The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-04
FIRST EDITION
H Il A N K II ID!
Seizure of the Gunboats which are
Being Built for spain-What
the Cubans Think OF
the Seizure.


Connecticut eight at Delamaters yard, at the loot
" ~ in xard Brooklyn: and three at Stacks shipyard,
Creenpont Marshal Barlow has lately received in
no. no. iose b tbe efect that these vessels were Intended
I" be used against the friendly Government of
Ii NJ be sent two depnty marshais to Mystic yes
trr ay, by the O'Clock express train, 10 seHe the
YES els having previously telegraphed TO the Con-
lent Marshal TO event any OF the vessels from
lcay ng Marshal Barlow has been authorized by
Hnnt n1 10 prevent violations of the Neutrality
laws in the State Of Connecticut. Marshal Bar
low ,lso despatched four deputies, including the
ye,-Lnown Gregg, to Delamatcrs shtp-yard to
e.,l" the vessels there Gregg and his com
rades evidently felt that they were performing an
corner of Thirteenth aud West streets they hung
down thSl eSuS 80 ~ moot ~ Se, yjth tb bf
words :-"EIV, Brute ." They were not interrupted,
however by any sucn apparliiGSh, ana ana ynanty
employed on them who, however took no notice Of
the presence of these nOtabes. They were acco3tea
Ny Mr. Reynolds, the person in charge, TO whom they
presented the following document
Er SITES Ts MAEsaAS @ 91GF nc H SoTFTERS R
ESD p,,n's 'c Sir BY direction Of the President and
Of ne or Spanish Government and now at or no
bnoing GT s works Thcv are seized on the grounio
intcni"d usc gains the = nme2t w, OF Per-
Mr. Reynolds states that the deputies were very
polite, and disposed 70 MAKE themselves agreeable
ing Mr. REYNOLDS that the work could be proceeded
with ana that the vessels were smoly in chargs OF
tie United States Marshal they shook hands very
peacefully and left The four vessels on the stocks
in POilOn's yard also seized and those at
Greenpoint The vessels are IN charge OF the night
stocks at Greenpoint four are getGng in
iher machinery at Dtlamate brr,, g, the the other
Mystic are in various stages of progress, two
or three being nearly ready to sail. THe boats ave
eight feet Deep and draw about five feet of water.
They will be aboutlss tons burden, aud are intended
70 carry one l0O.pounder The propellcrs are very
small and the vessels are evidently not intended FOR
deep water They would do very well to ply up and
down the rivers and lakes OF Peru, or any South
American country. The Peruvian Consul has re-
Ceived information concerning these vessels
which he does not think 1t proper to make make
Is pTudently ignorant Of the whole affair. Marshal
Barlow states that these vessels are not seized under
any writ but under the general commission which
he holds to prevent any violation OF the neutrality
laws. 1t is suspected by some that the leaders of
the Cuban cause in the United States eXerted some
influence in the affair. The Deputy Marshals de-
tailed by Marshal Barlow to secure the Spanish gun-
boats at Mystic were Messrs. WinslOw and Chrystie
What the Cubans Think of the Seizure.
Yesterday morning several Cuban leaders re-
ceived kilograms that orders had been sent to Mar
building IN this city and at Mystic, Connecticut. The
Cubans were in high jubilee over this news and
have since expressed hopes that this action p0tends
more favorable policy on the part OF the Govern
ment to Southern republics, both new and old
1t is also sferyently hoped that General ScSles
mission Will result in the sale of the island
not to the United States, but to the ma
tive CubanS. SenOr LemuS and the principal mem
bers of the Junta assembled yesterday in secret
sion, and deliberated on the probable policy of the
United States towards Cuba. 1t is more than likely
that aid in men and arms will speedily be sent to
Cuba from some Florida or Georgia port Colonel
Rapp and several other officers OF the late expedition
are in daily communication with the Junta. Senor
Ruiz is not diplomatic agent, either of the Cuban
Government or New York Junta, but Is rich Cuban
who has given his funds with lavish hand to the
Of his country's freedom, and holds, on that
account, a prominent position among the Cuban
patriots in the United States.
Additional Particulars.
From the ". y. Herald Of this morning.
The order for the seizure was jointly received by
United States Marshal Barlow a few days ago, and
though the whereabouts OF the vessels were at the
nme perfectly wen Hho%h 10 a tese thSir 0cG @ some me
the most perfect and efficient fulflment OF these
orders in the premises Yesterday morning every
posse of deputies proceeded to the pier foot of Thr
teenth street, and there stretching some distance
up the river along the adjacent wharyes they found
fifteen gunboats Eight Of these boats had their
boilers in and were having their machinery rapidly
completed and fitted in under the personal superin-
tendence and business Dromptitude OF Mr., Delama-
ter the first builder of the Ericsson monitors. The
work, for the purpose of despatch and which
ment, was divided among several shops. The
manufacture of the boilers of these vessels
was contracted out by Mr.. Delamater to a
firm in Newark so that the completion of the boats
was going simultaneously in their various parts
in different places at ana the same time 1t may
be here remarked that No expense was spared on
the part of the Spanish Government for the speediest
fruition Of their intentions and desires with regard
to these small but most perfect aud formidable
vessels-of-war. The best efforts and most urgent
appeals OF the Peruvian Minister were OF course
not wanting In representations to the Govern
ment as to the actual object ana proposed
determination OF the Spanish Government with
regard TO the special services to which these
vessels We're to be put. But for some considerable
time, as before remarked, the authorities at WASH
ington were deaf to all these representations and
remonstrances, TIL quite suddenly and all at once
the order came to this city few days since for
their seizure. But besides the capture OF these
hteen vessels mere III the city the Marshal has sent,
in the charge OF proper officers, the mandate of the
Government for the seizure of fifteen other gum
boats which also, under Spanish contract, were
being then built at Mystic, Connecticut. These YES
sells have, therefore, also been seized making thirty
in all. -Four of these were already launched, and
one, it is sald would have sailed out of the port on
Saturday next
The seizure entails no loss upon che contractors
engaged in either constructing huls of the YES
sells or making the machinery. The Spanish govern
ment has been most liberal even lavish in its dis
buTsements. A million dollars in gold arrived i'm
this city some two months ago, in the hands of a
trusted emlssary to pay the insalments agreed upon
100000 have been paid over every twenty days
during the progress, which sum fully indemniies the
contractors for the work done up to the pretent
ment, so that no FEELING OF pecuniary loss
10 the higher feeling inherent in the breasts of
all American citizens at seeing great undertaking
designed to overthrow or crush the aspirations and
struggles of brave people after liberty has been
brought TO naught. The contract for arming these
vessels was held by firm at Cold Springs but TO all
inquiries whether the seizure of The war material
then ready and in course Of preparation for the
arming of these vessels included in the order
for the seizure OF the vessels themselves 1t was inn
possible TO get positive reply.
It were needless to say that the tardy recognition
of international comfy due by the United States
Government TO the people and Government OF Peru
Cuba and the Spanish people, has been hailed with
heartfelt delight by the three natonatcs most in
terested in the issue-by the people of the United
States who feared for the honor OF their flag appa-
Tently aiding the strong against theweak, as OPP