The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-09-24

thing which cahld enrumbeF lhrm IN ihril
higha-seyen men nnly Temalniag with ID,
/ e neral. A large number we've nFrFiakeI
and immedizltly killed. !. aysell wai
one al Ihe pzny af fighl vim had PrsEi-
ously Determined on Issfiag Lopez, ana
attempting 10 rsrape from ltse ISLAND.
We nemziari ~ The mountains unit
the n,arning IL ifaesA4y. siie r6ih. when
having had bul one nirsl in six d.ys. and
lrrling thai NE could bear Il No longer. ws
deIrrmned 10 go int. me plains. ronsi-
derins Ihai il wauld be bsller 10 be KILLED
olhhsfn than die a lingering death from
Starvation. whieh we tenaihfy would d
In The hnauniains.
We areanllngly advanced 10 a lsnass
ahere sc were tfraied wilIl' gfsai deal Of
kindpess. and received mnsi exrrlIenI
breakfast. An arrangement was made N
pfneure a guide 10 The south shore. with
prhFlsiohs. &C.. and Ne were abofh Ia
leave and tHnrea1 Ourselves until mig HI.
when. in HE iwinkling Of am eye. We sefe
surrounded BIZ iwa hhndred armed rnun-
lymen. who Immediately bound as Sc
r.rrlv. and ,nrerlrd anr rselrt-. fsnsIsser.
ing the eonIrnIs lawful plnTdrr. That day
sc rearhrd San Crisl"b4l. uniiI we
learhrd San crisiohal. we wefe undrr The
impression that we were Ia be flnmfsiiaie-
~ shot. onr only ronsolaiinn being Thai
ge we're Ia die with full sIomschs.
On our arrival there. we were infurmed
thai proclamation had been issued Ten
hours bri"re aur arrest. sparing the lives
Of all fi.lrhusieres who we're made PRISON.
rrs. 81 gave themselves mp. within four
days. except The ifslinr Lopez. after whirli
an order daIed. lfIink. the ~ h ~ Apri1.
1850. (by whirh Ill foreigner. found in
the island were ordered 10 he PM 10 ,Iea,h,
was In continue IN IA fnrre. On the 2Sih.
there being lhrn f,rIv seven prisoners. we
lrii San crislobal for Havana: and an
Friday night rearhrd Gnayamas, HE Ter
minus al a railroad from Havana. There
an order was received from IRE Captain
General tn pforerd Ia Mariri. aihiiii emb ark.
he being fearful that The prisoners woul.i
he torn 10 pieces by the rabble Of Hava-
ma.
We Reached Marielo on The evening Of the
Sob. and were embarked upon The steam
CT Alnenharc.. 10 Erdcred io llavsas.
wl,ep IN express arrived. bringing infnrma.
linn Of the capture Of Lopez. and The steam
er was DELAYED Ia await his arrival. which
iodk flare al iwo o'rlock p. W.. an sun
day the 3lsi. when VIZ immediately left lur
Havana. I:opez was entirely a, liberty.
and smoked his cigarette with apparently
as mitch nnc6iitern as he eyer dill in ms
life. Oaside the harhor of Mariel Lopez
was transferred 10 The sicam friga,e ri.
zarra. whieh conveyed him To fl,valia,
and winch did moi leave until the mex,
for The place Of execn ion.
The remain,lerof us were confined that
uiglit Il! lie city prison. in The rear Of The
lert called the Ponia. The prisoners
passed through regular process. their
hair heig,g FIRST cnt close to their head. !
Ffey then passed into The hands az an
- r-.--~-.- rt--s
then. another PRO, i,led them
with prison uniform. and The exercises
we're terminated bv big negro, who Sc.
'urely fastened them in p,irs by chain,
Inllar in SIZE and weight TO log chain,
irnly sctIred Ia The anrle.
Al the lime nf nv release liom prison,
vhrll was al len o'clnrk on the night, a
liil Instant. ih're were one hundred and
lxiy oi nut orte prisoners. They were
III chained aiiii eanlied in one large ICON
'afdly large eni!u.l,. however, for all To
e down Al once. They we're treated
cry kindly. ai.l allowed al HE privilege.
cs thai could b. expected. AS matter ,
course, where 50 many mcn are com 4:
ned IN a ll,niird space, aud moi allowed ,
leave u under any circumstances. i, nat
rally f''lows that ii must he very M
ipasani. Their sentence is ten wears /
an labor IN Spain. probably ia The con- /,
r'l' lin II cinal. They all appeared IN
I'D So rus at The time left. being under 4
ir impression thai they wuul,l soon be /,
leased q ! their arrival N SPAN. i
Lopez was brnnghI from The Pizauo. I,
nd publicly ganiIed in The square al. ,
l"ing the Prison. at seven o'ri4ck in n
e nrrn'ng oI Mghlay. the Iir>, Sepiem. $
r. With himeii.lp,i nol tinlv this cxpe,li- y
~. hnt ! sincerely iriisl ali expeditions ~
Cuba. ~
Up 10 ihr tim" lei. thc Spaniartls n
mid account Far lyo hundred anil srr- T.
ir.nne Notwithstanding Cr,iien- III
n standardization llies had killed,
A Is III ariiun: wounded men ho were ii,
= Oh Tie field. AMI slrk and fatigue. men IN
10 give nul oil The mar, h AMI were Irfi ,It
hind. 'ind men wllnn they hunted. .Iawn an
The mountains with dogs. 'i'hdee, Will Ga
one hundred aud sixty taken PRISON. M
!. make total Of Four hundred and "A
i'y."ne men arronnird ioF--laasiuy i nf
an,r 81 iwri!y-iwp Wen whose ia,e Ill,
yet unknnwn--ihe total force iaii,.ed in
dg four iini;'lrfa and ifiy.lhree men. ia
these twenty-five. probably the great Gel
por'i''ii iiie sci ijli,e and in The noun ex
. a'ii as The troops have all been on
allied ln Havana. ii rs probable some Of M,