The New York Herald Newspaper, November 21, 1873, Page 7

ee ON TO GUE AN! Herald Special Report from Madrid. Immediate Redress or Immediate War. OUR DEMANDS ON SPAIN. 1—Surrender of the Virginius ; 2—Release of the Surviving Captives ; 83—Money Indemnity ; 4—Punishment of Burriel and Assistant Butchers ; AND 5—Unconditional Abolition of. Slavery. Impudent Refusal of the Spanish Minis- try to Hear Our Reclamations. “IT IS A MUNICIPAL AFFAIR.” Is ‘the Whole Hemisphere Subject to Spain? Quasi Rupture of Diplomatic Relations at Madrid, SPANISH IRON-CLADS ORDERED TO CUBA. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YOK HERALD. The following special report to the Hznatp thas been received from the Spanish capital: — ~ +4 Maprip, Nov. 20, 1873. The relations of the United States and Spain are as serious as possible, and the diplo- matic complication here is peculiarly grave, involving sharp words and a flagrant mis- understanding between General Sickles and the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, with peremptory demands from Washington that ‘will almost necessarily lead to war. CASTELAR CALLS ON MINISTER SICKLES. Upon receipt of the news of the capture of the Virginius Seiior Oastelar called at the United States Legation and expressed his regret at the occurrence, and informed our (Minister that orders had been sent out for the suspension of whatever sentence might be pronounced on the captives. @ECRETARY FISH DEMANDS SUSPENSION OF EX- ECUTION. Subsequently, at two A. M., General Sickles received a despatch from Mr. Fish, informing him of the executions, and he sent a note de- manding that the orders, of which he had been informed, for the suspension of the sentences should be enforced; and the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, in answer, expressed his doubts of the accuracy of the information, and intimated that General Sickles’ action was unauthorized. OUR MINISTER'S SOLEMN PROTEST. Thereupon General Sickles, in the name of the United States government, addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs a formal pro- test against the inhuman butchery and against the insult to the United States flag, demand- ing that Spain should enforce obedience to ther orders in Cuba, insisting upon the NIGHT OF EVERY AMERICAN TO A REGULAR TRIAL, under the treaty of 1796, and complaining that the United States Consul at Santiago de Cuba was prevented from using the telegraph for communication with his government. GAAIN WILL NOT TOLERATE YANKEE INTER- FERENCE. To this came the Spanish answer that the matters in dispute were wholly municipal, and in the discretion of the Spanish authorities; that the persons captured on the Virginius were pirates, and that Spain could not tolerate the interference of the United States in her wunicipal affairs. ANOTHER INTERVIEW AND ANOTHER SNUB. An interview was consequently called for and granted, at which General Sickles de- manded that the orders of the Spanish govern- ment suspending the executions in Cuba should be enforced, when the Minister for Foreign Affairs haughtily declined to permit the representative of the United States to dis- cuss the municipal affairs of Cuba. The in- terview terminated angrily, General Sickles intimating that only strictly official relations with the Cabinet would be possible on his part in the future, POINTS OF OUR DEMANDS ON SPAIN. The following are said to be the points of & peremptory demand presented by our gov- ernment to the Spanish Cabinet: — First—The formal delivery of the Virginius to officers of our government in a port of the United States, Second--The release and restoration to our protection of the surviving captives. Third—A. money indemnity to the heirs of all taken from on board the Virginius and put to death. Fourth—Tho trial and punishment of / General Burriel and afl officers. Fifth—The immediate and anconditional abolition of slavery in Cuba as the source of all the pending difficulties and complaints. The Spanish objections to this, I have reason to believe, have been sent forward by other responsible | the American Minister. GREAT EXCITEMENT IN MADRID. The public mind 1s exceedingly excited. Spaniards blame Americans for the Cuban in- surrection and declare that war with the United States would be welcome. Americans here who know the state of the public mind and know their own country do not see how war can be avoided. SPAIN WILL CONCEDE NOTHING, and public opinion would prevent concession on the part of Castelar if he were disposed to make any. Extreme republicans here favor our views of the case; but defiance and stubborn intol- erance of any other view than their own is the general tone. SPANISH IRON-CLADS ORDEBED TO CUBA. All the Spanish iron-clads not in the hands of the iniransigentes have been ordered from the Mediterranean to Cuba. President Grant's “Moderation” Praised by the spantards—Ex-Captain G ral Pieltain in Conference with Castelar. Manrm, Nov. 20, 1873. The Spanish press generally praise Presi- dent @rant’s moderation in reserving for Congress the settlement of the questions which have arisen between the United States and Spain. Sefior Pieltain, late Captain General of Cuba, has arrived in this city, and since been in close conference with President Castelar. The report that Sefior Soler, the Colonial Minister, who was sent on a special mission to Cuba, has been summoned to return imme- diately to Spain, is contradicted. The Jmparcial asserts that the Virginius was openly equipped in the port of New York. It is officially announced this morning that the effective Spanish force in Cuba numbers 54,000 men. NEWS FROM CUBA. eee Despatch from Consul General Hall—53 Massacres on the 8th, but None Since— Recent Reports Untrue. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1873, The Secretary of State has received the following despaich from Consul General Hall:— Havana, Nov. 18, 1873. The Consul at Santiago reports, under date of the 15th, that the total number of executions of per- sons from the Virginius was 53, and that there had been no executions since the 8th inst. RECENT STATEMENTS AS TO THE ADDITIONAL MUR- DERS UNTRUE. Statements published here on the 14th mst. re- specting 57 additional executions prove untrue, Arrival of @ Special Envoy from Spain. Havana, Nov. 20, 1873. Sefior Soler, the Minister of the Colonies, arrived here this evening. He will land to-morrow, when there will be a public reception, similar to that given to the new Captain General. THE SANTIAGO SLAUGHTER. ous, A British Captain’s Story—His Account ot the Capture of the Virginius and the Murder of Ryan and His Three Compatriots—Kyan and Varona Mur- dered Standing—Horrible Brutality of the Spaniards. Krnaston, Jamaica, Nov. 10, 1873, Great excitement prevails in Kingston over the capture of the steamer Virginius, which left this island with Consalar and Custom House clear- ances for Limon Bay, Costa Rica. So far as 1s act- ually known in Jamaica, the circumstances and locality of the Virginius’ surrender are not known, as no telegrams to or from this colony to Santiago rejating to this subject have been permitted to pass out of the telegraph office there. We only know from @ telegram irom the Governor of San- tiago addressed to the Spanish Consul in Kingston that the Virginius had been captured on the 3ist of October, and on the 5th the leaders of tne expe- dition—Ryan, De Sol, Cespedes and Varona—were shot. EVERY EFFORT TO ELICIT FACTS THROUGH THE CABLE HAS PROVED ABORTIVE, and this heightens the excitement and gives cir- culation to false reports and purely imaginary stories to increase the distress of those who had the misfortune to have relatives on board the Vir- ginius, There was nO concealment made of the actual errand of the Virginius while she was here. It was notorious. The officers had dancing parties on board, and public meetings were held in honor of Cuban independence, at which the consignee of the Virginius occupied the chair. The steamer was repaired while in port, and coaled at the ex- pense of the Cuban refugeees. The Virginius first ATTEMPTED TO EFFRCT A LANDING ON THE 26TH OF OCTOBER, (three days after she left Kingston). She was driven off by the Spanish troops and chased by a Spanish frigate, but escaped, and reached Port au Prince on the 27th, While there several of the Jamaica mechanics (all colored) on board became greatly alarmed after the chase and ran away, but they were hunted up and dragged from their places of concealment and delivered over to the officers of the Virginius, by whom they were taken on board again and put in irons and so forced to go On this perilous adventure. ACTION OF THE BRITIBH CONSUL. The acting British Consul at santiago, Mr. Rob- ert Mason, being cut off trom all immediate com- munication witn the British Consul General at Havana, in consequence of an interruption on the cable between Santiago and Batabano, Commodore De Horsey despatched Her Majesty's steamer Niobe at midnight on the 7th to inquire into mat- ters, and to advise the Consul, if support was necessary, to request delay in the carrying out of any hasty sentence that might be passed upon the Jamaicans who were captured, Up to this moment nothing has been heard of the Niobe’s arrival, and a rumor gains circulation that in consequence of this strange silence the Commodore intends pro- ceeding there himself to-day. STATEMENT OF A BRITISH CAPTAIN. Captain McArthur, of the British schooner Bril- liant, which arrived here on the 9th inst., having left Santiago de Cuba on the evening of the 5th, re- ports that just before the Virginius was captured Varona advised the firing of the powder magazine and the consequent blowing up of the vessel rather than that they should tall into the hands of the Spaniards; but the captain persuaded and con- vinced General Varona that, being under the American flag and tn neutral waters, they would not dare touch any man on board. Varona and his brave followers therenpon became satis- fled, and shortly after an officer from the Wornado boarded = the ~—Viirginius and demanded her papers, The oMcer, after inspection, statea that they were correct, but made all on board prisoners! Varona replied that he was a prisoner begause there was not an Bng- sa or American man-of-war near to witness this Scandal on the law of nations, He added that he could have blown up the vessel with all on board; but he had not done ao since her papers were cor- reot and she had not been seized in Cuban waters. The American fag was, be considered, their pro- tection, and he surrendered, he sald, under the protection of that flag, but believed Le would be victimized, since the Spanish government ali along hated him, THE MUBDER OF KYAN AND HIS THREE COMPAT- RIOTS. Captain McArthur witnessed the execution of Ryan, Varona, Jesus del Sol and Pedro Cespedes, and gives the following account:—On the morning of the Sth they were removed to the place of exe- cution, about @ mile (rom the jail, The four vic- tims were surrounded by a strong escort of Span- ish soldiers, Varona and Ryan, calm and collected, marched amid the yells and vociicrations of the in- suriated Spanish rabble., Arrived at the place of execution, they FORCED CKSPEDES AND JESUS DEL SOL TO KNEEL, in which position they were shot in the back. The soldiers next directed Ryan aud Varona to kneel in the same way, but they refused and were seized and thrown down, handcuffed all the time, The two victims begged their tormentors to allow them to die standing, and having offered further resist- ance, they were MURDERED STANDING. Ryan was not instantly killed. A Spanish oficer stepped forward and thrust his sword through Ryan's heart. Varona died easily. Then down came upon the corpses, still warm with life, the blood-thirsty mob, severing the heads from tue bodies, placing them on pikes and afterwards marching with them through tne city. PLEADING FOR VARONA'S LIFE. Fifteen officers of the Spanisn Army who had been made prisoners on the battlefield by Varona, were present when he landed, and they went to the Governor of the city and begged his life should be spared, since he had given them theirs, Of course this was refused. THE AMBRICAN CONSUL ASKS, BUT IS REFUSED, BYAN’S RESTORATION, Foreign vessels at Santiago were prevented leaving in order to prevent circulation of the news. The Spaniards took possession of the tele- graph, and would not allow any person to com- municate through them—even the foreign consuls. The American Consul, on hearing that Ryan was to be shot, waited on the Governor and demanded his restoration as an American citizen, but the Governor refused to listen, on the ground that the Consul was not well informed in regard to the matter. The Spaniards informed the consuls that they were acting on their own responsibility, and did not even intend communicating with Madrid. BOYS AMONG THE CAPTIVES. Among the Cuban captives was a son of General Quesada, aged 16, and two other boys, 12 and 15 years old. There were also 12 Jamaicans on board the Virginius, two of whom were boys of 14 years. GENERAL SHERMAN ON WAR. He Reports the Army in Sound Order— His Method of Ruising Additional Troops if War Were Proclaimed—A Story in Which Old Hickery Was the Hero—Wnhat He Thinks of Castelar, WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1873, General Sherman left to-night tor Newark, N. J., to be absent until Monday. He was accompanied by Colonel Audenreid, senior ald. General Sher- man had an interview with the President this aiternoon on the military situation and other mat- ters. The views of General Sherman on the all- important questions now agitating the public mind have not yet been stated, al- though a meagre report of one or two observations purporting to have emanated from him has been printed. General Sherman has from the moment that the first intelligence respecting | the Virginius reached here, taken the greatest interest in watching each successive phase of the affair as developed, Being asked to-day what he thought of the situa- tion he responded that matters had not yet progressed to that point where his part of the business began. It is still a question of diplomacy, and according to the old adage, “War begins only when diplomacy ends.” As tothe condition of the material of the army, the arsenals are well stocked with arms of the most approved patterns; the magazines are stored with fall supplies of ammunition Jor small arms and artillery; the depots have abundant quantities of clothing and accoutrements, all in fine condition and available at the shortest notice. He believed that the most effective way of raising such force as would be ne- cessary to an invasion of Cuba would be to increase the numerical force of each company to the standard of 100 men. There are at present 25 regiments of imfantry and 15 regiments of cavatry and artillery. With each company num- bering 100 men the army would be increased to about 45,000 men instead of about 30,000, as at pres- ent, Such an organization would render unneces sary the employment of any officers of the line in addiuon to those now belonging tothe regular army, the present allowance of commissioned officers to @ company, would be amply com- petent to command in the field 100 men. In many of the armies of European nations, for instance, the General remarked, a8 many as 250 men are led into action by a captain and two lieutenants. The additional men, he thonght, might be enlisted for the war, so that they could be discharged upon the cessation of hostilities. By this method of increasing the per- sonnel of the army the expense would be much less than to attempt to put in the feld an entirely new force. Unquestionably the most speedy mode of raising the necessary troops for immediate ag- gressive movements would be to call for volun- teers—say 50,000 or 100,000. From the tone of pub- lic sentiment it looked as if double that number of men could be secured on the shortest notice. Fighting in Cuba would be rather per- plexing anid embarrassing on account of the large numbers of the native Cubans who, there is the best reason to believe, would be friendly toward the United States, but who would not dare to openly proclaim their sympathies, fearing that, after @ sufficient punishment had been adminis- tered to the Spanish oficials, the army of invasion might be withdrawn and they left to the tender mercies of their harsh rulers, The Amer- ican soldier is trained to fighting in sec- tions destitute of roads and bridges. This cannot be sald of European soldiers. He had no fear that the jungles and fastnesses of Cuba would be any obstacle to the conquering march of an American army. ‘The General remarked that the case of the Vir ginius recalled to his mind the incidents of a | case arising during the operations of General jackson in Florida, and which created a great excitement throughout this country and in Engiand, and which was used by the enemies of Jackson many years after, when he was a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. In 1817, Spain having shown herself un- able to repress the smugglifg of merchandise and | slaves into the United States from Florida, then one of her provinces, the illicit trade being car- ried on by @ band of adventurers of all uations, President Monroe sent an expedition which drove out the adventurers and hoisted the flag of the United States in place of that of Spatn, garrison- ing Fernandina in trust for the King of Spain. This did not put an end to the improper use of Spanish territory for purposes inimical to the United States. ‘The Florida Seminoles had massered forty troops of the United States and had committed other depredations upon American soll, and the United States was unable to obtain from the Spanish authorities any proper satisfac- tion. Generai Jackson was then put in command of the United States troops on the Spanish frontier and invested with fall power to conduct operations as he thought best. He inaugurated his campaign vy pursuing the ofend- ing Indians into Spanish territory, who sought ref- uge under the guns of the Spanish fortress of St. Mark’s, The commandant of the fortress claimed that he was unable to resist their demands, Gen- eral Jackson at once took possession o1 the fort, say- ing that the measure was justified on the principle of sel(-defence, and must be sauustactory +0 the King of Spain, as he had fatled to conform to his treaty stipulations to prevent depredations on American territory. Jackson's action was unavailingly pro- tested against by the Spanish commander, who was iniormed that the final adjustment of the dificuity was now to be left to the governments of the two countries, In the commandant’s own quarters in the fort was discovered an Englishman named Arbuthnot, and subsequently Jackson cap- tured another Englishman named Ambrister, who had been a lieutenant of British marines and was a nephew of the English Governor of the island of New Providence. Jack- son came into the possession of a letter written by Arbuthnot, proving that he and Ambrister were in collusion with the Indians, and through their ac- tion he was foiled in his expedition against the town of Billy Bowlegs, the noted Seminole chief. On Jackson's return to St. Marks he brought the two Englishmen before a court martial on the charze of belng spies, Arbuthnot was sen- tenced to be hanged ana Ambrister was at first sentenced to be shot, put the Court after- wards adjudged that he should receive fifty stripes. This last decision Jackson reversed and ordered that the original sentence be carried out, and both were executed. Thisled to great excitement in England and Spain, but no hostile measures were instituted by either government. This proceeding of Jackson was the origin of the famous cofin handbilis used to prejudice him belore the people when @ candidate for their suffrages, but without effect, as the people seemed to like his decisive nd emphatic way of resenting insults to his coun- try. It might be added that John Quincy Adams, when Secretary of State, endorsed what Jackson had done. In 1872, when General Shertcan was travelling in Europe, he sojourned jor a sort space at Madrid. While in that capital he met a number of the prom- iment republican leaders of Spain, including Cas- telar, the present head of the Spanish gov- ernment. He expresses a high opinion of the persona) qualities ana of the abilities of Castelar. Castelar, he says, 18 an orator, & scholar and a writer of acknowledged merit. His republican ideas were far in excess of what might have been looked for in the United States, much less in such @ country as that of Spain. Whatever might be the ability of Spain to make amends for the occurrences which have taken place in Cuba, General Sherman was confident of the sincerity of Castelar in any profession he might make. Tho Insetivity of the Army Department No Cause ter Apprehension—Facilities NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET. foe Putting an Army in Readiness— | Ordering Useless Expenditures, WASHINGTON, Nov, 20, 1873. The absence of activity in the War Department while the Navy Department is so busy is not, the officials of the former department say, to be taken as any indication that the army will not be ready for service as soon as wanted, if wanted at all. Allthe force necessary for defence at home and hostilities in Cuba can be raised in a briefer time than would suffice for the assembling of transports to embark the troops. A callof the President ior volunteers, accompanied by a War Department order designating the number of troops of each arm wanted and the rendezvous for the regiments and companies accepted, followed by separate instructions to the staff departments as to the arms, equipments, supplies and means of transportation needed for a given force, would virtually be all the machinery used, The railroad and telegraph system of the country would enabie the simple details of organi- zation to be carried out with precision and despatch, with the exception of the heavy arma- ments for the seacoast defences, Everything needed is either already on hand in abundance and ready for service, or could be procured at once by the simple expenditure of the necessary funds, Even the easiest part of the work— the raising of troops—would be made easier by the preservation in some degree of the forms of military organization among those who served on either side during our civil war, Taking into consideration tne difference between an army that can be improvised when wanted and a flees that mast be organized by degrees, the military authorities think it would be a censuraple waste of money to begin now the collection of supplies and munitions of war or a movement of the regular troops. A war with Spain couid not involve many changes among the regulars, who are weak in numbers and placed where they are wanted, and would have to be relieved by volunteers at un- necessary cost and loss of time, if taken away for foreign service. NAVAL MOVEMENTS. Continued Activity at the Brooklyn Navy Yard—Work for the Winter Promis. ing—Transports Wanted. Activity continues to prevail at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, despite the reported desperate efforts being made on the part of the administration to delay action upon the Cuban question until further diplomatic correspondence can be held and the popular voice exhausts itself through sheer fatigue. About 300 men were taken on the pay rolis at the yard yesterday morning, upon the most approved political recommendations, and distributed among the several departments. Fifty machinists came over from Roach’s iron works in New York, and were set to work in company with 100 Navy Yard hands on the triple turreted iron ship Roanoke, which vessel is lying alongside the cob dock, in the place lately occupied by the old hulk Delaware. ‘This latter ship being of no use whatever, except to take up valuable space at the docks in the yara, should be broken up. Such, atleast, is the opinion of a prominent oficial. The Colossus and Java should also be broken up. Both of these vessels are on the stocks in the shiphouses, from which they are not likely ever to be launched, having been allowed to rot through the parsimony of back- woods legislators, who ‘‘never could see the utility ol a navy anyhow,” though they had the temerity to sitin the House of Representatives and vote themselves “back pay and sich,”’ These vessels were commenced about the close of the war, and when the appropriation was exhausted Congress would not vote a dollar to complete the work, which had cost upward of $1,000,000. Taking such ships to sows will give work to hundreds of men during the winter. The gunboat Gettysburg, Captain Macrickey, laden With ammunition, copper aad machinery, ar- rived at the ordnance dock irom Norfolk and Wa: ington yesterday morning. She will return South tor stores to-day, Men are at work night and day upon the Minne- sota, Florida and Colorad un the latter vessel the bs have made great progress, baving her fore and main topmasts position. The Swa has been taken into the dock just shead of the Minnesota, and the lively ‘cick’ of metal beneath the fies of hammers on her sides and interior swells the chorus of lanor along the busy dock front, About 100 ship carpenters and joiner: at work upon @ new sloop-of-war, and ha’ about half her rib timbers in position. The name of this vessel has not been decided upon, and the prospect of her being engaged in the threatened war is Very slender, considering the fact that she ‘will not be ready before July, 1874. Aa an indication of the temper of the officers at this station touching the vexed Virginius ques- ton, and what Uncie Sam “ought to do about it,” it may be interesting to the public to know that Captains Ransom, Mead, McCrea, Erben and Wil- son have made application to the Navy Depart- ment for commands upon any of the vessels fitting for the Cuban waters, Several of these officers, having recently returned trom three years’ service at sea, are entitled to enjoy three years’ “shore duty,’ but their patriotic desire to uphold the honor of the flag at this juncture impels them to lorego the comforts of shore life, The government is looking about for steamships among the mercantile marine of New York, Hoston and elsewhere, being desirous of using the vessels as transports. Negotiations for the purchase of verul are vow pending in this city. Captain Raiph Chandler, the assistant executive of the yard, has been absent from his accustomed post for the past two days upon special and secret service connected with the interests of the navy, which was confided to him by Secretary Robeson during his recent visit to this station, In his ab- sence passes to go through Fg oe are issued by the gentlemanly secretary, Mr. Hipple. Officers Detatied for the Franklin, Cole- rado, Brooklyn and Dictator—Names of the Commanders—Other Assignments. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1873, The Navy Department is to-day ordering officers to the first Class steamers Frankiin, at Boston, ani the Colorado, at New York; the secona class steamer Brooklyn, at Boston, and the iron-clad Dictator, which 18 soon to be towed ftom New Loqdon, Cong, (0 Now York all of Which veagels will saft soon for Cuban waters. Captain Rawara Simpson will command the Franklin, Captain George M. Ransom tie Colorado and Captain Wil- Mam 7, Truxton the Brooklyn. The commanding oficer for the Dictator has not yet been selected. Commander George Brown and Lieutenant Com- mander J.Crittenden Watson have been ordered to oranance duty at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Ossipee on Her Way to the Nortolk Navy Yard. FORTRESS MONROE, Va., Nov. 2, 1873. ‘The United States steamer Ossipee, from New- Port, passed the fort at nine A. M. this morning tor the Norfolk Navy Yard. Philadelphia Navy Yard—The Powha- tan, Manhattan and Pinia Roady. PHILADELPEIA, NOV, 20, 1873. The work goes bravely on and untrammelled by orders and counter orders. The Bureau of Con- struction are periorming wonders at the Navy Yard. The Powhatan is lying out in the stream, and will leave to-morrow or Saturday with the monitor Manhattan, The officers and crew of tie latter were very busy all day stowing away stores, &c., and getting in shape for the voyage. The work on the Pinta is nearly completed, and hor commander hopes to get away to-morrow evening, or Saturday morning at the latest. A large gang of men are at work calking the decks of the double turret monitor Yerror, and the monitor Ajax is still on the dry dobk, with mechanics swarming all overher. The Canandaigua lies out- side the Terror, having her boilers put in order. The Boston Navy Yard—Working Day and Night Making Ready the Brook- lyn and the Franklin. Boston, Noy. 20, 1873. There is increased activity at the Boston Navy Yard to-day, owing to orders received to carry forward the work day and night until the Brook- lyn and Franklin are ready for sea. The latter was placed in dock yesterday. The work in ali the shops where gaslight can be introduced will be carried on at night. WAR SONG FOR OUR SAILORS. Our land, my lads, in golden mist Is fading on the sea. High streams aloft by breezes kissed Our pleiad o! the free. God's glance has filled its stars with ligat, It bears no blot or stain. So shall it float throughout the Oght That humples bloody Spain. Stand by your guns, Inds! Our watchword shall spread, Cannon-boomed, thunder-tongued, Rousing the dead. The tempest has broken; Let crime smitten be. Columbia has spoken, “Let Cuba be free."” Soon shall we see another shore Rise beauteous from the flood. That land a fag is drooping o'er Of jaundice splashed with blood. Our broadsides’ breath its guilt shall fold— No more to taint the air— For when the battle cloud’s uprolled Our banner shall be there. Stand by your guns, ‘lads! Our watchword shall spread, Cannon-boomed, thunder-tongued, Rousing the dead. The tempest has broken; Let crime smitten be. Columbia has spoken, “Let Cuba be iree."”" Ram home, my lads! Columbia’s heart Throbs fast with honest pride, As cleaves our prow the waves apart With Vengeance for our guide, That from the womb of tyranny Shall new-born freedom spring, And from our shores shall siav'ry flee On swift-departing wing. Stand by your guns, lads! Our watchword shall spread, Cannon-boomed, thunder-tougued, Rousing the dead, The tempest has broken; Let crime smitten be. Columbia bas spoken, “Let Cuba be free." THE BELLICOSE POPULACE. Still Moving for M: Mectings and En- raged Against the Spaniards—Kumors of Arrests—Portentous “Bustles.” There were comparatively few new develop- ments or doings anent the war question in New York yesterday. Of course, it was the principal topic of conversation everywhere, although public attention was distracted somewhat by the sensa- tions created by Tweed and Sharkey. People gen- erally alluded to these two latter subjects briefty, reviled Tweed and vituperated the Tombs officers, and then resolved into Committee of the Whole on our relations with Spain. The publie mind is, beyond question, tpressed more deeply by this outrage in Cuba than by any event since the assassinetion of President Lincoln, Ivis now de- termined, also, that another mass meeting, more completely orgunized and on a more extensive scale than the last grand success, shall be held about the middle of next week, at Cooper Insti- tute, togive the administrgtion and Congress as well the views of the people, and to assure them that no dickering compromise measures will be concurred in by the people. GERMAN MASS MEETING TO-NIGHT. A Mass meeting of the German citizens of this | city, to protest against the insult to the American flag by the seizure of the Virginius, and to give ex- pression to their feeling agianst the outrages in Cuba, has been called to take place in the Germania Assembly Rooms this evening. Among the signers of the! cali are C, Godfrey Gunther, Wm. Radde, Jacob Gross, Anthony Eickhoff, Philip Bessinger, Conrad Schwartawalder, Josepn Seligman, Geo. W, Sauer, David M. Koehler, General Sigel, J. D. Sewards and Herman Betjers. The following bamed gentlemen bave promised to speak:—Oswaid Ottendorfer, S, S. Cox, ex- Governor Salomon. Dr, Adolphus Brickman, Dr. August Frech, ex-Judge Reinhert and Dr, Philip Merkle. A rumor prevailed yesterday in Cuban circles that Francisco Bombalier, the principal in what is | known as Bombalier’s Express in Havana, had been executed in Havana. Bombalier was arrested about a week or ten days since. He has a brother, connected with the Custom Honse in this city, and his business representatives bere are Messrs. Davis, Turner & Co. of 68 Broadway. Upon calling on the latter firm it was found that they had received @ communication from Havana, signed by Mr. Bombalier’s chief clerk and dated November 15, stating that the gentleman had been arrested, but that he expected to be re- leased in two or three days. This was the latest and only authentic information received concern- | the matter. 't was freely stated yesterd. among Cubans in New York, who claimed to have received actual information of the fact, tnat the party of pussen- gers recently arrested at Havana were seized on suspicion of attempting to smuggle into that port correspondence and publications which were re- quired to pass the public censor of tne postal de- artment. The fact was that the ladies actually id have about their persons sundry copies of the New York HERALD, which they wore as bustles, or “paniers,” and that the vigilant officials thought the ladies had criminal intent in so doing. It is understood that they have all been discharged from arrest. The Charity Amateur Dramatic Association have kindly tendered their services to the Society of the League of the Daughters of Cuba to give a benefit for the relief of the destitute Cubans and the widows and orphans of those massacred from the Virginins, which will take place at the Academy Qf Music, on Saturday evening, December 20. The tickets will be disposed of iS the ladies of the society, and can be obtained in the principal hotels and clubs and at the headquarters of the society, No. 57 West Twenty-fourth street, THE VETERANS of the war of 1812-'13-14, on the occasion of their celebration of the anniversary 01 the evacuation of New York by the British army in 1783, which is to taka place at the armory ofthe Sixth regiment, in Kast Fifteenth street, on the 25th inst., have de- cided to adopt resolutions calling upon the United States government to recognize the belligerent Tights of the Cubans ‘and to demand satisiaction Jor the outrage on the Virginius, THE TORNADO'S MISSION. The Sllowng, particulars in reference to the captor of the Virginius will be interesting —The Tornado, which replaced the Churrmea in the duty of watching the coast between Guantanamo an Cape Cruz, on account of ner superior speed to that of the latter mentioned vessel, fase ig Sa her task on the 9th of April, under orders trom Admiral Tajada, of Havana, who had received in- formation that the Cuban’ patriots Intended to effect a landing at Bariay. ‘The Aduiral in ques- QONTINVED QN THIRD PAGE, vf ASHANTEE. Herald Special Report from the Scene of Mili- tary Operations on the Gold Const. A Severe Battle Fought and Won by the British. > WHITE SOLDIERS IY DEMAND. bisa ioe ate The War Inaugurated with a Loas of 47 Killed and Wounded. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK WERALD We have received the following despatches from our correspondent in the British capi- tal: — Lonpon, Nov. 20, 1873. The special Henaup correspondent attached to the staff of Sir Garnet Wolseley has for- warded the following despatch ww this office: — Carr Coast Castix, Oot. 31, 1873. Sir Garnet Wolseley returned here yester~ day from an important reconnoiteriug expe- dition to the front. FORTY THOUSAND ASHANTEES IN THE FIELD. He reports 40,000 Ashantows encamped at Mampon, An attack was considered hazard- ous with a handful of marines; but, learning that the Ashantees had withdrawn a separate column toward the Prah, Sir Garnet ad- vanced, arriving the following morning at Abracampra. He made several prisoners, Simultaneously Colonel esting advanced from Dunquab, a fortified camp on the route to Coomassie. THE ASHANTERS IN THE BUSH. He destroyed the Ashantee camp. The Ashantoes rallied under the cover of brush and assailed the British forces. The engage- ment lasted two hours, and the savages were repulsed. The British troops then returned to Dunquah. 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