The New York herald., 1851-09-08


Nsrciso Lop'z who publicly exrcu.ed a city
of Havsra the morning Of the first II September
born in yortTuli In the year lTes 1892 Wa
cordirely about fftytwo year Of age His fathsr
wealthy landed proPrietr owning large the
9aros llaics warming with cattle horses. Sc Bs
mother who is still living, Is said woman Of rsrs
moral dignity, eombircd with mental strength. H~s
children, mbud With that nohlcst inheritance of
turc stamped from the ~ born ~ srmmsnd
Narciso was the Only thai lived beyond childhood
Though q daughters his parents hsd fourteen cs
hitecp and according tte HI bitusl life limos
he psssed almost irorn the cradle the saifs
ther we may perhaps say. TO the back of ~ilt hor-e
without any saddl6a training well csculsted to lay
the foundation of that character sod habit of frses
haidih, cd erergy and resolution ~hicn has beea las
trstsd by his subsequent military caresr
Though successful n soldier. and though thai
success achieved Gully BY the display Of -xtrsocdi
car scy well courage IL g. singular hat To-
p,r fond Il military profession and life lie
did enter IL from choice simplJ resource <
d. srerst on under circumstances forced upsn him .,
the sge afren by the civil then solsiing all the
/ STanish scuth American provinces His father asi
be- n stripped Of resTly all bis property hsa
rendered wholly unprod uctiv. nfough the op-r II
that cause and with such he able IN req
lire he entered into al lie CAraccss sisted
by his Who. boy he able bar the bar.
den q si share of its responsibilities At the towa
OF Valencia In the Interior he had the charge OF branch
Of his fst ers main establishment csrscc. at the
period q the ssuguiEsry. and for the time decisive
battle OF la Puerts Ia lsi, IA which Bolivar ct the
bead q the insurgeot troops defeated by sp,
nish army, under Gen Esves Bolivar, thooxh routed
sent orders 20 the garrison Of Valencia to maintain
place. which done With herois the
olorg ss reritsrce pcssiblethe iuhabitaut wbs
knew thst msseacre ard plundsr would minsis'eiy
sue on the entrance Of the victorious s'ny uniting 10
the defence with the fsw seidcrs Il the garrison The
town being open this consisted simply IN defent
ing the approaches g. the plaza square In which
hastily collected ell the property ard Effects which vas
considered most important to protect The housc of
Lptz father hsppeped TO be situsted st Al
the square and the by took active part in the de-
ferce that point before Ling found himslf rec.s
pd by those ccl ct,d at that point soldiers aud ci
ssrs. without suspectips It himself as their leader d
tocfo Ills father, however who in valeuca at the
time but different mould from tn. boy Who th~r
made he maiden trisiu took no part ia IL The re
stspce PR ong.d three WEEKS but no relief came
from Bolivsr. who. meanwhile, sbsnaoued Indeed all
that part Of the couttry which he h,d thus compro
uh,d ard made his way siorg the towards BARGE
Iona The hhabsnts a valspcis 1T bitterly re-eosfa
Of this trca'men, by the patriot leader who had sscr
feed m Cor the escape the routed fragments of
Own f'fce, by directing them 20 make rpsstsn,s only
tustabe en- the idea of his mirg their relief; wbile
" could ret fall 10 provoke r.doutlsd degree of
the usual ert city with which that terrible cv' sffs
ee. the eorquering party the habit OF iresuns
siy twn isiiig into th'ir possession hsssoee ~ ''s
the general fule-a rule often eD uSh awe 70
/ N cluoe rroportcn "a women and chdrtn Assr .ne
surrsbcer OF the plsc. Lop,s was sepsiatea ron n
father hi turned Of Child While his Esther ws
herd,d with the suppos,d in sps OF the cspsus%
tab TO te r,ssi,td fcr that night Tue poy
husey, indeed, escaped that very nairowV' m"as"~e