Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-06-16
Spanish Troops for Cuba.

In speaking of the Inducements about to be
sent to Cuba which it is said, will raise the strength
OF the army in that island 10 nearly 10000 men, the
Paris correspondent of the London Times saws:
81 am far from overrang the value OF Spanish
troops. having enough of them both in the field
and in quarters, 10 estimate them at what they
worth. and do not believe that they would cope, on
anything like equal terms, with English or French
armies nor do j think they gould haze much chance
an the long run against the ill., disciplined but 1oeN
armed, utterly fearless intelligent, sefretyng Volun-
eers wM whOm the United States 1cont to operate
Chen at aCar tcaM their Spanish american neigh60rS
He thinks, however that the Spaniards, in case Of
invasion, will make stout defence, especially in the
forts, that they would then free the servile popua-
tlon, and also annoy our commerce greatly with pri
valeers He thinks, however that the Americans
would finally attain their object unless Spain found
aad from allies more powsrfM han herself. In ano-
her letter the same writer mentions that Louis Ma
poleon has given assurances to q foreign Minister
(beeved to be the Spanish Minister to this country
that Spain had nothing to fear about Cuba. We
agree with the Baltimore American, that if Louis
Napoleon has made any such foolish threat, he has
adopted which will rather increase than d
minish any disposition which may exist 10 this coun-
try tor fight with Spain.
The Liverpool Northern Iimes in an article on the
| same sub Ject, expresses the opinion that Spain is
| absurd in hazarding with the United States,
which it says is the Czardom of civilization it exhi-
bits the very perfection Of human power its re-
sources are limtable; its debt little more than inn
aginary and the burdens of It's people are absolute
| ly ideal" 1t informs also of fact which is
equally new and gratifying to that the States
have at present volunteer army, numbering IS 900
men, for the most part Irishmen. we'll drilled, armed
to the teeth, and actually ready to take the field
The Times says that the Americans will annihilae
the Spanish soldiers and the negroes armed will
slaughter them by the wholesale. 1t adds that Eng
land would have little no interest in such a war
| and says
Gas for receiving from Spain the sovereignty of an
island which it has not the power to hold and there
fore cannot have the right TO transfer acquit-
tance for the enormous debt Spain to England,
is perfectly nonsensical. If we took Cuba from Spain
on such terms, the English Government would be
compelled 10 take upon itself the debt due by Spain
to its English creditors, for which we would get
country inhabited by slave population, who would
become freemen under our flag, but who would be
tot ally unable of providing for themselves and who
what could England do with Cuba To us she would
be perfectly worthless. Why then is this not openly
stated to the american Government, in order TO arrest
that current of Wfeeng 1chieh has groun out of the
silly de0 Gs England acshes TO possess herself Of the
island Of Cuba If the people of the United States
were convinced that England had no design whatever
on that island and that il would be very guestona-
bic policy on her part to accept the sovereignty Of
that country gift the American Government might
be disposed to sanction the friendly Intervention of
England at this unhappy junction The fast and
loose part we have been playing with the United
States on this subject, has been productive of much
il-feeling towards us in America and it is high time
that the Cabinets of Washington and ST. James should
understand each other on the subject"
\ THE FUGITIVE SLAVE, BURNs-lhe Boston Mail
gives the following account of an interview with
Burns:
We had an interview, with many others, last eve
ming at O'Clock with burns. He was quietly look.
ing out of the window the north side of the Conrt
House. smoking cigar. We asked him how he felI,
He said he felt "dam well, except lame side occo-
stoned by smoking out of the window for the erat;f.
cation OBJ de crowd anxious TO see de great star Oh
de'cason" Peter Dunbar, jr, special officer on ,b;,
OCCASION said-"Anthony, why didn't YOU 90 ont f.
ride with me this afternoon as invited you?n ',o,S
ssla ne, they could not spare US both at one time
if went you would have to remain y sSens;bIo ~
II the last" said Dunbar y