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WASHINGTON, March 9, 1870.
Visit Of Cpban Officers to the Prest
" dent. !
General Quesada and Colonel Varone, OF
the Cuban insurgent army, in company
with Mr.. Ruiz, the Secretary of the Cuban
Junta, had an interview with President !
Grant to-day. Mr.. Ruiz, who speaks Eng |
lish very well, informed the President that |
they had called to pay their respects to the
Chief of the great American Republic. He |
said the two officers of the Cuban army |
present were well known by their exertions |
for the independence of their country for |
the past year. They had come here to
prove the falsity of the stories circulated
by the Spanish Government and officers.
The proclamation of emancipation was |
issued by General Cespedes, and the order |
has been strictly carried out in oil cases. !
Wherever the Cuban flag waves there is
freedom. The former slaves are in large
numbers in the army, and fight as men
fight who are struggling for their freedom.
At the request of General Cespedes, Mr..
Ruiz handed the President several New
York papers containing his statement of af-
fairs in the island, and of the system of
warfare adopted by the Spanish and yolun-
teer forces.
The President took the papers, and said he
would read the report. He inquired about
the condition of the people and armyin the
insurrectioDary districts. To the queries,
Colonel Varone, who also speaks English,
replied that in that part Of the island held
by the Cuban army the people have plenty
to eat, and were contented, but. that devas-
tation always followed the track Of the
volunteer forces. He said the Cuban army
were strong and in good condition, and that
they did not require nor ask material
aid FROM this great. republic, but simply its
moral c%ountenance and support. They
desired belligerent rights. Their cause was
good and just. They were fighting to rid
themselves of q foreign yoke, AMI asked
only the moral support of this republic.
Of the ultimate success of the republican
army of Cuba, he nor his general, nor any
Cuban had any doubt.
confused. He began to speak, hesitated,
and finally said, "Well, I am sure you are
confident your emancipation Of the slaves
can but meet with the hearty approval OF
all Christian nations. l am glad you have
called, gentlemen" The Cubuns bowed,
shook hands with the President, and with.
drew.
They then proceeded to the Navy Depart,
ment, where they had M interview with
Secretary Robson and Vice-Admiral Por-
ter, who are warm advocates of the Cuban
cause. The interview with these officials
vas Of q personal and private character
altogether. They have not yet called Oh
Secretary Fish. The latter said to-day he
would, Of course, receive the Cubans as pri-
vate gentlemen, but not in IN official capa-
city.
Further Particulars About tho Loss
OF the Oneida.
This morning the Secretary of the Navy
received q dispatch letter from Lieutenant
Commanding H. f. Mullan, of the Odaho,
in relation to the loss of the Oneida. The
letter is dated Yokohama, January 81, and
is sent to San Francisco, and its contents
thence te%legraphed here. The only new
facts that the letter gives are that the
Oneida was sunk near Saratoga Spit, in the
Susquehanna bay, about thirteen miles
from Yokohama. The Bombay struck her
lust forward of her starboard mizzen-rig-
ging, carrying away the whole of the STAR
board quarter-wheel and st~eering-gear.
She sunk in fifteen minutes. Four officers
and ffty-scycn meu were saved, and
twenty officers and n~inety-fve men lost.
The following is q list of the officers lost {:
Commander, L. P. Williams Lieutenants;
William F. Stewart and Alonzo W. Wal
dour; Mates, Walter Sergeant and John R.
Phelan Ensigns, James W. Courie, Cbas.
f.. Brown, William z. Uhler, George r..
Bowers, Charles A. Copp, James {. Hull,
and George K. Adams; Paymaster, Thos.
L.. Tullock, Jr. Assistant Surgeon, Edward
rockingham First Assistant Engineers,
n. B. Littig and Rowland Borston; Second
Assistant Engineers, Charles ". senter and
John Founce; Carpenter, j. B. Fennour !;
Paymaster's Clerk, VIC. Thomas.
The Aristook has been searching Su4-
ouehanna bay for the bodies, while her
boats have been continually going up n
down the shore, but no bedies have yet
been recovered.
Georgia.
The House Georgia bill may possibly pass
the Senate Tomorrow, as it is apparent that
there can be no points to discuss that have
not been thoroughly debated IN the VIZ
ginia and Mississippi bills.
Governor Jewell is here and very anxious
that the measure become a law in time to
e4able eolored citizens Of Connecticut 10
register for the April election.
The Republicans, who have objections to
the bill, therefore waive opposition to its
passage, and the Democrats could not hope
to delay its passage long by talking against
time, as has been suggested.
The Presidents State Dinner.
The President gave another State dinner
this evening. There were present the Pre-
sident and Mrs. Grant Senators Carpenter,
Ferry, Scott, and their ladies Senators
Mcdonald, Stewart, Wiley, and McCreery ;
Representatives Griswold, Hoar, Morrill,,
Lynch, Waehburne, Myers, and their ladies