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CmwtManalist k YUpnblir. JAMES GARDNER, JH., ) and [ Editors. JAMES M. SMYTHE, ) [From the New Orleans Picayune. ath in*.] - IMPOST ANT FROM HAVANA Destruction of the Lopez Expedition.—Execution of Gen. Lopes.—Arrival of the steamer Chero kee. The steamship Cherokee, Capt. WindJe, ar rived this morning from New York, via Ha vana, having left the latter place on the evening of the Ist of September. , Sh# brings Important news of the failure and extinction of the Pampero expedition; full de tails of which will be found in Qur copious cor respondence. The following are the names of thirty-eight prisoners, who surrendered in accordance with the Captain General's.proclamation: Elias Otis, New York; Bernard Allen, Ha vana ; Thomas Little, Philadelphia; J. B. Braum, New Orleans;- Julio Chassagne, Francisco Cur bia -y Garcia, Havana: George Boutista. Hun gary; M. S. Keenan, New York; Thomas S. Lee, New Orleans; Cornelius Duffy, P. Talbot, United States; George Metcalf. Henry P. Met calf, Ireland; Jose Dovreo, Cuba: Capt. J. A. Kelly, New Orleans: Ist Lieut. R. M. Gricler, M. H. Scott, Win. H. VaugaJl, Kentucky: G. Wilson, Philadelphia; Isaac Freeborn, Ohio;' Wm. H. Cameron, Virginia; Wm. Coussins, England, Thomas MeDillon, Ireland; Harvey Williams, New Orleans; John Danton, New York; Franklin Boyd, New Orleans; Thomas Monroe, W. A. Rieves, Mississippi; A. R. Wier, Charles A. Downner, Mobile; J. Sncit,E. Wisse, Wm. Losner, R. Schultz, Ciriaco Senepli, Ger many ;. Martin Melesimo, Manuel Martinez, Havana; Francisco Alejandro Leve, Alquiza. Pedro Esteban. Havana, August 29,1851. Onr Havana Correspondence. Havana, August 30, 1851. On the evening of the 28th, it was announced that fifty' more prisoners had been taken near Rosario, and that Lopez, with only six or eight romp inioiiß, was closely pursued, and eould not possibly escape, all the passes from the moun tains being strictly guarded, and the invaders be ing totally destitute of provisions, and exhausted from their want of rest. Yesterday morning the Qareta published the names ol forty-four prison ers, brought into San Cristobal, and this morning those of thirty-eight more. All have since ar rived, and the papers state that there are now one hundred and thirty-six prisoners at the dis position of the Government. About 9 o'clock this morning, an extra from the Qareta informed the people that Lopez had been captured. The news was contained in a short letter from the Lieutenant Governor of San Cristobal, to the Captain General, and merely stated that, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon of the preceding day (29tty Lope/, had been brought into that town a prisoner, having been captured by Antonio Sautes Castaneda. In an incredibly short space of time this intelligence circulated all over town, and then commenced a scene of rejoicing such as no other country could show for a simitar event. Every description of fireworks, from a Chinese cracker up to a blunderbuss, iucluding all the in termediate grades, was put in immediate requisi tion ; and for noise, powder, smoke and dust, a Fourth of July celebration in the States could not begin to compete. As the‘day wore on, the rejoicing became more and more demonstrative in its character. The Spanish shipping in the harbor-displayed all their colors, and .flags were hung from the houses in most of the streets and lanes, many ol them stretching from house to house across the streets, and from every balcony, house-top, window and- door, were continually discharging all descriptions of explosive matter. Bands of half-grown men and boys paraded the street*, dressed in parti-colored ribbons, with the Spanish colors, of course. iShouts of rt Viva la Reina,’’ “Viva Espana,” “Death to Lopez and his gang,” were heard in all directions, from drunken whites and blacks. In one of the streets an effigy of a man, dressed in a coat and Emits, with his boots outside ot the latter, a big, ushy beard, long hair, and an old straw hat, was stuck against the side of a house, and some five or six Spaniards were firing blank cartridges at it, with all tins ferocity necessary to satisfy them selves and the assembled crowd. The effigy was supposed to represent Lopez, and the cou rage with which his image was attacked, deno ted the fierceness and determination with which his assailants would doubtless have met him gild his adherents in the “tented field.” At night many of the houses in the principal streets were illuminated, and transparencies with devices in wretched poetry hung from others. The band played in the plaza opposite the Gov -ernor's palace, and a large and very noisy crowd assembled> in the square.. A torchlight proces sion, rather ineagre in uumbers, preceded by on# of the military bands, marched up in front of the palace, and after saluting the Captain General with several not very hearty cheers, and listen ing as well as they could to some fine music from the two bands, they started off on a tour of the city, stopping in front of the houses of the Gen eral of Marine and other principal officers t>f the Government, and cheering most lustily. Small parties of amateur musicians, filled with patrio tism and cognac, paraded the streets up to a late hour of the uight, the'guos, pistols, crackers, ice., still, keeping up a most hideous racket. • Lang after nearly all the sober people “had retired to rest the processions continued to parade the streets, and at this moment (12 o’clock) they are inarching and cheering in full vigor. I don’t think many of them will sleep much to night, and those that do will have spendid headaches to-morrow. And all this rejoicing over the cap ture of pa? old man I •> The arrival of Lopez was eargerly expected here all day, but it is now said that he will not coine befowto-inorrow afternoon. Report fixes his execution for the day after (Monday.) tut of this nothing definite is known. Capt. Platt, of the American sloop-of-war Al bany, with one of his officers, visited the prison ers this morning, by permission of the Captain General. He states that he found them'ln good condition, and that they expressed themselves well satisfied with their treatment in the prison, plenty of good plain fowl being furnished to th,n,- and medical attendance - for those who needed it. They give a terrible statement of their condition previous to their surrendering themselves or be ing taken prisoners. They were reduced to the very verge of starvation, receiving no supplies from the country jieople, and the lew provisions they brought with them being sqon exhausted. The last meat that any of them had eaten pfevi ‘ ous to their capture was that of the horse of Lo pez. They complain bitterly of the deception practiced upon them, they being led to believe that the island was in a complete state of revo lution, and (hat as soon as they landed they would be joined by thousands of Creoles, with a sufficient quantity of everything necessary for their support and maintaiuaiice of a war against an apparently powerful but really weak despo tism. The dirpet reverse of this was found to be the cause. When they landed, Instead of finding a people struggling for freedom, who were ready to receive them with open-arms and -hail them as deliverers, they met with either open opposition or were flown from with distrust. The Creoles of the Island, thd yery people whom they came to free from an oppressive yoke, were the first to give notice of their land ing to the troops, and were eager in offering their services as guides and soldiers to the Gov ernment, Ol the thousands who promised to 1 meet them scarcely one was to be seen, and in a i few days they were surrounded by the masses of t troops which the proximity of Havana enabled t the Government to throw at once upon them t They fought two or three desperate fights, in all d of which they were victorious, but with every hour the number of their assailants were aug- ) merited, while tkeirs fatally decreased, 'and few , or none came to join them. In the meanwhile their provisions were giving out, they s»w no : prospect of receiving supplies, and tpey had no means of curing their wounds or providing for their sick. Foreed to leave the open country and retreat to the mountains, they were hunted : from place to place by the soldiely, guided by the Creole countrymen, until separated into small parties, they were compelled to hide them - i selves in the woods and among the rocks and pursuers here . finding themselves at fault, had recourse to the trained dogs of the countnr, the famous Cuba bloodhound. These animals were furnished by their owners, the Creole proprietors of the country, and led by the unerring instinct of these guides, they soon hunt ed the unhappy fugitives from their places of re fuge, and succeeded in killing or capturing the nmole of them. Col. Pragay, the gallant Hun garian, was killed in the first fight with the Spanish troops, that of the 13th. The prisoners blame all this deception upon Lopyz and some parties in New Orlearns. When -Capt. Platt informed them of the capture of Lo pez, and that he was then on his way to Havana a prisoner, it was with difficulty the prison au thorities could prevent them giving three cheers. Much of this is doubtless assumed to propitate the Government; but there is no doubt that these men feel bitterly the deception practiced upon them, and without discrimation charge it upon their leaders, who perhaps were as much deceived as themselves. Lopez has proved his j sincerity by coming here and sacrificing his life . in the cause. lam informed that he had letters | from several infloentialmen in the Vuelto Abajo, promising to join him with thousands of men . in case he landed in that section of the Island, and there can lie but little doubt that he expect ed to find the greater part of the open country in , the hands of the insurgent Creoles. < I do not envy the feelings ol those who so . earnestly urged him to come, and so cowardly , abandoned him when he landed—and it would . be but a just retribution were the proofs of their j complicity to fall into the hands of the Spanish ] Government It is said that among the papers , seized by the troops, are many letters written in , cypher, and that one of the prisoners, the secre- . tary of Lopez, possesses the key to this corres- ( pondenee, and is willing to disclose it. If this , be true, the real authors of this cruel deception may yet be discovered and made to suffer the penalty of their cowardice and crimes. Thus “ even handed justice” may “ commend the in gredients of the poisoned chalice to” their “own * lips.” Yours, Justiwa. HaVana, Sept. 1, 1851. Last evening the steamer Pizarro came off the harbor, and it was rumored that she had Gen. Lopez on board, but that he would not be brought m until after night. A large laxly of soldiers, whose dirty appearances and tjred, worn-down countenances denoted the severe and fatiguing duty they had recently undergone, marched through the streets, preceded by a band of music, and were received with the most en thusiastic demonstrations of joy by the citizens, who crowded the house-tops and streets through ! which they passed. These had recently arrived f from the seat of war, and were the guard to whose care was entrusted the custody of Lopez- Many of the inhabitants unable to retain their , joy, hugged anil kissed those dirty representa tives ot the power of her Spanish Majesty. At a late hour last night it was officially an nounced in the city that Lopez was to be exe cuted this morning, and at daybreak crowds were to be seen wending theif way towards the small fort of the Punta, outside of the walls, at the en trance of the harbor, and directly opposite the Moro Castle. 1 joined in the stream, and, on nearing the city gates, an immense crowd were , seen to be assembled, many of whom 'had been waiting for hours. The whole space between 1 the Punta fort and the Cared was filled with troops, cavalry and infantry, who formed an 1m- J mense square, in the midst of which was erected the Scaffold, about twenty feet high, tlie top sur t founded by a balcony, and in the ceutre of the I platform was the garrota. This consisted cf a , small upright post, at the back of which was an . iron screw, with a long handle, and in front was j the fatal collar and the chair in which the vic tim was seated: A short time after my arrival, g a proceseioß of priests, with long, black caps, » carrying a black flag or banner, passed into the j Punta, which was surrounded with soldiers, and . about twenty minutes afterward* the tolling ot a , bell gave notice that Lopez was approaching.— . ’The drum called the soldiers to order, and the mournful procession almost immediately entered : the square. The queerly dressed priests match ed first, after came a detachment of the soldiers who brought him in, dressed in the same dirty clothes they wore when they arrived, and in the midst, with a priest on either side, marched Nar cisco Lopez. He was dressed in a long white garment resembling a shroud, with a hood which covered his head, but did not eonceal his features. The procession moved slowly across the square j to the scaffold,and Lopez ascended, together with , a priest and one or two officers. The negro execu [ turner had proceeded him. . As well as I could see between the bayonets " of the soldiers,- Lopez walked with a firm step, , and on reaching the platform he kneeled down ' while the priest recited a prayer. On rising, he ’ took a cross in his hand and kissed it repeatedly. | One of the officers on the scaffold then com manded silence in a loud tone, and in an in ’ staid everything was still as the grave. Lopez spoke fora few minutes, but the square formed J by the soldiers was so large that it was im{x>ssi- J ble to distinguish what he said. His voice, , however, sounded clear and firm. He then seat ; ed himself in the chair, the executioner adjusted j the collar around his neck, gave two turns with the screw, and Narcisco Lopez was with his ; God. A slight convulsive motion of the hands was the only movement I could perceive in the bodv. The immense crowd assembled behaved with great decorum. A few miserable attempts were, made to get up a shout when all was over, but mmie u(i uMiuui wueu an was over, ouc they were unsuccessful. The body remained seated in the chair, where I understand it will be left until this afternoon, and the soldiers were Ailing off when I left the ground. The steamer Empire City arrived from New Orleans yesterday morning, the Falcon from' Chagres last evening, and the Cherokee from New York this morning. Tbeiirat vessel brought . qver Mr. Laborde, the Spanish Consul at New Orleans, and the news of the terrible riots in your city. Mr. L. stated that be was compell ed to leave New Orleans to save his life, Mr. Crossman, your Mayor, having inlonned him that the mob intended to lynch him if they caught him. Some apprehensions were express ed by the Americans here that the news of the riot would cause a retaliatory movement from tlie mob here upon the Americans in this place, but so far no disposition of the kind has been manifested. J observed several parties, of the Guardia Civil patroling the streets through the day; which guard has always before been kept outside of the city walls. This is said to have' been by order of the Captain General. An extra from -the office of the Gaceta this morning announces that the Government have now 155 prisoners at tneir disposal, but no more names are published. I send you tins extra, with another one containing the address, of the Pap- Tain General to the loyal inhabitants of the Is land of Cuba. Also, the examination of one of the “pirates ■ who accompanied the unfortunate Lopez. Yours, Justicia. ts. S. Sloop , Havana, Sept. 1, ISSI. Gen. Narciscp Lopez was publicly garroted at tbe'Pnnta this morning,at 7 o'clock. All Havana was in attendance. He made a short speech to • the people, stating that he had been deceived by the Qsoles of Cuba, that he meant well in all that nl had done, supposing that the Cubanos desired a change of Government. Thus has endeif the career of Lopez. If he had had four thousand men, such as he,brought a sampje of, be would now hare been raised to "the pinnacle of fame, instead of sitting a lifeless corpse in the felon's chair for hours to be gazed at by the lazaroni of Havana. Why, Gen. Enna received his death wound while pricking his troops on to face the music made by his small squad at Pozas, then what would have been the result if he had bad thousands instead of hun dreds’ Every hound in Cuba would have this day been yelping his praise instead of rejoicing as at present, in his ignominious fate. Yours, Marinus. Havana, Sept. 1, 1831. I will send you a few items as they have oc curred front day to day since my last letter by the Cincinnati. HavancLf Aug. 25.—At 4 o’clock, P. M., steam er Cincinnati sailed with despatches from the Government. About the time she left port, was discovered at sea some four miles the Spanish steamer Isabel Catolica, having in tow an Ameri can schooner, which everybody in the city thought was-a prize; it happened to be the Hero ine from New Orleans, some thirty odd days out, and was brought into port in distress, her lading being lumber and provisions, and bound for Cha gres. There was great excitement before she reached the wharf, in consequence of the many private signals that were exchanged from the “Moro- Castle” to the steamer and to the Cap tain of the Port, Bythe time the steamer passed the Mole, pearly alLof Havana had got together to see a vessel, as they thought loader! with pirates. By the aid of a glass could be discovered a great njany men for so small a craft, which gave rise to such rumors, but-they were princi pally passengers bound for California; number in all on board twenty'. I, in company with a friend who had a Gtiada nos lying at hand, took a sail out in the bay to see if we could ascertain any facts in relation to the Heroine’s being towed in; when we arrived at the schooner, some officers lrem one of our ship of war, (the Albany,) had just arrived also, and wagquestioning the captain, and asked them if they were/Uibustera, Ac. They answered as I have stated, and we left in company with the officers of the Albany, as they invited us to ac company them on board their ship, where I spent an hour very agreeably. The Albany is an ele gant vessel. She is here, as you know, to pro tect American interests, &c. This day was published the pardon, or rather the conditions of pardon, offered by his Excel, lency the Captain General of the ever-faithful isle of Cuba to the pirates, if they would deliver up Lopez, (the traitor, as they call him,) within four days; which publication has been sent to you by the last mail per Cincinnati from my friend Fulton, so there is no use of my repeating what those conditions are. . • ~ You are also aware of the Heroine’s being brought in, as the Cincinnati bove to and jiassed under the stern of the Heroine, opposite the “Moro Castle.” as I thought to inform himaelf, that he might report the same when he arrived in the States. Havana Aug. 26.—T0-day the Habanera came Up'from Bahia Honda, bringing np two more of the Lopez party. Their names I have never heard, therefore cannot inform who they are. They were found walking on the beach, two large fine looking fellows, nearly naked, and bare foot, thpir feet so badly bruized and cut up by rocks and stones that they conld scarcely stand. A Spaniard happened to pass at the time, also in the distance at sea they saw a steamer they ask e>l the Spaniard if that was an American steamer, he answered yes, if they wished to get on her he would have them | ut on, as she was coming to this place; when the boat arrived, they were delivered into the hands of those they wished to escape from; they asked for something to eat. and then they might shoot them, or do what they Sleased, as they hail had nothing to eat for four ays. The probability is that they will not be shot, as they will come under the arrangements of “mercy’ allowed to those who surrendered within the said four days, &c. There is a report in town to-day that another steamer has been sunk at sea loaded with pirates off Matanzas, as heavy guns were heard yester day off at sea. Havana, August 27, P. M. The Habanero arrived with a few more of the poor fellows of the Lopez party. Every day brings more and mo.e to their final ruin, which should be a warning to those who are safe at home to remain there, as the odds is too great against them. The following are their names: Antonio L. Alfonso, M. Aragow, J. Casanova, M Guerra, G. AleKinzey, D. Seay, L. Sujllolet, J. i). Baker and L. Binder. The destination of these nine I have not yet ascertained, bit should judge by their names that were nearly all of this country. These were takers previous to the four days specified iu the Captain General’s proclamation, but I hear they will not be shot, bat sent to Spain to work the streets, &c. To-day I find that the firing at sea on the 25th was not, as supposed, the capturing of a steam boat load of pi rates from the States, but it was an American smuggler taken near the coatt of Matanzas. Ihe Captain has been put in jail. The P. Soule arrived this evening from New- Orleans; nothing new received by her." Havana, August 38. ' By the arrival of the Habauero, this A. M., we have six more poor fellows, brought from the seat of war, having surrendered to the Spanish arniy, as they were crippled and worn out by fatigue, and nearly starved. Their names are as follows: Francis B. Holmes, Kentacky ; Preston Es cew, St. Louis; Benjamin Harrer, Western States; John Nowes, do. j Antonio Romero. tManuel Diaz, Cuba. These, with all the others, are in the Castle. Havana, August 29. To-day we have before us the names of 43 more prisoners of the Lopez party, who were taken in the battle of the Q7th. A list of their names, places of residence, and standing in rank m the Lopez army, has been sent by the cotn mauding officer of the Spanish troops to his Ex- , cellency, and appears to-day in the Gaceta de la Habana. Their names are as follows : [ Capt. Robt. Ellis, Washington. D. C. ; E. H. ■ McDonald, Mobile; Jas. G. Devew, New-Or leaiis; P. S. Van Vechten,' New-York; D G. ' Rousseau, Kentucky; W. H. e*aft, Memphis: i S- G. Bosh, New Orleans; Andres Gonzalez, <in i terpreter,) New Granada: J. W. Sampson, tffiila : delphia; W. Wilson,New Orleans; J. D. Preu • it, Alabama; Thos. Hilton, Washington; W. L. I Wilkinson, Alabama; Daniel D. Wolf, Mobile • H. Miller, P. Lacoste, M. Lieger, New-Orleans! J.D. Hughes, Kentucky; p. Coleman, New i Orleans; W. L. Hessen, New-York; Jas. Brady, • Galena, ill.; Henry Smith, John Cline, George Foster, New-Orleans; James Chapman, Charles ton ; A. Cook, Alabama; C. Kuowell, New-Or leans;' H. B. Heart," Petersburg; Jacob Fonts, St. Louis; Nicolas Porte, John Martin, Patrick McGrath, Charles S. Dally. James Fiddes, S_H. PrefnielI K Conrad Taylor, Thomas Denton, C. H, McMurray, J. Patan, Conrad Arghilar, Jose Chicheri, G. Richardson, New-Orleans; Antonio Hernandez, Havana. In the above list there are nine officers. These persons hive not yet arrived, but are expected by • the trainin the morning. Lopez cannot have many left with him now. When last heard from he was nearly dead by sickness, as that great storm I mentioned in my last has done them great damage. They are out of every thing, even ammunition, and nearly all i of them naked or starved to diath: They will ' all be caught in less than five days. It will be < impossible for the hajance to hold out. .They < are in the mountains, among precipices where i they cannot he approached, but how long can ; they live in this fix, when they are surrounded i by 6,600 troops ? If they do not surrender they i will be starved out. J ; Small parties will not do here, as they can get t no assistance from the Creoles, and you c'an see 1 for yourselves that they have not joined Lopez. < nor will the lazy devils do it. L must now close 1 for to-night, as it is now 12 o'clock. Will re- i sume on the morrow, j Havana, August 30. Things have taken a decided turn this morn ing. Lopez has at last been taken. An express arrived in the night, briging the intelligence of his capture and also the capture of 40 and odd more of his soldiers, whose names are below. Lopez was captured on the 29th, about 6 o’clock in the evening, near San Cristobal, by only one man by the name of D. Antonio Santos Casta neda, and is expected in this city in the morning. [Here follows a list of names of forty-one who surrendered, given in a preceding column. [ The names are so badly spelt that one can hardly make head or tail to them. This last list of forty-one have not yet arrived, but will be here to-morrow, probably. There are at present in the jail fifty-six. Their old clothes have been taken off them and the prison suit put upon them. They have all been shorn of their hair, and chained two together, and will be removed to the Castle to-morrow, to make room for the balance, to go through the same change, when they will be put- in the Castle also, until they are sent to Spain Out of the whole of Lopez’s jwtrty. numbering 486, we have only heard of the'disposition of 180. Where the balance are we can’t leafn; but sup pose the balance were all, or nearly all lost in the five engagements that were fought. Capt. Pratt, of the Albany, got permission from the Captain General to visit the prisoners at the Piinta, and this-moming called to see them. He told a friend in my presence that he fonnd them all looking line and hearty, had thought to find them very much wom out and sick, but the reverse. It seems that they had nearly all of them abandoned Gen. Lopez before the proclama tion of the Captain General had been jiublislied. They told Copt. Pratt they had been grossly de ceived. and alt were disheartened and dissatisfied from the day they landed. They had expected to find the whole island in the hands of tne in surrectionists, but instead every one was against them and not one soul had joined them since they landed. They were without food for days and days until nearly starved, and were com pelled to surrender and trust to mercy, expecting to be shot When taken. The captain said that the prisoners had nqt heard until he told them, of the fate of the fifty-two shot on the 16th. but when he told-them they would not be shot,-they were somewhat gratified and reconciled. Capt. Pfatt told them, that Lopez had been taken prisoner, and they all seemed to exult at the news, and it was as much as he and the officers of the jail could do, to suppress the effort of cheers on the part-of the prisoners, they were so indig nant towards Lopez. The truth is now out in relation to the fifty who were shot on the 16th. These prisoners told Capt. Pratt that Crittenden'* company left Lopez in disgust at the proceedings os they had turned out, and were determined to leave him and the island, and embarked in those -four launches, with the hope of getting to sea that they might be taken up by some friendly vessel and taken to the States, when they were captured. They thought that Critten den's conipauy had escaped entirely, as they did not know what bad become of them after they left. They were never all to gether after- the first battle at Las Pozas.— There they become scattered and had to fight by small parties as best they might, having to put up.with every deprivation, and ever one they met was their enemy. They become Sick, out of provisions and clothes, barefooted, their feet mangled and cut to pieces; that many were .compelled to lie down aiid die, or to be overta ken by the enemy and killed, as they were in every case when they were found, well, sick, or wounded. - You may judge of their starving condition as these prisoners told Capt. Pratt that the last mouthful they had eaten was Lopez's horse, until they reached Havana. The prisoners are treated very kindly by the officer ofthe jail, The officer told Pratt to ask tire prisoners ii they were dissatisfied with their treatment since they were in his charge. Pratt told the officer that he came not there to inter fere; he was noton official business, and did not wish to ask such questions. The officer said he would like him to ask them that, for his own satisfaction, which Pratt then did, and they all unanimously answered that they had been treat ed very kindly since they had been there. They all seemed very much pleased to see Capt. Pratt; he bid them good-bye, but told them be could do nothing for tliem. He says that about half of this silty-six were Americans, or probably more, the balance foreigners, hut from the States. This day has been « great day for the Catalans, Never was a Fourth of July celebrated with more spirit in the States than this in the exulting of the capture of poor Lopez. Salutes have been fired from all the castles and towers in and about the surrounding city and country—guns, pistols and crackers fired in the streets, to the tenor of an enlightened individual, and curses and impre cations passed on the head of that poor and un fortunate man, who will have to sutler a brutal death in the couisc of one or two days more. The scene is terrible and disgusting, and at this moment I hear such yelling and hubbub in the street that one can hardly go out. I hope yet to see more peace, and- quietness in a tew days, as no Business ean be done in these exciting times, The Spaniards will carry a high head now. They have itone so mauy 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 scamps. Nevertheless, they are thousands, and do pretty much as they please; and, if 1 were a Creole, 1 would leave at any rate, for their noses will be held longer and harder than ever to the grindstone of Oppression. The cowardly devils! There is one consolation at any rate, though small. They begin to see and feel how cowardly they have acted, ami curse themselves pow. 1 heard one -Creole say, in presence of many others. “We are all villainous cowards, and for my part I wish I were in hell,'’ &c. Good night; it is get ting late.' I will resume to-uiorrow evening. I am anxious to see the news from the States, and in the morning I look lot the steamer horn New Orleans. ‘*• ‘ . t Havana , Sutiday, Jug. 31.—This morning the steamer from New Orleans arrived; the papers were read, and the contents dissected in no time by the many anxious Americans, who wished to see the effect produced in the States in rela tion to the horrible slaughter of {he 16th of this mouth. W,e were astonished to see the -Spanish Consul, Laborde here, with the disgraceful news he brings of the mob riot in New Origans. I think that was a shameiul way to take ven geance upon the innocent ones tor the-brutality committed in this city. 1 hope, however, to see no more expeditions here, unless they come by thousands. If they will do so, their success is sure. Those who come must come to conquer, and tto it by their own force, for Creole assis tance is very uncertain. We have had a sad in stance ol this fact, or Lopez and his 486 fine brave fellows would.have still been living to see Cuba freed lrom the hand of oppression. But now where are they, poor fellow Americans ? Many have paid the debt of nature, while many more are now with chains upon their limbs, and doom ed to be slaves to the yoke of Spain for the next ten years. All this from Creole cowardice. This afternoon the troops have been arrivin" in great numbers. I suppose that at least 2000 have returned from the field of war, as the thihg, i for the present, is now over. I was at the Palace 1 all the afternoon, and saw all the troops as they i were brought before the Palace, and were salut ed by his Excellency, the. Captain General. Such cheering I nevet heard, or so much excitement; in fact, it is the first exultation I ever saw after a battle. The troops were the most dirty look ing fellows I ever saw, though it is not to be won dered at. This evening three Spanish steamers arrived—one bringing Gen. Lopez, who is lam t told, to .he garroted in the morning. .However I 1 will know more of this in the morning. The c exulting is not all over yet, for the capture of s Lopez, as rockets are now going up in every di- 1 rection of the city. Last evening there was a great torchlight procession passed my room about 12 o'"clock. At least 500 persons booting and ! yelling, and dragging tbe effigy of Lopez through the streets. The steamer from Chagres arrived to-day, I am informed, with bat few passengers. Monday Morning , Sept. I,— On Board the Che rokee.—l have jugt witnessed the last moments of Gen. Lopez. At precisely fifteen minutes past 7 he was launched into eternity, being garroted,' before an assembled multitude of at least 8,000 persons. At 7 o’clock he was led from the Castle, accompanied in person by his confessor, and led by a rope, with his arms tied behind him. He : walked with a bold step, and answered with ; firm ness to the confessor. He was followed by some eight or ten priests in black growns; Lo pez himself being dressed in white pants, a kind of white frock, reaching to just below his knees, with a white cap upon his head. He ascended the scaffold, which was ten feet high, and set himself in the seat of the garrote. His confes sor presented the cfoss to him ; he took it, and arose and addressed a few remarks to the peo ple in Spanish. I know not what they were; the only words I did understand were his last words, which w‘ere, “ Adios Island de-Cube.”— He then sat in his seat; the coUar was fastened around his neck, and ia one moment he died without a struggle. So thus ends the brave Lopez. As soon as he was garroted the low rabble commenced cheering and rejpicing. This was not done among the troops. 1 stood in the rqidst of them, and not one word of cheer passed from the soldiers; I observed the officers shake their heads an.i sWords at tbe troops to keep silenee when the cheering was going on. The execution took place on the li Punta,” in the midst of a hollow s<piare about the size of Lafayette Square,-in the middle of which the scaffold was built, where tbe body is now {un ioned, and will remain a spectacle until 4 o’clock, p. m. Excuse haste—l must vlose. I could say more, but have no room. Good-bye.. * The Hecent Tragedies in Havana.—Meeting bn Board the Cherokee. At a meeting of the passengers of the steam ship Cherokee, called to take into consideration the conduct of the American Consul at Havana, during the time of the imprisonment and execu tion of Col. Crittenden and his party at that place, held on the 3d of September, on her voy age from Havana to New Orleans,.Cen. Lane, of Oregon Territory, was called to the chaif, and Benjamin Lyons, of Louisiana, aad Thomas J.* Aby, of Mississippi, Were appointed Secretaries. On taking the chair, Gen. Lane briefly stated the objects of the meeting; after which, on mo tiort, the Chair appointed a committee of uiue to draft resolutions expressive of tjie sense of the meeting. Samuel C. Turner of Mobile, Wnv R. Buford of Texas. John A. Boydiprin of Georgia. C. A. Tweed of Sacramento City, W. W. Boy den of San Francisco, George Clark of New Or leans, J. M. Gilmore of Illinois, and Charles Stewart of Tennessee, were appointed the com mittee. While the committee were absent, the meeting wan highly entertained by remarks from P. F. De Gournay, Esq. Gen. Lane also addressed the meeting, amidst rounds of ap plause. The committee having returned, re ported the following preamble and resolutions: Whereas, we, tbe passengers on board the steamship Cherokee, having been in the port of Havana during the enactment of a part of the recent tragedy upon the Island of Cuba, and hav ing derived, from good authority, the following foots in relation to the part taken in that- sad affair by A. F. OVrin. the American Consul at Havana, viz; _ That he neglected to intercede with the au thorities in ilavaua for the preservation of the lives of Col. Crittenden aud his heroic band, though entreated to do so by American citizens resident at Havana. Tljsrt he made no effort to procure them a fair and impartial trial. . -. -* That, notwithstanding the earnest appeals of their friends, he refusal to seek an interview with the prisoners, thereby losing th« otjly op portunity by which our unfortunate countrymen ' coaid have sent a last farewell to their relatives and friends at home. - That, after execution, he neglected to secure the bodies of the victims from insult. That he neglected to have the bodies interred in separate graves, in order that they might have been reclaimed by their friends. Therefore, re solved, 1. That we cousider Mr. A. F. Owen as hav ing outraged every sentiment of humanity and every principle ofduty as an officer of the Ameri can Government. 2. That Mr. A. F. Owen has forfeited every title to the name of American citizen. 3. That Mr. A. F. Owen deserves the execra tionof.every true friend of liberty. 4 - That opr Government is requested to recall | Mr. A. F. Owen from a post which he has so signally disgraced. " ' 5. That our Government is urgently entreat-' ed to use every means in its power to procure the release of those of our fellow-citizens now in the hands of the authorities of Cuba. 6. That the Spanish authorities at Cuba, by their merciless and sanguinary condutt in put ting to death those who became their prisoners, have forfeited the respect and sympathy of all | civilized and Christian men; that they are un worthy to own and unfit to govern the island, now under their despotic sway. Messrs. Tweed, Turner, Steward, and Clark addressed the meeting. , After which, the preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted. On motion, it was resolved that the Secreta ries send a copy of these proceedings, signed by the President and Secretaries, to the New Or leans press for publication. On motion, the meeting then adjourned. JOSEPH LANE, President. Benjamin Lyoxs.fr, . . T. J. Abt, f Secretar,e »- • 4Correspondence of the S. O. True Delta.) Havana, Sept. J, 185!. , Messrs. Editors: I hasten to despatch a few : lines to you hy the Cherokee, which is to leave * to-day.— My knowledge of the New Orleans press is very limited, but from the files that have reached this plaee by the Empire City, my in ference is, that your columns are less imbued with thespirit of madness and folly, and more open to' reason and truth, than any otheis that have fallen under my observation. * * * * .* * * # One word as to our Consul,agaiust whom such a tempest of indignation is aroused. With this geutlemau ! have but little more acquaintance than with the Spanish authorities, having never met with him more than three’ times; yet some Tacts may be mentioned in mere justice to him. It is known that be resides in the country, and that his office hour is nine o'clock. It is known, too, that the report on the morning of the 16th August, was that the persons'to be shot were not Americans, but citi zens of Havana. It is known that they were taken from the Spanish frigate, and carried out to be executed about ten o‘elock. I know that it was not generally known that the prisoners were Americans, until that hour, when it would have been tod late for I am told that the Consul was not apprized of it until the execution was over, and 1 firmly believe this to be true. So mnch in justice to a much abused main. I will add my beliefthatthe correct and prudent course pursued by the Consul during these difficulties has contributed more than any thing else so the security of the lives and pro perty of American citizens in this place, which nave contiuued undisturbed in,spite of-all the provocations to retaliation that have been given. I know not that the hour has yet arrived for the sober voice ot trHth and reason to be heard. 1 have written this letter, however,'as an act of duty to my countrymen, and whether its. coun sels be received or not, shall feel that duty to be discharged. In much haste, # * * We translate from an extra of the Gaceta, is. sued the morning the steamer left, the examination of Francisco Alexander Laine a member of the expedition, who was among the j last captured. The examination was conducted ; by the Fiscal (an officer assimilating in his tunc tions to our Attorney General) with fog Secretary in the prison of the Presidio, where Laine w is ' being confined—Hie Secretary recording ques , tlon and answer—and was published by order of i the Captain. General. To facilitate the read erin the perusal, and to avoid involution, we , give question and answer as thev are reported I leaving out the frequent repetitions of the words’ “the prisoner having been asked,” &c., and usin« ; the first person instead of the second The : document .opens by saying that tbe prisoner had been put on oath, and then proceeds to give the result of the investigation; What is your name, native .land, religion and profession? - My name is Francisco Alejandre Laine- I am 27 years of age; born at Alqmzan I am a Roman Catholic, and administrator of the estate of mv motber. 4 When did you leave the Island: did you leave with a passport, and for w hat place did vou reave? . 1 I left the island on the 4th February, JS49 with.-a passport for San Francisco jn California’ T Here being no steamer at the time direct for California, I was.forced to go to New Orleans Did you make your voyage to California, or did you remain in the United States: and in case you did remain, what was your occupation du ringyojr residence in the Uniter! States? Failing to receive at New Orleans some let ter which I expected, and being ultimately out of money, 1 remained, giving lessons in Spanish and mathematics. Did you,after that date, ever return again to tbe Island of Cuba? I did not until now. Did you know D. Narcisco Lopez; since when did you know him, arid what were the nature of the relations between you ‘ I made his aeqnaiufance on his return from Cardenas in the year lb-70. He paid me great attention on account of being a Cuban, and told me that he would let me know when to join his expedition, and m reality the day before his de parture, he sent for me, and requested me to give , notice to six other Cubans.- whose names I do not recollect, but all of whom, I believe, have been killed except D. Angel Leno, who being already on board the steamboat, was taken away by his wife, aad remained at New-Orleans. 1 had no employment about the person of Lopez or other relationship to him, except friendly letter? from him, which I lost at Las Pozas. and 1 which I have learned were found by soihe ot the officers of the regiment of Galicia. WhatWese the designs of Lopez in this expe dition ; of what force was it Composed; who w ere the principal leaders, and what happened from jour departure from New-Orleans until i your landing on, the Island ! The expedition left New-Orleans at the com mencement of the nionth w on board the steamer i Pampero. It was composed of six hundred men. r There not Wing room for all, several were left at the City, and others ou the river, because the captain of the steamer said he could not go to sea as the draught of his vessel %vat but eleven fedt and he had lier already flown, to nine feet.— Four hundred and - eighty persons remained on board, who were landed on the beach of Morillo. Lopez’s object was to proceed first to tbe river -foil Juan, [St. John s in Florida, we suppose.— : Eds. True Delta.] to unite with an equal force of artillery, which was waiting for him there, and with united force to proceed to some point in the Central Department. But having toucli i ed-at Key West to take hi provisions, we receiv , e l information that at Pinar del Rio, and nearly the whole ot the Vuelta Abpjo were in open in surrection. This information decided him to change his route, apd to land in the Vuelta Aba jo. Through an error ol the pilot, we came in ' sight of the Pan Matanzas, and were obliged to pass in front of Havana, in search- of the port of Ortigose, where he proposed landing, but was prevented from doing so by tbe lrigate Esperan : z». The chiefs were Narcisco Lopez, and his j chief of staff; the Hungarian, Mr. Pragay. Col. Crittenden and two others, named Llinds and I Clinton. 'Thecaptain of the Cuba company, of which I was one. D. lidefonso Iberto, was killed at Las Pozas. The object of Lopez was the es tablishment of a Cuban republic, for which he relied upon the insurrection of the country and the good will and support of the troops. What befell you from the time of your landing until you were captured ? I landed on the beach of Morillo, at 11 o’clock at night on the 11th inst., without meeting any opposition, except four or five shots, which were I bed by some countrymen from Morillo, who at | ter firing fled. We found the beach deserted; the shop, open and abandoned. Leaving nearly , two hundred men with Col. Crittenden on the beach, in order to protect some spare muskets and provisions we had, the rest of the expedition, with Lopez at their head, marched to Las Pozas, Without meeting on the way auy but a few countrymen, who fled as soon as they saw us. Arrived at Las P izas we found the village aban doned. We solicited the people to return, but could not Induce them. The following day we i were attacked by the Queeu’s troops, and were compelled to abandon the village, having lost in • that action, the chief, Tragay. a Colonel whose narhe 1 do not recollect, Capt. Oberto and about fifty killed and .wounded. I"fit.- discouragement which already began to exist on seeing that there was no sympathy for us in the country, increased rapidly, on finding that we were at tacked by the troops, who we expected would join us. Lopez then determined to make for the mountains, with the object of reaching Pinar del Rio, but by an error or by malice of the guide, we stopped at the coffee estate of Frias, where we had another encounter with the troops, and lost some four or five men. With the losses we had suffered on the march, the force at Frias was reduced to 220 men, including twelve or four teen wounded. Thence we went to Brujo, and after hiving passed the night at La Union, we went to Maritorena, or la Candalaria. where, on the'2lst, theAvhole number did not exceed two hundred men, and while at breakfast, we were surprised, attacked, and dispersed by the troops of the Queen. Some hundred and odd fled to the mountains, and remained there without eat ing more-than a horse they took along, and some corn and Wild plant?, for more than lour days. amTwhen I arrived at a road with which I was acquainted, and serrated from them with the intention of giving myself up, I directed my steps towards a plantation, where I purposed writing to my mother, but there I met some officers of the regiment of GaHcia. who told me it was not necessary I should write then as orders had been given to give quarter. I was then delivered to the Brigadier Rosales, who sent me to Bahia Hondo, and thence to the capital. On what resources did the expedition rely .both in the United States and in this Island; who were the principal agents or correspondents both here and there? The means were nearly all furnished by Mr. Segur. Lopez stated to me that he (Segur) had given $75,000 for the purchase of the Pampero; that some pistols and cannon were purchased at an auction of condemned government property: that the cartridge boxes, knapsacks, and can teens, were furnished by a merchant of New Orleans, whose name I do not remember, under a receipt from Lopez, which I read. I have heard Lopez say that he had leceived some mon ey and some jewelry of value from this Island, and that several young men were sent to the Island to beg assistance, and although he lielieved he had other resources in this Island, I am con vinced myself of the -contrary, because during the-fifteen days that I remained with the expe dition, he did not receive any, and it is clear that if he had any depots ( deposits ) he would have tried to reaeh them! The agents in the United States were “Segur, Cuchins & Co..’ 5 and these were the sole-movers of the expedition. Lopez, as is well known to me, could not expect any [Concluded on first page ]