, 1869-11-25
WASHINGTON.
The Spanish Gunboat Question.
Prospect Of an Early Release
Of the Entire Fleet,
The President on the Question Of
Taxation.
Prospect Of a Satisfactory Settle
ment Of the Alabama Claims
Question.

Mtut VI LIE AlaDa1Qa VlalmH
Question.
special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nor. 8t
TuR srAsIsu 6UHBoA1s-
The Spanish gunboa: question IL the principal
theue Of talk In ,ottca! c1TCtta here. The afet-
ent action against them ss one IN which The COZ
tractor. Peruvian Alni8:cr and our government
are Interested, but il only ven remotely concerns
eslnrT Cuba Spain, and Of but slight Political
Significance, The SpsLlth Minister will doubles.
watch the case With attention, bat 20
far "a he And hts government arc con-
cerned tho Situation has Changed only In
This that the bouts have teen transferred from
the naval to he evil authorities. The name Of
Peru 10 uted In The lll'el Of inEGrmo Ion, but the
Pe1uT1au Mtutster hsA doue loth,ng to make good
his complaint Of last Jant, and 1t eeens bonstfu
II he teA TO Co anything. The builder Of the boats
is DOW READY to complete lila contract Ly deliver.
Ing them to the spani.b Minister but could not do
30 because they were under naval surTeil.
lance. BE, therefore, cAne forward one
dlJ lnAt week nud 1ed three or four
rapers IL the State department. In these he eet
forth The rerEe OF the cousraEt, spoke OF h.1 re-
eponsthilhy for the prop ry, and the umouut OF It
At stake: OF the thss II Cubaas to hnrn she
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ot.h- ,nsnne, ~ wh,c,, Cnnxn ernrn1.,,s.. 3,sro'
gard our neutrality laws; OF the ~aJ In which the
Cunan insurgents deA'fOy property at bou1e, Ac,
!, lie 1lto spoke Of The actl0u 0t the Peruvian
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mi ,h+y canr h. use,, .,,,nst p,rn AMI, N ron,
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&@S1o' ptosNs -. .~' .1"% ~ 1,u5
pe Nl.asea 80 taat ne eau lo'"9 nA
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W :"al ~ Hao". ] atts tue iaeaoa
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es,s'... ues, ~ Nv " ~, '.u - .". p.o.ans,
~ IL - 80. sAee W na4 t'ut oo'
1Aaoe out oet9te au"33 tto'co'o'u, tue vessels
must OF course. be fe'eaSed' aud the contractor
cau Then deliver then. The Re'zure b.
tie Nars1s! relieves tic builder from
rnrthrr r,nont,hiliv- a.n hia na,t,nr
~ .h..,..n tr..ss's.'.r .s1S..
ls therefore, 'up'osea ~ ne action OF tae gov
hind the Peruvian Minister, Apu sioeg what the,
can to hc1n an n, ea.e sr.tnst ,he vesae1. and i
VIII rot he ttTspRe Il sonse meolf+rs Of tie jants
come to light IN tho course o! time a. the fea
prosecutors
fAIl0HAL nASks.
,..,ss. ..sI ~ @ ~ ~.' - eas15 u
e|..,.!"s, 10, ~ Su 'ep.' ~ .uef.ss "
tae HAtotai hshkF, ara th"f ffla'ton 10 liss
varied Interests d Industries Of tic cn1ntl{. Iii
aome time ago sent circular letter to each O.
,ho1, .Lt,nn i, forr a.ton -, -o,,or. ,,,,,o 49,
su. ~ eAns 'o,n a'."o " .hsous polu,A' NV
tue 4el'ote "n 'e oaFto "n tue replies 10 tbls aoc
unent II I'LL be tl4oorare. and contain good
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nh. n,as',.,, 80 ar,.n..a,,a. -" "s.,.,-
Aae Ates atn1 ~ e'a'e1SA.'on iee1ans. Il
rses*ed 6u se1f again a" 10 faror Of soma Feduc
tiou Of taxer, and said thai. ereu with these re
duc;ions We shall be ale according n p,n sent in
daeauont. 10 pay eo nearly or quite one hundfes
ana hlts n'uAura o1 our hu'l'c deot next year.
.,. p ts11sn' :, IN Z s>r.s1s.srsfss ,a.sn'.,.. .r
coumouoa. @ c.a1.,u - " craat' wno commsna.. 're ~
fused 10 allow the tHfGhes Of the order t. be 1set
IN Bowett LAST sroptaprous outoyrst Lexfulns
1hls HoBen securen HI, ,nnc c4chmen. md to.da,
Captain Grant was deoo.ed. The next officer
rank hsued m order assuming command, whcre
up1n Graut pEomulextes ON declaring the + ol
e'i'Ds ''ea0o'.,ua,c. ,!u.a.eu' uan ana .'. so.u.
AAioE1hko k@c1obsp.
1ns ..,,pn AIS -
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se15 Interesting character. and one {
the pspcrs has full rtpori, tnr-e columns long
tJpe, for to uofto y = 1-fn+, which will undoub
fdIr nstou,.h The assor,.tinn and s,0caxt m
snynr ,r~ ,aca, ~ ionry .,,sI,r pr,.r,rss
$3.50. ~ '~.. ......, ss.
CoSSEL 6EkkkAL FLCxBs RESIGNATION
at 4layara does nnt tet m III hare f.etp to4n1rt
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Aota wv StAse bepS' Uent He 'ouua tat sa4Sl
of the Ctukul1te too smaN tor his needs, IN It
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lseae o'''u.oeu c.,pol'"n " Hnaar. nnu =
omrah,t,,nr
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TEE EATIbEAL CHMErEBIEs
General 1nrpnxo Thom,.. xho h,s heen aho,
the country tof the Inst ycar Inspecting Nation
Csrrte+tes II rouL,np 1t, rcnnrt ,or con1re,
as - ..0 A~e"As AoA
AGd Tue aec5eIa1t ol nar
THE CTHAN JrHTA.
Nenters nj the t,uian .Tunra hare been or
4.sa .,~,n, ~ ~, ~, ,n-.-ro a., -, sa,s.. 40 ~.
~. '"s :. 49,. ~ ..s ssso 'n1
'sesses' Iae 1iosnet' eap'tfea ~ .ae Ie'euae co
ter Service at Wilmington, but the Secretary
the Trcasur! will not let 1t "a.