The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-24
SPANISH RELATIONS.
An Important Step to bO TAX On-SeIzY
uro OF tho spanish GnnbOatS
Ordered.
An Indirect RecOEn ItIOn Of tho Cu.
bRnS-The Augmentation of
the West India Fleet,

4NSfs SS'
The United States District Attorney.
Judge PlCrrepont, received instructions
yesterday, to proceed against the Span.
lsh gunboats now almost ready 10 sail
and now lying In the East river for u
breach OF the neutrality laws. The ll>
bel will he filed Lo.day. and tho order
OF the District Court obtained Tor their
seizure. One OF the grounds Of The selz.
urs preferred by the government Is,
that these vessels are to be USED by u
foreign State OrSpaln to cruise aud com.
NIT hoslilitles against the citizens and
property ofa colony or people, the In
surgents OF Cuba, with which the UnI>
ted States are at peace. This being urged
by The legal representative OF the
Government and under the direction
OF the administration Is freely called
II quasi recognition OF the Cubans as
beliRerentS, for In 1t lies embodied the
Idea that for the purposes OF our utral-
ity laws Spain and the people Of Cuba
are two distinct communities and that
neither must trample upon the rights
OF the other, while enjoying the hOspi-
tality OF the United States. The main
ground OF their seizure, however, Is
that they are intended to be used against
a foreign state with whom the United
States arc mt peace, to-wit, the Republic
OF Peru. The recent demand 10y tho
Spanish Minister for their relpnsu was
refused by the Government.
A special dispatch from Washington
asserts that the American AquudrOn In
the West Iddian waters has been
augmented specially In view OF The
contingencies that may arise in conse.
quence Of the action Of tho United
States In this matter Of the Spanish
gunh0als.
ARRIVAL OF A SPANISH CONVOY.
The Times states that the Spanish
war steamer PIzarro, which arrived
here on Saturday, came for the purpose
of ncIing as II convoy to Ihv Spanish
gunbORls, In case the Government did
not inIerfree aud stop them from going
10 sea. The first convoy was 10 consist
Of five boats. whose officers and crews
were to be obtained from among tue
surplus number Oh board the war
steamer. Fifteen Of the thirty are
complete, and could be got roady for
sea In Il day and II half. Nothing re.
mains to be done but to furnish coal
and provisions. The remaining fifteen
are rapidly approaching completion,
and 1t Is expected the whole lsCL will
be finished within seventeen days.
RuMoRED ESCAPE OF GUM lATa TO BRA.
There IL rumor that three Of the
Spanish gunboatS escaped to sea yes.
teraAy.
The GunbORtS to no LibeIIed To. Dny...
Nothing Political la the Busi ncIs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %.
The object Of libelling the Spanish
gunboatS now under detention vi New
York, Ia Aimply TO bring the question
before the Court with view to release
the vessels, and IL between contractors
and the government, and not In this
aspect Ia iuterfered with by Spain.
Through Its representatives the assur.
ance is given In official quarters that
there Is nothing political in the legal
proceedings OF our government In c0n-
nection with the affairs OF Cuba.
District Attorney Plerrepont IL pre-
pairing wrils Of attachment against the
Spanish Ruuboats, and they are to be
libelled Tomorrow, on the ground hat
they are Intended To be used aRaInst
Peru. II is said that the vessels MAY I've
ultimately released II the Spanish gov.
ernment, through their Minister, lille
bonds that they will not be used against
a nation at peace with the United
States. ..... a.