The Mountain Sentinel

More of the Cuba Affair
The Charleston Courier publishes a letter from Havana, which states that some convicts whom Lopez liberated at Cardenas, refused to join him, and the departure of the expeditionists was hastened by their observing the country people flocking in with hostile demonstrations.
The Government has declared the island in a state of blockade, but it is believed that merchant vessels, in a lawful trade, will meet with little if any inconvenience.
In the fight of Cardenas, a company of lancers, who charged on the troops of Lopez, were all killed.
Lopez had possession of Cardenas 16 hours, when reinforcements of troops from Matanzas arrived. The fighting then commenced in earnest.
The expeditionists had 30 killed and wounded, and the Spaniards from 100 to 150 killed and wounded. They continued fighting and retreating until the expeditionists gained the steamer Creole and sailed.
The Creole was followed by the Spanish steamer Pizarra.
Lieut. Jones of Alabama, one of the wounded who received a ball through his right side, is at Key West.
Another letter, giving an account of the landing and fight, says that when the expeditionists were within six yards of the Governor's house, they were attacked with a shower of bullets from the tops of the houses, and piazzas, which wounded Cols. Wheat and O'Hara, and many men, though none mortally. The expeditionists returned the fire with great spirit.
The battle lasted one hour, when a white flag was shown from the Governor's house. Soon after, in the confusion, several citizens renewed the firing, when the Expeditionists set the house on fire, compelling the governor to surrender, with his staff and 100 men in all, who were placed in the barracks.
The Expeditionists remained in quiet possession of the city until evening, with the exception of Lopez and his staff and Captain Logan of Kentucky, with 25 men who went on board the Creole at this juncture, when two hundred lancers and cavalry made their appearance and resumed the fight, which lasted nearly an hour. Twelve of the Expeditionists were killed and wounded, including Capt. Logan, who died subsequently on board the Creole.
The Spaniards all lassoed except 12.
So says our dispatch.
Capt. Smith was slightly wounded Quarter Master Lexias, of Mississippi who was wounded, has since died.
Maj. Hawkins, of Kentucky, was seriously wounded.
One of Lopez's staff is wounded, and another missing.