The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-28

INST seen by a fishermen VINO shouo w
known to the fort, when the HabaneTo
was dispatched in pursui! ofthem. it 's
said she ran The boats down andNtlien
picked up the men; but nothing can be
learned with certainty.
No communication could bo had with
a,iy dr the prisoners, aud the authorities
will disclose nothing but what will an
swer their purposes. The poor fellows
died bravely; not sigh, nor murmur, nor
sign Of fear was betrayed by any Of them.
They were led out twn al time and shot
from behind. One fine looking follow.
who was the last shot, while kneeling and
waiting his luln, calmly looked on his
butchered companions, fret turning his
head on one side aud then on the other,
as though he was 1nly spectator, and
then turned his head aud booked his exc.
curioners inlhe face while they fired. He
was shot six times before he fell.
Alter the execution they were thrown
into hearses by six or eight at time and
taken away and buried. About 10000
spe ctators were assembled TO witness this
horrd spectacle. Many of them were
neeroes, slaves and free, and possessed
themselves Of the hats and boots aud por
tious Of the cloIhing, and fixing them on
sticks marched through the streets with
curses upon the "Fillibusters." the "Pi.
rates." &c, &c, accompanied with viVas
IEur the Captain General. That Lopez
had been giving them trouble there is lii
tle doubt, and that there will be plenty
of hard fighting before the end of the
month every Que in Havana believes.
We have just received from our cor
respondent il Havana copy of an Ex
Ira Of Tie DiariO dc Ia Marine. Of the
18TH inst. The Lieut. Governor Of Ma
riel, near Cabanos, sends dispatch con
corning the landing Of Lopez, the par
liculars Of which ho ascertained from two
sailors who were witnesses Of the scene
We translate the following extracts;
The expedition. in the opinion of the
witnesses, consisted Off thousand men
They only disembarked two barrels .
powder. / cwt. of balls aud two boxes o
muskets Each person was armed will
pair Of six. barrelIed pistols, swore
aud musket, all in bad condition. They
only landed provisions for one day, th'
greater part of which was biscuit, and lw'
, barrels ofmeat. The company consisted
of fifty natives Of Cuba. aud the remain
f der from America and other countries
On landiOg, Gen. Lopez sent letter Il
the inhabitants of P0zas. threatening then
with extcrmnation if they did not Oic
him"
, General Buslcll0s, Of the steamer Ha
banero, also makes report concerning
the capture of the four boats, but it con
f tans no new particulars Of interest. HI
repeats the story Of Gen. Lopes's part
| being very much distracted and dePress
ed, and states that they are attempting
to seek safety in flight. In relation L
the execution Of the prisoners, The Dia
y lrio de Ia Marina says;
4 "At IL o'clock this morning, the s
/, armed pirates captured in Cay Lewis
, aud its neghborhood, were shot on tn
southern side Of the Castle of Antare!
r Aferthe punishment ofwhich they wouI
be condemned. if they would have dare
to approach these shores, had been az
nouuced in the country from which the
came. as in this island, the terrible exc
. cution of the law was result which coul
|. surprise no one. May the blood shed ia
us an additional reproach on those inf
n nous persons who have drawn these VI
d happy criminals to their perditon,
a "On sea ar d on land, the concOurse a
If tracted together by tho execution, WI
=. immense; not because our populate
r. cherishes sanguinary instincts, nor fro
a an impulse foreign to people as honor
a bio. peaceful, aud laborious as ours; n
-, but because the insult offered TO the N
If blest sentiments. the attack directed
il gaiust their loyalty, the depreciation
d our faith and our nationality, filled the
/. with the Indignation which converts, Fl
" the moment. at least. the must gentle in
>. the most fierce aud energetic characters
p, -Ncw York Tribune.