The republic., 1851-09-10
Furthsr Details OF the Defeat and Destrue-
lon OF fhe Cuba Invading Expedition
TTFansIatsd for the Neto York Journal " Commerce
from Hauana papers 10 august Sl.l


ma, on the morning of the lth, at iour O'CLOCK
which intelligence received al havana on tnc
evening OF the same day. Lopez ana MS party ul-
rected themselves TO the town caiieo Aas osae AS
sisted by the inha abitants, and afterwards oy the
Lieutenant Governor of Bahia Honda and others,
prepared themselves to attack them
Immediately alter the reception OF the intell-
gence at Havana, the Commanding General of
Marine and that Of the Army, with seven hundred
of the best soldiers, embarked on board The steamer
Pizarro, and landed at Bahia Honda at 10 O'Clock
D. IN, of the same day. In the mean time, Colonel
Don Joaquin Moralss de Rada, chief Of the staff,
with smaller force, took the railroad towards the
whereabouts of the invaders.
A half of the force conveyed by the Pizarro, as
soon as arrived at Bahia Honda, marched towards
Las Posas, where they met with the pirates, and
attacked them vigorously. Although the invaders
had the advantage of being fortified IN the houses
they suffered considerably. But General Emma
thought il prudent to discontinue the attack; and,
wishing to make the enemy believe that he was
about 10 effect retreat, he ordered the troops 10
fall back, with view TO induce them TO come out
TO open field. In this he partly succeeded, since
some of them, deceived by the above movement,
came out the houses; but the Spanish troops turn
ing back attacked them in the most severe manner,
leaving In the field some dead, and causing the
others return to the houses in such dread tnat
they did not dare to continue firing.
The Spanish troops then were ordered again to
fall back, and remained at short distance from
the town, SO as TO observe the enemy's movements
and TO attend to the wounded. The invaders had
80 dead and 20 wounded; among the former was
the second in command, Pragay.
On the morning of the 18th the General OF Ma
rine left Bahia Honda on board the steamer Ha6d-
nero, to examine the coast, having received intel
ligence that fraction of the invaders had en-
barked ON four boats. He pursued them with such
success that he took every of them (hfty In alb
although they had mostof them hid in Cdyo LeuisG
The same steamer conveyed them to Havana, ar
irving on the 10th. few hours afterwards the
bnle nun her uypra ahnt 10
CASTLE according TO law, having been permitted to
ilies.
BY the same prisoners we learned that the whole
party of Lopez were entirely disheartened, (desd-
lentada which fact explained by itself their sepa
ration and flight. Among the prisoners was the
denominated (titiiado) Colonel Crittenden, ne
phew of the Attorney General of the United States
who said he was grossly deceived by the traitor
Lopez, that he bad assured him of aid from the
country, and not even single man had offered
himself to join the party; but on the contrary men
and women have left their houses at reaching any
place, while some of the countrymen have been
hostile to them.
In the mean time that the inhabitants of Havana
were witnessing the terrible punishment of the fifty
prisoners taken, General Emma to whom the forces
under the command of Colonel Morales de Rada
had joined, as likewise another commanded by Bri-
gadier Rosales, that left Havana on the 18th, and
alao knowing the approach of another force under
the command OF Colonel Elizalde, of the regiment
the pursuit and annihilaton OF the invaders, by
surrounding them not to leave them any
chance Of escape. On the 18th they were almost
surrounded by the troops under Generals Emma
and Rosales, but the pirates having noticed the
only way that was yet left open to them, they sue
Ceeded in making their escape through deep
break, near which was a guerrilla OF chasseurs un-
der General Emma. Firing as they defiled, the in
vaders had the sad luck for us of wounding NOR
tally the gallant General Emma. Such an unhappy
accident torcibly delayed the operations and pro-
cured the invaders of the most precious hours
to avail to their great advantage.
The command of the troops having been taken
by the Brigadier Rosales, he continued the plan or
surrounding the invaders. Accordingly the forces
under Colonel EEalde, we understand, were to
march to San Cristobal taking the bad road OF the
hills, and on the 2lst, at 81 a. rn he succeeded in
reaching the pirates at place called Sitio de la
Canaetaria. The difficulties of reaching that place
were such that the invaders were almost taken In
surprise, the sentinel having been killed at the
bayonet BY this attack the whole body of the pi-
rates would have been destroyed had they not been
put to flight, their chief giving first the example,
leaving bis horse, many dead, arms, SC, In this
attack our troops had five men killed, and Colonel
Eazalde woun ded but, notwithstanding, he con-
tnued on hie command, although he did not per-
init any further operations for the moment, on ac-
count of the bad weather. This force was after
wards ordered to retreat to Bahia Honda, that be-
ing the nearest place, and where there were the
troops under General Rosales, in order to under
take again the operations as soon as the bad wea-
thcr would allow. But while this was taking
place at the north, the forces under the comma Id
of the interchangeable colonel OF the staff, Morales de
Rada. ana the colonel of the regiment of La Coro-
na, Don Felix Sanchez, were operating in the
south. The latter having left San Cristobal ac-
cording to the instructions given to him, had the
good fortune to meet the invaders at the bill called
Iona del Rosario, where our troops attacked them
at the bayonet, with such good that the pi-
rates scarcely had time to make discharge, i'm
mediately making their flight into the woods
brl Ian in vhir ba were
left on the field, and many arms in possession of
DOR troops, put end to the band of pirates.
Since then, being 80 closely pursued by the dif-
fereht divisions, they have fallen one by one and
even the country people have been 30 hostile to
them tha. when they have taken any of them wan
derlng they have put them to death. The procla-
mation that our Captain General thought proper 10
issue, granting quarter during four days the in
dividuas of the band, whether taken prisoners or
giving themselves up to the authorities, produced
the best result. Three days after its publication
thlrty-slx of the band at the disposal of the
government, which number, together with FIVE
that were accompanying their leader, and about
Tour hundred, some killed in the different attacks
and some others shot Mt Havana, Bahia Honda,
San Cristobal San Diego dc Nunez, Las Posas
and other places, shows that the pirates landed at
Piaytas by the American steamer Pampero
amounted TO 5tS.
The capture Of the leader made yesterday by
Don Antonio Santos Castaneda, and delivered to
the Lieutenant Governor of San Cristoba, has
sealed the success in putting end to the band oil
pirates. The punishment has been severe, as
terribe, as 1T was announced to them beforehand.
They knew, for it was published in their country,
that here quarter would not be given them, and it
was done 50 until the band annihilated. Those
who afterwards were captured, gave themselves
up to our authorities may be thankful to the elem
ency OF our queen, SO worthly represented by the
illustrious General Jose de Ia Concha
From the Diario de la Marina Of the 3lst August.
CAPTURE OF NARoIso LorEz z'-Yesterday at half
past p. m, has at last been captured and con.
veyed to San Cristobal the famous leader. Thus
the party of the pirates have entifely its end.
From the same pdpv.
The Lieutenant Governor of San Cristobal sent
the following communication yesterday at O'Clock
p. m, addressed to his excellency the Captain
General
MosT EXCELLENT STA: At this momeAt (6 O'Clock
p. n.) the traitor Lopez has been made prisoner
by Don Antonio Santos Castaneda, and conveyed
to this village; which fact l hasten to let your
excellency know.
BY order of his excelency this communication is
published In an extra OF the Gaceta for general sat
isfaction.
From the same paper.
Last night (on the 3Oth) the pirates James
Smith, Joseph Gunst, and Don Augustin Mottoro,