The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-08-30
THE CUBAN NEWS.

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olution, makes it difficult to select sum-
mary suited to our limited space; and it
is impossible to sift from among the idle
and false reports, the truth, even if the
truth has reached us. We mentioned
last week that some fifty Americans had
been taken and shot in the streets of Ha-
wanna. They We're captured while in
boats, unarmed about 40 miles from Ha.
wanna.
Later news states that 80 of them
We're of the Lopez expedition, ami that
their bodies We're horribly mutilated and
dragged about by the popuIace.
The Philadelphia Bulletin of Tuesday,
contains the following despatch, dated
New ORLEANS, Aug. %.
Letters have been received in this city
from authentic sources, dated Havana,
Aug IS, which state that Gen. Lopez
fought only one battle with the Spanish
troops, and that the latter met with a
repulse.
Shortly afterwards the Spanlards hav-
ing received large reiniorcements, with
cannon, g., returned the charge and
succeeded in utterly routing the Patriots
and capturing nearIy every one, lnclud-
ing General lopez.
This battle occurred almost immediate.
ly after landing Of the Patriot forces.
The loss on the Spanish side, on the first
repulse, was between four and five ehun-
dred.
Everything was apparently quiet at
the date OF the letters, and no further
was anticipated until the arrival of more
Fillibusters.
The New York Tribune has the fol-
lowing despatch, dated
BosToN. Aug. %.
The brig Edward Prescott arrived at
this port last evening from Cardenas,
18th inst. The news of the landing Of
Lopez had been received there previous
to the sailing Of the brig, and caused
much excitement.
As far as could be Judged, the general
feeling was unanimous against the inva-
ders. There was one Spanish vessel-of-
war in the port.
The .4dUertiser of this morning con-
tains letter from Havana, dated 10th
and 18th inst, giving clear and intelli
gible narrative of the landing ofLopez,
the subsequent battles, and the final,
utter rout Of the invaders.
The Spaniards executed their priso-
ners on the spot. Not man or Spanish
soldier joined Lopez from beginning to
end. The letter adds that the Captain
General expects another invasion, and
is prepared to meet it.
From the news thus far it seems prob
able that the Lopez expedition is ami
hilated, and the Cuban Revolution ex-
pIoded.
Connected with this matter there are
some things to be noticed. The Cuban
people never countenanced the invaders
never joined them--never succored
them; leaving the inference that the
whole Lopez affair was gross decep-
ton, and that the many ardent young
Americans who )oined it were duped
and led to certain destruction.
| Tremendous excitement has been eau
sed by the bu!ctery OF those Americans,
for allowing them to have made them
selves liable to be executed, nothing can
Justify the shooting of them without a
fair trial, or the mutilaton of their bod
les. Immense meetings have been held
in all the Atlantic cities. The follow
ing despatch from New Orleans, shows
| the action there:
New ORLEANS, Aug. %, 1881.
A party of Cuba lberators mostly
western men exasperated by the tone of
the Spanish paper LaUnion, attacked,
this afternoon, the office, broke windows
and doors, threw press, cases, type and
furniture into the streets, and destroyed
every thing belonging to the Office. The
police did not interfere in the matter.
After demolishing the La Union Office
they proceeded to cigar store, situated
at the corner ofSt. Charles and Gravler
streets, where they broke the doors and
windows, and destroyed all the stock and
furniture, which was very valuable.
The rioters proceeded, at 7 o'clock, to
the Spanish Consulate, where they des-
troyed the desks furniture and property
of all kinds, and broke down the signs
which is now being carried in triumph
to meeting in Lafayette Square.
The Spanish Consul received several
letters from the murdered Americans,
and refused to deliver them up to the
committee who called on him. He was
then forced to surrender the names Of
the ffty.one Americans who had been
executed, which names he had in his
possession. The military were called
out. SECOND DISPATCH.
New ORLEANS, August 22.-Two
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