New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-17
BY THE MIDNIGHT SOUTHERN Y.I,,
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Cuban News.
Cofrespondence Of The rdbuns

"A'Hissros, Saturday, Ju,st
! Inc news from Cuba is not as favorable =. -
pubic generally suppose. The last d,n,,
from AIR. Campbell. which were received nis,
lore last contain the information that thu c..
Aicoy refused to surrender the prisoner. taka. =,
Contoy' ss well as from two American We sal =.
on the high seas, until their innocence had -.
more satisfactorily established This has c,as. :
surprised not only Mr. Clayton, bat the az =
Minister, both of whom confidently expected -
on the receipt Of Mr.. ClaytOns dispatch Of tn . !,
ofJune, by Mr. Campbell, cur Consul, and De-.
was made under it, that the authorities Of
Spanish Crown would at once have com
with it,
Yesterday dispatches Of the most positive g.
scter were again forwarded to Mr.. CAMPBELL, IN
whchhe wss required to make another unqualified
demand for the American prisoners, and TO assare
the Captain General Of Cuba that il would be the
last enc made by this Government. As thisxs
now stand Il Is difficult 10 see how a collision be-
tween Us and Spain can be avoided The Secrets.
- OF State, when bis les, dispatch is made pa5in.
VII rise shH higher in the estimation aud core.
dence Of the American public, and he is en,t'al y
the gratitude OF the whole country Cor the al -
be has evinced not only in this bat 10 al his
macy since a member of Gen. TAyLoR's Csbinet
viii take any part in this pending rupture between
US and Spain. unless it be one of a mediatsisi
character. BE. BULwER comedies that the oon-
duct of the Administration has been unexceptioa-
able IN the extre me, and that Spain has pacedher.
sell so much IN the wrong as to deprive her of al
expectation OF being either aided counter aao %
by uresl Britain. This have reason to behevc
hes been communicated to the Spanish Minister
Mo N turn will communicate il 20 Madrid aud tho
sHthorltles OF Cuba, and if Spain is not entirely
e.PNOa ~, her reason, she VIII At once see ho~
'atel would be her inistuation should she cot,oes
the United States . assume hostilities towar tsr.
IL well known that the Spanish Minister has s
ADVISED 1he Spanish Gown, aud that If such a.
had been needed, no cause FOR war would a. ~
time ee pending between his Government and ngfs
The Information he has communicated TO then ia
in strict accordance Wi.h existing facts; betthe
great difficulty is this. he has been SC long resi-
seiit d W ashingiou q Ell he has become American
lied N the estimation Oh his own Government end
is consequently upiustly deprived Of the infusnce
he would, under otter circumstances, exercise
His advise Is looked upon with suspicioA and is not
hceded hence the denial Oi the Count of Alcoy TO
surrender the COntoy prisoners made under the in.
stTuctions contained in Mr.. Citations dispatch Of
the lst inst.
am not inclined to prophecy trouble In advance
Of good essons for so doing; nor to contribute 70
alarm in the public mind But a. tho
ease now stands, cannot see how collision with
SPAN can DC avoided, uA1StB hnb btths square ouh
" Without any reservation whatever. Mr.. CLAYTON
las taken his stand, and will "take no step back
rard" II is position his country can stand BY
throughout the civilized world and leave no room
or censure that on our part we have not been
more forbearing than any other nation would have
,een under similar circumstances.
The defeat ofthe Tgrney amendment yesterday
the djusment bill il ominous Of the final success.
The twenty seven Senators who voted az sInst the
amendment will all vote for the bill on its final pas
age, If tits made no more Objectionable than IT 10
Ow to these are to be added Messrs DOUGLAS
{ III. absent account OF severe ndisposition,
iASGUM of N. C. absent from the same cause, and
ir. FELcTi OF Mich. This makes just one hall, aud
speak vi hat know, when tell you that several
thers Who voted with TURsEY for his amendment,
viii vote for the adjustment on its final passage
Thirty votes however in the affirmative would pass
he BILL as several who, if present would be COM
PEELED to vote against II from loo al causes entirely.
will absent themselves. The Southern paper was
70 have issued its first number TO day, but may de-
ay its appearance until Monday ELwooD Ffss-
who is it's senior Editor was formerly II mig
axe not an Abolition or Antislavery lecturer. and
$ consequently well qualified for an Editoroi
tricty Southern sectional paper.
Mr. john g. FLOYD Of Iowa has been appointed
am told Chief Engineer Of the Navy Yard at
Memphis Tenn. with a salary Of Twenty-Five hun
lred d0lsrs, and Mr. CoFFIs0 OF IIdiana, agent or
,uperinteudent of the Mineral Lands ia place OF
ToHs w ALLEN, ESQ. of Ohio. CoFFING was tho
iysl of Mr.. McGAUGHET for Congress and surren-
Tered his pretepsons IN favor Of the latter during
he late campaign This leaves the track clear u
ir McGAUGHEY for the race that is TO take place
t the coming August Election in his district
MIR BARTLETT's nomination is not 10 be acted
pon by the Senate until the return Of Mr.. BRAD
Jury, Of Maine, which will not be under fortnight.
treat efforts are making to defeat him, but as u
ave before written you, they will be unsuccessful
Ewis " III be elected as Collector Of Philadelphia,
Nd la act il m he MAJ MAXWELL.
our city
Mr. Hale will resign his seat in the Senate, pro.
ably at tie end of this session Of Congress-, aad
IT, BURKE, late Assistant Editor Of the Union Ia TO
aturn to New Hampshire in the expectation OF
eng his successor.