The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-26
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Nav ORLraSs Friday, Aug. % ,
2 O'Clock
ARRIVAL OF THE EMPIRE crr,lI

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O'Clock, P.M
ARRIVAL or THE EMPIRE crry
Gen. Lopez landed with his force a..
60 miles from Havana. The P,zar,o
medlately dispatched with 500 men :"
400 sent by Railroad. A severe batls -
fought at Bahia Honda. about Is leaguss
from Havana. At the first advancemep, O.
whole company was destroyed. and AT The
second attack OF Spanish soldiers was email
ly as disastrous as the first. Col. RandelT
and 7 Spanish officers killed-ifom 8 to 4O0
killed and wounded. Gen Emma demanded
more troops and artillery-l40O additional
troops left Havana same day. According
to their own account they have 5000 men
there. They only captured 3 men VIII
were instantly shot, two of them were
sailors belonging to the steamer Pampero.
the other was taken from a hut being una.
BILE to move from a fracture, received while
landing on the 18th. The Iiberators made
a move towards Cubanas to take the Fort
so of Lopez's men were taken after a most
desperate resistance, by the Spanish Admi.
raj, who, with his steamer and 800 men
succeeded in taking them after a hard fight.
ing. He FASTENED with his prize to Havana
where he arrived on the morning of the
10th. The Governor Immediately ordered
them to be shot. They were accordingly
led out iE gangs of six and made to kneep
down with their backs to the soldiers who
stood two or three PAGES from them and
were all shot. Those who were not killed
at the first fire were beat npon the head up.,
til life was extinct
The corpses were most shockingly NM.
tulateds The most intense excitement pre.
walls at Havana-46 of those murdered
were of the flower of the Mississippi Yeo-
many. After the wholesale butchery, some
hundreds of the vilest rabble, and negroes
hired for the purpose, stripped the dead
bodies, mntilated their limbs, cutting off
noses and fingers, digging out their eyes,
which they brought to the City on sticks
and paraded them under the very walls of
the Palace. No collins were allowed. The
heads of some were dragging the ground as
they were hauled along.
Among those shot were Col. w. s..
CrittenGen, Capt. F. S. Sewer, Capt. Vic.
tor Horn, Lieut.. J. A. Bryce, Lieut.. T. {.
James, Capt, j. B. Vacy, Sargents' Fisher.
Forriquet, Wi;hereni, Gilchrist. Green and
Talmons. with 81 p%rivates. The greatest
excitement prevails here-a mob was raised
and destroyed the Spanish Press, and scat
teredihe type in the streets. Bells were ring
ing all day yesterday. They also cleared
out all the Spanish cigar shops and raised
the devil. W, G..
SECOND DISPATCH.
IA past 2 O'Clock.
Every Spanish house has been entered
contents scattered upon the streets, The
mob have driven the Spanish Consul from
his house. He escaped, and is now being
pursued up st. Charles Street by 200 per-
sons. He had not time to put on his coat,
and is flying before the mob with a drawn
sword in his hand. W. C.
. MONDAY, Aug 20, 6 o'clock, P. NJ.
The excitement to avense the Ca
ban %murderers has terminated in this
City The Spaniards are returning aud
putting their flag al hall-mast over
their stores and stalls. An expedition
will likely leave shortly to succor the
endangered, OIL avenge our peoples
blood on Cuban ground Ninety-six
men arrived for the expedition from
Alabama, this morning:
Cotton is in fair request-old crop,
middling, 8 IA new, 8 l.2 Pampero
net heard from yet. Rumor says she
has gone out with reinforcements.
w. G.