The New York herald., 1871-12-03
WASHINGTON.
SPAIE AND TEE CUBAN REBELLION.
PrOtestafiOns Of Peace with the
United States.
The Case of the Gloucester
Schooner Horton.

WASHINGTON, Dec. q 1871
Spain Determined to Crush the Cuban Re-
beIIion.
Information was received In tins city to-day which
explains the meaning OF the meeting OF the
Spanish Ministry, at the same time that II shows
there Is nothing In the relations o. spain ana
The United states which Is affected by It, For
the one hundredth time the Spaniards have
determined to crush the Cuban insurrection, and
last great effort regardless of expense, is TO be
made TO wipe out the insurgents in the Eastern
Department. Valmaseda will not be removed
and though he Is called the Butcher OF Cuba" 1t Is
unquestiOnably in the interest OF humanity that he
should be retained. He has bad material to deal
with and many passions and preudlces to encoun-
ter, the murder OF the medical students being one
among many OF the events winch he has no power to
stay. In Cuba the Cubans have rights which the
Spanlards are bound to respect, and for
eigners, especially Americans. though they
NAV live In the island in safety for
years, can never tell the hour OF
a general massacre. There are times, too OF gene
raj insecurity such as the present. when the
presence OF American ships In Cuban
waters Is absolutely necessary as q safe
guard against violence. 1t is this necessity which
sent the Terror to Havana, and her presence there
has no significance beyond this So the whole
turpances resolves itself into thin air not sum.
ciently dense to fan q little flame, even at rimc
so ppportune as the meeting of Congress. The
State Department feels sore at the report which has
Deen put In circulation that as counter statement
to argument before the Geneva Conference as to
the uniriendy spirit manifested toward us by Great
Britain durlng the rebellion, England Will attempt
to show that we have been as unlriendly toward
Spain In regard to Cuba II the argument sound
one 1t might have some force but even while IL Is
unsound, ana probably 'oD, iG Is regarded here
dangerous because 1t is drawn from Latin Power
and addressed to at least two arbtirators of Latin
extraction. The escape of the Hornet and other
vessels OF like character has saddled embarrass-
ing responsibilities upon us, bur neither now nor
at any time for months, the diplomatic corre-
spondence will show have there been any compli-
cations with Spain. The whole affair, tnen,
amounts only to this, that the recent eneute In
Havana has made Spain resolve once more to con-
quer her rebels, and compelled the United States
to send out ships for the proteCtOn OF citizens
in case OF possible danger.
1he Gloucester SCHOONER Horton Received
Her Pnpers.
Secretary Boutwell,! to-day ordered the papers TO
be Issued to the schooner f. A. Horton which were
taken from her by the Canadian authorities at the
time of her capture about two months ago. Our
government has waited for the British govern
ment to protest against the procedure of
the captain Of the Horton in repossessing
himself of his vessel seized for alleged
violation OF the fishery laws Of the Dominion but
as such evidence had not been presented to the
State Department and the owner having complied
with all the requirements OF law applicable to such
cases, Secretary Boutwell, did not deem 1t necessary
to longer deprive the Gloucester schooner Of the
necessary documents TO enable her to proceed TO
sea.
Naval Appointments.
Captain F. A. Parker has been ordered to duty as
member OF the Board OF Examiners OF oficers Tor
prOmotlon; Lieutenant Commander James T..
Robertson has been ordered to ordnance duty at
Philadelphia; Lieutenant Commander G. +. Good
rich has been ordered to the Naval Academy
Lieutenant Joseph +. Craig to the
Naval Academy; Medical Inspector Charles
Eyersfeld has been ordered to duty as member OF
the Board OF Medical Examiners OF Ofcers for Pro-
motion; Captain +. X. Calhoun has been detached
from Philadelphia and ordered as executive at the
Boston Navy Yard; Lieutenant JACOB f. Noel has
been detached from the Naval Academy and ordered
to the receiving ship New hampshire: Lieutenant
George A. Blcknen mas been detached from the
Naval Academy and placel on waiting orders.
sbursements.
The disbursements by warrants from the Treasury
Department during the month or November, cxclu-
siye of amounts paid account OF the public debt
were as follows:-
Civil and miscellaneous us................ S4,5l3OS5
war Department nt........................ 2,9A, 745
Navy Department. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3l64, l05
Interior observation-disclosures and ln-
olans ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4o42,776
Total. SIG, 56tSl2
Currency statement.
The receipts OF fractional currency for
the week ending to-day amount to-. $685., 500
Shipments for the week. k................. 21o, 800
SnumentS notes .,,..,,,.. Sg6