New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-06
OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
ARRIVAL OF THE FLORIDA AT CHARLESTON
WHAT is DEMANDED OF SPAIN BY OUR GOV
EMINENT.

WHAT is DEMANDED OF SPAIN BY OUR GOV
ERNMENT.-
TBY TELEGRAPH TO TIRE TRlBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Friday, Jan. g. 1917.
News Of the arrival of the Florida at Charleston,
s. c., was received at the Navy Department to-day,
but no mention was made in the dispatch of the
ported examination of her papers by any Spanish
man-of war, and the report is not believed. Sup
posing the report to be true editorial statement
made in The Philadelphia Press to-day is of interest,
when it is remembered that the editor of that paper
accompanied the President from Washington to
Philadelphia yesterday. 1t is as follows:
There has been deal Of wild speculation and loose
the last few days concerning the relations
Of this Government and that OF Span growing out OF the
Hornet affair and other complications In and near the
island Of Cuba All the rum0rs on the subject are dell
nitely dspelled this morning by semioiciai bulletin
from Washington. Our Government has demanded OF
Spain;
First: To apologize for the boarding and searching Of
the Florida.
Second To disavow the act OF the officer.
Third: To punish him.
Fourth: To pay damages
Spain must fulfill these requirements If che declines
then other may be resored to- but not before
THE NAVAL PREPARATIONs-Two IRoN-CLADs
OFFICERED YESTERDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The Canonicus, iron
Clad League Island Offered to-day Ia OF the fourth
class mounts two guns, and ia $50 tuns burden. The
Mahopac Of the class and capacity, also differed
today lies at the Washington NavyYard Other vessels
will soon DO placed In commission and arrangements for
that purpose are now making at the Navy Department
While It admitted In official quarters that there ia
an exgency for these preparations it is well known that
the North Atlantic feet is to be strengthened for pro-
tectve purposes and to present force sufficiently largo
to guard American ships from molestaton and Illegal
search on tho high by Spanish cruisers. month
ago the force that station consisted OF ten ships
mounting 70 guns. One Of these-the shawmut-wll
probably be relieved she is destined for the South At
lantc but others will supply her place Care Is taken
in the selection Of the commanders, the utmost CONT
dence being placed 10 their competency to fully carry
out the orders q the Government While the utmost
caution Is enjoned the policy OF protection will be
rigidy enforced.
SIGNIFICANT NAVAL ORDERS.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 6.-CommaDder A.
f. X Benham is ordered to the command OF the Canon
Gus Boatswan Andrew Milne to the naval station at
League Island Commander james Ii. ellis Is detached
from the Washington NavyYard, and ordered to COM
mand the Mahopac; Lieut. Commander f. 7. Dickins 10
detached from torpedo duty and ordered to the recey
ingshp at York; First Assistant Engineer Jener-
son Brown, from special duty at the New-York Navy
Yard, and ordered TO the Terror; First Assistant
Engineer Henry A. MCGEE. from tho Washington Navy
Yard and ordered to the Canonicus; First Assistant
Engineer j. G. Brosnahan and Second Assistant Henry
Webster from the Washington NavyYerd, and ordered
to the Mahopac; Lieut.. -Commander Edwin I. Wood
ward ordered to the Canonicus as Executive officer
Lieut. f. A. Miller and First Assistant Engineer George
H. White TO the Canonicus Master Edward Ii. Green
and First Assistant Engineer A. H. Green TO the Maho
pac Second Assistant Engineer Edward f. McElwen,
to the Canoncus; Lieut.. Commander George a. Wood,
from the receiving-ship Vermont, and ordered as
Executive officer of the MahOpae; Assistant Surgeon
s. Mackie from tho Naval Hospital at New-York, and
ordered to the Canonicus Assistant Surgeon Dcknson
from the Naval Academy and ordered to the Mahopac
Assistant Paymaster L. K Calhoun and First Assistant
Engineer Henry ID. MeEwen, from the Philadelphia
Navy-Yard and ordered to the Canonlcus