New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-22

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with hurra This was a decided insult IN
officer then boarded IS and demanded what ship We
were. Rhere from. where bound. and L We had any
spanish passengers. &c. He was answered, and he
sa.d lie mus, 90 on board BIS vessel and report He
IVES admonished 20 Be IN a hurry, a. y were gong
ahead lnmed!atelv He losi 10 time n dong 90
aad ,tev 1nouoned Us 70 20 ahead. We arrived IN
Hsrara atsP NJ and soon learned that The Ha5a-
nero had The ght before brought mo port 20 pr.s
opers. taken in four launches of the Bahia Honda
and TIA, thew were all sho; a5ou; u O'Clock that
dav. Forty Of tie number were Americans. They
are said 20 be part Of the expedition that sailed with
Lo-ez in tho Paupero from New Orleans.
On the IN. all the expedition succeeded N land
ny with some pieces Of artillery, and the Pampero
got Of again without mo.estauon.
The greatest excitement prevail, IN Havana. All
American, are besei With spies. and none ieel
safe from one day to the next VERY little can be
rohed on respecting the position OF the Govern
ment troops or the revoluiion.sts-
The Captain General had sent out about $40 men
10 meet Lopez When he heard TIA, he had landed.
and they had advanced 20 ascertain their position. ne
would move no further without reinforcemenis. lie
then sent 200 more Tins was about TWO days before
our arrival
had cut off all communication between the Govern
ment forces and Havana and the fact Of the CAPTAIN
General having received no dispatches from the
General in command. seemed strong proof Of It. Nor
had ms steamers cruising on the coast any better
success On that evening, at o'clock he dispatch
ed the steam ferry boat Ion down to Bahia Honda. TO
GAIN intelligence. and return the same night. She
however did not get back until next morning about
or : O'Clock, without news soon after, the Haba-
nero came in bringing about 40 or 50 wounded sol
diers but as we were about 20 SAIL We could learn no
moro respecting Affairs al Bahia Honda.
You VIII no doubt receive flies of the Spanish pa
pcrs but no dependence can be placed their state
ments as the Government suppreses everything that
would look like failure upon their SIDE while the
most trIfng success is magnihed INTO the grandest
achievement What these nifty men were dong
among the Cages where they were taken Is a mys-
terry. nor could We learn whether they were armed.
some suppose that they were ding 10 village
on the coast nearer to Havana and that theyrun in
among the among the Caves TO hide from the crus-
ers. They were first seen by a fisherman who made
it known to the fort, when the Habanero was DIS
patched in pursuit Of them. Il is said She ran the
boats down and then picked up the men but nothing
can be learned with certainty.
No communication could be mad with any Of the
prisoners and the authorities VIII disclose nothing
but wha, Will answer their purposes. The poor fell
lows died brayey not a sigh, nor murmur, nor sign
of fear was BETRAYED Dy any OF them. They were
led out two at a time and shot from behind. One
fne-lookine fellow, whoj was the last shot while
knoelng and Waiting his turn, calmly looked on ms
butchorod companions frs; turning ms head on one
side and then on the other, as though he was only
spectator and then turned ms head and looked ms
executoners III the face while they fired He was
shot SIX times before he tell.
After the execution they were thrown into hear>es
by SIX or eight at a time and taken away and buried
About 1000 spectators were assembled 10 witness
this horrid spectacle. Many of them were negroes,
slaves and free and possessed themselves Of the
hats and boots and portions OF the clothing, and fX
ing them on sticks marched through the streets with
curses upon the Filhbusteros" the Pirates &c,
&c accompanied with vivas for the Captain Gene
raj Tina, Lopez has been giving them trouble there
IS little doubt, and that there VIII be plenty OF hard
fighting before the end of the month every one m
Havana believes.
We have iuSi received from our correspondent IN
Havana copy of an Extra OF The Diaro de "a Harto.
of the 10th inst The Lieut.. Governor Of Marcel near
CabauoS, sends a dispatch concerning the landing Of
Lopez the particulars OF which he aScertained from
TWO sailors who were witnesses OF The scene. We
ranslate the following extracts
The expedition, IN the opinion of the witnesses,
consiS cd OF a thousand men. They Only dlsem-
barAod two barrels OF powder cWt- OF balls and TWO
boxes OF muskctS. Ldch person was armed Win 4
par of SxbaUeed pistols, sword and musket all
IA bad condition They only landed provisions Tor
one day, the greater part OF which vas biscuit ana
TWO barrels OF meat. The company consisted OF MY
natives OF Cuba. and the remainder from America
and other countries. ON lanclng, Gen. Lopez sent
letter TO the inhabitants of Pozas, threatening them
With determination If they al not and HIM
There is another report dated Corallllo on the
morning of the 18th inst which states that the Revo-
luuouisis were engaged Oh a fight With the spanish
troops on The 18th, since when they had been scat
tered and discouraged that on tine morning of the
18th they collected near Ila5anas Wth the design oi
reombarkmg, but were prevented, and afterwards
pursued by The troops assisted ~ body OF ior'l
peasants well mounted and armed They were
obliged 20 abandon hou positions. and 1t the attest
accounts were dispersed over the mountains, back OF
Bahia Honda
General Bustollos Of the steamer lia0anero, also
make report concerning The capture OF The tour
boats. but IL contains no new particulars OF interest
lie repeats the story OF Gen Lopezs party being
very much distracted and depressed. and states that
they are attempting to sex safety flight In rea-
uon to the execution Of the prisoners TIE Diane fe
10 Marina says
Al II O'Clock this morning, The - armed pirates
captured In Cay LeNlSa and 10, nelgloorlood. were
shot on he southern SIDE of the Castle OF Antares
After The punishment 10 which they would be CON
dcmDed II they had dared approach these shores,
lad been announced n tle country from which they
came. ln TINS Island inc terrible execution OIL tAe
law d result which could surprise no one. Nav
the blood she'd fall ga additional rcprodch on
these infamous persons Who have drawn these un-
happy criminals l. their 4erdIOl
d" on sea and Oh lanc. tAe concOurse attracted To-
gethtg Nv the execution was immense not because
cur population cherishes ,angulnary instincts, nor
from impulse foreign 10 people Is honorable.
DtaCeiu! anc labouOus a. ours TO. out because tue
insult offered 10 their modest sentiments, me attacN
directed against their LOYALTY, he depreciation OF
our faith ant our nationality, nl.ed them WIKI Tie
indignation which converts, Tor Tie moment. a.
least iht most gentle INTO the most fierce and ener-
eCuc characters.