Washington telegraph., 1851-12-24
,s1DENr,s MESSAGE

,h;cb YOU meet for your first session.
DC. country is at peace with all the
VI, .,ld The agitation which for a time
sso'aa,eued to disturb the fraternal rela-
ln,' ".s which made us one people, is fast
W. Ss;diuo, and year of general prosper
suDd y" and health has crowned the nation
ny ,h unusual blessings. None can look
,'at s 70 the dangers which are passed. or
DD.ward TO the bright prospects before us,
';,bout feeling thrill of qualification.
.ho same time that he must be i'm
..ssrd with a grateful sense of our pro
tound obligation to Bene6cent Provi-
10 whose paternal care is SO manifest
~ The happiness of this highly favored
c;uce the close of the last Congress,
tain Cubans and other foreigners, res
.s.a, in the United States, who were
,re or less concerned in the previous
u..;on of Cuba, instead of being dis
rouraged by its failure, have again abns-
s5 the hospitality of this country by ma
,;nr il the scene Of another military ex-
aJt;on against the possessions of her
frarbollc Majesty, in which they were
,.,uu,enanced, aided and joined by citi-
~ons of the United States. On receiving
;~,sIIioence that such designs were en-
,.,;ained, lost no time in issuing such
Instructions to the proper officers OF the
United States as seemed to be called for
hv the occasion, by the proclamation, a
ronv of which is herewith submitted. l
.lso warned those who might be in dan-
gsr of being inveigled into this scheme,
0f its unlawful nature, and Of the penal
pss which they would incur, For some
time, there was reason to hope, that
those measures had sutHced to preven'
any such attempt: this hope, howeaer,
moved to be deIusive. Very early OH
the morning of the 81 August, steamer
called the Tampero departed from New
UrI,aus for Cuba. having on board up
wards of tour hundred armed men, with
evident intention to make war upon the
authorities of Cuba. This expedition
was set on foot in palpable violation of
the laws of the United States; its leader
was Spaniard, aud several OF the chiei
were foreigners. The persons composing
il however, were mostly citizens of the
United States. Before the expedition
sat out, aud probably before it WAS or
cauized, slight ln>ur:ectlonary move
ment, which appears To have been soon
suppressed, had taken place in the east
EN- quarter OF Cuba. The importance
of this movement was unfortunately so
much exaggerated iii the accounts pub
IsheL III this country, that these adven-
lures seem to have been led 10 believe
that the Creole population of The Island,
not only desired TO throw of the authOri-
ty OF the mother country, but had re-
solved upon that step, and had begun a
we'll concerted enterprise for affecting il.
The persons engaged i'll the expedition
were generally young and i'll informed.
The steamer on which they embarked
lef: Ne " Orleans steaIlhily, and without
clearance. After touching at Key
West, she proceeded TO the coast Of Gu
ba, and in the night between the 11th
aud 18th of August, landed the persons
OIL board al Playtas, within about twenty
leagues of Havana. The main body of
these invaders proceeded to aud took pos
session of all inland village, six leagues
distant, leaving the others TO follow, III
charge of the baggage, as soon as the
means of transportation could be obtain
ed. The latter having taken up their
line OF march to connect themselves
with the main body. aud having proceed
ed about four leagues iuto the country,
were attacked Oil the morning OF the
18Th, 10y body of Spanish troops, and a
bloody conflict ensued, after which they
retreated to the place Of Decentralization,
where about fifty of them obtained boats.
and re-embarked therein. They were,
however. intercepted among the Keys
on the coast, captured and carried to Ha-
vana, aud after being examined heiore
military court, were sentenced to be pub
llcly executed, and the sentence was car
red into effect Oh the 10Th Of August
On receiving information of what had
accurred, Commodore Foxhall A. Parker
was instructed to proceed 10 Havana in
the steam frigate Saranac. and inquire
ih'o the charges against those executed.
The circumstances under which they
were taken, and whatever referred TO
'heir trial and sentence. Copies of the
iastructloes from the Dept of State and
Of his letters to the Department are here
with submitted. According TO the re-
cord OF the examination, the prisoners
all admitted the offence charged against
mem. OF being hostile Invaders of the
Island. At the time of the trial and ex-
ecn'Ion, the main body of the invaders
was still in the field, making war upon
@ We Spanish authorities and Spanish sub
!ec's alter the lapse of some days, being
uve'come by the Spanish troops. they
dispersed on the 9th of August. Lopez,
.ueit leader, was captured some days af-
.ef' and executed on the 1st of Septem-
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