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jjkiss iu the doors of liis coaches, while the others have for some time been using tin. The superior Court is in session here, Judge Ilill presiding. t*nr friend. Rev. Geo. White, delivered a lecture iu the Court House to-day, beißg introduced to the audience by his Hon or Judge liiil. her this honor the gentleman made an elabo rate and flattering acknowledgment. The Rev. Gentleman th> n told the story about tlie sugar from hue a rags with his KOcuflornod eloquence. TRAVELLER WITH TRUNKS. LETTER from Ff. GAINES. Fort G.unes, May 20,1 >;><V Doctor Andreas :—Dear Sir. I see that the Senator from flic late 13th, but more particularly from Albany, and known generally as “Philo,” is out in the last Patriot, iu along arti cle in defence of his late Legislative course. He says that he should not have noticed the many complaints made against his course but for the manifest attempt to injure him before the people who, as he says, he had the honor to represent. lie should have said misrepresent, for if be represented any portion of the district but Albany and some two or three belonging to his cTh jrl- living iu Blakely. the people in these diggins are too much of numb-scull* to find it out. I presume that he is now trying to pave the way fora nomination to represent the 2d Congressional"district in the next Congress of the IT. S. Rut if lie don’t find the last Legislative mud harder to rub off tlian he anticipates I hate forgotten it. It will tike more labor than he or his mouth-piece, tlie Patriot, can both bestow. I suppose his intention is to work hiufcclf up into a kind of fury and get into a political controversy in the news paper-*, and then cry out oppression, and by that means create i a sympathy with those Democrats whose interests ho has so grossly trodden underfoot, and try to calm their injured and excited feelings towards him. His defence of his course with regard to the chartering a Bank at this place, is such as I re member to have heard, when a boy, used by an old ginger ; cake woman who always went by the matronly cognomen of ! “ Granny Howard ; ‘‘This tarnal paper money the Bank i moul break and then I should lose it all,’’and forcibly reminds one of tlie old story of the woes of the crying fimiily. One ‘ reason which he gives for opposing the Bank charter, and which I presume Is the main one, Is that although he was the I immediate representative of the district ho was not consulted, j and the business was not entrusted to his care, that instead of entrusting it to him its triends gave the management of it to others. I suppose he felt slighted. How that is I do not know, but one thing I do know, that no person about this place, either IV big or Democrat, (unless it is some half doz- ; en whose political prejudices might cause them) ever would j think of entrusting any thing of importance to any such a ; time-server. He says that he had not received a word from • his constituents in Early about it, notwithstanding it had been j near two months before tlie Legislature when it came up be- j fore the Senate for final action. That he liad written to Ear- 1 ly for information and obtained it from a source he considered reliable. But he does not tell us what source that was, wheth er it was from any expression of the people, generally, or i whether it was the private wish of a certain Militia Colonel ! who about the time had removed from Blakely to Ft. Gaines, and who probably feeling a little like the Senator himself at not having been particularly consulted, determined to destroy it it be could, right or wrong, lie says he has been misrep resented with regard to his having made disparaging remarks : about the people of Fort Gaines, and in his same letter makes a puny and pusillanimous attempt, by inuendoes, Ac. to stab at die character of one of our most worthy citizens, who, in point of moral worth stands as far above the said Senator as does j truth alx >ve falsehood. I le appears to attribute the sin of getting 1 up the Bank charter solely to that individual, and shows a disposition to vent his spleen entirely that way. Ido not sup posc that that gentleman or any one else cares a fig for such a puny thrust. There is one tiling, however, I will tell the Senator and his few coadjutors, that in venting their spleen in that way, that they are barking up the wrong stump, for he had no hand in starting the Bank, or trying to get it up. (’lark thinks S. Carolina Banks can furnish us a circulating medium ; but if we wanted a few dollars in specie, ho docs t*>i tell us bow to get it short of a trip, of from three to five hundred miles. Nor does lie tell us any where what Bank charter he did support, or whether or not lie was in favor of increasing the Banking capital in the great city of Savannah, whose swelled-headistn be is trying to ape, with what success I leave it to his constituents who had the pleasure of seeing him in Milledgtville to judge. WIRE GRASS NO. 2. LETTER from GRIFFIA, Ga. Griffin, May 21, 1850. Dr. Andrews: —lt is projxr that through the Georgia Citizen many of us at this place, should tender our unfeign ed acknowledgements to the members of the Presbyterian Church in this place, for the liberality and brotherly love man ifested on their part to our Bro. Shchane, in tendering the Use of their house to preach in, yesterday evening. They .kindly and cheerfully tendered the use of their house, rang the bell, and ki due time had it properly lighted. May we always conduct ourselves so as to be deserving of their con tinued friendship; and may they never want a house towor- ] ship God is, after the dictates of thetr own consciences. A : majority of the City Council of this place, also readily con- j sented that Mr. S. might have the use of the Town Hall, free of expense, to address the people, to whom, also, our thanks j are due. But as this room was not provided with seats, we | readily accepted the oiler of our Presbyterian friends. Five i <•1 six years ago, so much liberality extended to a Universalis! in this place, we think, might justly have been numbered among the strange things of the earth. SEVERAL CITIZENS. Griffin, Mav 2(1, 1850. Dcai Doctor: —l hear the enquiry, frequently, what will the Nashville Convention do. Thai body of wiseacres, it : seems, will meet shortly. 1 venture now to predict what will j be the result of their deliberations. Ist. The tone will be j dissatisfaction with the compromise of the thirteen. 2d. The spirit icill he disunion.. This body, I have no doubt, will feel themselves called on by their great love of country, and their desire to promote its best interests , to make out, sign, and publish to the Southern States, along preamble and resolutions, setting forth, in strong terms, the absurdity and inequality of the compromise, together with its unconstitu tionality: denouncing Congress and the abolitionists in the ; bitterest terms, with a strong and well directed effort to raise Southern fire and indignation against Congress and the free ; States. Tlie result will be, that the Representative branch of Congress will get frightened, considerably, and refuse to pass tlie compromise Bill. And while in this frightened state, j not knowing what they do, or whereof they affirm, in order to.v.-t matters right, they will admit California as a free State? • And in this s’ate of things the members of that august body will suddenly retire to their respective homes, without the least regret, except, that they had ever met. By all which actings and doings of the said Convention j and the said Congress, the question will be left for the people j to decide in the next Presidential campaign, making the’ issue distinctly this:—On the one side opposition to the compro mise, and disunion, if passed; on other, the approval of the compromise and the Union. Still leaving the question un settled by the election of tlie next President, but to he settled after his election by another set of wire-working politicians.’ And this is the way a set of demagogues will keep the country ! agitated to its centre with questions of vitality for their own aggrandizement. Down, say I, w ith such a faithless erew ! Let the Congress be true to their country and to the •ir God, | and pass the once. True, it does not give us all our rights, but it must be recollected this is a compromise, and both parties are dresatisfied with it: Asa compromise then, 1 f<rone say, let it go, as the best thing that can bo done. * TROCHANTER. _ For the Georgia Citizen. A few Lines to ‘*Lady Enquirer. 1 ” Your polite communication is received, and allow me to . say, your request shall be promptly attended to on conditions, j which you will find at the office of the Georgia Citizen. l am, and have the pleasure to be, very respectfully, Ac. I\ B.C. The Franklin Expedition.—The New York Journal of Commerce states that orders had been received from the Secretary of the Navy for tlie de parture of the exploring brigs Advance and Rescue ! to the Arctic seas in search for the lost navigator,! and they sailed from tlie Brooklyn Navy Yard on Wednesday under the gallant Dkllavkn and Grif fin. The requisite number of men for the expedi tion (29) was completed on Tuesday. Two-thirds of them are volunteers from the naval service. Georgia Baptist Convention. The Georgia Annual Baptist Convention com menced its session in this place on Friday last, the 17th inst. There were present 142 delegates, rep resenting twenty Associations and nine Missionary and Bible Societies. Jbe introductory sermon was preached by Rev. ; Robert Fleming, from Mathew 25th chap, and 21st t verse. I At 2 o’clock tlie Convention was called to order, | and after the usual preliminary business, Rev. Thos. : Stock was chosen Moderator, and Ik ll.Mell and C. : M. Irvin, Clerks. Ihe session excited a good deal of interest, and there was much animated discussion on the various questions that were presented to tlie Convention. — lhe ministers parted with much kindness of feeling after the adjournment, which took place on Tuesday, the 21st. Religious services were held every day during the session. There was evidently a large amount of talent, both among the clergymen and laymen, and the churches were crowded with attentive listeners, es pecially on the Sabbath. The citizens of Marietta appeared greatly interested and seemed to vie with each other in endeavoring to make. Ihe stay of the delegates pleasant and agreeable, by tendering tlie hospitalities of their houses. There was, to say the least, some reluctance at parting with those friends, notwithstanding the shortness of time in which that friendship was formed. The cause of education was one of the most promi nent objects of the Convention. In conclusion the following resolutions were adopted. Resolved, That tlie thanks of this Convention are due, and are hereby sincerely tendered to the citi zens of Marietta and vicinity for their kindness and * hospitality to the members of this Body during their present session. Resolved , That tlie Georgia Baptist Convention tender thanks to the managers of the Macon and j W estern Railroad, and the State Road, for facilities afforded the members of the Convention in attend ing its present session. Resolved, That tlie thanks of the Convention are ! due, and are hereby expressed to the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches, for the use of their Meet ing Houses. Resolved, That our grateful acknowledgments be presented to Air. John F. Arnold, Proprietor of tlie Marietta Hotel, for bis liberality in entertaining so j large a number of tlie Delegates of tlie Convention. | Resolved, That the sincere thanks of thisConven- i Ron be tendered to Mr. Chester, Editor of tlie “Ala- ; rietta Helicon,” tor printing executed gratuitouslv I • i • n- 1 * * 1 m his office. After singing and and prayer the Convention ad- ; journed to meet ilext year at Perry, Houston coun ty, Georgia.— Marietta Helicon. The Captured Invaders. —Tt was reported in ; Havana previous to the sailing of the Ohio, that the I prisoners taken by the Pizarro, or every tenth man 1 of them, was to he shot at 12 o’clock on that day. ; Tlie Charleston Cornier of vesterdav morning, says: ‘ Despatches were received in this city by the Col- I lector of the Port, from our Consul at Havana, sta- i ting that there were about one hundred prisoners in ! confinement in that city, charged with having been concerned in tlie invading expedition, who would be tried by Court Martial, and requested that an Ameri can vessel.of war should at once be ordered there. An abstract of these despatches was transmitted to the Stated >epartment by telegraph. — Sav. News. N vval Force for Cuba.— The government hav ing ordered the Home Squadron and several other vessels to Cuba, it becomes interesting to know the amount of tlie force designated to be sent thither. — It may be stated as follows: Saranac, steamer, Capt. Tatnall, 0 guns Vixen, “ Lt. Com’g Ward 2 “ Water “Witch, Lt. Com’g Totten, 1 “ Raritan, frigate, Capt. Page, (JO “ Congress, “ Capt. 00 “ Albany, sloop of war. Com’r Randolph, 24 “ Germantown, “ Com'r Lowndes, 21 “ Flirt, schooner, Lt. Com. Farrand, 2 “ 179 guns wrv mbskbi vwxrmrwn The Resources of C herokee Georgia.—There are few countries that possess as great win* ral wealth as the Cherokee Country of Georgia. Aside from its agricultural re sources which is by no means small, its hills and mountains, abound in almost every variety of minerals. Its mines of gold and silver are most attractive, and in some sections very pro ductive; yet, its iron and coal mines will probably prove ten fold more valuable tlian the precious metals. Another quar ter of a century will not pass away before the several varie ties of rock will have far outstripped the gold and silver in the aggregate of its cash value, even though the latter has abtain ed so great precedence in point of time, in its development. The marble and granite, and the hydraulic limestone now ly ing on tlie surface, or embedded in the bowels of the earth in this section of Georgia, is very valuable and will make a sure return for every day’s labor, and opens an ample field for labor ers and mechanics, and the more that enter the field, for years, tlie better will lx- the remuneration to the laborers, by making it a great mart for such materials. Lead, copper and zinc, specimens of which have been discovered in several counties, may yet become sources of great wealth to the State. Gypsum has been found in some counties also, and the great variety of uses to which it may be applicable, (not the least of which are its uses in agriculture) will make it valuable, in any quantities in which it may be found, however large. Tale, soapstone, and plumbago, are valuable and will doubtless be come articles of commerce from our neighboring counties.— There are a great variety of other minerals that have been discovered, and others still that will probably be developed as the earth is laid open by the hand of the laborer. Not only is here ample field for the mechanic and the man ufacturer, but the geologist and mineralogist—men of science may here luxuriate in one of the richest fields that the earth has exhibited for the development of practical scientific knowl edge.—Helicon. ■wasj—i Tr-irni A Georgia Farmer’s Views.—in a business letter, received a few days ago, the following ideas were presented. The language is plain and unvarnished ; there is no rounding <f periods, but such a current of sound, hard sense in the views, we are induced to give them prominence : The way to siioot am guns at the Abolitionists and Frkesoilers. —Let the South cut the cords of trade loose from the North—buy nothing from her, sell nothing to her. Let the South send to Europe for what she wants—let the South carry her produce to Europe—let the North go to Egypt for her Cotton, and carry her goods to the uttermost parts of the world and sell them there. The North cannot stand if the South will only turn the tide of her trade to Eu rope. The South is not bound to buy from the North; nei ther is the South bound to sell to the North. There fieed be no fighting if the South will only do as above stated, it will ruin the North completely. Let the Soulh rear up large Factories, and the Spinners will come from the North to the South in large bands, to get something to live on. My word for it, it you want a man to be your friend, make it his interest and lie will come over to you certain. — Fed. Union. Tim Presbyterians and the Union.— The Presbyterian General Assembly, iff Cincinnati, including delegates from al most every State in the Union, have recently decided, by a vote of one hundred and three, ta seventy-five, on the indefin ite postponement of a resolution to memorialize Congress on the subject of slavery. How sharper than a serpent';; tooth it is. to have a thank less child ! SIS’ ~I 35© m fir IJ, ©lf I2S u From the b'avannah Republican of Saturday Evening. Arrival of the Steamer Isabel at this Fort. ! The steamship Isabel arrived on our bar at four o’clock on Saturday morning, and placed her mails and passengers on board the J. Stone. She left Ilavanna on the 22d instant. Among the passengers is Geu. Lopez, commander of the ex pedition, oix2 of his Aides de Camp, Senor J Sanchez Yzne a, and Messrs. J. G. llunton and C. 11. Horton. All these gentlemen are now in this city. By this arrival we have our usual files of Cuba papers, our letters, Ae., and through the attention of our Key West eor responJent, and the polite Clerk oi tlie Isabel, we are in pos session of the most ample details of the late invasion of the Island. The Diarin dc la Marina of tlie 21st, lias an article writ ten in a lofty style, entitled “ The First Victory over the Pi- I rates lts details however, are confined to the movements of the war steamer Pizzarro. Weappenda few details to j those furnished by our correspondents, derived from the offi | c*ts of the expedition. This wc do in haste and at the risk | of some repetition. It appears that iu kicking after the Creole the Pizzarro en countered the barque Georgians which had returned from | the group of islands near the coast of Yucatan, from whence the expedition sailed. The Gcorgiana had on board some ; thirty or forty men, who preferred not to accompany the expe | dition. These men were taken prisoners. The landing was made on the night of the 18th inst. The | first attack, the following morning, was directed against the j jail, ou the supposition that is was the barracks. The Ken | tueky regiment led this attack, which was warmly met by the i sentinels on duty there, and some troops who were with them, i In their progress through the town, the invaders met with : a hot reception from all quarters, being fired upon from walls, | ! housetops, windows, Ac. A body of Spanish troops, moving j ! towards the Governor's house, being hailed, returned an an- ! swer by firing. The Governor’s house was early attacked, j but not until after Gen. Lopez had sent three or four distinct j summonses to surrender. The house was then set fire to, when the Governor, some officers and some forty soldiers re treated to the next house, whicli was fired in its turn. They then made their way to a third house, on which were several ladies and others collected. The roof of the house, which was a low one, gave way and fell in, but no one was seriourly hurt. In this condition, tlie inmates, with the fire at their heels, and the soldiers in danger of being blown up by their own cart ridges, had no choice but to surrender. A white flag was therefore soon hung out at the window on tlie point of a bay onet. In the absence of any tiling else to serve the purpose of a flag, one of the young ladies present gallantly offered an article of her under garments, which was used for the pur pose. r i lie place being taken, Gen. Lopez, who had thus far been unable to get speech of the inhabitants, which he was anxious to do, in order to save bloodshed, explained that tlie expedi tion came to the Island to offer liberty to the inhabitants, not , with the purpose of plunder. He issued at the same time I strict orders that no'property should be taken without being i paid for. and gave other necessary orders. The effect of these | measures was that lhe Spanish soldiers put on red shirts and | cockades, like the invaders, and distributed themselves through i the town with, at least, the ostensible object of conciliating the people in favor ol their new visitors. It does not appear, how ever, that much impression was made this way, and it is certain that the Spanish officers all remained faithful to their flag, ex hibiting throughout a courage worthy of the days of old Cas tile. The loss on the side of the invaders was some 1 killed and per | haps 10 wounded, while it is presumed, that the defendants of j the place met a loss of some 20. General Lopez, is of opinion ! that there wire not probably more than 100 regular soldiers j of the line in Cardenas, at the time of the attack ; but during j all these transactions news had been sent to Coliseo, a post J ten miles distant, and to Matanzas for reinforcements, and large reinforcements were approaching the city, near 300 men having arrived before nightfall. During the day, too, some of the invading force had become a little disorganized by drink ing, and a portion of them had been detailed to place tlie wounded and a quantity of coal on board the Creole , in order to enable her to return at once for reinforcements. Influenc ed by these ami other strong considerations, Gen. Lopez de termined to re-embark his command on board tbo Creole, which was done soon after nightfall of the same day on which j they landed (19th inst.) On their way to the boat they were I attacked by a force of twenty-two lancers and forty-five in -1 fantry. These troops fought the invaders with desperate cour ! age, charging up to the bayonets. The lancers were killed, j almost to a mail. One of them, a common soldier, returned i twice alone, searching like the French officer at Waterloo, I for some point where he might pierce the line. On leaving tlie harbor of Cardenas, the course of the ves ! sd was laid in N. \\ . direction, in order to avoid the risk of I meeting Spanish men of war. As soon as the land faded from ! view Gen. Lopez gave orders to stand westward, his inten ; lion being to make another landing at the town of Mantua, in “Vuelta de Ahajo The district so called is that part of the Island of Cuba westward from Havana. A large part of the command had however become discouraged by the warm reception they had met w ith by the Spanish troops, and had resolved not to attempt another landing. The orders of Gen. Lopez were repeated, when a council was called, and some three-fourths of the force determined to land at Key West, placing a guard over the boat’s compass to insure it. The officers generally were willing to follow the General. The Creole ran aground in leaving the harbor of Cardenas, and remained six hours in the expectation of be ing overhauled by armed vessels. She was only got off after throwing overboard a large quantity of ammunition and provi sion—only 30,000 rounds of amunitioti remained. The Cre ole, in going to Key West, took the South passage, while the Pizzarro took the North passage. Thus they missed each other while outside. Had they conic in contact, a bloody struggle would doubtless have been tlie result. The Pizzarro had on board four companies of Grenadiers—(probably 200 men.) It is a curious circumstance, and one well worthy of men tion, that the cholera disappeared in Havana the moment that the news of tlie landing of tlie expedition was received. This cireuin*tanee is well sustained by the experience of all disci plined armies in the field, oil tlie eve of a battle, when the sick list diminishes rapidly. The ex itement in Havana was, in like manner, so great that not a case of cholera was reported the day after the arrival of this news. It is worthy of remark, in explanation of the letter of our Ivey AA est correspondent in regard to the reception of the in vad* rs, that they did not anticipate any considerable assistance trom the people of Cardenas. Their chief reliance, as we barn from officers of the expedition now in this city, was upon Matanzas, which place they were prevented from reaching by an unlocked for occurrence, as will be seen below, i lie popularity of General Lopez in Matanzas and tlie adja cent country, is represented to be almost unbounded. AVe arc further informed, that while the Creole was lying aground for six hours at Cardenas, wilh the momentary ex pectation of being attacked by a Spanish man-of-war, tlie steamer Pizzarro came into the harbor at night on one side of it in search of her, and passed out on the other side, without discovering her. Had the Pizzarro attacked the invaders, however, they had determined to board her and take posses sion of her, which they have since learned would have been an easy matter. Some thirty or forty.soldiers came passengers by the Isabel from Key AA est, where the remainder of the expedition was left. It was their intention to leave Key West as soon as pos sible, and return to their homes in the States. Ol the desperate courage of those adventurers, it is un necessary to speak. The expedition was composed of the \eiy best ol our Mexican volunteers, some of whom say the resistance they metat Cardenas during the night attack was equal to that at Monterey. ‘] hoy speak in the highest terms of the bravery and skill ol Gen. Lop* /., who they say is fit ted to lead in any expedition. Just think of GOO men in va iling an island ofa million inhabitants, and we may form some idea of the worse than forlorn hope upon which they had gone, and of the ealin unflinching courage with which they were inspired. Figiity-four doubloons were found in the Treasury at Car denas, which were brought to Key AA'est, and by order of Gen. Lopez distributed for the relief of the sick and wound ed among the soldiers. l’hc steamers Falcon and Ohio, arrived at Havana, on the 18th. The Georgia from New York arrived on the 19th, and sailed again on the 21sl for Chagrcs. The Falcon sail ed on the22d for New Orleans. Neither of the above steamers were Allowed to enter the harbor as usual, and procceed !u the general ground of an- chorage, but were kept off by the Guard Ship; none of their Passengers were permitted to land. Tlie Isabel, was the on ly steamer that was allowed to go in and out as formerly. Hie brigs Adelia and Somers, of Charleston were going in to I lavana, as the Isabel came out. For full particulars we refer to the letters of our correspondents. Correspondence Savannah Republican. Steamer Isabel, May 24, 1850. Messrs. Editors: —As you have probably ere this bad news of the invasion ofCuba, and the landing of the army un der Gen. Lopez at Cardenas, I suppose you will look for some farther news by tnu‘ arrival. Hoping that it may be of ser vice to you, 1 give it you so far as I have been able to obtain the same on board. * The invaders landed on the night of the 18th at Cardenas, and commenced fighting on Sunday morning (19th.) The fighting was throughout the day sustained; in the evening it became fierce, and the Spaniards couldn’t stand the fire.— The invaders then attacked the Palace, when some hard fighting was experienced, for the Spaniards were shooting from the the top of the house and windows; however the Ims Yankees were victorious, taking possession of the palace and capturing the Governor and his Aids. They were conveyed on board the Creole. The Palace was set on fire, Ac. Out of twenty-two lancers not one escaped. The Creole sailed from there with the Governor prisoner, but he was landed again, and returned to Havana. She ar rived safe at Key AA'est after a close pursuit by a Spanish war steamer. Gen. Lopez comes to yonr city, as also some of his staff.— From them you can get more correct accounts. There are so many reports that the truth is hard to get at. i. enclose yon a copy of the Captain General’s Proclama ; tion, published the next day after the news reached him of the ; invasion. Tlie city of Havana is in the greatest excitement. Thirteen j thousand citizens volunteered on the 21st in the cause of ty rany. Yours, in haste, AA'. AA'. BLANCHARD. Key AA'est, May 22, 1850. Messrs. Editors: —Our city was thrown into consternation yesterday morning, by the arrival of the American steamer Creole, chased by the Spanish war steamer Pizarro, which disclosed the fact that an attack had been made on the Island j of Cuba, by an expedition from New-Orlcans. The facts, as ! 1 have gathered them, are these: the Creole left Ncw-Or ; bans on the Ttli inst., for the ostensible purpose of taking passengers to Chagrcs, on their way to California. Instead ol gold diggers, they were bound to Cuba, under the com mand of Gen. Lopez, on the project of revolutionizing that j Island. The plan was to land at Cardenas, surprise that place, j seize the cars, and proceed immediately to Matanzas, and 1 surprise it, then go up the river to the mountains and fortify themselves. There the name of Gen. Lopez would bring ! tlie soldiers and the citizens to bis standard. Having effected j this, there would have been shortly, a sufficient force to inspire ] confidence in the people, and to meet the army of the Govern- j j ment. It was believed that the great majority of the peo- ! pie were in favor of a revolution and would, with the regular . , soldiers, declare in their favor as they advanced. The Cre- j ’ ( de proceeded to the Island of Mugores, off Cape Catoelic, on j the coast of Yucatan. At this place they joined a part of ! the expedition, which lull arrived sometime previous on the ! brig Susan Loud, and the barque Gcorgiana. The whole ! force was then six hundred and fifty men and was composed j of three regiments, the .Mississippi, Louisiana and Kentucky. ! Information was sent from here to Havana by a smack to de lude the Government as to the point of attack. After two days stay at the Island, the whole expedition embarked on the Creole for Cardenas, having sent the brig and barque back to to New-Orleans. They reached Cardenas on the 19th inst. at 2 o’clock A. M. Here on account of low tide and other obstructions, they were delayed two hours before a landing could be effected. This delay with the noise of j landing had given the alarm, and a dispatch was immediately started by tlie Governor of Cardenas for Matanzas. As soon as they landed an attack was made on the garrison, the Ameri- | cans shouting as they advanced ‘‘Lilxrtad de Cuba y iiule- j pendencia.” At day light after three hours hard fighting, j the city was captured, with the loss of seven Americans and i fifteen wounded. The loss of the Spaniards is not known, but is supposed to have been from fifty to one hundred. The Governor and Lieut. Governor of Cardenas were taken ! prisoners. The Governor's palace was burnt. This was j necessary to make them surrender. The firing was constant > and hot from the garrison and tops of houses until the city , was taken. The Spanish soldiers fought well and bravely, but the Americans with the same dauntless and vehement I courage that, in Mexico, carried every thing before them, and ‘ in a few hours after landing this city of seven thousand iahab- ‘ hunts, was in the possession of six hundred men. On reaching the rail-road depot the rails were found to have been taken up, so as to render it impossible to reach Matanzas by that means. Before they could have reached there by foot the whole force of the Government would have been ready to receive them. This part of the project hav j ing failed, it was concluded to remain at Cardenas and await ; a demonstration in their favor. The citizens in the morning ( appeared friendly and disposed to join the invaders, invited | them to their houses and treated them hospitably, but none i took up arms and none came in from the country. | In the evening about sundown, a hundred and twenty lan ! cers marched into the city. A part took a position in one street to cut of a retreat. The others, fifty in number, charged the Americans and were all, with one exception, shut down. The lancer that escaped showed reckless valor—twice, single handed and alone, he charged—at the second charge his horse was killed, his arm was broken aud lie taken prisoner, and brought hone. In this attack no assistance was rendered bv the citizens. ()n the contrary, the Captain ol’the lancers was found to le the very man who had treated the officers sump tuously at dinner, and made them believe be was with them. One of the Aides of Gen. Lopez, Gen. Gonzales, lays here ; badly, but supposed not dongerously, wounded. Col. O’lla ! ra, of Kentucky, is also wounded, but not dangerously. Capt. Logan, of Kentucky, died of his wounds, and his body was thrown overboard the day after they left Cardenas. Among those killed was an Episcopal parson from the West, whose name I have not learned. The Americans receiving no assistance from the people, aud aware that a force of ten thousand men stationed near Cardenas, were on the march to attack them, took their boat at night and put to sea for Key West. The next morning the Steamer Pizzaro was discovered astern in chase. They kept ahead all that day, and at night changed their course to North East, and made the reef at Key Vacas. There a pilot took them inside the reef and ran down. The Pizzaro was off the ship channel yesterday morning, having arrived in the night. She demanded a pilot of Lieut. Rogers, who lay out there in the Petrel, the United Sratcs schooner en gaged in the coast survey. The purpose for which they waited a pilot was, as they avowed, to chase the Creole. — Mr. Rogers replied that they could have a pilot to come into Key West, but not to pursue the Creole. The commander of the Pizarro threatened to inform the Government of his 1 refusal to furnish him a pilot, on which Mr. Rogers sent ; him his card, so that there might be no doubt who he was. I After a short time, a pilot boarded the Pizarro from a pilot- ! ing schooner, and brought her through the ship channel. In | the meantime, the Creole was running down inside thereof with all the steam she could raise. She rounded t lie Light house point a half au hour before the Pizarro. What might have been the consequence liad she gotton a pilot from Mr. Rogers, or whether it was her intention after having crossed the bar and gotten in our waters to have attacked the Cre ole and cut her off from this place, we can't tell; but such it is supposed must have been her design, from the tact of her wanting a pilot to chase, and from the knowledge which her officers must have had that it was impossible for a vessel of so great draught to go inside the reef. The only use for a pilot was to come inside and await, the approach of the Creole. The Creole, after being detained twenty minutes by the health officer, was allowed to come to the wharf; while drop ping down, the Pizarro passed on above and came to anchor. The commander ordered the pilot to put her between the Creole and the shore. He replied he would bed ~d if he would. As soon as the Creole touched the wars, a rush was made by the men with their bundles and side arms for the j shore and soon the boat was entirely abandoned. They seemed glad enough to have gotten once more on American soil. Fortunately for them the United States Barracks, about a mile from the city, wore vacant and afforded a shelter. : The Pizarro lays here still, having kept up steam all yester day and last night as if apprehensive she was in a dangerous neighborhood and it might be necessary to take very sudden ly to their heels. She has vve understand about a hundred inen aboard and one of the Spanish officers who escaped from Cardenas. s It was the design of the Americans had they found it im possible to escape to have boarded the Pizarro if they could. Could they have done this they would have taken her in ten minutes. 1 wenty-six men and four officers of the Garrison at Carde nas joined the Americans during the fight and have come over with them. They seem much attached to Gen. Lotkz. Seven negroes also came over. \\ hen the men returned to the boat at Cardenas, they found about twenty negroes who pciyed to l#? taken with them, AU were sent ashore, how e\er, except these seven who hid themselves and were not discovered till the boat got out to sea. ‘ They were brought before Judge Marviu, tlie District Judge, this morning upon | a writ of habeas corpus , who ordered them to he delivered | to tho Consul, lie will send them on board the i Pizarro to be delivered to their owners. The Creole lias been seized by tile collector for various breaches of the reve nue Inn sand v ill doubtless be forfeited. Ao remonstrance was made by the adventurers, when site was seized. They looked for it as a matter of course. They have been entire ly peaceful and seem disposed to abide by the law. Many of them are gentlemen ot education and are of the most re spectable families in the West. What will be their destina tion is unknown. Some I understand leave to-day for New Orleans and above 300 on the Isabel. Gen. Lopez and his Aid, J. Sanchez Vznega,are among the latter. After the boat had gotten out to sea from Cardenas, a vote was taken to determine their course. A majority voted for coming to Key \\ est. (leu. L<>pez then asked to be set ashore tit Da \ uclta do Abajo, where tr.Kps were stationed with the Spanish soldiers who had joined them, and who were anxious to have followed him. A number of the Americans were also willing to follow him. Tho supply of fuel was so small that it was thought there would not be sufficient to take them ‘ back to the shore and reach this place, and they determined not to return. Lopez seems still sanguine. He s.*ys that his I name will yet call a host to his standard. The Americans speak in the highest terms of his courage. lie was to be i found throughout the fight where the bullets flew thickest. | Iho} think though that he was deceived as to the extent of ! his popularity in Cuba, and this was the cause of the failure • of the expedition.. As to the fact in this respect it is difficult I to say. Lopez lias long had the reputation of being the most I popular man in Cuba, but Ins popularity is chiefly* in the i Southern part, where his estates lay and where ho lived i when a Spanish General. Had the project of seizing Matanzas and fortifying himself! in the mountains succeeded, Cuba may have been at this moment revolutionized. As in many other great attempts, i however, the occurrences of an hour may have thwarted and 1 defeated a well-formed plan. Since writing the above, we hear through the Spanish Consul at this port that the Pizarro on Saturday hist cap tured the brig Susan Loud and the barque Georgian a, the vesels before mentioned as having carried part of the expo- j dition to the Mugeres. They were on their way from that island to New Orleans. They had on board, besides their crew, some fifteen or twenty men, some sick and others who backed out and concluded to return. The Pizarro took them to Havana and immediately sailed after the Creole. lliere wore taken on these vessels a great number of letters, which were brought here. A smack arrived here an hoar ago from Havana, and communicated with the Pizarro. She is just going out with the smack in tow. Haste for the mail prevents me from giving you further details. I should have stated that some of the wounded Americans ; were left at Cardenas from necessity. The Governor and Lieut. Governor of C ardonas were released on giving their ! word of honor that these men should lie well treated—a prom- ! ise they remembered most probably only while the Creole j was in sight. 1 lie city is full of rumors of other expeditions ; having been fitted out from Mississippi and Pennsylvania.— j This is gathered from the adventurers. CARYSFORT. ! Who is lieu. Lopez! This question has frequently been asked, since the sailing of j the Cuban expedition. The subjoined sketch of hiucareer. we , find in tlie Philadelphia Bulletin, condensed from a long ac count in a New Orleans paper: Xarciso Lopez was born of wealthy parents, in 170* ~r !). in \ enczuela, and is now a little over fifty years of age. Ile was the only son that grew to manhood, though lie had numerous sisters, lie was trained to the saddle, as is the custom in I South America. His father being obliged hv civil disturban ces to remove to Caraccas, where he entered upon aeomncr eial life, his son Xarciso superintended a branch of the House j at \ aloncia, in the interior. 11 ere, during the troubles of [Jol- j ivar s time in ISM, young Loj*ez took a prominent part on j the popular side, and narrowly escaped from massacre. At j length, when reduced almost to desperation, lie enlisted in the ‘ army, as his only chance for life. At the end of the war be tween Spain and the insurgents, Lopez found himself a Colo- i nel, at the agcot23. lie had also received the cross of San i Fernando, as a further reward for various gallant deeds du- ■ ring the war. On tlic evacuation of the country by the Span- : isli army, Col. Lopez returned to Cuba. Since that time, (1823,)Lopez has been a Cuban, having married and established himself in the island. Ile was known to be possessed of liberal principles which prevented him from obtaining office in the island, and thus remained in retire ment. During the first of the Carlist troubles in Spain, Lo pez h;tpponod to be in Madrid with his wife, urging a private j claim on the government, lie distinguished himself on the government side; v. as made first aid-de-camp to the comman der-in-chief, Gen. aldez, and received several military decor ations. He became tkc warm personal friend of Valdez, who ‘ was afterwards the most popular Captain General of Cuba. I le was for a time, Commander-in-chief of the National Guard of Spain, and subsequently Commandcr-in-Chicf of several ! provinces. During all this period of favor with the royalist party, it is saal that lie remained faithful to his democratic principles; and though caressed by the Queen Cliris | tina, he despised and distrusted her. j On the insurrection which ended in the expulsion of Chris tina from the regency. Lopez was made Governor of Madrid, ’ a post which he hold until Espartero became regent, when lie ! positively refused to hold it, in spite of the solicitations of Ks partero. As Senator of the kingdom, from the Liberal oitv ! of Seville, he studied the politics and institutions of Spain, and then first learned the condition of the Spanish colonies, a* 1 | especially the oppression under which Cuba, the country of | his adoption, labored. The expulsion of the Cuban deputies i from the Cortes further disgusted him, and, resigning his of -1 flees, he departed for Havana, not without some trouble in ob ! turning permission. At this time, (1839,) General Valdez was Captain General of Cuba. During the various political troubles of Spain, Lo pez held different posts of honor and emolument in the Island, hut, at length It* resigned all except his rank as General, and then undertook the working of an abandoned copper mine, as a pretext for returning tit the Central Department. Here he began to mingle with the people and concert a plan for the lib eration of Cuba. t The enterprise of last year, wliieh miscar ried so completely, was the result of his first efforts. The se cond effort, better matured and more extensive, is now on foot. Courier Office, ) Charleston, May 20—10.50 1\ M. S New-Orleans, May 21—The Cotton market yesterday was heavy, at an 1-8 decline. Rarely 1,000 bales were sold. Middling 11 3-1 to 11 7-8. 100 boxes Sugar were sold at 1-1 advance—s 1 -2. Molasses is steady at 22 cents per gallon. Courier Office, ) Charleston, May 27- -1*0.50 P. M. \ The Steamer Crescent City has arrived at New York.— Col. Jack Hays is elected Sheriff of San Francisco City. Sa cramento City is again badly inundated. John 11. Peoples, • Lieutenants Raehe and Ufpwuing, and two others, were drowned in the expedition Ray. A large fire oc curred at Sacramento City. The loss is estimated at Sixty Thousand Dollars. Business generally is depressed. Lum ber is scarcely worth the freight, and property is declining. | Courier Office, ) Charleston, May 27—10.55 P. M. y Netn-Orlcuns, May 20, P. M. —Cotton market dull and drooping—barely 900 bales sold yesterday; middling, 11 3-1 The receipts here and at Mobile are 169,000 hales behind those of last year. O i> <il)£ Cxtonjifi Citizen. E. F, W. ANDREW S, Editor. MACON, <;a., MAY SI, last. rnblir DurnntenN— The Hon. R. Toombs and the Hon. W.C Dawson will please accept our thanks for various pub* lie documents. Advanrrd Payments.— The time of advance payments sos many of our Subscribers will expire in three weeks more. Tlmse wishing to save the extra half dollar will please tako the hint and govern themselves accordingly. 10 (orrespondruts.—We again request our regular correa pendents lo have their favors reach us, at latest, on Tuesday j evening. Cnleas we receive them by that time we shall bo he unable, often, to make room for them, j ‘•Observer” in our next. We suspect that “P. B. C ” has been hoaxed by some smart male youtli, in the disguise of a feminine. M hat has become of “Gabriel. Come blow voui trump ,: gabe !” ‘•Richmond” is requested to hand over particulars of that Turkish affair. “Seaboard” will please board any piratical looking craft afloat in his waters and send us the logbook. “Traveller with Trunks —please call as often as convenient. We must respectfully decline “W’s” retrospective review’ of the immoralities of the town, as not within our province. “Kenesaw —What was the state ot the chicken market up your way, last week ? “Gleanings from the Mexican War” No. 3, anxiously looked for. “Amicus,” “Cato,” “Argus/’“One who know s the Dots” Ac. must not falter in welldoing. 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Itasconi, tho Tull} ot America, who was roeeutly elected a Bishop of tho i Methodist Church, (Sonth) was ordained to that office in the j Ceuteinuiry Church, St. l>.uis, on the 15th inst., before a j congregation of 2000 people. — (eniral Horticaitural Associatiou • —This asso- I eiat * ou propose to have a Floral, Pomological and Vegetarian Exhibition during the Commencement exercises of the Fe male College, the 2d week in July! We “calculate*’ as how that will be an interesting and very appropriate addition to tho ceremonies of tlie Institution. e shall then have the prose and poetry of life duly conglomerated. Mathematical roots : and root, vegetable, Plum fruit and Plum arithmetical Car i rots yellow and jewels of fine carat ; the pure juice of tlio ! Classic Palernian with the modern Seuppernong and Catawba; Tulips and two-lips ; Beets and Blushes ; Hornblende ai. l the Horn of Plenty; Music and Marrowfat; Poetry and Potatoes ; with a judicious blending of the roses and j*o*iee, and strawberries and cream of juvenile collegiate existence with the “bacon and loud longcollards’ , ofsubsequentlife,iu the (to them) “good time coming.” In this, as in every thing else, u 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the rieicg and we are not cynic enough to desire that a single flower which now blooms in the parterre of juvenile imagination shall too soon wither away from tlie sight of the light-hearted and innocent, and leave nothing but the prickly thorn on the “sere and yellow leaf,” as mementoes of the change which Is stamped oil all things earthly. As long as possible, then, “bring flowers,” and strew them along the pathway of young humanity, intermingled if you please, as the Horticultural Association promises, with the luscious fruits and wholesome vegetables of lile, to the intuit that all may participate in tho benifieence of the Creator, and lie prepared to give praise to hip adorable name. The (iiban Expedition and Gen. Lopez. \\ e have taken up considerable space to-day, with the de tails ot the late unsuccessful expedition of Gen. Lopez to Cu ba. The General, it seems, was arrested Saturday evening in Savannah, by order fn*i the President, and brought be fore Judge Nichol of the F. S. 1 ‘btriet Court, to answer to tlie charge of violating the following section of Act of Con gress of April 20th, 1818: “If any person shall, withiu the territory or jurisdiction of the l nited States, begin or set oa foot, or provide, or prepare the means for any military expedition or euterprize, to be ear. ried on from thence, against the territory or dominions of any foreign Prince or State, wiih whom the United States are at peace, such person so offending shall be fined not ex cel ding three thousand dollars and be imprisoned not nioro than three years.” Lut alter examination of two or three witnesses, without am eiidetiee being presented to justify his detention, he was discharged and left Savannah next morning for New Orleans. Gen. L. and aid arrived here on Sunday evening, and left next morning fin- the West. It is .'•aid that tliat portion of the expedition which sailed under the General was only a fraction of the whole—fouio eleven or twelve vessels having left New Orleans and other fruit Ports, to land at different points on the inland. If this be true, we sliall probably soon hear more of the affair. Them is no doubt that Gen. Lopez calculated, (kith the utmost confi dence, on the prompt eo-operation of the peojdeof Cuba, for without that 00-operation, as lius aid expressed himself to us, 20,1)1)0 men could not take and keep the island. With rt, 200 would have been sufficient, as a rallying point for the people, had the communication from Cardenas to Matanzas not beta cut ”rt‘ by tearing up the Rail wav.