The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-09-30
FROM CUBA.

ting about the city as to the extent of the pre-
tended conspiracy, that it is really difficult
matter to arrive at anything like the truth and
were 1t not for the menacing tone of the daily
editorials, published in the journals, but which
am assured written in the Palace l should
Hesitate in giving them any credence at all.
Gat cannot imagine that the Government
would put forth such threats as you must have
observed in the papers from this place, unless
they had good cause for so doing. The reason
is this: While searching for the secret press a
short time ago, the police unexpectedly discov-
cred in a house in the Calzado de st. Lazaro an
immense quantity of ball cartridges and powder
This led to further investigations more cartrid-
ges &C., were found in other places, and upon
the Information of Frenchman named Fran
cisco Chapotiney Patin, who it is said has been
largely rewarded, considerable force of caval-
ry secretly dispatched by the Government
TO estate belonging to Gonzales, in the
neighborhood of San Crstoval in the Vuelto de
Abajo, which resulted in the capture of 14O men
seven cases of muskets, containing eight mus
kets each, two small cannon and other ammuni-
ton of war. Eighteen of the chiefs have been
brought to Havana, and upwards of 100 priso-
ners are on their way here.
The boldness of the Creoles must indeed have
undergone a charge, when, in spite of the men
aces of the Government and the certain fate
which the Spaniards do not hesitate to say a.
waits those who were found engaged in the Voz
del Pueblo, they should have, notwithstanding
all this, ventured to publish another clandestine
paper, which has just been issued, detailing ex-
aetly how the parties concerned in the Voz were
captured through the instrumentality of the
wretch Johnston, (who is threatened with the
consequences of his treachery,) and laughed to
seorn the idea of the Government supposing that
the press from which emanated the Voz del Pu-
eblo was the only one which existed in the Is
land. 1t is rumored that thirteen of these Sc
cret presses are at work all over the Island
Another, it is said, captured yesterday at q
small town in the interior, called Santiago de
los Banos, together with few muskets, some
powder and lead.
The forts are full of prisoners, and the state
of insecurity is such that retires for the
night certain that before daylight he may not
be carried from his house and lodged in one of
the forts. The excitement here is intense; but
so great is the fear of these unhappy people,
a single word of theirs may occasion their
rest and punishment, that it is only to tried
friends they venture to express their hopes that
the disaffection begun at San CristOval may re-
suit in their favor. 1t is the opinion of gen.
tleman who has resided some time the island
and who has had frequent opportunities of mix
~ Al, J,.,-
desperation by the tyranny exercised over them
by their Spanish rulers, will, rather than longer
submit to the sway of people hated with a ha-
tired so bitter as that they have toward the Span
iards invite the free colored people to join them
if not the very slaves themselves. [ shudder
when think what could but be the result of
such an act if carried into effect but / doubt
not that the natives of Cuba, failing to obtain
of themselves, or by assistance
from abroad will resort to that desperate ex-
treme | cannot help thinking that (knowing
the disafection which exists throughout the Is
land to Spanish rule) had the last expedition
not been so unfortunate as to lose, at the very
onset of their Decentralization here, Through
the mistaken plan which separated Crittenden's
fifty of Lopez's best men, different
result might have been expected; because the
same mails which conveyed the news Of the ar
rival of Gen. Lopez en- the Island to the people
OF the interior, likewise conveyed the fatal in
of the capture of Crittenden's forces
attempting to escape, as the Government took
care should be generally known, and their has
ty execution. The natives, knowing this for a
fact could not but believe that the expedition
bad been routed from the moment of its land
ing, and consequently no efforts of theirs, with
put arms, could be available under the circnm-
stances.
Several women, said to be implicated in these
are also under arrest One of these, |
4 Senorita Guerra, a young lady of eighteen
years of age, of surprising beauty, was brought
lere recently from Puerto Principe. 1t is said
t was discovered that she was in correspondence
With some expatriated relative in the North, J
md at the time of her arrest was found embroi-
ling the lone star flag of Cuba, besides having
oeen overheard to indulge rather too freely IN
Ter opinions of the Spanish authorities.
l have this moment been positively assured
hat the capture by the police, few evenings
lgo, of the supposed Yoz del Pueblo, was not
he real ''simon pure" but another affair alto
yether, got up by the parties apprehended at
he time, whe, becoming impatient at the nen-