The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1873, Page 7

THE VIRGINIOS CASE. ‘Herald Special Report from “ Madrid. ‘Cuban News on the Spanish Bourse and a Heavy Fall in Securities. MINISTER SICKLES’ POSITION, The Surviving Virginius Cap- tives in the Morro of Santiago de Cuba, Arrival of the ‘Steam- ship Kansas. BUTCHER BURRIEL’S RETURN. Perfl of the American Resi- dents in Havana. THE DAY OF SURRENDER. Serious Hitch in the Protocol---Arbi- tration Demanded. OUR GOVERNMENT REMAINS FIRM. Commander Braine’s Report on the Capture of the Virginius and the Murder of Her Crew. THE MOCK TRIAL. Correspondence Between Generals Sherman and Forrest. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO_THE NEW YORK HERALO. Pants, Dec, 8, 1873. The following special despatch has been re- ceived from the Heratp correspondent at the Spanish capital :— ss Mapzm, Dec. 6, 1873. There has been a heavy fall on the Spanish Bourse consequent on the receipt of dispirit- ing news in relation to Cuba—President Grant's declining to accept Minister Sickles’ resignation and approving his action in the case of the Virginius. WHY SICKLES WANTS TO RESIGN, General Sickles’ resignation is based on the fact of the Washington government nego- tiating directly with Spain, and overlooking Sickles, who claimed that it had failed to protect his position. THE DAY OF SURRENDER. The Spanish government claims that Spain is not bound to surrender the Virginius till the 18th of December. THE SITUATION IN CUBA. Jovellar Remains at His Post—Hopes Still Entertained of a Peaceful Settle- ment. Havana, Dee. 7, 1873. Captain General Jovellar authorizes the statement that the entire island is tranquil. He has no doubt that all will be arranged peaceably and satisfactorily, without the slightest difficulty, JOVELLAR WILL NOT RESIGN, He now declares that he does not intend to leave Havana or transfer his power into the ~ hands of General Merelo, the Segundo Cabo, qho arrived by the last steamer from Spain, POPULAR EXCITEMENT COOLING DOWN. The feeling of the people in Havana quieter and no disturbance is apprehended. HAVANA DISPOSED TO OBEY. The disposition to comply with the man- dates of the home government and the obliga- tions of the treaty with the United States, without further discussion, is becoming general. . The Virginius Prisoners Make a Voyage om a Spanish War Ship—General Morales Reproved—Attitude of the Santiago Populace Towards the Pris- oners, Havana, Dec. 7, 1873, The general commanding at Santiago de Cuba, in the absence of General Burriel, acting without orders, but believing he was doing right, placed 92 of the Virginius pris- oners aboard the Spanish man-of-war Bazan and sent them to Cienfuegos. é SICK CAPTIVES. The few remaining prisoners wero either too ill to be removed, or, being youths of tender age, had been set at liberty. One of those thus liberated has been engaged as a waiter on one of the government steamers. RESPECT FOR MISFORTUNE. Tho prisoners while at Santiago were well treated by tho authorities, and in no way mo- lested by the populace. 4 THE PRIGONERS SENT BACK. When the Bazan reached Cienfuegos her commander announced by telegraph to Ha- vena his arrival with the prisoners. The oners to Santiago, whére they mus have ar- rived by this time. Safe Arrival of the United States War Ship Kansas at Santiago do Caba—Driven Out of Her Course by a Severe Storm—No Demand Yet Made for the Surrender of the Vir- ginias Prisoners. Havana, Dec. 8, 1873. The following despateh has been received here: — ° Sanrtaco pz Cuna, Deo. 3, 1873. The United States steamer Kansas arrived here yesterday after a hard passage. She experienced a fearful gale from the southwest; was unable to lie to, and, being obliged to run before it, was driven out of her course, and finally compelled to put into Bermuda for coal. ‘THE VIRGINIUS’ PRISONERS BENT TO THE MORRO CASTLE. ~The commanders of the Kansas and Juniata have not yet made a formal demand for the delivery of the Virginius’ prisoners, The lat- ter were removed from the jail to the Morro fort this morning. MEN-OF-WAR IN PORT. The French war steamer Kersaint and the British sloop-of-war Niobe are in the harbor. The British gunboat Woodlark has sailed for Jamaica, The Butcher’s Return. Havana, Dec. 8, 1873. General Burriel sailed from Havana yester- day for Santiago de Cuba to resume command of the Eastern Department. THE OUT-LOOK AT KEY WEST. Preparing tor Events—Spanish Spies Swarming In—American Citizens in Pertl. ® A large storehouse for naval supplies will be commenced immediately. Several Spanish spies have arrived here. Private advices from Havana say that the lives of the American residents are in great danger. NEW COMPLICATIONS. The Spaniards Want to Wriggle Out of the Agreement—Plea for Arbitration— Our Government Holds Firm to Its Position—We Must Be Judges of Our Own Honor. ‘Wasnaton, Dec. 8, 1873. An unexpected complication has arisen ont of the protocol agreed upon between Secre- tary Fish and Admiral Polo, the Spanish Min- ister. A NICE QUESTION. The latter, on behalf of his government, asks, Who shall be the judges of the proof that the Virginius was not entitled to carry the American flag, as stipulated in the protocol ? OUB GOVERNMENT FIRM. To this our government has made answer that the United States is its own judge. APPEAL TO ARBITRATION, The Madrid government responded that the protocol left all doubtful points to arbitration, so far as reclamation goes, and possession of the vessel came under that head. The Spanish authorities now claim that the United States can only protect the vessel in defence of their own idea, challenge investigation, and will satisfactorily prove their point. THE CASE IN WASHINGTON. Commander Braine’s Report m the Capture of the Virginius—Taken on the High Sea Under the American Flag—The Captured Ship's Papers in Order—The Mock Trial of the Victims— ‘What the Defences of Santiago are Worth.Can Be Taken by One Ship. WasHINGTON, Dec, 8, 1873, The following is an abstract from a despatch sent to Rear Admiral Scott by Commander Braine, and telegraphed to the Secretary of the Navy, from the flagship Worcester, under date of Key West, Fla., December 8:— The Virginius was captured October 31, at ten o'clock P. M., 18 miles off Morant Point, Jamaica, Sne was sighted by the Tornado 20 miies south of Cuba, and was chased by her eight hours. Five shots were fired to bring her to. She was cap- tured under the American flag, and carried Amer- 1can papers, She had a clearance from Jamaica, Both vessels returned to Santiago de Cuba to- gether in 18 hours, under steam. The Virginius carried the Spanish flag, and was in charge ofa prize crew. One hundred and fifty- five persons were captured, of whom 102 are sull alive. The shooting of the oMcers and crew was done under the orders of the previous commandant of the naval forces. The shooting of the passengers was done under an order issued by Cabalicro de Rodas when Captain General Both sen- tences were approved by General Burriel. Only four were shot on November 4 Thirty- seven, Captain Fry and crew included, were shot on the 7th, and 12 passengers on the 8th, They were tried by a military and marine court martial. They were held 2% hours before ex- ecution. No counsel for defence was allowed, and the Consul was not informed of the trial. No in- terrogation of the prisoners was allowed. During the trial Captain Fry and the crew were kept on board the Tornado, They were then taken to jail. Their sentence was read and executed the same morning. The trial was extremely secret. After the con- demnation the United States Consul was allowed to see Captain Fry in jail, and this was only two hours before the execution. The armed guard was placed at the door of the Consulate when the Cap- tain and crew were passing by on the way to their execution. The defences at Santiago de Cuba are:—The Morro Castle, at the entrance, and some old works containing 80 gune—ten, eight and six-inch, by re- port, Only 8 guns can be seen—the Rstrella bat- tery, Of 6 six-inch guns; the Catalina, 1 gun, west- ward of the entrance. There is one mile of water battery. Blanco battery has 4 light guns. One ship could silence in an hour all the gunboats, while another ship engaged the forts, DB RHODA’ DEOREK AGAINST PILIBUSTERS, The order of De Rhodas alluded to by Commander Braine ts that isened in July, 1869, which continues in force and contains the following articles :— ‘The transportation of individuals for the service E NEW YORK HERALD... TUESDAY, DEUEMBER 9, 1873.—TRIPLE ‘ SHERT. Mostue, the vessel and crew\being proceeded againat in such case as an enemy: Ifthe individuals to whom the preceding article | sent refers come armed this will afford proof in fact of their intentions, and they will be tried as pirates the same as the crew of the vessel. Sickles’ Conduct Fails to Please—His Motives Dissected by the Saints—The Captared Ship To Be Given Up. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1873. There is reluctance in oficial quarters to talk about the anticipated or actual resignation of Minister Sickles pending the execution of the terms of the protocol. SICKLES CENSURED. There is no doubt it was owing to the unsatisfac- tory conduct of Mr. Sickles that the negotiations were consummated at Washington between Secre- tary Fish and Admiral Polo, AN AMBASSADOR DISSECTED, General Sickles being a retired officer, with an annual salary of $5,625, was at liberty to go where he pleased, and in accepting the office of Minister to Spain in May, 1869, he has drawn the annual salary of $12,000 for this service, but nothing on army account, as the law prohibits the drawing of more than one salary. On his retirement as Minister he will draw nis army pay. THR VIRGINIUS TO BE GIVEN UP. The Secretary of the Navy says that he has re- ceived nothing whatever confirming the report that the surviving passengers and crew of the Virgintus have been delivered on board the Ju- niata. Apart from what the Secretary says, it was only yesterday or to-day that the arrangement was tor- mally completed here for the consummation of the provisions of the protocol. The delivery ig to be made within the next 10 days, THE CUBAN QUESTION IN TOWN. The see-saw of excitement in relation to the Cuban question, which has led to the sandwiched announcements on s0 many occasions that “War ts inevitable,” “The prospecta more encouraging for peace,” “Spain cannot enforce the terms ot the protocol,” “The crisis is past and war averted,” “Grave aspect of the Spanish question," has just about used up the public patience and interest in the matter, and peoplé have become so utterly mistrustful of the government action that, the more startling the nature of the news, the more they are disposed to chuckle and laugh at it. Almost every other day for the past ten days the announcements of “impending war?’ and “Assured peace’? have been alternated, and peopte do not like to be humbugged in that way either by indi- viduals or by the government—least of all, indeed, by the government. There was no excitement whatever discernible yesterday in public resorts regarding the complications with Spain, and the two Powers are now welcome to ‘dicker it out on the present line, if it takes all winter.” There was perce public interest transpiring at the rooms of the Society of Amigos de Cuba yes- bate: beyond the fact that the Amigos were again called on by some of the German committeemen appointed at the mass meeting late! held. Later in the afternoon a joint conierence of Germans and Cubans was heid at the Germania Assembly Kooms, in the Bowery, to perfect arrangements for the share to be taken in the great citizens’ maas meet- ing vo be held at Cooper Institute on Friday even- ing of this week. That meeting, epteins, from present sppearances, will be a very distinguished, extensive and bogey tym Hi apie bg alfair, The report that the it Havana mali steamer City of Merida had been sold, with a viewof de- 6 against the peace of the much worried Span- iards in Cuba, is utterly without toundation, Her owners, Messrs. Alexandre & Sons, state that she is worth as much to them as to anybody else, and that, in fact, they cannot spare her trom the regu- lar service of their line. She is having some ordi- nary repairs done to her furnaces and between decks, and will sail on the 24th on her regular trip, NAVAL MATTERS. Om for Key West—Affairs at Brooklyn Navy Yard. The steam irigate Colorado, 45 guns, Captain George M. Ransom, will leave her anchorage off the Battery at nine o’clock this morning, Her destination is the naval rendezvous, Key West. There was much cungratulation among officials on this station attendant upon news from the missing steam sloop of war Kansas, Several letters from that vessel, dated from Bermuda, where she put in for coal, were received. The Florida was moored at the dock vacated by the Colorado yesterday, and a large force the of men are working on her. Chief En- gineer Sewell had steam up and her engines are in first class order, The same may be said of the machinery of the Roa- noke. The latter vessel is now coal- a It is intended to get up steam on the Minne- sota this week. The lower masts are all in on the Minnosote and the topmastagsre being placed in ion. Panne steamer Gettysburg, from Portsmouth, Bos- ton and Newport, with svores, arrived at the yard yesterday. The storeship Supply, having undergone some needed repairs, will loaded with stores for the juadron at Key West this week. here are 3,900 men on the yard payroll for the present month. They willbe paid off to-morrow upon the “envelope system,” an excellent method for tacilitating payments, devised by Pay Clerk Moriarty, by which plan 4,000 men can be paid off within one hour. The Spanish iron-clad Arapiles continues to oc- oupy, &@ position of ‘masterly inactivity,” being detained at the dry dock inthe yard. Workmen are engaged in soidering crevices in the mason work of the dock, but the main obstacle to floating her off is the sunken coal barge Upland, which has not yet been raised trom the bottom of the river in front of the dock gate. The Wrecking Company is too bag Als! now to comply with the request to remove the coal. Extra ‘ship keepers” have been appointed about the dock to keep an eye on the Spanish sailors, who might accomplish consid- erable mischief if so disposed. A veteran mem- ber of the watch wasof the opinion that the Spanish marines sunk the Upland, but this is not credited by the officials. Renewed Activity at the Gosport Navy Yard. PortsmoutH, Va., Deo, 8, 1873. There was renewed activity at Gosport Navy Yard to-day in consequence of various orders that were received and the exciting character of the war rumors. The steamer Fortune, Lieutenant Commander F. M. Greene commanding, which left Washington on Sunday with the important secret despatches ior Key West, was, by order of the De- partment, intercepted by the tug Snow Drop atthe Capes to-day and brought to the Navy Yard. Com- Mander Greene is now awaiting instructions to Proceed on his mission. Two frigates, supposed to be the Colorado and Franklin, have veen ordered here to fit out with ordnance supplies. The Ordpance Department is ba Pan 4 Pressed with business, The torpedo ship Mayflower, which was placed in the oF dock to-day for a thorough overhauling and fighting outfit, will be ready for sea on Sunday next. All of her newly assigned oificers have re- ported here jor duty. Oiders were received by Commodore Stevens to- day to prepare to coal the Powhatan and the iron- clad Manhattan, which are expected here hourly, having left Philadeipma on Saturday for Key West. The rough weather experienced here yesterday has evidently detained them. Commodore Thomas H. Stevens, commandant of the yard, has applied tor orders in the event of hostilities. ) The store ship Savannah will be ready for sea in one week, and will proceed to Key West, to be fol- lowed as early as possible by the Macedonia. Work is brisk in all the departments night and day. Immense amounts of ptovision supplies are daily received on the New York and Baltimore steamers. This will be the depot for the supply of the North Atlantic squadron. Vessels loaded with live oak timber, knees, &c., arrive every day and contractors are being pushed. All work on the two ships Is now totally suspended. The new coal oil works, built at a cost of $20,000, for this yard, after those of the Portsmouth (N, H.) works, Were turned over to the government to-day by the contractors, complete and satisfactory in every feature. The Franklin Brooklyn at the rlestown Navy Ward. Boston, Dec. 8, 1493. Great activity continues at the Charlestown Navy Yard, The Franklin will be ready for sea in a few days. Her sails wili be bent to-morrow, and by Wednesday or Thursday she will go into commis- sion, It will require 630 seamen to man her, and drafts day or two from New York and Portemcath 10 suDply “ihe requisite number. The Brooklyn will also be td some 400 seamen ready for sea, which will be about the ed -_e Affairs at the Redeye tec 1 Navy Yard. Deo. 8, 1873, hts Eappeice boat. Two 3epounder Parrot guns mounted on her previous to her departure. On Friday next 12 Dal howitzers will be by steamer to New York to be ased by the sallors and marines in field practice. Naval Assignments. Wasurnaron, Dec, 8, 1873. Commander Phythian ts ordered to the Boston Navy Yard as Navigation Officer; Lieutenant Com- mander Charles Pendleton to the Navat Ob- “servatory; Lieutenant K. ©. Pendieton to tem- pot ordnance duty in the Washington Navy ‘ard; Master Schaefer to the Minnesota. |, Detention ef the Powhatan ond Man. a mn. Luwes, Del., Dec. 8, 1873. The United States vessels Powhatan and Man- hattan are detained by heavy weather. The Fortune Passes Fortress Monroe. Fortress Monnor, Dec. 8, 1873. ‘The United States steamer Fortune, from Wash- ington tor Key West, sed the fort at one o'clock ‘this afternoon for the Norfolk Navy Yard. GENERALS SHERMAN AND FOR- REST IN CORRESPONDENCE. Confederate Goneral Forrest Offers His Sword Against Spain—Thousands of Rebs Ready to Fight Under tne Old Flag—What the Commander-in-Chicf Thinks About the Ouban Qu Mampnis, Tenn., Dec. 8, 1873. The Appeat will publish to-morrow the following correspondence :— y Mempuis, Tenn., Nov, 20, 1873. To General W. T. SuzRMAN, Commander-in-Chief United States Army, Washington :— DEAR GENgRAL—By telegrams from Washington and other sources it appears we are likely to be- come involved in war with Spain; if so I presume the seat of war will be im Cuba. in case we should become involved, and the government should require assistance, I hereby tender you my services as a volunteer, I think I could enlist from 1,000 to 5,000 men who served in the Southern army durin; the late war, and at short notice, and who coul rendezvous at New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola and Key West, either as cavalry or infantry. Yours, respectiully, N. Be RREST. HEADQUARTERS ARMY UNITED STATES, } WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 1873, N._B. Forrest, Memphis :— Str—Yours of the 20th is received, and I have peay it to the War Department with this endose- ment: Respectfully referred to the Secretary of War for file among the hundreds of others that come to me. I deem this worthy of & place among the archives to wait goming events, regard N. B, For e. rrest as one of most extraordinary menu developed by our civil war, and were it leit to me, in the event of a war Fequirind cavalry, I would uneaitatingly accept nis ser- vices and give fim a prominent place. I believe now he would fight against our nationa! emies as vs mently as he did against us, and that is saying enoug! W. T. SHERMAN, Gener: I don’t believe there will be war, for neither gov- ernment wants awar, Again,in the event of a war with Spain on account of Cuba the bulk of the fighting would be afloat; for who- ever commands the sea can have Cuba. We may not have sufficient heavy tron-clad ships, but then some could be had, and we have abundance of good naval officers an seamen, leaving for land forces the small task of occupation. No part of this will likely be confided to me, therefore I have sent your letter to the War Department, which can only act after Congress declares war and provides the means for its or cution. W. T. SHER i. The Madrid People on the Cuban Ques- tion—What They Say and What They Assert—Much Fight and No Knuckling. The Federdlista, of Madrid, one of the most lib- eral and republican papers in Spain, has a signifi- cant article in its issue of the 10th of November, extracts from which will be found below. The ar- ticle is entitied THE CARLISTS OF HAVANA. To deny that the Carlists have a great number of devoted friends in Cuba is to deny what is clearly demonstrated. Above all, they have a newspaper in Havana—tne Constancia. But nobody in Havana is ignorant of the politi- cal character of the Consta1 and no one who has read its columns can deny the ideniity of the Phe Jape which it sustains with those of the fac- onists of Navarre, who laud it. By the side of this fact others not leas significant must be placed. It has been customary with the press of Havana, as much under the democratic monarchy of Amadeus as in the 10 badly counted months of the present Republic, to attack, in the most violent manner imaginable, not only the whole constitution of the country, bat even the sovereign Cortes themselves. Of this kind of writing, every one will rememper a celebrated article in the Voz de Cuba in 1871, and the series of articles published by the Déario de la Marina in 1871 and 1873. Fortunately with the administration of Pieltain the monopoly of criti- cism and the impurity of censure ceased, without that general effecting anything else than permit- ting the three or four republican journals estab- lished within the last few months to exist, and to write in Havana (if the conservative Jovellar nas nol suppressed them) in spite of the commanding eneral of the Cinco Villas district, Portilla, who, yy hig own proper authority, and doubtiess in honor of the actual political sttuation that was in- augurated by the shooting of Rubalcaba in Puerto Principe, has decreed the burning of all the news- papers that may reach his district from Havana. jut what has not yet been obtained irom any of the conservative mawepepes of Cuba, ts the con- demnation of the Variist insurrection in the Penin- sula. They have not printed an article, not even a paragraph, against it—tbey who are such lovers of order, such partisans of the principles of authority when custom houses are not talked of. If this is not true let the articles in question be produced. Let their friends reproduce them and efface with positive proois the impressions left in the breasts of disinterested and persevering readers, by the never replied to exhortations of La Republica and La Legatidad of Havana, so that those newspapers — be as bitter in their denunciations of Navarre an re the Basque Provinces as tuey are of Carta- na. In addition, the flight ofa no mean number of Carlist prisoners sent to Cuba is an unanswerable fact. As the government of Madrid doubtless knows, they returned irom the great Antille with their pockets fuil, and by the way of the Unitea Brates returned to the peninsula Over the Basque frontier. No one will be bold enough to deny that three or four months ago some threads of a Carlist con- spiracy were reached by surprise. With a liberty which we do not enjoy, the journals of New York gave all sorts of details of La Federacion, a peri- odical written by Spaniards from the Peninsula. In the United States they did not hesitate to pub- lish the names of many of those who were compro- mi ised. In the meantime, while this passed at the other side of the Atlantic, something more clear and precise happened in the North of Spain. An officer of rank, of artillery, in our Antilles, having received an order to return to the Peninsula, did so by France, but only in order to take the com- mission of (gl in the army of Don Carlos, This oMicer is Seiior Berriz. One of the vice pres- idents of the very celebrated Casino Espafol abandoned the great Antille to come and occup: @ post of much importance in the following an in the council of the Pretender. This gertleman is called Seiior Pereira, Another person from be- yond the seas, of whom General Duice speaks elo. quently in his oficial communication to the Min- ister of War about the expulsion of that Captain General from Cuba, Sefior Estetani, also shares with the iriends of Don Carlos the difficulties of the situation. If we are mistaken let us know and the error will be at once corrected. Above all we respect the sincerity of the political opinions of the gentlemen to whom we allude, and in registering here their conduct we do not desire to offend them in the least. But what we do wish to have Known is that in Cuba the Carlists have powerful interests; that do not by any means hide themselves, but ae within the law. t has been said is enough for us to affirm the existence of a militant and propagandist Carlism in Cuba, and also to prove that it is not ale, for Don Carlos to have received, as was je sum of $400,000 from that island. This said, money is Supposed to be the second draft o1 a loan raised five or six months ago, as we were then told by nearly all the papers of Madrid, without anyone at that time contradicting the news, La Epoca of Madrid publishes, in its issue of the 19th ult., @ collection of opinions from other Span- ish newspapers upon the all-absorbing question of the complications growing out of the capture of the Virginius. La Zpoca says: ‘The government has received telegrams from the Captain General of Cuba, stating that from the 8th, when he got into communication with Sant de Cuba, No other executions had taken place. The Captain General received the order too late from the Executive to suspend the executions until the government should know the particulars of the trials; but the og te 48 soon as they knew of the capture of the Virginius, cut the telegraphic communication, so that they are pemeipely Te- sponsible for the misfortunes of their ohie! And, now that we are e d in this matter, let_us tell the newspapers that it is not true that Sefior Castelar announced to the representative of the United States his disapproval of an act whose details were completely unknown to bim. ‘The only thing which the President of the execu- tive power said is that he had hardly heard, in the mornii ft he Bing a je telegram Hay from ae TL daeos wea, | t Roky hy re also the executioners of their own brothers and accomplices. ‘The justice o1 siod | The Hews is that the government of Ma a ton demands the punishment of the authortties in Cuba, who ordered the execution 01 the V! ius? prisoners, and ii this is not done, threatens lo dis- embark the troops on board the squadron that was to weigh anchor on the 17th, for thie coast of Cuva. This mmbarkation is not to bé feared in any way, for in every place people will be iound te rée- ceive such sq ron with all due courtesy. The Diario Eespaiiol says :— We have not received a single proof of benevo- lence from the American Republit, nor a word of censure for the insurgent Cubans. On the con- trary, we always hear the threat of recognizing them as belligerents; we see the continual protec. tion of their projects, interierence in our affairs, the defiance of the laws, of justice and of all good international grelations. nd now, finally, when the authorities in Cuba have had the fortune to apprehend some of the insurgent chiefs, enemies to the country, and treat them with the rigor of the law, the United States raise their voice against Spain and prepare to exact demands, without right, reason or justice. ‘he Bandera Espaiiola delivers its views in this way :— The whoie of the Spanish preda. without distinc- tion of class or party, has raised its powerlul votee councilling the government to observe the greatest energy in this grave question. We unite oar voice with our colleagues of the press; we do not re- commend, we demand, and, ii necessary, we wil appeal to the country to oblige the govermment, if, what we do not believe, any attempt should be Made to humiliate the traditional superb pride of the Spanish nation. The duty of the government is, in coniormity with our wishes, to dare all, to lose all, before the honor of Spain be sullied in the least degree. The Wacion has an article to this effect: The press now shows a magnificent sight on this occasion of the impertinent reclamations made by the representative of the United States in Spain. Not even the newspa} of the intransigentes, comprehending the ridicule that would tall upon them, are bold enough to continue their anti- patriotic language, which in late days they have employed against the government and the author+ ties of Havana, because of having executed the punishment which was due to the usters taken prisoners on the Virginius. We donot know the demand in writing which Mr, Sickles has addressed to the government, mak- ing petitions which, according to what we have heard in political’ circles, no Spanish Minister could accede to; but the question is so clear as to the right which the authorities of Havana had ateed as they have done that whatever way be he terms used by Mr. Sickles, he can find nothing within the reach of international law to sustain his reclamations, Now that we are speaking of the representative of the United pee it a yrteer that, Making our- Selves the echo of El Diarto Espajiol,we should say vo our readers that Mr. Sickles does not represent the eine eatin of the North American people; belonging o1 to the filibustering element which, under the protection of some of the authorities of the United States, thinks to tear fromus the Pearl of the Antilles, The Regeneracion, a strong Carlist paper, things the situation extremely grave, and remarks:— In this situation nearly all the newspapers of Madrid accuse the Minister of the American Union, Mr. Sickles, of being the soul of Cuban filibuster! conspiracy established some years ago in Madrid, and of (bet 2 by the circumstances of the day to work actively to the injury of our country. Et Pensamiento Espafiol prints an article, from which the following paragraphs are taken :— It is said, and we congratulate ourselves for it, that Seiior Carvajal, our Minister of State, has answered the note of Mr. Sickles with energy, re- fusing to enter into negotiations about this affair untilall its details shall have been tnown, and until all the documents from the authorities of Cuba, explaining their conduct, are in possession of the department. In what can the representative of the United States found his claim for the Virginius ? Was she, OF not, @ filibustéring vessel ? Had she, or not, car- ried to the coast of the island of Cuba a cargo of filibusters, arms and ammunition for the insur- gents of that igiand? Had she been pursued from that same coast md a Spanish ship of war and cap- tured outside of the waters under the jurisdiction of the United States ? Za Iberia indulges in these views:— In the first place, we are not the only people of the old continent who have colonies in the New World; other powerful nations are as much inter- ested as we in sustaining the European name in these parts. Spanish-Cuba represents to-day the preponderance and dignity of many countries, On the other hand, it is necessary to take into account the fact that the principle of the Monroe doctrine, completely carried out, would be the triumph of a new ci’ tion; of American civilization over elfete Europe, as some demagogues foolishly say. The Gaceta Popular thinks that the moment has arrived to draw to the recollection of the United ptates the great danger which they run because of the war of secession going on so near their doors, while they have within themselves so many power- ful States wishing for an opportunity to go out of the Union. The Puedla, after soundly berating Castelar’s government for listening to the impatient de- mands of the United States troops through their Minister, Mr. Sickles, concludes with these pithy words :—‘Afi! accursed, and seven times accursed federais! have you not leit us without an army, a navy, @ treasury, without liberty, without coun- try! Accursed! accursed may you be!” ‘The Gobierno goes over the case of the Virginius from a Spanish point of view, and concludes by doubting if the American and the English govern- ment really sent to the State Department in Ma- dria the much quoted note of Mr. Sickles. The Tiempo hopes the United States will think well on it before committing any act of violence againss Spain, which the latter would, of course, have to resent if it cost the Hidalgos their national life. The Republica regrets that the decrees of inter- national laws, and not the Spaniards themselves, bave been the means of punishing the men who were taken on board the Virginius. That paper counsels calmness and deliberation of action. It thinks that upon reflection the United States will modify their demands, whtch, after all, are perhaps exaggerated, and not the real ones presented by Sickles. MEXICO. Congratulation on Constitutional Progress— Parliamentary Business—American Thanks- giving and Speculation—The Coinage. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 2, 1873, Via Havana. } Minister Foster has waited upon the President and formally presented the congratulations of the United States government on the adoption by the Mexican Congress of the amendments to the con- stitution. In his speech on the occasion, the Minister de- clared that ‘these reforms would contribute mate- Tiaily to secure and increase general prosperity, without weakening the just interests of religion or the proper influence of the clergy in the body politic.” PARLIAMENTARY WORK. Congress has rejected the Forced Inheritance bill, adopted the bill exempting unoccupied houses from taxation and appropriated $400,000 for the purchase of four steamers for the revenue service. CITIZEN ALLEGIANCE. The agitation against the reform laws is dimin- ishing. THE INTRROCRANIC RAILWAY CONCESSION, Many journals regret the granting of the Inter- oceanic Railway concession to a Mexican company, and express preference for the American company, represented by Mr. Plumb. TREATY MAKING. The extradition treaty between Mexico and Guatemala has been signed. @ «= AMERICAN THANKsaIvING. Mr. Foster, the Minister of the United States, gave a dinner on Thanksgiving Day, which was at- tended by ge number of his fellow citizens ana several Mexicans, THE COINAGE, The Diario Oficial says there ig. no truth in the report of an extensive coinage of counterfeit dollars, A DOOTOR ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY. Povcueersts, Dec. 8, 1873. A Dr. Barclay, claiming to be a resident of Ham- flton, Canada West, was arrested to-day and taken before Justice Curry, of Peekskill, charged with ing @ Mrs. Raymond, or Pekan aaa ae mao arrested. Wiie No. i contronted ‘both, and upon her complaint they were locked sult of $5,000 bail each. They Will be taken fo Winco Plains Jail to-morrow. (ieee ATR BAILROAD AOOIDENT, Boston, Dec. 8, 1873. J.P, Sumner, one of the select men of Dighton, vi. both legs cut off to-day, ah Bet To Tae Eprror oF THE H&RALDo— i Please find below a tew remarat: showing how good many more passengers, in moat disasters Sea, could be saved. hen First—omcers of steamers should’ instrast passengers how to use fife wou! ym asip; ie not omly more confidence but them act cooler tn case of in or her eserver. Very f lines have life preservers in each perth where they have, most pane don’t e nee and only in exceptional cases knx em. eee ‘Tue steamship Manhaattan will leave: this pore” on Wednesday for Queenstown. and Liverpool. Ah The mails for Kurope will close at the-Post Ofice — at half-past seven o'clock A. M. Re Tu New York Hara.v—Editton for Bt will be ready at half-past gix o'clock in the ing. : Single copies, in wrappers for mailing, stxcent®e A Magnificent Success. It is d to fe antes to actileve pia few men or comp: aed act! knowte superior m any i uainose.. The presout veneration dous rivairy in several branches ef ind: bly the se’ machine bi competitora stead} rely the W SON COMPANY nel way fr fe anton ie tases aha a oaition London, in 1863, Be Fen highest premiums; at Ps Kighoot two and we: Soret et heer rere Sona leled competition, tollows the splendid and unparalloted triumphs of the W"EELER & WILSON SEWING MACHINE. CO, New York. Over 81 compotitors atthe WORLD'S EXPOSITION, VIENN, £0. 1 The Knigpt/s Oro of the Imperial acdor of joseph £,” conferred by His Apostolic Emperor of Austria upon the Honorable Wheeler, Presdent of the Wheeler & Wi Machine Company,as the Founder and ie Sewing Machine Industry. 2 The Grand Diploma of Honor, recommended Tnrernational Jary for this Sewing Maching end joctal welfare of mankind. too eee ‘eth and soctal welfare o! in * Medal for Progress, awarded for thetr i No. 6 Sewing Machine, being for prog! company. Hence this Vienna Award marks ae Fess, not trom alow. level or infertor medal, but: 4 gol medal, the highest award made at Paris. 4. The Grand Medal for Merit, for the development of Needle Industry and exccl'ence and superiority manutactured samples exhibited. 5, A Grand Meaal for Merit for excellence and superiors ity of Cabinet work; the only award of the kind fat thi n. ; 6 Medals for several co-operators of the Wheeler & WI gon Company for superior ability. cat 7. The official report, published by the general direct of the Vienna Exposition, signallzes the supre ot the Wheeler & Wilson Company for quantity guality of manufacture, and position in the Se Macnine busi ness, as follows :— é OFFICIAL REPORT, VIENNA EXHIBITION, SEWING MACHINES, &0. (Group 13, section 2, B. Sewing Manufactory in the world of Wheeler Wilson, New York, which” alone brought already over 900,000 of thelr sew: “The greatest arf ing macl Hee racer ‘aso romulated, That. each, complete 30 regu f Chine may be used at seaumple for exhibition, This firms sewing machine. This Go machine sews eeler & Wilson have received the FURTHER DISTINGUISHED HONORS, WILSON the gold medal for their new No. 6 Se’ produces 600 well adjusted machines daily. heaviest leather harness the finest gauzes with @ ali world’s expositions, and at the were extraordina! Battimoge, Mi chine, Other sewing macnines receivea “The latest production of this firm, and which 4 wonder ot the. 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