The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-09-24
DUBUQUE, IOWA.
rRlDAY. September 10. 1851.


Deposition ef One Of Lopes's Men.
The Gaceta Of the let, pubiish-s declare
tina made before the Captain General, BY one
Of the captured, whose name ia D. Francisco
Alriandro Lame, native Of Aiquizar, Cuba.
After relating the preliminary movements Of
L"pea's baud the first engagement at Les Po-
las, he continues:
" The next day, they were attached by the
Queens troops; that Ut last, they retreated,
leaving them in the hands of the people, having
lost in this action the chief of the staff, Pragay,
a Colonel whose name he does not rcco!lect,
Captain Ooerto, ard about fifty killed or
wounded. The Encouragement which had al
ready commenced among them, at seeing that
they met no sympathy in the country, was in
creasing al every step, when they were at
tucked by the troops whom they expected TO
join them Lopez then determined to establish
bimsrlf In the mountains, with the obiest of
passing 10 Pinar del Rio, but through the igno-
sance malice of their guide, they stopped on
the coffee fields Of Friss, where they had ano-
ther encounter with the troops, which resulted
in the loss OF four or kv. men, which, with
their losses on their march, reduced their
fierce in las To two hundred and twenty
men, among whom twelve fourteen were
wounded.
Hence they passed to Brujo; from thence,
during night, to Murtitorento or Candelaris,
where, on the 2ls., not 900 in number, whilst
eating their breakfast, they were surprised, at
tackled, and dispersed by the Queens troops.
About 100, one.ihrd of whom were without
arms, entered the mountains, and remained
there, without eating more than a horse, which
they took with them, and some coru and wild
herbs, for the space of four days. In this con.
dition, the deponent, having arrived at road
which be knew, left, in order to find some
means Of writing to his mother. He directed
his steps towards cottage, where he saw some
officers of Galicia, who told him it was useless
for him to write at that moment, 40 he would
be granted quarter. They presented him ia
Brigadier Rosalrs, who reunited him to Bahia
Honda, and thence to the capital"
On Sunday night, about half-past 8 o'clock,
tragical and unnatural deed was perpetrated
atCincinnati, which IN oil probability will cause
the death of u worthy young man, named Lewis
Houseman, Waterman. The particulars are
given by the Cincinnati Gazette, as follows
Barnard Hous-man, in a partial state Of in
toxica'ion, was creating disturbance in the
street, when his son Lewis approached and
told him he was a watchman and must preserve
the peace, begging him at the same time fol
Gods sake to be quiet. With an expression Of
rage, the father in instant drew long knife
and spring,ng on his son, plunged it twice into
him--once in the left side Of the neck, and once
in the abdomen, inficting ghastly wounds. The
unfortunate son, muttering an exclamation oil
agony. directly fell to the ground, when Bar.
nard turned ana fed to his dwelling, a shorI
distance of, where he was arrested-ths doors
being found strongly barricaded While in
charge Of the constable, the unnatural paren,
ives told he had killed his son, to which he re.
p.ied-"l am glad Of it. he ongh, to have been
Ailled. long ago." 1t 10 said Barnard had, on
several occasions of late, threatened to kill his
con