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Cuba-The Presfdents Message.
IrwiversaI Surprise Among Old
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Cuba-The Presidenrs Message.
IrwiversaI Surprise Among Old
C0ngressmen--Co Comments. tf
New York, June l3.-The Heralds
Washington correspondence asserts the
Presidents message aroused profound
feeling among the Members and Senators.
A general impression among a majority
of both Houses is that the document, to
saw the least, is ill-timed and uncalled
for Its transmission to Congress at
this particular juncture is altogether a
strange proceeding, and il would appear
that the President has been slow in max
inc up his mind to send it in. Attorney
General Hoar stated last evening to
member of Congress that the message
was not signed until an hour before it
reached the Capitol. Old Senators and
lawyers, familiar with the style of Caleb
Cushing, credit him with the authorship
of the document, and it is stated he has
been engaged upon it ever since the ap-
pearance of General Banks report.
The World also credits Gushing with the
composition of the document.
The Tribune says an explanation is at
last made of the recent extended Cabinet
meetings, and especially the recent and
frequent long consultations between the
President and Secretary Fish. 1t is now
apparent that the subject Of Cuba has
been under consideration, and the public
have been misled into believing that all
the Cabinet activity was upon the Indian
question.
The message sent to Congress by the
President is the subject of universal
comment in all circles in the city. Both
foreign committees considered the sub
iect carefully for many months, and had
better facilities for knowing facts than
the President. No doubt some of the
strongest men in both Houses are greatly
incensed, and not unlikely this feeling
will find emphatic expression at the
proper time.
In both Houses there is certainly
much outspoken dissatisfaction from
the members and Senators not In the
habit of jumping at conclusions or CIV
ing expression to their feelings without
a lust cause. What effect the message
will have upon Congress cannot now be
foreshadowed. Many hold that the posi-
ton the President assumed is impregna-
BILE, while judgment and propriety is not
commended by any, except it may be
Sumner, and few other gentlemen oc-
cupying extreme positions. The debates
upon the subject will be extremely inter
esting, and the Democrats will throw the
weight of their influence to produce a
breach between the President and Con-
gress, which is beginning to be feared by
some usually judicious men.
The health officials were informed yes
terday that the Inman steamer City OF
Antwerp had arrived at the wharf via
the Sound, after landing one case OF
smallpox in Boston and having several
other cases on board. By coming through
the Sound she had been enabled to eyade
the quarantine authorities in the lower
bay. The steamer was promptly ordered
three hundred yards into the stream,
and all communication with the shore
forbidden.
The Worlds Havana correspondence
contains later and more comprehensive
particulars of the landing of the Upton
expedition and capture of part Of her
cargo. The Decentralization was effected
at Panta Bravo, early on the morning OF
the oath ultimo. The Upton left for
South America. AS far as the disem-
barkation is concerned it was successful.
The captain of a merchant schooner
noticed men moving artillery, and meet
ing the gunboat Youmini informed her
captain. The Youmini landed twenty
marines, who attacked the Cubans, but
were easily repulsed and driven to the
gunboat with loss of ten killed. The
Youmini Joined by the Zee, watched an
opportunity, and on the 18th landed with
heavy force and commenced skirmish-
ing-most of the Cubans having left for
the interior
A rear guard of fifty, said to be under
the command of Capt, Harrison, dis
puted the possession of the remaining
cargo, but we're soon routed and fled to
the interior, with loss Of two killed
one supposed to be Harrison-and three
prisoners. The captured cargo was
placed upon a gunboat and taken to
Neuyitas. The three prisoners-kouis
Medal, Isidor Garcia and Tomas Ali
Nadia, all Freemasons-were sentenced
and executed on the LIST inst, despite
their imploring protection Of DeRodas,
himself Mason.