Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-09-13
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MANNER oP GENERAL LOPEz's
CAPTURE AID EEECUTI0F.

c4PrUhs AID ELECrTIoF.
We lave rscrir- Ton Dr. Ds.,uraas
q cif'zau Of Ibis ciiF, 81 he most naiasse
rslcily. i0ue ana rt|lh'r sisismsni % III IA.
flrii coHuecie,Igih he deieai. clr'nfe snd efe
csiio1 II 6ea. Lope5. s. ibe Spaaish papef1
aIs diei uilh he n1si fsIss All cshinnio1s
statements. n regard 10 hispalier, vhirh We
llare - de0B viii Be- p1hlshed IN this ctr. We
baslfn anticipate sben. - preceding he faei-
tom geniemaH Tho has tdr confidence Of ali
who knees him and who posssssed pecHllar a :
vantage for iearniag The tralh
Sc. GugonInay was ia HaeaBha dugiae Ar
the events ofihe expedition. dawa % The eiecn-
lion ofiiea. Lopez. He says thai ihe ALLURE 81
the expedition was due 10 The unfortunate delay
caused By ihe sepAfslion qf cdilendsn's com.
mand. which kept Gen. Lopez fsr Two days al
Pozis and led bis friends n The country ID be.
ieye that be bad been defsAied--ikat snbse.
eaenlly I,apez had several actions. 10 witch he
was victorious, placing II least Two thousand
Spaniard kors dn cOmbqf, and suffering some
loss himself. The rapid concentration d. The
troops IL the nelghboFhood, cut OF bis communi.
cations, aud prevented the people from joining
him.
Atiasl, byrepealed attacks and marches, their
ammunition being exhausted, and reduced 10 the 1
iowest stage d suffering and Starvation. the men I
were diysied, but thirty remaining with Lopez
These wandered about for some time, until at
last they were begged by The Gen, 70 al,ondon
him, as they might have some chance 81 making
Terms wilhth government iflhey surrendered
but there was no chance caught with him.
He also added thai his fate was reliain--he
would be garroled, II would no doubt help The
desiredthat they should escape.
Finally be left hem. accompanied by che faith.
ul friend. Wounded in the shoidpr- -fiint and
Exhausted from fatigue and loss Of blood, he wan.
Tered abonI, until at last he was pursued with
dood hounds; and captured by some sixteen Ca. 4
aSans. he surrendered, exclamlng- X III me,
nj pardon my men!r When captured he had 5,
carcely The strength to stand erect lie was Ii
AIKEN to B4bia Honda, aud KEEP, here On il the a
arrisnn conld be reinforced by dra's wing men :
rom that place. On the 3lsl be was taken ia &
be Piztrota Havana, and the order for his exc. !,
ufionissued. When he arrived there he was !,
0 weak that be could scarcr.y st up. On The h
AZ II his execution large military fore. was Il
rawn 10. AMI allthe cannons. 0fthe forth we're
ilymaaned and directed towards the place 81
xecution. When the General wa taken from
le steamer and plaeedon shore. 10 The surprise
f bis guards, he stood up erect, and marched 10
le place Of execution, with bold and manly Il
ori. HE demeanor esnced the utmost cool. d
ess, manlinesS and dignity. j
Just before his death he made short address, d
which he stated that his inicntipns looked only d
Tho advancement and happiness oflhe people 7
Guha that The iinpnation oGpiracy and plnn- ~
il was d caumny--lhat he had mediated no St
reater cflmeihan ihntof sepkingto secure Free b,
lsimons for that people. and be was wiling to "
eet bis iars. Before, however, he had con. in
uled, be was forced into The garoie, and bis 81
81 words, which were uttered ia q loud lone q
ere-- III
"Antos CuRA QrrRrpA'- -ApTru, DEAN q
ina" Such Il the felaiionto u Of Mr.. Day 81
Ifnay, whose honor and truth viii mol hes oult- 81
IT. lhls city--whiel he learned paI;lg .tfout Il,
ina knowledge md observation. partly lionl, al
me Of the prisoners, and paHly from the guards III
the execution ufthe general ih