The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08
Cuban Priyateer.

port on Sunday night, where she re-
ceived four hundred and Lfy men on
board, under tLe command oil Colonel
Quesada. brother OF the General. These
mcn'ieit Pier 81, ia this city. during the
iain OH sunday night. They leit on the
steamer Alabama, which cleared Ior Fer
nandlna.
Captain Higgins, an old Confederate
naval oiLcer. ls IN command OF The iior-
net. HE name OF the Hornet has been
changed 10 that OF the Cuba. The Hor-
net was a blockade runner and WAS Zap
tured by the United States war steamship
supply. early in 1865, with cargo val
ued at s26U,UCO. She has been confused
with the Lillian, also a blockade runner.
lhe latter was converted into a man. Of
war, while the Hornet was sent to League
Island, where she has remained until
last June. She is side-w heeler, and
ranked third class. She is Clyde built,
and can, under heavy pressure, make fit-
teen Knots an hour She has seven guns,
three on each side, and pivot bow gun,
ia one hundred-pounder Parrot OF long
range. The side guns are two thirty
two Founders, two six!y-eight Founders,
TWO grape and easement pieces, Also six
t!-eiSht-potnueis.
Her crew, the last of whom went Oh,
board OF her night before lasi. numbers
one hundred and fity-three men, sixty
OF whom are Americans, who saw SER
vice during the war; she has sixty-two
Experienced gunners, and all the muni-
tions, boarding hooks and complete par
laphernalia OF a corsair. She i no pri-
valeer, but regularly commissioned
man-oi-war, commanded by a Cuban,
with commission rom Cespedes. Her
mission is 10 capture spanish merchant
men, and take them into Mexican ports
ior adjudication. She is also to capture
ana destroy spanish transports, and ALI
passenger steamers engaged on tie Gu
ban coast; and. when prudent, attack
Spanish steamships or ealing Vessels.
She will not he used a. transport, ~
reported. Whenever il is unsafe for her
to carry her prizes into Mexican ports
she viii save whatever she. can Of tieir
cargoes. aud tAen Sci fire TO them and
sink them at sea.
| What the Alabama was to our com
merce, the Cuba will be to Spanish COM
merce. Another use will be made of
her. She will escort all expeditions into
safe bays. and guard them until landed.
and aftcrward escort the YES, ,el carrying
them out TO sea.
The following is the authentic account
|of General Sickles' Cuban negotiations:
/ General Sickles WAS presented TO Cen
leral Serrano AT LA Granya. on the 2eth
OF July last. His first business with the
Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs did
not occur till 4 day or two afterwards
The special object Of his mission Was ac-
|cordingly not touched upon till about
the lst of August. Tint special object.
of course, was Cuba, and the proposals
he rad to make were those which, 40 we
learn from Lemus, had been agreed ur-
! on between him and Mr.. Fish. They
lare as follows:
First The Spanish Government TO
acknowledge the independence OF Cuba.
and withdraw all armed authority from
the island, xDd all the volunteers 10 be
dismissed.
I Second - The Cubans are 70 indemnify
Spain for the Spanish property on the
island. such as castles, custom houses,
forts and arsencls, the amount Of indsm-
lnflcation IN each case TO be determined
Iby joint commission Of an equal num-
her OF Cubans snd Spaniards. with an
umpire from some other nation: but in
no case will greater SInount than slOO.-
100000 be allowed.
Third Slavery il TO be abolished in
the issnd.
1 Fourth As soon "a these PROPOSE
ticns are accepted by both parties. hos
iiiiiics are 10 cease. and the United States
Government will guarantee the fulfill
ment of the sgrcement to both parties.
General Sickles has been instructed 10
say. in delivering these proposals. that
there was great pressure OF pubic
opnion in the United states, which
would ultimately compel the Govern
ment to recognize the independence Of
Cubs unless the subject could be previ-
ously disposed OF by negotiation, and
that the Government could not under
take to refrain from action for = longer
period than forty days, or until about
the goth of September. This period he
subsequently extended TO twenty days
longer, or until about the Ist OF October
next: and on Friday Of this week this
time will, accordingly, bc out within n
week from this day and when il is ont
the Government is pledged TO recognize
the independence OF Cuba. or to take
some other action that will be equally
effective in her behalf.
But let us return to the history of the
negotiations. The Spanish Government
replied to the ovcrtures OF General sick
les, by submitting, about the Isl Of Sep
itember, the following counter promo