Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-09
The Captain-General of Cuba Pro-
uoi,nces in Favor of our Southern
EnhplS

.rho con.a;,, General of Cuba has issued n
decree. in which ilc says lI.at, II, virtue ol
the urociamatun by Her Majesty the Queer,
have detc.luiued under date Of August !,
t,atal vessels occupied in legitimate COM
m .rc, proceeding, from ports III The 20 called
Confederate States OF America, sttal! he en-
tero | aud cleared under the confederate iiac.
..,,i ,us.! br duly projected by the authorities
nj. the island :. ard Z" foreign c,iIsus arc 10.
t;,;c,i that no interference OH their part will
be tolerated.
\. ;hc first glance the restler may consider
this Intelligence sulue~,!at alarming; bHt,
with n moments reflection. he VII! DC apt 10
concur %ith US that there is nothing in 1t
either vrrY aarMin. OF surprising. lhc cap
tain General Of Gala is acting ui;'!cr lns'rrc-
t;o;,s, In advance ot' ANY. he has rrcaSci :,
,,;;::l,c: ai ;,.iZas t,rn,5!lt i;,a CUBAN N''r.s
J., the rebel vcSscl-o -ot-w:i: !S"mirf. N"w,
however. aceolt;ing 10 this rroc!a atina o'
the Queen, the .Sumter, rs - slip of the Goa.
iedcra:e .ayy may bring into amy port Of
Cuba any ru,nbcr Of prizes, 1,'t she aud they
will be rr.;cct,li: for. as we understand this
pcoci.,,matiun, il is vivtuaiy' recognition oi
the :@nc.!uus States.
BAT why S!!vi:iL spain take SIDE Will jet.
Davis and III. Gpnf.iera; rrho>. Wien lhcif
prsrr.. :nr,c is y -:ca,, cXp;nrI.". iil:ha,irrng
Southern Cna;,icracE, "ba>cd "l, military
nri .ci,.:,>?: Wc may pretty safely aS>ome
i!... .:..:!al, ii '!airi;! Is Il; riir ipit''m oi
III, hu,i!ic.S. aml that Spain Is ril. tao " |
ling to avail herself Of the opportunity for =
bi,ut revenge a..a;nSt the G;uvrlnmemt of
the United States and tlic famous t"ni
manifesto Of M.sSr.. Buchanam. Masrn and
: ,ulr. Moreover, while the danger III losing
Cuba might return with the restoration Of
TIE integrity of our Union, the Cabinet Of
Spain no doubt believe that, III the dissolution
OF tic Union, the safety OF CnUa is lnS;'r'd
that our Northern Conf. d''ar!y, vi hail'vy
wi. hav. no desire ior TIC annrXatl,'ii "t ali
oatsiic slave State and that oul Southern
Cuut;.lrracr, without Il navy, even ;.S an enc
nv dcsirin. I'll. island, need no; hc / arrd.
l;u, this hostile lhrSilio; assumed hy Sisi"
,r,in>i tie Gavrri,mrnt al M nlirii States
nm; in behalf III our Southern rc'"i'.u., Vii
s,;t.ly no; escape the immediate attention 81
,,,. Secretary ui STATE. L"; him III snc4 III
o,iir. oi The Spanish Minister al Washington
The ms.nins OF Qhcca l,abc!le> rr1eL'',ia.
ton ano which Tie Governur ot Cub! has
Issued his offensive drcree; aad, White MI
Seward is about it, we would suggest tat 1t
m;.hi not be a,niss t, arprizs the SPANISH
;;yvernment that lis recent proceedings IN
,,..aY,l tn >:t. Domingo, and its in;risEcS III
lei to-, :, Mexc !lave rot F'Sscd nhno'
,irc,i Oh ,,ar part a;,! ia, some explanation
il, tie PREMISES i, desirable, in vis# OF The
rn.i::i,:,ancc .: our irie",!ly relations with
lie. .l"si Catholic ,daics.S.
IL: rar tovcrrmcIt Sl@"k without hc''ta'
,i,. ami wt:i.,u: Gar. lis bad enough at
,;,. cr:.is to bc be;lc.l and thrcateuc by
E.r.lan.!; bat w!.c' S9ai" assumes t" '!ann'
i.,.. au.:.n.it. and her power n ocr i;.:e :1E
;,ca.ar.ce ceases indeed, 10 bc Il virtue Mr'
s..ard, in presenting the honest trienashil
,t lsassia 10 tue consideration OF Queen lsa,
Ella. viii command at once her respectful
:1t:.a,;Yn. End 10 the probability Of distur-
tauce Of the balance Of power in Europe
a.i,st any coalition to break up the grcn'
iaiance Of power in America.-New ork
Herald