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sgaia named captain general q Cuba and What Is st
more significant il the decree which relieves the Marquis
Of Pezuea Majesty and the present ministry declare
themselves very much satisfied with the Aa and loyalty
with which he has discharged the duties q TIA, Once
PIERRE S0ULE
Hon W. l. MARoY, Secretary Of State
NJ Souis % Mr. Nary
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fNo a91 LEsAuoS on rHE UxIrKD STATES
Madrid August 10, 1884
SIN:
The manner 10 which the Marquis de b Peela dis
missed and the pointed sgnihoaney Of the selection made
OF General COncha take his place must have convinced
the most skepca Of the absence Of all disposition
the part this TO yield anything de
TIE position taken by the last cabinet will in the main
be maintained by this Mr. Pacheco il gentleman Of
great legal and literary attachments though perhaps lit
tie OF statesman, but Spanard throughout, and be
sides of weak and rresolnte temper fearing commit
his responsibility aud therefore incapable Of approaching
certain great question with that boldness Of purpose
which alone could commend il 10 public favor touched
him upon il few days and found that he less
reluctant than his predecessor to trouble himself with
grave subject The is that endurance under the
uiictions quietly bore in the Of the Black
Warrior has encouraged Spain in the belief that she has
little II anything to apprehend at our hands for the island
OF Cuba and that whatever may be her there with
reference 10 certain concerns about which ELECTED
lively interest she is safe from our ire and proof
against resentment
zete the DEGREES mentioned in the postscript of my
last despatch asked Of Mr. Paeheco interview, which
and with great courtesy granted for the day
ensuing We met and In the course OF my conversation
with him took express my surprise that
important measure that involved in those two de-
should have been taken so hastily remarking that
while the terms in which the Marquis de la Pszuela
dismissed away from her Mastys government the
means satisfying of the main exgencie arising out
of the grievances which had 50 seriously disturbed It's re
ons that of the United States and seemed sort Of
defiance thrown at the latter the appointment OF General
Concha could fail TO awake in midst dire reme
bance and to wake up emotions which, for the peace and
good harmony OF the countries IL had been better to
leave dormant
Mr. Pacheco conenrd himself with giving the most
solemn that offence could have been intend
the DEGREES prepared without any regard to the
existing difficulties between his government and ours
had to receive this protestatiou in silence could
not have ventured word of reply without transcendng
the limitations under which directed TO act by the
srucons in dispatches dated 22d and Gath OF june last
received at this legation the day after the departure from
Madrid of the special messenger who carried mine OF the
9Th OF July, to England.
have the honor to remain with the highest respect
your obedient servant PIERRE SouLE,
Hon. WV. l.. MARCY, Secretary OF State
Mr. soa6 70 Mr.. Marcy.
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mo 341 UNITED STATES LEeArIox,
Madrid, August 30 1854.
Very little if any thing all be expected TO be done
here in the way of public business until the Cories meet
stefan insists that must retire TO some watering place
it but for fortnight shall leave this evening for
Aulus the frontier and there await fresh instructions
wberewith TO be guided in my future movements.
In the mean while however have taken leave OF alb
sence her Majesty and from The Minister of Foreign
Relations.
two DEGREES which took occasion to aiude in my de
spatch the August; went Mr. Pacheco, and had
with him conversation, of which You viii ind the sub
stance in the accompanying statement. deemed IT my
duty before leaving Madrid to refresh his memory with
reference in presence OF secretary that both might
understand in what condition meant to LEI the question
of our difficulties remain until should return to my
After the dismissal Of General de la Pezuela and when
the government had by skilfu manuyre rendered I'M
possible its compliance with demands in the of the
Black arrio Mr. Pacheco exhibited the most restless
iety get word of writing from the vexed sub
iee deemed il judicious not to indulge him in this
attempt give his government color OF fairness and OF
disposition utmost exgencies when those ex-
igeucies could longer find object out OF which TO
be satisfied abstainea therefore, from affordng him the
chance he earnestly sought to IN the cominuni
cation of the unanswerabe argument with which you had
furnished the merits of the As this could be
done any time hereafter, contented myself with sig
nfying to him broadly the view which the President and
his cabinet had taken of the pursued by the Spanish
government
have the honor to be- with the highest regard sir your
most ohedient servant PlEhRE SouLb
Note Of conversation Luceea Hon Pierre SouS minister
plipotenar Of he United States and Dora francesca
Pacheco Minister Of STATE Of her gracious Majesty he
ereaiag Of the 10th Of august 1854, SCI dozen immediately
after, By Horatio j. Perry.
On leaving the chamber of the Queen Mr. Soule took
Mr. Pacheco aside and having called Mr. Perry to be pres
emit said That before leaving Madrid he wished again to
call the remembrance of the Minister OF State what he
had told him in former interview and to repeat st that
the government the United States had not been at all
satisfied with the reply of Mr. Caderon de Ia Barca to their
recamation in the case OF the Black Warriorfar from il
and they had looked upon the of the Spanish
in that affair aggravatng the original cause OF
complaint by taking the responsibility of what had occurred
the subordinate officers who had committed the
and placing upon the shoulders of the itself
Cd That he still had no information from his government,
or the United States of the effect had been pro-
duced by the DEGREES relieving General Pezuea and
naming General Concha captain-genera Of Cuba but
he would take the occasion again express the minis
ter his serious apprehension that their effect both upon the
government and people of the United States would be
deporabe in the present state of affairs they might
seem TO indicate lack of consideration towards that gov
eminent such as would produce results of the graves
character He had wished fix the attention Of the min
lister upon those points before leaving Madrid though
he only expected be absent for short time it inn
possible forese- what events might intervene which
would affect the question of his return.
Mr. Paeheco said that Mr. Sonle had repeated what
he had said to him three weeks before he would also take
occasion repea, his reply which was TO request Mr.
Soule express what he had said in writing, and that
then he would take il into most serious consideration and
act upon it that he bad nothing TO act upon that
Mr. Soule either had been willing had been able
address him nyhng upon that subject that the gov
of her Majesty had addressed hatos the United
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