The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-21 00:00:00

THE INSURRECTION IN CUBA.

(From the Anglo-American Timm.)

NEW YORK, April 3.
Towards the end of last week the weather
changed, and on Monday an easterly gale set i❑
which kept every ship in the harbour, but sent gulls
in from sea by the hundred. Poor Grinnell has had
a hard time of it. Ile used to lead a quiet life, and
so did the President, comparatively. Grant has
been worried to his bed, and couLsses that, had be
known what was before him, he would have voted
for Andi'ew Johnson, for he thinks that if the ex-
President, used to badgering as he was, had bad
what he has endured previous to his last attack, it
would have made an end of him. But, joking
apart, Mr. Grinnell received ou,one day over 13,000
applications for place, and his house, the Custom
Ilouse, and his plinth office in 'Wall-street were all
besieged, the latter to such au extent that he had

to employ a powerful clerk (he ought to have chosen
a prize fighter) to hear applications, while the police
had to keep the crowd out of the Custom House.
He will find it easier to get rid of his ships than to
get rid of this pressure. He tnet Mr. Smythe to
take over charge on Wednesday, who greeted
him with his congratulations, which were made
the more pointed when Mr. Smythe said, " The
pleasure with which I resign the post arises from
the fact that I am to escape, at last, the many per-
secutionz and annoyances that have attended my
administration ;" adding, with a sigh and a look Of
commiseration, showing how little he expected it,
" I hope you will see and feel less of them than I
have." Mr. Grinnell replied that it would be a
warning for him to avoid, as far •as possible, sitni-
lar embarrassments. He was not infallible, but he
would do his duty to his country and to General
Grant, who had, unasked, so graciously placed him
there. Grinnell had not to wait long before he
had another. taste of the sweets of office. The
Evening Poßli&s fiercely attacked the appointments
to the Custom Houseo which it represents to be in
the hands ofrogues, and there is no hope under the

present matidgedient. He was sworn in, however,
on Tuesday, bis bondsmen being Moses Taylor, R.
M. Blatchford, Edward Minturn, and Marshall O.
Roberts; and next day, after taking over the of-
fice, he presented formal warrants to the following
gentlemen as deputy-collectors :—John R. Lydec-
ker, George W. Embree, S. T. Blatchford, H. K.
Murray, Rufus King, John Cooke, J. S. Steadman,
E. C. Banfield, Moulton, Grigsby. A com-
mission has been appointed by the Secretary of War
to report on a bridge across the East River, be-
tween Brooklyn and New York, and Generals
Newton and Wiight, together with Major King, of
the Engineer Corps, have been selected. This is in
in compliance with the Act of Congress, and we
may now hope to have the work soon commenced.
I General Raasloff, Danish Minister of War, has re-
turned from Washington and stopped at the
Brevoort House before embarking for his home, for
which he starts to-day, after his unsuccessful nego-
tiation at Washington. Logan, No. 2, was re-
leased, as the grand jury failed to find an indict-
ment ; no evidence being produced to warrant try-
ing him for the murder of Mr. Rogers. The girl's
evidence broke down after the police thought they
had got the case up. Logan behaved very well
during his long imprisonment, and thanked the
police for their kindness to him, exhibiting no small

joy at his liberation. The murderer Real has been
granted a respite although the scaffold had been
partly erected. He bore up to the last with forti-
tude, though things had grown to be really serious.
When told of the reprieve, notwithstanding efforts
made to moderate his transports, he danced about
with joy. In compliance with the recent decision
of the Attorney-General, orders were received at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard to reduce the wages in
proportion to the time struck off by the Eight
Hours Bill. The sailmakers struck at and are
likely to he followed by other trades. The Hon.
Abram Wakeman has given over his office of Port-
Surveyor to A. B. Cornell, and resumed his pract;ce
of law Mr. Merritt when entering on his (ALT male
a little speech. Ile asked the employes for fidelity,
and said that he had made no definite arrangements
for removals, but would be:guided by circumstances.
The express train from Boston to New York met
with an accident on the Connecticut River Rail-
road, ten miles above fiartford. Three passenger
cars were thrown from the track arid broken up, and
Colonel James M. Thompson, and Mrs Norton, of
Springfield, were injured ; two or three more were
severely bruised, and several slightly. An accident
also occurred lately on the California end of the
Pacific road, which . smashed 14 cars and resulted
in the death of the Conductor; two engineers; two

The Washington Ministry bad a very long deliberation
on the 6th touching the affairs of Cuba. The decision of
General Grant's Cabinet was, according to the American
papers, that the strictest neutrality should be observed
throughout the struggle in the Spanish island. This con-
clusion, as the only proper one, will surprise nobody ; but
it is clear that the American Government will experience
the greatest difficulty in preserving neutrality. The
sympathy of the American people is all on the side of
the insurgents. It has been ascertained that many
Cubans, directly or indirectly concerned in the revolution,
have been naturalised as American citizens. Many
native-born Americans are in the ranks of the rebel army.
If any of these subjects of the United States be massacred
by the Spanish volunteers, there is too much reason to
apprehend that the clamour of the Americans will compel
the Government to interfere. 'I he volunteers beyond
doubt commit unjustifiable atrocities; but it is equally
certain that the American filibusters are doing their
utmost to provoke the worst. The situation is very deli-
cate. The American West India squadron has again been
reinforced.

THE HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORY.
Though the terms of settlement proposed by Earl
Granville were accepted_by the Hudson's Bay Company,
they have yet to be referred to the Government of the
Dominion. But there is no ground for the apprehension
that the arbitration of the English Miristry will be ques-
tioned in Canada. Indeed, the colonial papers look upon
the question as settled ; but it seems they do not like the
terms. One-twentieth of all the laud in the Fertile Belt
is reserved to the company, which will thus become a
large landholding association. It is feared that the policy
of keeping back the land until it has been made valuable
by the labour of others will be adopted. But surely a
difficulty of this kind can be of little consequence when
the territory is so vast, and for years to come will be so
thinly peopled.- In any event, the Canadians would act
very unwisely in seeking to reject a great end for the sake
of a small question of means. There is, however, no talk
of doing this.

firemen, and three brakemen; and the company's
buildings at Truckee have been burned at a lossiof
$50,000. The Albany Express, in defence of Go-
vernor Fenton against the attacks of the Evening
Post, alleges that the editor is a relation of Edgar
Ketchum (better name, by the way, for a detec-
tive than for a thief), and is angry with the
Senator, because he refused at the Editor's solici-
tations to pardon that convict. The ice has been
broken up, and the river is almost" clear to Albany,
and it is now believed to be open, and that navigation
can be resumed. In spite of an action commenced
by the Union Pacific Railway against James Fisk
(jun.) and his agents for tresspass, the damages
being laid at $1,000,000, the safe was broken open.
It required the unremitting exertion for ho•ars of
workmen, the employed,it is said, under Mr.Ucrnell,
the maker. At last the vault was opened, and Mr.
Durant, who had been quietly smoking his cig rr,
entered with the Sheriff. Together with several
others, the stock book and the cash ledger were
take n. The examination is being continued, and
several other law suits are likely to spring from these
proceedings.

Mr. Hubbell, attorney for the plaintiff in error'
argued his motion for a writ of error to the C°llli
of Oyer and Terminer, and to the General Ga?
Delivery of the city and county of rhiladelPbi:
and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for h
Eastern District.

VII?GINfA.

,
Governcr Wells, of Virginia, and other promiut.at
Republicans, were arrested on the charge of steall''';
a letter from the Post-office, but a United State'
Commis:loner who was sent to Richmond order':'
his discharge. The Governor has been displace'
o
by Gen. Stoneman, the military commander, as Weiiit
several other "Rads," but the President 1195
superseded the General, till the officer 11°11
in Texas can reach this command the next
lin command, temporarily taking his .
An amusing account is given in the Sprifigfieid -Ite;
publican of a convention in Virginia, iu which .
person named Buttz, who is thus described, WI; 5 r
prominent part. " Ile had been expelled
knavery from three different counties of Virgiul;
and forced to fly to England, where he forme" to
swindling stock company and returned. Weete
the man who attempted to put down the favourio
candidate of Buttz. That curious mortal sy°lllls
shriek out offensive language, burrow in the sloe"
of abuse, to overwhelm the daring opponent! alio
if he could carry his point in no other way, vi°llfor
leap upon a bench, and by crying three cheers
his man, attempt to raise a riot." We have heel
puzzling our brain to find out if this is the Buttzlatl
in London. He was opposed by Samuels, a hands°
young man, refined in language, described as ,
"plug-ugly" of Baltimore, and a carpet.baggerti
Th'e meeting was divided into Wells and ,t
Wells men. An anti-Wells man was named f°,l
chairman, when it seemed as if pandemonium Mot
been let loose. Buttz and Samuels rushed to O
platform, shouting "Down with Wells." A dozen
negroes grasped Samuels, exclaiming, " We gwi4l3°
0
to wring yo' neck, befo' yo' leave dis State !" 13j°"g
were falling in every direction, " Buttz was Sinns
to the floor, his eye-balls starting from their soeke
under the grasp of a huge African, and cld Preli,
ous Question' Bayne, a coal-black celebrity who
rose to notice in the reconstruction convention, 11
brandishing a white hat, and calling, true to ,0
name, de previous question.' The police flourished
their clubs, but did not dare to strike. This seell3ed
curious to me—but I was informed that the ki11113;
of any one would have led to the most disastrl
results. Dozens would have been shot bad 1)1°°
once been seen. A prominent Republican told 1116
that the Union League members were very nuuleta'
ous in the crowd, inside and outside the house. arid
would have supported the Mayor at any saeriao°
life." Another attempt of to get up the meetiv
under the mayor himself was attended with erect
worse cor:sequences. Virginia is said to be I"°d
the best field open for emigration to the 1-11)!te
States, but it is not yet, politically speaking) I'l3
reconstructed condition.