New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-10
CUBA.
,.,d;,iou of Lopez as Narrated BY his Fol-
by lowers.
From TIE Republic Of yesteTday.

EtD
By lowers.
From Tie Republic Of yo,teTday
d;spatch was received at the Navy
,...,,,,eut on Monday, the sth inst, from Com
p't fo,e Plat OF the United States slOOp-Of-war
,gsry. dated Havana. Sept !, ISL stating
~, IN reply 20 request from HIN ihathe
.''"p, he permitted 10 visit the Americans who
s@tompanled LOpez's expedition, and VINO had
s,,enaered or been captured and brought INTO
tI.,sna. he received the following reply from
me Capialn-General
HAvANA. August q, 1851.
s,.I have received the letter which you all
s.s,d 10 me TINS day soliciting my permission 10
va an interview with the prisoners VINO have been
mcuaht 10 Tins p0ri, and who formed part OF the
1sseiog expedition which attacked TINS island
,noTm YOU III reply, tina. order the Ommtnder
.fts, Ma,esty's frieaIe " Esperanza," on board OF
.brh the prisoners are. % admit YOU, al any hour
:, sbch YOU may present yourself, to hoid the oe-
aud interview. with permission TO remain WIN the
,rsoners 20 long as you may ind II CONVENIENT ana
s,al myself Of this occasion 10 assure yOu OF the
..,su which your noble conduct and frank and
honorable character cntltlo you to from me.
lam. therefore, with all respect. your oDedlen'
ensnt. &c, JOSH DE IA CoNcHA.
cg,s. J.PLATT, Esq, Commanding United States
gopofwar Albany and Senior Officer OF the Ma
yAiCces Of the United states IN tins port
Apdiha ayallng himself OF tins permission,
Cat Patt, accompanied 10y Lieut. William
Rasrs Taylor visited the prison IN which these
unfortunate men Were confined, and received
hos them a narrative OF the fatal expedition as
khgws
hrsrf from dispatch to tie Nary Departments from
(Onmand,r CHARLIE I. PLArr. Commanding
Umtod states ship Albany, dafod tijuana, sept. /
The followers Of Lopez having been entirely dis
Desed, and a number of prisoners reported as
fought 10 this place on the 27th ultlmo, addressed
letter to the Captain-Gcncral, requesting permls
son to hold an interview with any Americans who
sight be among them. Tins permission was readily
accorded III a reply. which - nclosed. The inter
new was postponed until the morning of the Both,
he prisoners having IN the meantime been trans
kned 10 the castle of the Pmta,' and some acces-
aons having been made to their number. The COM
ndndant of the castle informed me that the whole
number OF prisoners was hfty-seycn. of whom about
Y or IS were Americans, as We learned from
hemseycS. THIS officer was present throughout
he interview Another gentleman. who was INTRO
uced inspector OF prisons, came M during Ms
and renamed until MS close. The phi
0ner were heavily lroned, were clad IN prison
,niiorn and had their hair closely cut They were
oDhned IN an arched gallery, TO which access was
lad through two grated doors, the inner one beng
rtely of IRON I'm the little ante between
be two doors. lay the garments worn 10y the prison
n al the time OF then confinement
aanco to the front, and all foreigners were sent
{ the other end of The cell Inquiry beng made
o. the officers, the following presented themselves,
"a
James Kelly, of Ncw-Orloans. formerly of
BAYOU Sara who held the rank Of Captain IN the ex
jtdlton
Robert NJ Order, of New. Orleans a native of
kentucky, Lieutenant IN The same
!. D. Baker, of --. also a Lieutenant
No other officer of the expedition presented him
,.N ThaN inf 1 n
MISSION 10 VISIT them and that my eDloci was to Oh
laln iIom them any information that they might
choose To give, which would be forwarded 10 the
Government of the United states and perhaps nigh,
b. the means of lettering others OF our counlvmen
non placing themselves IN the same deporabe Sltu-
alOn They were told distinctly that they were IN
The power Of the spanish Government, and that
nothing could be done for them as Americans, mas
much as the Presidents proclamation had declared
lhAl any persons lOinlng an INV AIDING force would
thereby iorte the protection OF the Government of
lhe United States. This Was sand 10 prevent their
iolmins any false hopes from my WISH
The Information obtained was gwen m the pre-
shce OF the entire party oy the aforesaid officers,
and being nconuadlcted by any OF them, may be
nlaced a. the testimony of the whole.
They stated that the expedition sailed from New
Vrssns IN the steamer PampcTo" They were not
sNIe Of ihe exact number composing II, bur though,
S~as - ina, 1t certainly did not amount to 5Oo-
,vwt landing IN Cuba they anchored near Key
"esl where tney renamed several hours, and were
'sitdey some clllzenS OF that place. They landed
N 'ula about o'clock OF The morning of the 18th of
august Their first hght took place on the 18Th.
,iVn lhal period they had lost all recollection OF
''n They had tyc engagements, bus could not
rh now many OF their number had been killed.
'atl Nert armed With condemned muSkotS-had
w ~. mes out many individuals had reNolVCrS and
Anhts They brought with them $4,000 cartridges.
snu aINIed many more after landing. They had
~ Htherl Soon after landing they found they had
seth cecelved, and became ANXIOUS to return home.
atl otea informed, before sailing, that Ia towns
wee N possession Of the patriots" TO use their
.'a 1AhgNage.l and that the whole island MAS an
sa't % reyoiuuon. They suppose that the fifty men
captured with Col Cut,onden were endeayoring To
I~se Neu escape. They 81 infer from the fact that
my were all dlSplried by the reception they met
IA and disguised, As they SAID, With the hes and
eeespuon" pIacueed toward them. The country
Peopls generally fed al their approach and none
,ohtd them Worn out with hunger and fatigue,
'atn men composing this body threw awav their arms
. Setk or ten DAYS preYOuslv-thev could not dis
! ssety remember when They had not al that time
1c o. The offer OF licsto such as would give them
NHWpp, but Their intention was 10 throw them
~ SNc upon The mercy oi the Spanish government.
AeN I'D no, come All together. but IN small par
w and at different tunes They had SubslSted
10y upon iiult. and The last meat that some of
~ W aaG eaten portion OF thergcneral'> horse
-etN MAS no lack of ammunition when they threw
.,s aeiI arms, though much OF What they brought
-, ~ zen damaged by ram. Lieutenant Order sta
~ eAa' he carried a muSkei though an officer, and
~, had heavyweight rounds OF Carriages IN his
- wen be threw II away.
-, Nelly stated that the editor OF Tie Ncir- or
uria, VIZ. >iguT, Was Instrumental IA perSUad
r,,s. n 70 JON The expedition, having addressed hun
b,,S..s~4S upon the subject. lie has reason 10 be
rs 'a~' ne persuaded NAM others also. The whole
~. Manifested much indignation toward General
~ =, and NJ >igur and many Of them asserted
lns Nouid oe worse for the latter If they should
"a. ie'0fn home. On beng told that Gen Lopez
,A,rsna .a NisoIer, cry OF Joy and eXUllaton ran
-TStga the crowd
Cd STATED that Lopez was chief OF the expedition.
20 &c on the 18th
o;A,, "h. Scott Haynes OF Tennessee. was an
st1 rSeoet' According 20 ,heiT best belief he Mas
S,s,,, .,slencen had been an officer OF The United
IH.AAia'y during the war with Mexico
sssNian named Pragay, who acted - AdJu-
hS.aeid, MAS moTtally wounded on the 18th.
has hA''tI OF regret that imperfect q narrative
tie 49,. oo'alntd irom these unfortunate men. In
a. otes N.mtn nj OF the moment, many would speak
gti 1Ao 10 some questions Il was difficult 10
a. " al 10 glyeu
n, D,- IeqGes, OF the commandan. OF the castle.
q SsSohefs we're asked # they had had The beneh,
TAeT ,ss1 attendance SINCE taeu confinement