New-York tribune., 1902-08-10

sFa G1n7ales sa1S remained f a. the home Of his friend
when he surrendered the United States rnssrunds
The Cuban patriots had an enthasiastis igoTsans
& at the s. Charles a Hotel by the citizens ling In
IN soliciting the aid q freenea sa fS9mcRtsi for cni
to the last moment Of his life The TnitaS CRIMINAL
grand jury finally found indictments against t'ss
trality laws These we're Justice Cotesworth Pine3
John Guitman Governor Of MisssinS 81 ssinSSsssIpPt:
Henderson a New-Orleans lawyer and ex-Se1sfaa
sgr EditoP Of he NeNoresms Gmsf Beta aqEsns
SarcisSo Lopez. Judge Boyd. Of Natchez. Miss.
States army In the Mexican War and author of ~
ivan former Editor Of The Democratic ReyjsSgl r. Sgl.
Pickett, Lieutenant Colonel P; S. Smith.
gustin Colonel Robert Wheat Coone : Is1,I Ag-
Colonel W. H. Be The AmeTeans aa name ant
been conspicuous in aiding the Cuban expedition
stood four for acquittal and eight for conVicoy ry
Next time two months late later; the & Jury was six to
juryman stood for conviction the government
The Cubans Immediately began organizing an
other expedition, making Savannah the base. Cen
% 5t ~ o'et1Id Iidit sf a-J nd 5yi5 e. He
zales went to Georgia. and was warmly received
steamer Cleopatra was chartered in New-York ans
the four hundred GeOrgians who volunteered were
the expedition was ready he was informed aT9
met the expedition. which rendezvoused at Macon.
place on the satiIla River. Georgia. The officers
on the coast fSere Information was received thar
President Fillmore had seized the Cleopatra There
Lopez returned to New-Orieans and the govern
ment had warrants issued for the arrest of Con-
guest of first planter and then another in lower
tia River TO examine the arms and supplies storsi
there. he lost his way and called at a mansion IN
the wilderness 20 find. introducing himself that
the owner was the Collector Of St Mary's and the
only Federal officer south of Savannah holding a
Iector Di1worth Feld that in his private home he
taned hs nnbdden guest for DAY assured s1s
him of deep sympathy with his cause, and speeded
As General Gonzales had contracted fever. and
danger from pture was always imminent, Gen
West Virginia and remain there until fail when
they agreed that another expedition would be or
staff. but General Lopez received information
that caused him to determine to make dash for
Cuba Stories came of successful uprisings in
eral parts of the island 1t WAS said the people
would all rise if Lopez came and raised the stand
ard. New-orleans was in a iI1 ferment I Of excite
ment. Public meetings were held TO express sym
pathy for and pledge enthusiastic support to the
was counted upon to lead thousands Of fighters to
Cuba if the patriots once got foothold- Men
manded by the same Captain Lewis who took over
the Creole. was secured General Lopez took fire
ready read to rise and Join him He started away from
New-orleans with 800 men, without communicating
ing his chief of staff. General Gonzales
Cubans and Spania rds. one made up OF the Spanish
soldiers who had deserted to him the year before
Ably s25. were Americans mostly young men Of
good family. Some of these were from Georgia.
o''4ii Of them ' from the Cuff states. Colonel " s
Grittenden was In c0ma9a q; 81 esr PoS 9 S9
erny. and a nephew OF the United states Attorney
near Havana Colonel Crittenden. with about 10
men. left on the coast to guard tne 9asgage
days after Colonel Crittenden received note from
the Cuban commander asking that he 1oin him at
miles the Americans were attacked by Spanish
f;Ttttendens fire was terrific the Spanish killed and
wounded being 235. But in the second attack
them including Crittenden. made their way to the
sea- and put Off in small boats They were picked
z Ssns = the Spanish "a''of-"'r and taken to H'-
The country was swarrning with Spaniards. It de-
veloped that misleading stories or cuban successes
were sent out by the Spaniards- and the Cu9aHs
Spanish force could be thrown against them About
the time Of the attack on Crittendsn MAJOR CIeIl
Las Pozas Casualties were heavy on both sides
but the Spaniards were repulssd The Cubans got N
a stronger position General Enna. with reinforce
eats s 96 d re panar were rute 6at LOPEZ
was severely wounded himself and lost nearly all
his officers Fully ten thousand Spanish troops
When his men were starving Lopez walked out
win friend and was captured hhL me: 3l,
to Havana and the day following was landed from
he Pizarro and put to Ceath Win lhe 5aEIolE-
ON the night that Colonel Crittenden and the
ffty Americans who were with him-a few OF them
as Young as sixteen years old taken-a drum
head court martial was summoned. and tney were
sentenced die the succeeding sunrise-to De snot
in the back standing the brink OF the trench INTO
which their bodies were to be thrown
While il is difficult realize that fifty years ago
fftv Americans. some OF them OF influential fami-
lies could have been executed in such fashion
within a hundred miles of American territory
without hand being raised, 1t must be rer1em-
bered that there cables and the American
Consul in Havana would not even visit the con-
dernned men. None who spoke their language was
into a pit And Spain was defiant in her strength:
England and France were agreed with Eer %
prevent the acquisition Of Cuba by the United
States 1t is impossible TO imagine condition in
which such act by foreign power could now
be committed without throwing this country into
a fever that would bring war, whateVer
strength the opponents might have