New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-25

5Ssr.e. e,-r,-,,v withdrawn from tho couu.
ue~h s European alhpuce in regard t. Span she
cs1.,oyss the which they have sGuc'toDc1' anu
ossltts undertaken by France and she AVows i'r do-
essuston to defend Portugal against the apPh't.oh
upon which the invasion OF 5pnn raises
t rnTetenseo Of right. TO the war as It commences
49, ~! declared her intention Of remaining neutral
90 sririt Of the Brish nation Il strongly anu
n 60 much unanmiiy pronounced sgan5I Fra ~,
We ,e,ests are SO deeply involved in the issue, thii
;s,si resennents and joalcusics will be so foToioy
,lsted by the progress Of the war wnAtevei u i ~,
g., unless the contest should be as shorf enu ls
- 10 decisive that Of which Italy was recen'y IN.
80 Is scarcely possible That the neutrality o. uie;s
s,trn thcud be long rnontained me P,oi,P brt
a., she vii be soon engaged on the sac Vi - 80
making common ceuie with her, II Is not 20 % up
cd hat she will Yell her assistance upot 20
serstler dinerested eHd gratuilout az 'o =; 80
fsr STisnce the two renltinng lslan,s % - o;so
West Indes present objects no longer OF ,u. -
,,He or benefit 10 SPAN, ont 0. sue, ,,ass bcriodf
Ic.est Britain that It Is Inpossinie 70 SUI 4'0 az" 1911
brent 10 the acquisition Of them. a,s; Tho nosso,.
-, NJ Cuba are so obvous especi0iy INC w i,s
osnce Of Mexico and the &C H., ise1 sinca ~
- linton The internal oOndiiion o. Hc ls.d slnCe tic
.i eieb revolution, and the possibility OF us con-
ned deDerdence upon SPAN, nave beeh 30 Precatiou:
"a want Of protection mere t.s poN0i y. ~
Hoe Nv Great Britain, and the necessities OF Span
pOeo.c liz sorne equivalent the support OF Great
lain for herseh have formed remarkable concur
se NJ nred posiiiOns othe transfer OIL CUBA ana dur
a
ns ~. c6nsurnfnated We have been cOniien.
~ ,o1 bv indirect communication from the rench
SoTseuutuf that more than two years SINCE Great
o,in ysas negotiating with Spain for the cesson Of
cnbs sndeo eager In the purtut as to have oaered
4 S;bval,sr aud more, for u M exchange.
"Tsaro Il reason 10 believe that in this respect the
v,snSb Government was minformed but neither Is
tre reliance to be placed On the declaration lately
80 ly the present British Secretary for Foreign "
.;,, 10 DE French Government and which, with pre-
srons indicating diEnls', has been Olso cOnhdentally
communicated 10 us, viz. tha Great Britain would hold
sdsprsceul TO avail herself Of the distressed situation
a gnan 10 obtain possession of any portion OF her
I,oercsn colonies The object Of this declaration, and
a the communication of it here, undoubtedly was 10
nduce the belief that Great Britain entertained no p1r-
rose Of obtaining the posse sion OF Cuba but t1ese as
,urapces gwen with reference 70 state OF peace
iheu sill eting, and which II was the intention ana
bope Of Great Britain TO preserve. The condition oil all
ne partio 10 them has since changed and however III
dsposcd the British Government might be uugcneroasy
70 sva themselves Of the distress Of Spain 70 cxtor
fOm her any of her former they did
not fober take advantage OF by order OF repsas
aven to two successive equadrons dispatched TO the
West ndiee and stationed iniinncae proximity 10 the
ssnd OF Cuba
! By measures thus vigorous and perenptory they OBJ
sined from Spain nnediate revocation OF tac block
Lewbieh her generals had proclaimed on 1e coast OF
Trs Trina, and pledges II reparGton Tor al inc cap
res Cf British vessels made under cover OIL th1t mill
,ry fiction. They obtained, also, an acknowledgment
II many iong-stsnding clerns OF British subjects upon
s,o as mart of the national debt The whole amount
n them however well IA that of the PREPARATION and
ndempity promised for the capture OF British property
upder the blocksdes of General Morales and by the
Porto Rico prvateers yet exits in the form Of claims,
sra he whole mass OF them now is acknowledged
spn for TIE satisfaction Of which pledges have been
| Gyeu 10 be redeemed hereafter, and for which the
sl,nd al Cuba may be the only indemnity In the power
a. gpain 70 grant as il win undoubtedly be to Great
Brtsntbe most satisfactory indemnity which she could
receive . 49,,
The wpr between FrGnce and Spain chang 20 total
lvthecrcumstances under which the declaration aoote'
mentioned OF Mr. Canning made, that II may, ny s
yey outset produce events under which the possession
fCuba may be obtained by Great Britain without even
,;sipg reproech Of intended deception against the
p5sR (overun ent for making IT, An alliance between
Great Britain and Spain may be Of the fret fruits oil
us war A guaranty OF the Island TO SPAN may De
,mopg the spuations Of that alliance ana IA tne cFCn'
her III threatened attack upon the Island by France
ar Of ,tenpts on tho part of the lelanders to asSun
their ndepcndence resort to the temporary occup"lo
sftLe Havana by British forces may DC among nc prooe
HE through which II may DC obtancd ny con-
corr bet,eer Great Britain and Spsia herself 1t Is not
ss,agyty TO paint out the numerous conungenc,es ny
eupaiont6 PsRR ba ala proprietary posse may
be effected
The transfer of Cuba 10 Great Britain would he an
event mproptous to the interests Of this Union. This
opnicns generally cntotaned that even the ground
less iufors that about be accomplished which
have sprend abroad, and still teeining may be
traced 70 the deep and almost universal feeling of
u,
Of h occurrence has stimulated. The question both
Of oar right and OF power TO prevent it, if ne
eeay by force already obtrudes itself upon coun
e and the Administration is called upon, in the per.
ioance Of its duties 70 the nation, at least 70 use az
The mems within its competency 10 guard against an
| Oreiend H.
twill be among the primary objects requiring your
most earnest and unremng attention to ascertain and
report 10 us every movement OF negotiation between
Spain and Great Britain upon this subject We cannot,
indeed prescribe any special Instructions IN relation 20
Il Wescarcely know where you VIII tnd the Govern
meni of span upon Your arrival in the country nor
can oresee with certainty by whom II will be adj
ndnstered Your crcdentalo are addressed TO Ferdi
nand the King Of Spain under the CONSTITUTION. You
may find him under the guardianship OF Cor,es, In the
custody Of an army of faith under the protection Of
the Invaders of his country SO long as the coRstt1i
h6aol Government may continue 70 be administered
his numc your official intercourse will be with his
| minister's aud TO them You will repeat, what Mr. For
gtA has been instructed 10 say that the wishes of your
Government are that Cuba and Porto Rico may con-
tnue in connection with independent and constitu-
honal Spain. You will add thar no countcnsnce has been
gwen by TO any projected plan OF separation from
spain which may have been formed in the Island This
assurance becomes proper. a. by late dispatch re.
ceyed from Mr. Forsyth lie intnates that the Span.
80 Government have been informed that arevoution
Cuba secretly prep ring, fOmentcd by cOmnuni.
cations between society OF Frce-MasOns there and
another OF the fraternity in Philadelphia OF this
We have no other knowledge and the Societies OF Free
sssos In this country ltle IN the practice Of
using sgency of political nature any occasion that
We link most probable the information Of the Spanish
Government in that respect, is uniounded 1t is true
that the FreeMasons At The Havana have tgkcn part OF
h;e IN the politics o Cuba and far IL is known 10
Us Nhas been earnest ont active pant in favor OF the
Continuance OF their connection with Spain While dis
claiming all disposition part either 70 obtain pos
seion Of Cuba or OF Porto Rico ourselyes, you will de
clare that the American Government had no knowledge
the lawless expedition undertaken against the lsur
| o. these Islands last summer.
Mr.. ]. ]. Appleton writes from Cadiz on
Aug 6, 1923, to Mr.. Adams that a member Of
the COrtes, high in the confidence of the Gov
eminent, had proposed to him TO negotiate
Spanish loan in the United States with the
Customs revenue of Cuba 81, 100000 metz as
security. He thinks the offer made hiIa indi-
Gates that an attempt to raise the wind in