The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-24

New York News.
NEW YORK, November 23-The
United States District Attorney
Judge Pierrepont, received instruc-
tions yesterday. to proceed against
the Spanish gunboats, now almost
ready to sail, and lying in the East
River, for a breach of the neutrality
laws. The libel will be fled to- day,
and the order Of the District Court
obtained for the seizure. One of the
grounds of the seizure preferred by
the Government is, that these vessels
are to be used by foreign State
(Spain) to cruise and commit h0stili-
ties against the citizens and pro .Oefty
Of colony. or people of Cuba, with
which the United States are at pe,Nce.
This being urged by the legal repre-
sentatives of the Government, and
under the direction of the admins
tration, Is itly called a quasi recogni-
ton of the Cubans as belligerents,
for in it lies embodied the idea that
for the purposes of our neutrality
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
hopitality of the United States. The
main ground of their seizure. how
ever, is that they are intended to be
used against a foreign State, with
whom the United States are at peace,
to wit: The Republic of Peru. A
recent demand by the Spanish Minis
ter, for their release, was refused by
the Government.
A special dispatch from Washing
ton asserts that the American squad
ron in the West Indian Waters has
been augmented, specially in view of
the Contingencies that may arise in
co Sequence of the action of the
United States In this matter of the
Spanish eunboats.
NEW YoRK, November 23-It is
stated that Secretary Boutwell, denies
having taken any steps, or of even
| harboring the idea, of the resumption
of specie payments at present. He
considers it useless to be troubling
about spe Gle payments until the time
comes when such a thing Will be feas-
| ible.
The steamer Nipsic has been de
tailed to go to Panama for the pur-
pose of assisting In the sur vey of the
| Darien Ship Canal. The g overnment
having secured the treaty giving it
sole control over the canal. has de
termined to push the work, and will
make rapid progress during the com
ing Winter, In surveying for the route.
The Times states that the Spanish
war steamer PiZarro, which arrived
here Saturday, came for the purpose
| of acting as coavoy to the. Spani
! gunboats, in case the Government did
not interfere and stop them from go.
| ing to sea. The first convoy was TO
| consist of 10 boats, whose officers and
! crew were to be obtained from among
| the surplus number on board OF the
war steamer. Fifteen of the thirty
are complete, and could be got ready
for sea in day and half Nothing
| remains to be done but to furnish
coal aud provision. The remaining
fifteen are rapidly approaching com
pletion, and it is expected that the
whole fleet will be finished within
seventeen days.
| NEW YoRK, Nov. 3D. Cespedes
writes that, since the 5th of July
/ 12.0OO men have enlisted in the Cubar
army; that tie army is con6dent o
/ success and willing to submit to hard
ships. They need arms and ammuni
ton. On the 9Th os November I
small force OF insurgents attacked
and captured Fort Poticellt', in th'
+ Remedies District.
Recently the Spaniards took II
native Cubans. IN a swamp, and kIl!e'
them all. A reign OF terror IS. In
augurated.
New YoRk, Nov. %. - Distrie
Attorney Pierrepout Is preparing
Writs of attachment against the Span
: ish, gunboats, and they are to b'
!. I libelled tomorrow on the grOund gha
they are intended to be used agains
Peru. It is said the vessels may b,
ultimately released, if the Spanish
5 Government, through their Minister
ile bonds that they will not be -uset
! against a nation at peace with th,
) United States.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 23.-An. ipiunc
2 ton. granted by Judge Tow, has bee
served restraining the Arbitratie
. Committee of the Gold Room froI
: taking action in q case before then
]. against Wm. Heath & Co; also RI
a strainiu9 the officers of the Col
!. Room from expelling Heath & CC
}. for a refusal to submit to arbitration
4 7 The case referred to arose out Of th
:, complications of Sept 24th.
I New York, Nov. Z3.-1he steam
e ers, Java and Salesia, from Europ'
arrived to- night. The former bring
mail to the 18th inst.
Opera goers were delighted to nigt
i by the reproduction of the long prom
: ised William Tell. in Italian, at th
!, Academy of Music. The celebrate
d trio In the second act was given spler
o didly. aud with the great tenor son
n by La France, in the fourth act, usr
d ally omitted, from the high range {
Is music, were the features of the pei
formance.