Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-09-17
CUBAN ITEMS.

New Orleans Bulletin accompanies its pub.
1ica,ion with the following predatory re.
marks
We consider il as reliable and unimpeach-
able evidence; as the testimony OF man M
eriremiS, satisfied ,lla, his fate was fixed and
irreversible, and conscious, that what he
was writing were his last dying words. !!
is base calumny upon the memory OF
brave man, to say that this letter was writ
ten under coercion, or at the dlc!atIon oil the
Spanish officials who had him in custody.
Cri..enden was no craven or fool-he knew
his life was forfeited, and that mercy was
an attribute with which his captors were
no. familiar, and he was not the man to beg
il Of his enemies at a sacrifice Of truth and
honor. man who could face death as lie
10 represented to have done, could not have
been brough. to record a lie under any cir
cums,ances,-he would have been fool to
have done j, upon the faith of one Of lsa-
bella's soldiers.
Smp-oF-WAR EspERANzA, !
August l6 1851.
Dear Lucien-In half an hour J. with
fifty others, am ,oIbe shot. We were taken
prisoners yesterday. We were in small
boats. Gen Lopez separated the balance OF
the command from me. ] had with me about
one hundred-wss attacked by TWO bat,al-
ions of infantry and one company Of horse.
The odds was too great, 10 tell the truth,
was no, furnished with single musket cart
ridge. Lopez did no, get any artillery. have
moi The heart to write to any Of my family. If
The truth ever comes out sou will find tina,
did my duty, and have the perfect conf
dence Of every man with me. We had re.
tired from the field and were going to sea.
and were overtaken by the Spanish steamer
Habsnero and captured. Tell Gen. Huston
tina, his nephew got separated from me on
the 13lh-lhe day Of the fghl-and that
have not seen him since. lie may have
s,rsyed off and joined Lopez, who advance
ed rapidly TO The interior. My people, how
ever, were entirely surrounded on every site.
We saw that we had been deceived grossly.
and were making Cor the United States when
taken. During my short sojourn in this is
land have not met single patriot. We
landed some forty or fifty miles westward
Of this, and am sure tina, in tina, par, of the
island Lopez has no friends. When ! was
attacked Lopez was only three miles off
IT he had not been deceiving US as TO the
state of things, he would have fallen back
and made fight, instead of which, he march
ed on Immediately TO the interior. am
requested to get you TO tell Mr.. Green, Of
the Custom House, tina, his brother shares
my fate. Victor Kerr is also with me, also
Stanford. recollec. no others Of your &C
qusintance al present. will die like man.
My heart has not failed me yet, nor do
believe i. will. Communicate with my
family.
This is an incoherenl letter, but the cir
cumstances must excuse it. My hands are
swollen to double their thickness, resulting
from having them too tightly corded for the
last eighteen hours. Write to John and let
him write to my mother. am afraid that
the news will break her heart My hear,
beats warmly towards her now.
Farewell. Ny love to all Of my friends
] am sorry tina, die owing cent, bu. i. is
inevitable.
Yours, strong in heart,
w. L. CRITTENDEN.
To DR.. LUcIEN HENsLEY.
The Florida Republican, published at
Jacksonville, announces the sailing from
,ha, place on the Cd instan. of the steamer
Psmpero, bound for the Island Of Cuba,
with body Of one hundred volunteers from
East Florida, who 60 to reinforce the "libe-
rating army Of Cuba.'' The Republican
says:
"H. T. Titus has commend Of the BODY
as Colonel E; Theodore O'Ha'a, OF Kentucky,
as Lieut.. Colonel; John Hopkins, Of Florida,
Adju,ant; Captains Province, of Ocala, Will
Hanson, Of Savannah, both Of whom serv
ed with gallan,ry throughout the Mexican
war; and Colvin, Of this place, are in COM
mand Of companies. We understand the
force is expected to be increa SGD at certain
Other points on the coast"
M,es.curspTTs WuIc STATE CoNvEN.