The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-08-25
-. Later from California.
IMPORTANT FROM HAvANA-FIFTY
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IMPORTANT FROM HAvANA-FIFTY
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lss New YoRK, Aug. 81; /
The steamship Cherokee arrived about
8 o'clock this evening, in four days from
Havana. fr
She brings San Francisco dates. Of the
18th July; $2, GAO, $50 in gold on freight
and $165,OoO in the hands Of passengers
of whom there are 600. She also brings
the California mails. She passed the EN-
pire City going to Havana.
The accounts from Cuba are of the
most serious character. We are indebt-
ed to the Purser Of the Cherokee for the
following fearful narrative: The steam
boat Habanero, while cruizing off place
called Bahia Conda forty miles west of
Havana, captured party Of fifty of the
Patriots, who were in boats unarmed.
Report says they were steering for New
Orleans. They were brougLtto Havana
by the frigate Habanero on Saturday
morning the 18th inst, and were shot a.
bout II O'Clock the same morning, on the
public road in Havana, in the presence of
about 10000 spectators; their corpses
were then dragged along the streets, and
then left to the mob, who commenced
stripping them Of their clothes, and car
rying them on sticks through the city,
yelling like demons.
rs It appears that the Patriots were a.
mericans, and many Of the passengers Of
the Cherokee, who were on the spot and
witnessed the execution were insulted in
the streets in the most shameful manner,
and reminded that their being Americans,
they were alliof the party who would
meet with atsimilar fate one of these
days. Such was the excited state Of the
population, that it was dangerous for an
American to be in the streets after night
fall. E, %4f} -s-,6 I
The following are the names Of those
executed:
Col. W s 'Clendenen, Capts. 3 S Ser.
yer, v Ren, 7 B Veacy; Lieuts Brandt,
J0Brice, 7 G James; Drs John Fisher,
R A Tournequit; Sergeants- j Whissers,
A M Colchitt; Adit R G stanford; Privates
M Howes, Samuel Mills, Edward Rulman,
G E Arnold, B J Waegey, w Winse-
man, Apsel MO Louis, Patrick Dillon,
T Harsey, saml Reed, H Z, Arme, N
Phillips, Jas Il ManYille, SN Greene, ]
Sailman, Napoleon Collins, D HI Fisher,
VIM Chilling, s A Cook, IA Jones, M
H Hall, James Buxit, Robt Caldwell,
Vim Smith, B Ross, B B Brourke, Jno
Chistdis, w B Little, Robt Connor, Robt
Contley, Jno s Saulks, James Stanton,
Thos Harnst, John Stubbs, Ellis, w Ho.
gan and Charles Robinson. "a
The steamer Falcon, while on her way
UP the coast Of Cuba, from Chagres, was
fred at three times by the steamer Ha
banero, and was obliged to heave to
when she was boarded by the Spanish of
fcers. This is the third time the Falcor
has been served in this manner.
The U. s. Sloop Of war, Albany, wa
at Havana. -.,-s-'-.< ..sa
We learn from the passengers Of th'
Falcon, that on the morning of the 18th
when off Bahia Handa, the Falcon discov
cred large steam frigate in.chase of her
standing directly across her bow; but sh
kept on her course, and soon left the frig
ate or 10 miles astern, which proved Il
be the Isabella Catholica, formerly on,
of the Cunard steamers, Caledonia; whil'
she was still in chase, another steaIne
hove in sight, which also gave chase, an'
succeeded in heading off the Falcon, ant
at first fred two shotted guns to the lee
ward, Of. which the Falcon tookno notice
She then ran alongside, and fred a thirt
gun across her bows, though she had A
Iherican colors flying. The chase thei
ordered the Falcon to heave to, which wa
done, when the officers boarded her.