The New York herald., 1869-10-05

What Both Partics Are Doing-Tho Eascrpe
and the Spanish MOsq uit0 Fleet.

What Both Parsics Are Doing-Tho Esserpo
| and the Spanish Mosquit Fleet.
The position Of the United States with reference to
the Spanish government Is exciting great attention..
Lawyers are ovcrhauling yatel and Wheating, spies
are about. and the general puDlio deeply inter-
| ested. The intimations In yesterdays dispatches
| from Washlngto TO the course OF the Cabinet
! created good deal OF excitement and people are
anxiously inqurng what nexti
Since the arrest OF the leaders OF the Cnbans In
this city by the United States authorities efforts
have been made by Tho principals stationed here In
the interests OF the cuban revolution bur great care
has been taken to keep Within tho law. All that has
been done by the Junta support OF tue Cuban army
has been managed with the view Of not em6roing the
United states authorities IN International diiicuty
The fitting out or the Hornet NOW the Cuba and
other veass OF the Cuban exnedxionary force was
so managed az not 10 disturb the peaceful relations
existing between our government and the Spanish
regency.
ltnow seems that the steamer Eu,orpc, stu lying
at pier No. 90 VIII be the Of serious complica-
tons She is owned BY Mallory 4 Co., the builders
OF the fifteen Spanish gunboals at Mystic Conn,
and when tsaen up by the agents OF the Madrid gov
eminent was in the New York and Galveston line.
sac is small propeller OF 7e2 tons measurement and
1000 tons burden, IL commanded by Captain Gates,
and sails ten knots hour under favorable crcum.
stances. 1t should be said that she Ies the stars
and Stripes. on Wednesday last she took on board
at Cod Spring thirty-one loo-pounder Parrott guns
and 5000 shot and shell In cases. and steamed down
TO New York the same evening under the eurveil-
lance Of revenue cutter. The elaborate notice
given ner In the HERALD attracted the attention OF
The entire country and she Is now, much to the
Gstonahnent OF her owners ana crew, as famous as
inc sumter or Alabama. IL would seem that the
United states authorities are In perfect muddle con
cernng the matter There are lew WHO have not heard
o. the Snowman who attracted attention to his cara
vansary by yelling, "Here, ladies and gentlemen
you have Daniel IN the iions den. Daniel does not
care darn for me Hon. and the lion does not care
position OF Marshal Barlow towards the Spanish
government and OF the Spanish regency towards
the United states authorities. Both parties afraid
10 act decisively The government al washington
has gwen official sanction to the exposition OF inter-
national law on the matter which appeared in the
HERALD, and is not disposed to offer obstacles to
the departure OF the Euterpe.
Telegraphic dispatches were sent to the White
House In rapid succession from the Marshal's Office
on Saturday and on yesterday, but there abun-
dan, reasons i9r believing has no answers wero
to mudde himself
Custom House and probably will not for some days.
She Is quite ready for sea, and only awaits gov.
s5amena 6a han wink chncs to start In the meantime
the opee at with 9anses guns ready to
ence or the spanish nag in American waters has
produced a profound sensation, Anticipating the
seton Of the United states government,
day for man oi.war 10 convoy the Eu-
terpe TO Cuba; and probably before ten days are
IL altitude OF ma masry naeyy IN he meantme
the singular spectacle will be presented OF an
,sap ship nyng hs American Soos
and comfor, for the enemies Of America,
conyoyed by a Spanish lnan.oi.war. The Cubans say
that The Spanish may have the guns and the shot
and shell and welcome, as long as the gunboats are
detained. Without the boats the guns would be
useless. MORO Castle and the other forts protecting
tho entrance to Havana already briste with guns
o. superior S csore nners M g9s n J s ARsrs bon aEa
There is no doubt that great effort will be made
to get the thirty spanish gunbcats to sea. prepara
authorities and 10 the boats out OF the harbOr in
the same manner In which Il Is supposed certain
aro very walchful and II the United States mai shals
deputies are neglectful OF their duty the untring
ana Tsysngeiul energy OF the republican agents wiz
violate the law.
One OF the Spanish gunboats win be ready in few
days. and an attempt Will be made to run her to sea
In the face Of the naval authorities OF the United
States Her officers say that the United States Mar
offered TO the sailing OF the gunDoats and that the
Spanish goose hangs at splendid altitude. Be-
IS tronbie aheaS and the Watchlu Attention Of Inc
government at Washington is imperatvely required
In order 10 prevent violations Of the laws OF neu.
tral!ty ana consequent complications with foreign
governments.
The Associated Press despatch from washington
yesterday uCCusluR Iu6 SuUhIS VI tTodCucTy tUWhIub
foreigners and Americans their service caused
intense excitement among the friends Of the young
republic IN tins city, and al are asking for proof ol
Spanish government. In conversation with promi-
nent Cuban OFFICER at present in sthis city HERALD
reporter was informed yesterday that Spanish gold
was very weighty in Washington, and that not one
OF the statements madc In the despatch alluded to
had any foundation IN fact However, Il may tent
porarily deceive the readers OF the journals which
published 1t. The despatch Is thoroughly under
stood by Journalists
Colonel J. Whitehouse Byron, the gallant com.
mander Of the irish Legion in the late war, an
American Citizen who was lett In British prison
merely because he was on Irish American IS prepar
ing heavy dose OF salts for the spaniards, IN the
interest Of America, and will soon commence ope-
rations. The operations conducted under his direc
tion will be exclusively published in the HERALD.
II Is well known to few that before the Euterpe
leaves the harbor OF New York such combinations
will be perfected By the Cubans rs will leave the
independence OF the Cuban republic beyond con-
lecture.
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