferryboat to Bahia Honda which
returned the night without obtaining any The
Habanero in the next morning. bringing the captured
patriots already mentioned.
These taken among the Cages and it is suppos
ed that they proceeding along the coast Havana
and hide from the cruisers Whether they armed
not could not be ascertained Some fishermen who first
them gave the government information and the Haba-
despatched in pursuit.
1t is said she the boats down, and then picked the
but nothing positive be learned
allowed with the prisoners and the dsclos
nothing but what answers its purpose.
The prisoners after being brought to Havana led
out and shot, ten at time, from behind Not of fear
a escaped from of them. Their bodies were
thrown into heares six and eight tme and carried off
and buried Many the spectators themselves OF
their hats and clothing and placing them sticks
ded through the of Havana with fury utter
bitter the busteros, accOmpanl ed
by savage shouts and vivaS for the captaingeneral.
One handsome noble looking fellow. from New Orleans
the captured from who these wreches endeavored to
obtain his decaration in the hope of getting him to mp
cate Others desired Them the most peremptory
nterrogate him. he nformer that the
of had placed him in their and that their
known the world but that he
had the satisfaction of knowing that drop American
blood shed by them would call down upon them the ven
the whole American naOn and that would be
repaid to them hundred fold.
We learn from gentleman, passenger In the cherokee
that report circulating Havana few hours before
her sailing to the effect that Lopez had been attacked 6J
bodies Spanish troops and after bloody and hardough
battle, had been totally routed Lopez and few followers
had escaped the mountains and it supposed that the
party executed at Havana separated from their
IONS and took refuge in boats.
There is however. reliable information OF these facts
and they be only reports set foot by the Spanish
thorities to deceive.
The from California only day later, and pos
interest.
The United States sloop-oEwar Albany at Havana
In addition to the foregoing Col WHITNEY, Z. s. Mai
Agent TO California, furnishes the following statement:
" Left Chagres in the U. S Mail steamer Falcon, tn
evening of the 18th of August the 10th Instant abou
10 o'clock shot three times by the small steamer Ha
banerO; brought to boarded; the demand made,
what ship we were, where from, where bound, SC.
" On bringing to, nsoent spawn of the Spanish gov
took the lead in taking off their hats, shouting
their in IOItah