Washington telegraph., 1851-09-24

IN the Castle also until they are sent TO
Spain
Out OF the whole of Lopez's party,
numbering ls6, we have only heard of
the disposition OF about ls0 Where the
balance are we cant learn, but suppose
the balance were all, OF nearly al, lost
IA the five engagements TINT were fought
Capt, Pfatl, OF the Albany, 90, pannls.
sion from the Captain Genetal Ia visit
the prisoners at the funla, aud tins
morning called to see them. lie told a
friend IN NY presence tint he lounl them
looking tiHe ana hratiy, had Thought %
iud them very much worn out AMI sick,
bun the reverse. h seems that neafiy all
oi them abandoned Cen Lopez before she
proclamation OF the Captain General had
been pnblished. They told Capt Pratt they
Ind been grossly deceived, and all were
disheanened aud dissatisfied from the
day they landed, Taey had expected
lo ind the whole island IN the hbHds OF
the in.uGeelioulsts. but instead every
one was against them, aud not sne soul
ha1 joined them siuce they landed They
We're without food for many days until
nearly starved, aud were compelled TO
surrender aud trust 10 mercy expecting
Ia be shot wheu lakga The captain
sat1 the pflsonef- had u8l heard nuI he
told lhem OF lhe tate Of the ATTY shot on
the l6h, hul when ha told them
they would ut be- shot. they were zane.
Whai gmtiiaa aud deeaaedeJ. Captain
Pat told tusm that l.1pal had ueeu
faaeB PRISONER aud lheg ali secmed 10 ex,
uIl 81 iu' new aud iI Was a. murb as
lie aud tae Blha Is oi the !all could ID 10
suppress the giloa OF oHtets on the part
aI The prisoners, they wefe 50 indignant
.oNafd- LafHz.
Tue truth Is now on III relation to
tie dIy wiz &e.e sh3l aH the I6Iu-
l'aesa PRISONERS tod Cspt Pas tia.
CuurHdrus company Igil Lopez N dir.
sazi al ihe proceedings a. lbuy had turn.
ed cut, aud were determined 10 leave
him aud The island aud embark IN lhosr
lauf lauches viii the hope OF getting 10
SEA, when ties migbt be luAcu uH by
.ome friendly vessel All takcu 10 tile
States When IIley We're captured laey
,A1uahi that GuJCulrus company had
escaped entirely as tbeg did not know
WHst had become OF thUm after they
had left. They were never all together
altrr lhe hr-I butuc at la PJzis. Iblte
they came back scattered and had to
light by email parties a, best they might,
hatiug To- pu' up with every depuvai,ous,
as every Que lhey met was their enemy.
They became sick, out ol provisions aud
clothes. blrei9 ted their feet maug'ed
aud cut % pieces lGag many were com
PEELED 10 Doe down gud die, or 10 be over.
taken by the enemy aud sAol, rs they
were found, well, sieS, or wounded.
You may Judge vi their starving con.
ditou as these prisoners told Capt. Pau
iual. the last m1ulhlul they had eaten
wa Lopez's horse uuIiI ,hey had reached
Havana
The prisoners are treated very kindly
10y ihe officer ol the jail The officer
told Captain Pralt TO ask the prisoner.
II they were dissatisfied with their treat.
mcut since they were IN his chafge.-
Pnu told the officer that he came not
there 10 interfere he was not on official
business aud did not wish 10 ask such
questions. The officer said he would
like him 10 ask them that for his own sat.
islaruon, which Pnu then did, and they
all unanimously answered that they had
been treated very kindly since they had
beeu there They all seemed very much
pleased to see Capt Pratt he bid them
goodbye but told them he could do no.
thing lor them. lie says that about hall
OF this tlty.,ix were Americans, or prob.
ably more, the balance are foreigners,
but from the States,
This day has been great day for the
Galatians: Never was Fourth Of July
celebrated with more spirit in the States
than tins in the exultiug of the capture
OF Lopez. Salutes have been fred from
all the castles aud towers in aud about
the surrounding c!Iy aud country-guns
pistols and craokers ired in the streets.
TO the terror OF an enlightened individual
and curses aud imprcca;ious passed Oh
the head OF that unfortunate man, who
will have to suffer brutal death in the
course Of one or two days more The
scene is terrible aud disgusting, and at
this moment | hear such yelling aud hub.
bub IL the street that Que eau hardly 20
out. ! hope yet to see more peace aud
quletncss III few days, as no bushes,
can be done lu these exciting times.
The Spauiurd- will carry high head
now. They have done so many great
deeds, they Will not stop here, as they
can't bear the sight OF an American
This feeling though Is only among the
low class of scaRps. Nevertheless, they
are thousands, and do pretty much
as they please, and, If We're "A Creole,
| would leave at any rate, for their noses
will he held longer aud harder than ever
to the grindsrone Of oppression. The
cowardly devils,
There is Que consolation at any rate,
though small. They begin TO see aud