Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-07

that the privataer Cuba had put into Will
mington, y. c., and was under seizure by
the United States Marshal, the President
called a meeting of the Cabinet. After
some consultation, it was decided that a
~privateer could come into the port of any
nation, under stress of weather, and re-
main twenty-four hours without molesta-
lion or detention. She will be allowed
t~wenty-four hours TO remain and obtain
supplies, and will be released alter the
expiration of the time, deducting the
time she was under seizure, or a
Nsw YoRK. October 5.-The Tr;Baes
pI ints an alleged authentic statement of
the views of the President on the Euterpe
case, saying that all parties hav a right
to purchase or ship arms. The Govern
ment can only feel bound to prevent the
overt act Of sending out an armed vessel
to make war upon a friendly nation.
WASHINGTON, October 6.-The Cuban
vessel Hornet viii undoubtedly be re-
leased, as the Government shows hodis-
position to prosecute the case. The Gov
eminent was granted till the 18th inst. to
produce witnesses.
II sPANIARDs D~fsCoURAdED.
The Havana correspondent of the n. Y.
! Tribune, under date of the 22d ulB., gives
the following:
=" What is passing here and in the in
terror Is incredible II not Witnessed. All
the members of the administration, from
Caballero de ROdus to the lowest en-
ployee, satisfied that the prey is slipping
from their grasps, are trying 70 profit ali
they can, and have combined for al
purpose. know from undoubted sources
thHt Regent Serrano has privately limited
TO RCdas to make the best of a bad bar
gain, and the latter, to facilitate his oper-
atoms, places all his forces from he line
of the west, center, and east under the
command Of Nalmaseda and Puella, with
repeated orders to maintain themselyeson
the defensive. Gen. Lesca, operating
s~Outhwardly under similar orders, viii
have his share of the booty in that quar-
ter. Meanwhile Rodas manages to have
full control of the wealthy west and
north. The Spanish Minister, Mauricio
Lopez Roberts. has written to his broth
ers, the Governor and the exchange
banker. to have aB understanding with
RodaS for some purpose. He says in his
letter to The broker: We cannot hold the
AfAAN AAAEA A1AAANAs a - AAR1NAAAoc VI
Europe and the States are for the rebels,
and YOU advise me in one of your letters
that you are all satisfied the negroes OF
che west would Immediately join the
patriots if armed against them, and you
further add they are daily flying from
their estates fOE freedom. The Yankees
on this side win soon give as the last
push, and with present Generalization at
home, it will be Impossible for US to cor
tend against them and public opinion.
Secure something for the future, but do II
with caution, specially in the purchase OF
bills The combination proposed had al
ready commenced operations through the
Governor, president of the commission Of
attached prOpertv. and his brother. the
brokers bnt the latter acted so awkward
", that it became public and s~candalous,
50 much 80 that, for public satisfaction,
Rodas was compelled to assume the presi-
delIcy of the commission. and nominated
the intended vice-president. I shall now
quote the result of these maneuvers up to
this day: ROdas hats already remitted to
the amount of 10000 in sums s4C0 to
el5,0oo at a time; Che Governor, 10000;
bis brother, the brokers eI5,000; and
10000 to Brig. Lesca. Valmaseda had
been operating long before them, and has
already renittedthrough his major domo
EU0,0 900. I could further quote the names
ofthe houses whose bills were purchased,
but nave decided to postpone this to save
SOME trouble just now. This is sSpain's
cuted by the military satrsps, assassins
and highway robbers, who essayed to hold
eternany in bondage 500, 0O0 slaves and
rule 100000 Intelligent Cubans.''
sIcKLEs n THE srANIsH a
The State Departments has received
the fulf Fsiekles' feteste Regent
SerranO on the Cuban situation. 1t does
not differ materially from Che telegraphic
statements of its tenor and seems to
have all the force of an official document. !
HE commeneod BY saying that he has
been directed by The President to remon-
strate to Spain on the inhuInanity and |
eItreme cruelty with which they carry
on the war in Cuba, and cites the instance
of the two inpocsnt AmeFicans executed
az Santiago The war, he s&gs, has lasted
naarly a year; and the Spanish Govern
meut is farther oil han ever from obtain
ing its object. 4Two-thirds Of the island
is IN possession OF the Cubans, and many
Important towns near the sea coast are
by their troops. They have
we'll disciplined armies, munitions of
and are confident of being able to
hold out against all the Spanish forces
chat can be brought there within twelve
months. The Spanish Government has
FROM the point at which the
war was inaugurated. DOR
The rebellion is not suppressed; but the
are very near the point " here They'll
must be ree0gaiZed as an independentl ma
The recognitiOn of THAR balliger-
eney VIII there90fe be But me Hcoemtfon1
81 an absolute and indisputable fact which
I1Ot all our o for Spain, nor all our res
Dect for the GOyefDment now I'm pewer,
nor ah1ouf regrdfor Political ne1traMty.
will peFnit US to ~disbeEeva. The reeog-l
milton of the Cubans as ~belligerents will
be no more than we readily accorded to
he present Government OF Spain when a
ago the peopleo of the Peninsula ROSE
IN BldSse againt tyranny and oppression.
The Government of the United States,
was sEidept that it eo1lduo % b9ts
otherwise, sas compelled to recognize her
SPAIN as a separate State, free forever
spanish dQgipatioa, In afkeman-
Ter are the Cubans IN arms to-day lighting
or their lERrtyss Wbesf there IS every
orospect of tier success wDE shoald the
Jnited States Government withhold the
ia which, thay are, entitled.
time is, therefOre, near at handwhen
he Government Ofthe United States must
exercise the duty that humanity, civiliza-
ion, the century, Justice to The u il
Processes, impOse upon it aafsors 90 I
The Government OF Spain has yet time
O dispose Of the Cuban question honora-
)lY and satsfactOrilv to Spaniards. Gu
,stns and the world. The people of Cuba
liberty. The progress they have
made shewsthat they WI suceaeds SDTae Il
lemaad p~dependfnee tand ofhers desire
hat the Island should be annexed to the
United States. The American Government
toOpeu negotiations toward ascarStr
aiming the M1shO 81 tue Cuban people Iff (
hey desire liberty and independence, the
Jnited States 10 in duty bound Co follow
he course OF Peru and the South Ameri-
an Republics 1.-THE Cubapsdssire 70. be
nnexed tothe United States, heAmeri2 z
an Government is willing to purchase
island rom Spain for a sum Of money
GREATER to be agreed upon. Whatever
ecision the Spanish Governments NAV ar l.
I've at, ifit PERSISTS IN proseeutine the ,
Iar 1t must be lone on humane princi- J
les, for humanity demands it. Ii is In 2
kindly spirit thai 7 have laid these facts v
etore you. | v written frankly, as a =
Dldier should write to a military power; y
az X anna panraoaafaffxra - a., go a.