The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-17

: fee, high on which was the chair Of execu
ton. He turned, and, facing the multitude q.
sembled, addressed them with short speec
the conclusion Of which and his las, word
vas, /" die for my beloved Cuba" He the,
took his seat, the machine was adjusted, an,
: a, one turn Of the screw his head dropps,
forward then all that remained Of him VII,
had SO long been the terror and dread Of tn,
Cuban government was a cold, black, lieles,
body. He evinced not the slightest irem
bling or fear-his step was proud and firm
aud his voice clear and distinct. A .ev hiss
es and srosns were heard from the crowd at
ter the exeeutioa-saye that, every thing wa.
orderly and quiet.
There were in HavaRa over one hundred
prisoners, (Lspez's men. who are TO be sen,
TO Spain for len Years confHe men, 10 q dun.
geon. The remainder of The forces are sup.
posed 10 have persisted from hunger and ia.
tigue. From the report Of the prisoners
themselves, their sufierings before capture
were iniense-lhey say they lived several
DAYS on the leaves Of trees, and the las, meal
they had was from the horse of Gen. Lopez,
which they killed and divided among them.
selves.
Lopez when tsksn. vas wondering tbcut
the country alone. There are various re.
ports IS 10 the manner Of his arrest. Some
say he was captured by dogs. Aso,her re.
port is, that he went TO farm house. and
asked for somslhng TO eat, and psruissiSn to
ay down, which was granted him; he fell
asleep, during which time, the owner Of the
place obtained the assistance of four mea
who bound Lopez hand and foot, and then
despatched person 10 the nearest rendez
vous Of troops, where he was made secure
The prisoners say thst in no Instance have
the creoles Of The Island manifested he least
disposition 10 join the invaders. Every &C.
ton hey had with the troops they we're vic,
lerious. Ii was impossible fer the Spanish
Government to rally their soldiers. The mum
Der Of troops killed, wounded and m ssing, is
1000. Among these is Gen. Emma, second IN
command 10 Cencha, and said 10 be the best
and braves, officer 10 the army. He was
killed al the head Of au advancing coismn.
There are now no fears Of an Invasion. The
aunhilation Of Lopez and his forces has re.
stored, IN a measure, peace and quiet in The
city, and the excitement is ias, subsiding.
OUR CUBAN CORRESPONDENCE
HAVANA, SEPT. !, 1851.
By the papers, YOU will get detailed &C.
counts OF The fate of he Lopez sypedllion.-
| shall, therefore, merely touch on some of
the principal facts connected Herewith.
1t was calculated that ia twenty four hours
after the landing Of Lopez they would have
ali been captured. This did not happen, on.
ing to he death Of Gen. Emma he, oil The head
Of twenty hersemen, made On attack, when
he fell, MORALLY wounded ; that even, stopped
The operations Of the Spanish forcss. Lopez
happened 10 know the country well, as he
once owned an estate in the vicinity be and
his men took up their march TO The rugged
heights. The Spanisrds, after a while fol.
loved him, guided by The country people end
their dog., Who ferre.ted on, Lopezs men ia
the moiasses, guleys, aud preciplces, 10 which
they fled 10 escape. Many we're rescued thus
from certain death. An order came from The
Governor Of Havana 10 give quarter, and TO
stop shooting the enemy; by this, 100 bave
escaped with their lives; the number landed
was 5is.
The creates, enemies OF the Lopez party
were the country people. The same spirit
was shown by them as when the French in.
vaded Spain precisely the same spil,.
Great decosum was observed a, the execu.
ton Of Lopez, notwithstanding the excuses
committed at New Orleans.
The people OF The Island are aroused, and
he same fate will be shared By further inya.
des Who may appear.
1t IS not true that ndignlties were offered
to the bodies Of the fifty men who we're shot
here on the l6ihultimo.
HAVANA, SEPT. / 1851.
Ey Gen. Lopez was brough, here last
evening, about seven O'clock, and publicly
executed (garoled) al the Punla, at seven O.
clock his morning.
Thus has ended his famous revolution in
Cuba. The Spanlards considered this Island
lost. The Crsoles had, II was long under.
stood, been waiting for such an expedition,
10 rise aud shake ofI their allegiance to the
crown Of SPAN. We have seen whs, they
nave done. Lopez aud his i've hundred men
have teen sacrificed by the eowardics Of
lhese miserable wrelches, " no nave deceired
trery body. | assure you the government
were under the greatest alarm aud apprehen-
sion, because, as SAID before, they, as well
as every body else, really and sincerely be.
Ileyed that the Cfeoles would have joined
Lopez to man. | consider lha, Spain is
now more firmly seated in her power With
regard 10 Cuba, than ever she was before.
She knows now how completely she may set
a, defiance The stupid " brsggadocio OF
these pusianimous Gre oles; and, unless Spain
should become involved IN war with The
United States, she may remain perfectly
lrarnull 80 lar as rPparda the Cnhans exer