The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-23
WILL THERE BE WAR!

spain to "'Rise as One AIan'' Against Us
IrOn-Clads and Blood and Thunder-HOw
Siciiles Takes II.
The New York Herdld's Madrid correspondent
writes on the 9th inst.:-
Without having seen the despatch of General
Sickles, which was sent to the Ministry of State
on Saturday last, your correspondent has seen
another person connected with the Department
who has seen it, and without pretending to
know more than he does know, if his memory
and eyesight of it serve him correctly, the fol-
lowing is n reliable version of the diplomatic
document which has caused such a ftrore in
Madrid.
Gen. Sicliles sent note on Saturday afternoon
to the State Department here, stating that his
Government had requested him to communicate
to the Spanish Government that the state of
public opinion in America was so strong in favor
Cuba that it would be extremely difficult to
withhold much longer the recognition of the
Cubans as belligerents. Furthermore, that if the
war in that island continued that for humanity's
sake it would be incumbent upon the United
States Government to take immediate steps
towards the recognition of the belligerency of
the Cubans. The reports from Cuba from spe-
cial agents were of so serious nature that duty
to humanity compelled the Government to take
this course"
Here we have as good an account of General
SiclIles despatch as if the General himself had
furnished us with n copy of it, and in q more
compendious and comprehensive form. The eX-
citement consequent upon its appearance has
not abated in the least All classes are being
stirred, if not to action to the announcement
of each other to make n more determined effort
to the reduction of the Cdbans to obedience to
the mother country. Six thousand men will
leave in a few days for Cuba, and a further num-
Der of 15 600 is spoken of as probably bound for
the same destination.
La Politicd, Serranos organ, speaks in this
wise of Sickles' note: "But if General Grant is
working thus unconstitutionally, and has given
directly these instructions to General Sickles
with the intention of annihilating the Spanish
nag, entire Spain will rise as one man to protest.
with the energy of glorious times, against these
intmations. No; we will hear nothing of eman-
cipation in such way. No; nothing of ces-
sion. No; nothing of abandonment. Mean
time, while we prepare fitting response to
instantly prepare to sail for the waters of
Cuba, with &c, 600 men on board, while all who
can bear arms on the peninsula will hold them
selves in readiness to march to Cuba at a mo-
ments notice The sons of the illustrious war;
riors who conquered the New World will show
the Yankee Government that they will not aban-
don Cuba except with honor to their beloved
flag; that they will fight as becomes the Iberian
race, it matters not against whom or against
how many. Before this force, before this grand
demonstration of power, the rebellion will be
speedily eXtinguished, and the United States
shall see how Spain will treat offcious and inso-
lent interference"
The Iberian organ of the Council of State thus
again:-"General Grant, to-day President of the
United States, may take to memory the gentle
manly procedure of Spain during the late civil
war in America, who alone of the nations in Eu-
rope knew how to preserve the most exquisite
neutrality, and in the same way we feel inclined
to believe that the American Government will
worthily correspond What favorable condi-
tions have the Cubans for this interference of
America? None. Their army-and we must be
pardoned for calling it one-is neither disci-
| plined nor numerous, nor was ever found in
| condition to meet the Spanish army face to face
| in the field. What battles have the Cubans
gained? What cities have they taken? Under
| what walls have their arms triumphed? No
| body can answer"
Ia Correspondencia, E2 Pueblo, El Certan,en
| El CentiurlO del Pueblo, the Opinion NaCionGl
| etc., are very bellipotent, and do not content
| themselves with doubling the existence of the
letters, as Et InparoaGt but excite the masses to
meet to assemble in all the plazas for a mutual
understanding upon the course Spain should
| follow.
| General Sickles understands diplomacy to be
| always reticent and guarded, to answer ques-
| tions of correspondents vaguely, apparently un-
| concerned or unaware that he had written any
| very great and important despatch, and the
members of the Legation preserve the same
| commendable reserve. From the Legation no.
| thing can be CLEANED.
Minister Roberts has written a letter to his
Government that he sees signs of danger in the
Cuban horizon; that, in fact, Cuba is all but lost
| If the Government of Spain will not immedi-
ately despatch O,OO0 more men to Caballero de
| Rodas.
Queen Isabella, it is rumored, has offered to
cede Cuba to the United States if the Govern
|
| recognition of Serrano's Government and recog-
nize herself as the rlghtful Queen of Spain.
The "WOrId" Declares the Cabinet Aroused at
| Last-sickles TO be Recalled.
The n. Y. World publishes the following Epe-
cial from Washington, which looks little as if
| the writer's prejudice had influenced him in his
| statements to the disparagement of Sickles more
| than the real facts in the case would warrant
| This despatch differs so materially from the
| others sent at the same time from Washington,
| that one is led to doubt its authenticity:-
| WAsHINGToN, Sept. 22.-The President re-
| turned here to-day, two days sooner than he at
first intended, in obedience to q special telegram
| which was forwarded to him by Secretary Fish
| Soon after the Presidents arrival he proceeded
! alone in his carriage to the State Department
| and remained in conference with Secretary Fish
| most of the afternoon.
| The result of that conference has been most
important to the relations of this Government
with Spain, and with regard to the attitude of
the administration towards the revolution in the
Island of Cuba. In brief, the bungling diplo-
macy of Sickles at Madrid has caused full re-
lection by the Spanish Government OF the offer
of mediation regarding the Cuban situation
| made through him by this administration.
| This rejection has been accepted this day in
all of its usefulness and meaning by President
Grant and his Cabinet, and Sickles has been in
formed by special cable telegram to that effect.
He has been further directed to say to the
Spanish Regency that this proposition Tor q
friendly mediation was first suggested TO the
Government OF the United States by parties