New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-02
SPAIN.
THE DIFFICULTY WITH THE UNITED STATES
MORE TROOPS FOR CUBA-SPAIN THINKS
SHE WILL FIGHT


Our Liverpool correspondent nds the following par
erarh which is going the rounds of the English press:
1.-The Spanish Government has sent in answer to Mr..
Soul6 who has dispatched the same by special messen
ger the United States. IL Is reported that the American
Government have offered to abandon all their recama-
tons Ggas, Spain if the latter viii cede her African pos
session. Meia, 10 the United States.
Tie otler from Spain is of an interesting cast.
SIX thousand men are Immediately to embark in three d.
visions Of two thousand each for Poro Rco there to be
drafted For service where wanted This force viii raise
tie garrison OF Cuba 10 30 900 of the best troops of Spain
PaAhen guns and suchlke hollow be sent out
in due supp and the Spanards think they will whip af
AmercG-cQsy! There two opinions that subject.
Tie Madrid correspondent Of TIE London Times, although
very fayoraby disposed toward Spain, and of course
pIcudced against Anerce is forced to admit tina; the
best Of Spanish troops would not have much chance in the
long run against what lie calls
THE il-disciplinod bat wearmod utterly fearless,
intelligent, seIclyng volunteers with whom the United
States wont TO operate when at war VITA Their Spanish
American nogl bors. The Spanish artillery said 10 be
particularly good and their navy strcng-on paper
but the Americans could quickly muster force that won
sw,ep il from the seas n venucd from under the land
batteries The chief defense of Cuba would of course fall
the land force and Il were worsted. the Spanards
would probably arm first the mulaoes and next the
negroes"
Napoleon is reported have expressed sympathy with
Spain in It's present dilemma; but this is doubtful Here
Is the story in The very words it is told:
During recent interview granted to foreign dipio-
maize agent Then ls way 10 distant lnlsSOu
rcror Louis Napoleon is said TO have expressed himself
very openly and earnestly the project of aggrandze
men attributed TO the Americans and drec ed against the
Spanish colonies The Emperor manifested his decided
dsapprobaon Of the ambitions aud encroachng spirit
which hes cl aracterzed the American Government lie
declared that far his foreign policy was concerned
il should be the in the West as in the East has pol
icy wa based the faithful observance of treaties and
was opposed attempts the part of any power TO take
advantage of the weakness of neghbo to rob it of Its
territory II is said that assurances were gwen that
Spain has nothing TO fear respecting CuDa
The Madrid pOndent of 1hc London Itmcs writes
Of date the 9th of May that application had been made to
Spain TO furnish garrison for Rome and thereby to re-
lease for service The East the French troops now Ia that
city. 1t very generally rumored that the French
Minister at Madrid had received letter from h Govern
men expressing sympathy with Spain her dihcuty with
the United States This had revived the rumor that SPAN
has expressed her readiness to send 10000 troops To inc
East, provided france ana EnSlahu VIII guarantee ho
possession of Cuba.
The Madrid correspondent Of The London Times writes
as follows on May 10:
81 find very general expectation prevails that the
American Government viii give way and remain satishsd
with the remission OF the $4,000 fine and expenses As
far ms can trace its source this expectation and hope Is
in great measure founded the reply to Mr. Soue last
note and the instructions just sent TO me spanish
lister at Nashingon who has been furnished with all the
data ard documents necessary 10 place the matter In IT'S
true LIGHT before the Government of the United States anu
TO convince it OF the injustice of It's demands bee Is
certainly peyaent here that Mr. Soue has not conducted
the matter in the way best adapted to promote its
settlement and that il may better be terminated at ASH
ingtOn than at Madrid. tntl the puoic shail oo
oaned with the contents of the various notes that have
Iassed il is impossible to decide whether TINS oehei
has any foundation beyond acrimonious rumoSs and the
disposition that has existed here ever since the arrival OF
the preson, representative of the United States al Maa
TO look upon him unfriendy to SPAIN ana sem
hhsr for the express purpose of ntodainS and annoy
inc lis Government tpon the other hand, know, from
excellent authority that Mr. Soule wholly repudia'es any
such hostile tendencies and declares himself 10 nave
acted throughout the affair with the tenderest consdera
ton for the susoeptbilties of the SPsnlards snort
time will doubtless enable to decide between these con
fcting statements and opinions