The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-08-28
Ten DAYS Later.

Capt. Williams. and Am. bark Comet, Capt. Fuller
in Is days from San Francisco, we have San
Francisco daily papers Of the 18th inst
New YORK. August 4-The seizure of the Span
ish gunboats still attracts attention. Delamater
has had an interview with Marshal Barlow relative
to the ultimate course to be pursued by the Gov
eminent about the Spanish gunboats. 1t is under
stood that the Marshal informed him that he should
rigidly obey the orders of the Government for the
suppression of flibustering. whether by CubanS or
Spaniards. and that the vessels will be held until
their release is ordered by the authorities at Wash
ington.
The Cuban Junta to-day forwarded a protest to
President Grant and Secretary Fish, against the
proposed purchase from the Spanish Government.
alleging that two-thirds of the island is owned by
native Cubans. and is now held by the authorities.
New YORK, Aug. 10.-The Cuban Junta has
received authority from President Cespedes to
issue letters of marquee. as soon as they are sure
that the Cubans have a seaport. Iaey expect tnat
two vessels will soon be commissioned. 1t Is
reported that fifteen thousand men VIII soon start
for Cuba.
WASHINGTON. Aug. lit is understood that the
Government will take no action in the case OF
Haggerty, recently rejected as Consul at Glasgow
the Fenian question having assumed such a COM
plexion that the administration has no desire TO
further complicate the subject.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l2.-It is reported that Gen.
Prim intends to offer the Crown of Spain to King
Louis of Portugal, in which case Spain and Portu-
gal will be governed In a similar manner to Austria
and Hungary. The King would divide his resi-
dence between the two capitals.
The New York Ecening Post of August 9th says
the arres. of John McCortney. Patrick Carroll,
Samuel III. Harrison, Thomas Byrnes, Frederick
Hotter, George G. Haggerty and James Wood by
Col. Whitly, of the Secret Service, aided by detect
i've Farley, on charges of cleaning and selling can
ceiled revenue stamps, was announced in our first
edition. The investigation made by the officers
thus far shows that the fraud is much more extern
sive than at first supposed. More than fifty thou
sand dollars in cancelled stamps which have been
cleaned and resold have been traced. and a large
mart pf thnm IS nnwl N the hands of the notice
Three additional arrests were made to-day by
detective Farley. The names of those prisoners
are Mitchell Burns, Thomas Bernard and James
Laird. The latter is a porter at No. 10 Wall street,
and the two former were engaged in purchasing
the cancelled stamps from porters and office boys
in banks, banking houses and lawyers Offices. The
men are said to have had a complete organization.
A number of them visited offices in the lower part
of the city especially in Wall street, where stamps
of a large denomination are more frequently used,
and purchased the cancelled stamps from porters
for a fraction of their original free value. The
porters and messengers overhauled the cancelled
checks, receipts and other papers. ana generally
removed the stamps after the close of the day.
The collectors, it is said, took the stamps to Har-
rison. who was arrested last night, and who it is
alleged, is a receiver of stolen goods at No. $40
Grand street. Here they were cleaned, and still
other persons were then employed to dispose them.
Cuba.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Cuban letters received
here give an account of several engagements be-
tween the insurgents and Government troops, in
which the former was successful. The Cubans
have succeed in cutting of all communication be-
tween Neuvitas and Puerto Principe, and hold all
the intervening country. The Spanish troops are
now confined to these cities, and are suffering
severely from diseases and want of supplies. Que
sada has a large number of prisoners, including
several prominent Government officers, which he is
holding as hostages for the proper treatment of his
men in the hands of the Spaniards. The Cubans
have possession OF several points on the coast. af-
fording direct communication. A battery of artil-
lery, with 5000 men from the United States, was
successfully landed near Neuvitas, and is now a
~..t af ~ fnpan oEn rS rnnnrfnl 10
abating. Quesada and Jordan expect soon to
take the field with a force fuzzy equal to their
enemy.
New YORK, Aug. 3-Marshal Barlow, acting un-
der the general commission, this morning, caused
the seizure of 8 gunboats, recently built by order
of the Spanish Government, lying at the iron works
Of Delameter & Co. He believed shey were intend
ed to be used against Peru. The rest OF the fifteen
built here having been removed to Greenport,
Long Island. dispatches have been sent there to ef
feet a seizure. The Marshal also dispatched an
officer to Mystic, Connecticut, to seize fifteen addi-
tional gunboats constructed and being fitted out for
Spain. 1t appeared. from representations made to
the Marshal, that the vessels were intended to viO-
late the neutrality laws, and the guns were to be
placed on board of each, before leaving. Another
report says the seizure was ordered by the WASH
iDgtOn authorities.
Marshal Barlow has received a joint letter from
Co.'s. Ryan and Currier, at Clifton, Canada, asking
permission to return to New York, on giving their
parole to appear for examination for treason. He
says the request cannot be granted.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3-The San asserts that the
Administration has opened negotiations with the
present Government OF Spain for the independence
of Cuba. Gen. Sickles has already presented the
subject TO the Minister of FOreign Affairs at Madrid. (
A telegram has been received at Washington that I
the proposition which Gen. Sickles has laid before
Marshal Serrano and bis associates. is as follows 9
Spain shall recognize the independence of Cuba, :
under the government of Cespedes Cuba shall pay {
Spain indemnity for the resignation of rights hitherto '
exercised by the mother country, the amount of this i
indemnity to be specified in a treaty. The indemnity,
whether fixed at a hundred millions, or fifty mil -.
lions. or twenty-five millions. is to be in bonds by j..
the Cuban Government, payable, with interest, at =
the expiration of a convenient period. The bonds =.
TO be guaranteed by the United States, an !.
armistice to be proclaimed between patriots and :
Spanish troops IN Cuba immediately upon the exc, 4
cution of the treaty. The island shall be evacuated =
by the Spanish forces as soon as the treaty is rati- y
fed by the representatives of the Cuban people, and
guarantee of the bonds approved by the Congress b
of the United States. IF these terms are not at once fl
accepted by the Spanish Government the United '
States will without delay recognize the independ- "
ence OF Cuba. S
Ouesada has completely destroyed communica- ii
between Puerto Principe and the coast, and
the telegraph communication with Havana. Were =,
it not for the unhealthiness of the army he would ="
have occupied it some time ago. Every effort of
Gen. Letona to open communication has been un- Y
successful. In the attempt to do it the Spanish loss "
treble that of the Cubans. The loss of the for Il
was so great that it is reported that Letona's "
entire effective force does not exceed 1000, while el
is near 1000, well armed and disciplined. al
The letters give accounts of numerous rumors of ii
MINOR contests. In winch the CuoahS ale lnVarlaoly
Gen. Jordan reports himself and troops =.
in excellent condition, and expresses entire conf ~
ience in success. n
NEW YORK, August 6.-Havana letters give the in
from a Spanish standpoint: The rebels
made an assault on Puerto Principe and were re- =,
pulsed. The latest mail advices state that the ill III
iortune of the insurgents is continued. The forces
Of Jordan. Marmal, Marcano and Figueredo having !"
attacked simultaneously the Spanish detachments o.
IN the estates of La Cruz. Santa Sidio, San Jose and I'll
santa Isabel ; also those at Pale Sirian and villoge pa
having been driven back at all points. IN
New YORK, Aug. THE Cuban Junta. in this No
have received official information from Cespe- G,
les reiaeVe y ,ne Iecepuou W - ne"s Al ~ bu
,oats by order of the authorities in Washington.
{ represents the feeling produced to be one of
that our Government was about to CO
the neutrality laws with s%trictness and de