Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-13


either in view of our own statutes or OF the law of
nations, but the expectation of which gives them
strong claim TO PARDON
COMMENTS ON THE CUBA NEWS.
The New York Tribune makes six important
points, as deducible from the late news from Cuba
which, in the opinion of its editors, should "snk
deeply into the national mind" First, that the
bodies of the prisoners shot at Havana with Crit
tenden and Kerr were not maltreaied; second,
that the invaders achieved no important success at
any time; third, that they killed no two thousand,
one thousand, nor even two hundred of the Spa
niards; fourth, that they at no time were able to
act the offensive but fought for their lives from
the first, and were at length surprised and utterly
routed; fifth, that though they were landed in the
very quarter of Cuba where Lopez was most likely
to obtain aid, yet they received none Of any kind
and sixth, that the Creoes, or natives OF Cuba, SO
far from affording them such aid as even towards
friendly TO them might safely have done, evinced
the most active and deadly hostility throughout to
the invaders and their cause. 4
Speaking on the same subject, the New York
Commercial Advertiser says:
"Fom the facts which have length been elected, it ID
plain that Gen. LorEz and his men were the victims Of
gross deception and from the very of The landing
upon the soil of Cuba had and fight for their
lives Not Cuban, native resident Joined hem could
be induced to hold moments parey with them. They
summed hated, harassed and finally shot betrayed
by the very parties whose aid they had been taught to
rely. They do not appear have struck single offensive
blow, but have been put upon the defensive from the first
So far from thousand Spanards having been killed. there
Is no evidence that two hundred have such fate Gen.
ESsA wounded in the first attack upon them, the
head Of small squadron, which repased by LorKz and
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have been the only which be said have fallen
to them. Afterwards they hunted by the troops and
peasanry word Of kindness being addressed to
bem morsel Of food given to them when perishng from
hunger. We shall surely hear Of Cuban sympathy
with American invaders.
Nos should respectable Journalists permit themselves
hereafter speak Of ndgnies to the dead bodies Of the
Fifty prisoners who shot Havana since that story
bot coinage from the mint that has forth many
abricaons the object Of which to excite indignation
here and obtain possible, such renforcements would
save the expedition from the ngorous fate which manifesy
awaited it. It probable that the lives Of the remaining
prisoners will be spared although long and weary imp
will doubt be their reward, such other punish
ment Spain may think necessary to convince the world
that her soil is not to be uDjusty invaded with mpuny
In allusion to the finale of the Expedition against
the Spanish territory of Cuba, we copy the fol-
lowing significant hints :
rHoA THE NEW ToRK "NIRRoR" OF MONDAY HvEsISe.
Our columns much occupied to-day with the details
Of the that have space left for editorial comment
the termination Of this bloody invasion. But DO
intend leave the subject until the nagato Of this great
outrage, the real CRIMINALS who have caused the shedding Of
much blood and the expenditure Of much treasure
held up public sco if The legal punshment Of their
crime The following clause In the law enacted on the goth
Of April, 1918, and which is force may lead to some
serious reflection the part Of Of contemporaries
Of the press, together with their secret and open abetors
The 9th section declares thai il any person SHALL within
the territory jurisdiction Of the United States begin set
foot, provide prepare the for any military
petition enterprise to be carried from thence against the
territories domnions of any foreign Prince State
any colony district people With whom the United States
arc at peace every person so offend ng shall be guilty Of
high isdemeGnoy, and shall be fined exceeding three
thousand dollars, and imprisonment than three
years." s.r ft st
FROM The SANE PAPER.
NED BuSTIIs1s OwS" has bursted with the e1pedi-
ton Of the Flibusters Cuban scrip, Cuban "patriots
and Cuban flags "down'' in the market. A morning
paper " large lot of bunting for sale at the
Sun office" What has become of the cargo of pistols
which the editor the Journal of Commerce packed in
trunks Who sold them, and ,vho paid for them These
questions may yet be propounded from Washington. They
should have been nked before this"
From the same paper we also copy the follow
ing paragraph: .I,e ,a
w The United States District Court will open to morrow,
when Major slessnger, Capt. Lewis, and L. Osulvan
indicted for their connsxon with the farmer Cuban INVASION
will be required to attend, their recognizances will be for
feied they are under bonds Of 900 each, Mr. Charles
OCopnor being bail for Meoss Slessnser and Lewis II is
not probable that either Of these persons viii be forthcoming
toe former dead bound to Old Spain for years
incarceration in dungeon. The latter said to be in
mand Of tho Pampeo. and return without exposure
arrest He may yet BE- brought back, however, in charge Of
the Revenue cruisers that has been SAINT ont with
orders to seze the vessel wherever she may be found"
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The Panama Herald of August 18th, by the pr
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