The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-05
THE CUBAN INVASION.

Yesterday afternoon we received our New
Orleans exchanges con,ai"ing full details of
the news brought by the Empire City rc|a'
live TO Cuban allai.s, but perceive but ltle
intelligence in addition to what we publish-
ed yesterday. A letter in the PicayNnc
states that one Sonor Costa, q mcrchau, OF
Ncw>Orleans, S Spnniard favorable to his
Government, had procured permission to
take with him from Havana TO that city the
bodies of the unfortunate CriItenden and
Kerr, ard that he Ind had them cmba II, +, :,
with the intention o'so doing. Wa We !" i, -
een fud no mention of their
New Orleans p1peTs. We
an account Of tie riots TINT oc!5l(
Thursday in lha, city, which we eZtraSt
from The Crescent:
"New. Orleans on Thursday wns alive
wit, excitement and coinrUuion. The streets
were thronged with people. and angry and
violent crowds paraded through the city,
breaking into the scgar and liquor shops
kept by Spnniards. cutting them Of their
contents, and destroying every thing they
could lay hands upon. II our lcvees had
given way, and the current Of the MiSsissip.
/ p permitted to rush through our streets, the
/ turmoil, confusion, and agitation could M,
have been less. We will briefly detail the
Incidents as they occurred,
| Tie melancholy news Of the fate oe Crit.
,cndtn Kerr, Brandt, aud their companions,
cast, early in the morning, deep shgde of
gloom over the community. The several
! hundred iilbuslers now in tho cry immc
dia,oIy put on Grape. Up II a. NJ. no
sign Of disorder was manifested. About
,hu, time an extra" of very offensive
md improper character was ISSUED by La
| Union oilicc--,he Office Of the Spanish organ
IN this city. 1t wGs an irritating outrage
upon the feelings Of the friends and reu-
t.ves, numerous in this city, of the gallant
dead, and it was at once generally known
that the Union Office would be attacked and
gutlcd. Aboit this time Spnniards still
further famed the spreading flame of cx.
cielncnl by public remarks, some of most
brutal and oil Of q most offensive character.
Tho Spanish Consul also hoised his flag.
They had presumed too much upon the per-
| feet impuni'y Of lie past.
tb,r, A p NJ nrou,d ,,,oro, H., &C.,
Of +, Union. md in rew minutes il was n
,n,ol r.rocl, 1ha oI;,o- ,,,vyr os,,,oJ
with III. life through the Interccsson Of
Thorco Tho rrnwd nro,ooaod :, N. ,o,ro,
of Gravier and St. Charles. where very
odions Spnniard. Romagusa, tended ,hc
Cor'ne cigar shop. Some demonstrations
we're made, but the doors were closed, when,
,rar ,he exni-a,ion Of sn Lour, R,m,cosa
pnrcoro1 n, nne of the doors with n drawn
tn,,a IN his houd nnd exnressea n ds.;rp in
sheo,hs j, in four or five Yankees. A rush
was mpdr. when Romo poso made his escnrc
into the STORE. closiuu The dou- ofer him.
first wuundino three persons. one severely. .
'rhe ru;ne of The s, Charles ,nrnished ,ia
materials with which the doors we're spc ,,.I,
ilv h,,,orcd m everv y;rdo.y hrol,en the
shoD cut,cd. and costly stocl, of CIGARS
sc,i,sred in tho s,rcs,s pnmo,oso n,,hs
his escone hv n hack Inor r,n nm s,roa,
nnd.r =. shaver or missiles b;s raco s,raom.
inc with blood and himself ho,y pursued
Hn succef dpd in sheIterinr L;mself IN Tho
c,,, nr,sor
Thc crowd nroceeded to ,he office of ,le
S,,rish Cnnsni. yho wos mot 0t Lnme n sac
cnmn,nv Thov ou,,ed his ot,ice md ,orr
down hrs sion,
Thence ,he torrent Of peo,le noured down
poydrns. to attack the u. s. Excbonre 4
hannv remark from the bar ke,nrr ,nl n
soeech from District Attorney Rryu,Ils.
diverted them from their purpose. and after
taking ..o drink nil round % free ,hcv c,n-
cen,rs,cd upcn the Jenny Lind Coffee House,
corner of 81. Chnr.es and Perdido, It was
au,,ed in few minutes, and tho streets
s,rewn with Tho wreck.
Abou, this time IS p. Ny nm immense
crowd had r,,hercd in L,fayc,,e Sounrr. |,
was addressed by judge Walker md Col,
Field of the T,ouisiona Reoimeni. C,'onnl
Chris,ic was called for. bu, did NOT sneak
Jutge Walker v,rv sens,biy odvi.ed The
crowd to bottle their wrath for use in Cuha.
,ba article would very well hear eynor,,,,o,
;,rono roso,u,inns dpuuncin,orv of ,hc
Sn,n,sh authorities. were possot in n burrnh
Cnncba. Canaan General of Cuba. wns ,hon
,,,n,, i, e,,;rv and burr, amid tho .hnn,s nr
r,e c,owd
crv v,s raised for nWhit, ioll.n
c,cf,o knrso onno.i,c the s., Iouis Hotel
md ,hnv, ,hnns,rd nersnns nour,d dawn
,ho, d;rsc,Iou On their wnv n numbcr Of