Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-09-24

(by which all foreigners found in the is
land were ordered to be put to death, y was
to continue in full force. On the 2Sth,
there being then AZ prisoners, we left San
Christobal for Havana, and ON Friday night
reached Guayamas, the terminus of a rail
road from Havana. There an order was re-
ceived from the Captain General to proceed
to Maricl and embark, he being fearful
that the prisoners would be torn to pieces
by the rabble at Havana. We reached Ma
riel on the evening of the 30th, and were
embarked upon the steamer Almendares
to proceed to Havana, when an express ar
rived, bringing information of the capture
af Lopez, ard the steamer was delayed to
await his arrival, which took place at .
O'Clock, p. NJ, on Sunday, the 3lst, when
We immediately left for Havana Lopez
was entirely at liberty, and smoked his ci-
garetto with apparently as much unconcern
as ever he did in his life Outside the har-
Dor of Mariel, Lopez was transferred to
the steam frigate Pizarro, which conveyed
him to Havana, and which he did not leave
until he left next morning for the place OF
execution.
The remainder of us were confined that
night in the city prison in the rear of the
fort called the Ponta. The prisoners pas
sed through a regular process, their hair
being first cut close to their heads. They
then passed into the hands of another bar
ber, who deprived them of their whiskers
then another provided them with a prison
uniform, and the exercises were termna-
ted by big negro, who securely fastened
them in pairs by a chain, similar in size
and weight to a log chain, firmly secured
to the ancle.
At the time of my release from prison,
which was at 10 o'clock on the night OF
the 4th instant, there were 160 of our force
prisoners. They were all chained, and
confined in one large room, hardly large
enough, however, for all to lie down al
once. They were treated very kindly, and
allowed all the privileges that could be ex-
pected. As a matter of course, where Sc
many men are confined in limited space
and not allowed to leave it under any cir
cumstances, it naturally follows that il
must be very unpleasant. Their sentence
is ten years hard labor in Spain, probably
in the construction of canal They al
appeared to be in good spirits at the time
l left, being under the impression that
they would soon be released after their ar
rival in Spain.
Lopez was brought from the Pizarro
and publicly garrotted in the square ad
joining the prison,a : o'clock in the morn
inc of Monday, the lst of September
With him ended not only this expedition,
but | sincerely trust all expeditions to Gu
ba.
/ Up to the time l left, the Spaniards
could account for two hundred and seven
ty one Notwithstanding Crittenden' S
COMMUNICATION they had killed, that is,
in action; wounded men who were left on
the field, and sick and fatigued men who
gave out on the march, and were left be-
hind, and men whom they hunted down
in the mountains with dogs. Those, with
the one hundred and sixty taken prisoners,
make total of four hundred and thirty
one men accounted for-leaying a balance
of twenty-five men whose fate is yet un-
known-the total force landed being four
hundred and ffty-three men, Of these
twenty-five, probably the greater portion
are yet alive and in the mountains; and
as the troops have all been recalled to Ha-
vana, it is probable some of them may yet
succeed in getting home. Ofthe whole num-
Der made prisoners, but two others besides
myself, have been pardoned. Those are
Col Hayes and Captain Kelly, whom the
Captain-General pardoned and sent home
unsolicited. They were to leave Havana
for this port in the packet ship Normo, on
Friday. My own release was granted as
special favor to Capt. Charles 7. Platt, Of
the United States ship Albany, on board
of which l was conveyed by an aid of the
Captain G General, at IL o'clock, on We'd
nesday night, the ship proceeding to sea
Immediately. His Excellency sent Gov
ernment tow boat and pilot to take her
out.
Lopez was caught with bloodhounds, in
the mountains, on the morning of Friday,
the 10Th inst. The dogs being some dis
tance in advance of the men, bit him bad
ly in the left leg There were seventeen
countrymen in the party who captured
him, each of whom was publicly presented
with 81 900 and cross of honor, immedi-
ately after his execution,
Let us now review the cause and results
of this expedition. At the time | receiv-
ed my appointment from Mr.. Sisur, one