The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-16

Spain Ia that Barcelona Is quiet but the neignbor
! hood Is In ferment. Four hundred rcpebcan
insurrectionists are at Mauresa. Andalusia is In
dangerous state, and many prominent republican
at Saragossa, Malaga. Cadh and Jerez are doubtful.
The railway and the telegraph wires nave 6een cut
a. SIX different places between we Maafsa am nsles
been debating today uD6n Inc late prohibitory
decree Of senior s.ssasia, Minister OF tho Interior,
epd al lave agreed that the decree IL eminently
Unconstitutional, ana have censurod the measure
| strongly. Tomorrow at Madrid Is pregnant win
danger The candidature or tho Duke o. GENOA rs Is
Como: Genera Sickles has not yet WITHDRAWN MS
| noten
These two last kilograms require amplihcaton
| from me- which VIII proceed to give though they
contain the exact summary OF what interests me
world, and whatever shall say be 1t remembered.
speak OF certainiies; so first shall commence with
The substance OF General s,cxles' note to tho gov.
| eminent OF Spain has been SEM to you In more
reliable way than to any other narty outside OF the
Spanish and American governments. II It contained
the fact though every QUE who could give tho least
Information about tue note has been badgered more
the very contorted statements sent to the London
press by the English correspondents are perfectly
and ana the iss
that remarkable note are equally untrust-
worthy. We at Madrid receive kilograms from
and the American press have censured tho conduct
OF General Sickes, and that Il Is stated IN America
that the General has exceeded his instructions. This
| is childish and absurd In the extreme, for the
| General, were he a Cuban could not have exceeded
son Could not have carried out his own IDEAS and
thoughts upon the subject more literally and faath
fully than Minister Sickles has DONE and that he nns
| used too Strong language to the Spanish govern
| ment may be discredited from the TACT thai some
clauses Of the note have been replied to by this gov
| ernment with oil courtesy with many thanks Tor
the friendly interest the United States have taken
IN Spanish affairs.
same KIND tone the friendly Intervention OF the
United States for 1t Is but natural 70 assume that II
would reply to all, and TINS opinion is strengthened
by the fact that the government, seemingly
having got rid of tins dinicuty, immediately turned
their attention with increased energy to the despatch
or renforcements to CUBA. This 0piniOn Is my
own unauthorized, certainly, but one cannot with
hold credence from things no may see and woras ne
may near here aud tlere Again. know IL Tor a
fact that Sickle' intention ID to withdraw the noto
II the intervention clause Is not replied to shorty;
but this latter may be but an expression to ward on
| suspicion from an actually already taken place
within tho circle OF diplomacy. Newspaper are
In the dark concerning the results Of tue diplomatic
negotiations between The United States and spain, the
entire diplomatic corps are no less 30. air. French
| the British charge UADafes would give pretty
penny to know what has been going Oh between GEN.
eral Slckles aud Spain; but, poor man ye. ne Il III
the dark and Is houndcrn5 ike fish ont or It's ele
ment, ana Is listening ana cycling everything aShant
Tor fear something else msht be means thaa what IS
actually seen or heard. SlcKle3 says to him, my
dear Sir, all THESE stories you hear about le arc en-
tlreIy unfounded-dscredlt them entirely; entiroly
and entirely. The United States don't " ant Cuba
Cuba may go to utter darkness for all our govern.
| ment cares ABOUT that Island. Ally note was put
| simple, courteous ADMINISTRATION against bar
barc csde OF laws whicn prevails on that unhappy
| isle Nothing more. that ana nothing more" We
| may be pardoned Tor assuming thai General
| yet poor British-Frencn Is extremely ndsety;
doubts yet believes believes, yet DOUBTS; ana ASKS
| of himself, "Wnat Is a do called LII diplomatic
| lexcographyS" Is 1t punishable by the Divine or
| moral laws IN diplomat to say "Yes' or "No" to
facts quite the reverse Mr.. Editor you answer
that question: Can diplomat say "Yes," bunty,
when it should have bean "No' according to the
| laws OF trutns anu can you tell the diplomatic
q
Not only is Mr.. French wandering In this Stygian
darkness and unexpiOred realms, wnere oil Is
CERTAIN vague, indistnct and shadows, but Baron
MERCER Is at loss to know what Is IN the wind.
The questions he asks are: HAS that God Tor d
Ambassador American been trying TO buy Cuba,
or whats Have the Spanish government refused to
Know vat sail i sayS'' Some people know the
value OF the monosy liable ''No" ana some persons
do not, and among the latter you may number
10 make the subject Of the negotiations more mys-
terIous express speed comes iaul s. FORBES, whose
Cuban question. Verify. no one Will answer yes to
my questions, but all will say no." freely, and
ever, heard yesterday from q person connected
| with the Spanish government that Paul $. Forbes
did have something to do with the Cuban question,
and that he tried to buy 1t for the Cuoan Junsa or
New York. That being "a well known man Ia Now
Known to a General siexes and General Prm. tho
Cubans had asked him TO offer $780, 900 for Cuba.
| Now, rub my hands and exclaim bueno, cdba.
Zero, pOr dos, give us more; once start the ball OF
| suspicion, give clue. To strengthen these clues
and hints mere are further evidences, GENERA.
at La Granja Why did not General sickles
introduce another American gentleman who was
Of American citizens then at Madrid some other
man equally rich, influential as well known as Paul
rents acquaintance and that eciat which comes OF
being introduced by an ambassador OF General
Sckles' well known regulations a why ara Paul s.
| pany, breakfast dine with him, talk, take counsel
| with himY why does Paul s. Forces come periodi-
| cally to Madrid-once IN April, next In May, next
IN JuneS And now he comes here again swift on the
| tracks of General Prim. LASTLY II Mr.. Forbes has
nothing to do with the Cuban negotiation, why does
wherefore we must all Conclude that MIR Paul s.
Forbes, wealthy gentleman Of New York, hitherto
| following mercantile pursuits at Hong Kong, has in
these latter days, towards tue decline OF his life
developed into full grown diplomat Of by no
| means despicabe taents-may DO really called the
American Rchelieu VINO has done credit to his selec
ton and to the reputation OF American diplomacy.
Hitherto your corresponding has paid too much at
tention 10 the universal downright ''no.n Following
Mr. Frenchs style, Hook askant, and see enough in t
has come back to Madrid to renew tho negotiations
| to purchase Cuba, on behalf OF the Cuban Junta OF
New York, for sum OF 500 100000 100000.
Now, about the present situation In Spain. BARGE
Iona and almost oil Catalonia are IN arms. Cadlz Is
rife for nsurrection, Jezez is agitaed. Malaga pro-
poses TO rebel and Saragossa Is In danger Troops
are being constantly despatched to all the vuluera
BILE points OF the Peninsula Madrid being protected
by the fourteen fifteen loyal battalions or volun.
teers under R1vero, At Satade there were 700 In
surrectlonists last night; Manresa had 400; Mario.
rell had 600 These cities are In Catalonia There s
no communication between Madrid and Barcelona by
way OF Saragossa, for the railroad has been taken
up In several places between Lerida and the city OF
Barcelona. Passengers bound for the latter city
take the circuitous route via Malaga, Alicante
ana Tarragona. We are In hourly expectation OF
hearing that Andalusia has risen, that the republl
cans OF Estramadura have taken the field, that ARA.
gon has declared for the republic Inc Official organ
the GdCeta, publishes nothing, except enough TO
prove that what it SAYS Is an untruth, ana nothing
governmental can be relied on. So lar there nave
only 1900 troops been sent to Cuba, and no more
will 60 for the present. Madrid but waits to hear
news OF one republican victory TO rise against the
government. Never was 1t in such imminent dan
ger and the present state OF agitation that reigns
throughout the Peninsula has been created by the
very reckless and indicate way tile republican
volunteers have been treated since Prims return
from Paris.