Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-09-17

upon the mercy of the Spanish government They
did come in all together; bit in small par,ies and
at different times. They had subsisted chiefly upon
fruit, and the last meat that of them had eaten
was portion of their generals horse. There was
no lack OF ammunition when they threw away their
arms, though much Of what they brought had been
damaged by rain. Lieutenant Grider stated that he
carried musket, though an officer, ard that he had
rounds of cartridges in his box when he
threw it away.
On being told that General Lopez was taken pris-
oner. cry ofjoy and exutaton through the crowd
They stated that Lopez chief to the expedition.
Colonel Dowseman was second in command, and
was killed on the 18th.
Colonel VIM. Scott Haynes, of Tennessee, was
another leader. According to their best belief he
still in the mountains.
Colonel Crittenden had been officer of the u nj
ted States army during the war with Mexico.
A Hungarian named Pragay, who acted as Adju-
tant General, was mortally wounded on the 18th.
1t is matter Of regret that imperfect narrative
has been obtained from these unfortunate men. In
the excitement of the moment, many would speak
at once; and to some questions it difficult to get
satisfactory answer, on account of the eagerness Of
all to give it.
At the request of the commandant of the CASTLE the
prisoners were asked if they had had the benefit OF
medical attendance since their confinement They
replied that they had. They were also asked if they
had been provided with two meals day, and wheth-
said that they lad but others replied that they had
no coffee. The commandant Immediately inquired
the reason of his subordinate who stated that those
who had been confined there the previous evening
came too late to be provided for that morning, but
that they would have their allowance at dinner. He
stated that the others had been provided for according
to the order.
1t may be proper to add that the prisoners appear
ed to be in good health. and by no means so much
reduced as their exposure and hadships would seem
to warrant They even appeared to be cheerful, which
may have been the effect of their reliet from condi-
ton of far greater anxiety and suffering experienced
during their wanderings upon the island.
The whole number of prisoners, including those not
yet brought to Havana is officially stated to be about
one hundred and thirty"
The Republic, after giving these extracts, adds
We learn that, upon receipt of these dispatches,
the President directed copies to be the Span
ish Minister, the further to enforce appeal alread
made to that government since the leader of the
expedition has been cut off, to deal mercifully with
his deludeG followers who enticed into the in
vasion under the belief that the people Of the island
were already in state Of revolution, and desired
sisance to establish republican governments state
of facts which, had it existed could not have justified
their conduct, either in the view of own statutes
OF the law of naons but the expectation of which
gives them strong claim to PARDON"
Gen. Lopez may have been and no doubt was de-
ceved as to the assistance which he received from
the people of Cuba but we hold it to be certain tina
he acted honestly in the matter, for he has sealed his
declarations of attachment to liberty with his blood
He could have offered higher evidence than this
of the sincerity of his motives and intentions. The
people of Cuba have labored for years under the
heaviest despotsm. The permitted the use of nj
firearms beyond horseman's pstols-they are watch
ed necessarily by government spies-they have nj
representation and right of petition worthy of ht
name-they are taxed forty per cent on both exports
and imports-they are, in other words, slaves to
Spanish despotism in every sense; and under these
circumstances they well knew, if they joined Lopez
and failed, con6scation of property and death would
be the consequence. No doubt they sympa,hzed
with him in his efforts, and many Of them were sin
cerely desrous that he should succeed but they
could no: be eertain-destitute they of arms
| and of the means of war-of success, and they wer
therefore unwilling to put themselves in peril b!
Aocking to his standard. We must confess that VI
perceive but little ground to hope for Cuban in
dependence at present. We fear the pear is not ye
ripe. "Who would be free themselves must strik
the blow.'
THE DAILY JOURNAL.
We have received the first number of the Daily
Wilmington Journal, by Messrs. Fulton & Price
1t is quite neat issue, and is filled with news
miscellaneous reading, valuable statistics, &c. Pros
pectus in next.
Wilmington is not only the largest town in th'
State but is celebrated for the energy and enterprise
of its citizens; and should think their subscrip
tions alone ought 60 far towards sustaining Daily
But this enterprise the part of the Editors of tn
Journal, appeals to business men generally, and W
hope it will be responded to literally.
| The newspapers of North Carolina have improved
very materially during the last five six years, boil
in their appearance and tone. The condition of tn
newspaper Press, among free people, is tue in
dex to their condition in almost every respect and
is much the interest of the people as it is of tn
Editors themselves to sustain the Press and continu
| to improve it.
We wish the Daily Journal " much success.
RALEIGH AND GASTON ROAD.