The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-09-05
GEN. LOPEZ AND HIS FOLLOWERS

ming publishes the following letter from
Adiu,an, Stanford, which particularly ex>
plains the manner in which our unior'u>
nate counlrymen met their unIimely fate,
and is the first publication which throws
any light upon the circumstances which
led 10 Cruenden's command having been
made prisoners:
"HAvANA, Aug. l6.
"DEAR HULrNG:-We arrived on the
Island of Cuba, after the most horrible
passage yo,Hcan conceive OF, cooped on
board with 400 or 500 men.
owe arrived on Sunday last. believe
dates have Amos, forgotten The next
morning. Lopez, with General Paragay,
and all the commanding officers. left us
Il mean Crirtenden and his battalion j.
We heard nothing of him for two DAYS,
when Crilrenden dispatched note. He
then requested we should join him al l''-
tie town some six or eight miles OIL. leaving
us in The meantime to take care OF all bag
gage, SC.
owe started for him on Wednesday
Asynine, al 9 o'clock, A. NJ, and had pro-
h,Qaiy three miles. when we were
70 Spanish soldiers. In the
Lcpived severe wound in
repulsed them, however,
)nde another charge, and completely
UHipd us. We spent NV" days and nights
the most miserable you can imagine, IN
The chapparaI, without anything 10 eat or
drink.
owe made the hest of our way to the
sea shore. and found some boats. with
which we put TO sea. Spent night upon
the ocean, and the next day. about twelve
o'clock, were taken prisoners by the ma
banero, were brought TO Havana last night.
and condemned to die this morning. we
shall all he shot in an hour.
Good BY and God bless YOU. send the
masonic medal enclosed in this, belonging
to nv father. Convey it 10 my sister. Mrs
P-n, and tell her OF my tate. once
more, God bless YOU. STAMFORD"
From this and from comparison with
the official reports Of the Spanish officers
the Picayupe constructs the following mar
ra,ive, which il considers TO be more cor
rec, and probable one than has yet been
given.
"Gen. Lopez on landing near BohIa
Honda. with the main body OF his forces.
consisting OF about 300 men, advanced to-
wards Las Pozas, a small town few miles
in the interior. leaving Col. Crilende1 and
his command, ia strong. in charge OF the
baggage That night or the next day. the
steamer Pizarro landed 700 Spanish troops
a, Bahia Honda, and these advancing TO-
wards the place of Lopez's landing. cut OH
Crr,enden's men from their companions.
On the second night afterwards this party
determined TO attempt to form a Junction
with Lopez, but on the road were attacked
BY an overwhelming body of troops, and
alter a shorl struggle were on the second
charge routed and dispersed. After wan
derng about in the ,aickets. fifty OF them
got together and made their way TO the
sea shore. where they seized four small
boats aud endravoied to MIKE Their escape,
when ,ney were captured as has been re-
lated in the official report Of Admiral Bus.
ii los. There are still sixty four OF this
command 10 be accounted Tor. Or these.
forty were surprised and SHOT a, a small
farm house. A Spanish lieutenant reports
that on the 18th he came upon twenty
"p,ra,es" guarding an equal number OF
wounded comrades, all of whom were i'm
mediately put 10 death. The remaining
twenty tour, or such of them as had not
been killed in battle, probably continued to
wander in the vicinity until, we are forced
10 believe, they were also slaughtered
The other party, under Lopez, il seems,
received the attack of the Spaniards, IN
farm house at Las Pozas, and beat them
off with severe loss, at least so it is TO be-
supposed, since the Spanish official reports
state that they desisled from the assault in
order to receive reiniorcements. Whether
any subsequent fighting took place at this
point we do not know; a, all events. Lopez
held his own for two days-til. on the 18th
he left for the interior. and was not molesl-
ed on his march by Gen. Emma; all OF
which we learn from the Spanish official
rccounis. This was the state OF affairs on
the 18th, the date Of our last advices from
The scene of action, II rough Gen. Enna's
despatch, dated at $50 on that day II
Gen. Lopez reached the mountains IN sale
", he will discover soon whether he has
relied with too much confidence on the as
sislance of the native Inhabitants.
MoRE ANNEXATION "A correspondent to
the N. Y. Herald proposes the annexation ct
the Island of St. Martin, and says: "St.
Martin ,ossesses n huoe salt Iaka inla nd ,