The New York herald., 1872-11-07
HOlOcaustS, HecatombS and Human Food
for Fishes Guaranteed.
SPAINS ANXIETY FOR THE Truth.
She Will Be Satisfied with an Impartial Ac.
count Of the Insurreetion.
How Henderson's "Detention "
Was Brought About.
COMPLETENESS OF the spy SYSTEM.

COMPLETENESS OF the spy SYSTEM.
HAVANA. Nov /. 1872
The press and people of Havana are very
much exercised over the mission of A. Boyd
Henderson to this island The Diario de Ia
Marina, commenting upon the editorials Of the
HERALD, occasioned by the arrest of its cor.
respondent endeavors to make the matter
appear as
THE RESULT OF DEEPLY LAID PLAN
to make Q journalistic sensation in favor Of
the Cubans; and, in reply to the HERALD &
assertion that MIR. Henderson's mission was
one which deeply interested the American
people, and that the government and people
of the United States would hold Spain re-
sponsible for his life and liberty, spitefully
declares that it cannot see what legitimate
interest the American people can have in
investigating the situation of the in
surgents, and even if they had
they have no business to meddle in the inte-
rior affairs of Cuba. On the contrary, Cuba
feels greater and more legitimate interest
in the desire that some of the neutrality laws
of the United States were more equitable and
just, and, above ALL that they were more
strictly carried out. but limits herself to the
diplomatic or consular questions which are
strictly within the bounds of international law.
Also in relation to the allusion which the
HERALD makes, that war may yet be neces-
sary to teach Spain to respect other nations,
and that war with the United States would
be the total loss of its possessions in the An
TILES, the Diario says, with the usual
pUFT OF CAsTuIAN PRIDE
(y munca desmentida hidalguia), that it will not
argue that such war would not lose to Spain
its two priced Antilles, as the United States
are SO near at hand, and Spain four thousand
miles of-but bombastically asks, "Has the
HERALD calculated the holocausts of human
bones which would cover the soil of Cuba and
Porto Rico, and the bodies which would be
food for the fishes Of the Caribbean Sea before
the banner Of Spain should be lowered in either
Antille? Has it calculated the millions to be
spent by the United States and the probable
duration of the WARP" Here, as warning the
Diario says the war carried on by the Spaniards
against the Moors who triumphed at Guadalete
lasted for eight hundred years, and if Spain
should lose her ultramarine possessions in q
contest with the American Union, the con-
tinuation of
SUCH WAR WOULD DE A LEGACY
to be transmitted from father to son, and
would be converted into SO lasting and heavy
q burden that the American people would for
ever curse those who should commit the
crime of initiating it The Diario concludes
its article by expressing its surprise that the
HERALD, after having threatened the wrath Of
the American nation and made semi-declara-
ton of war against Spain, communicating its
nervousness on the subject to all its readers,
should have changed its tune and thanked the
authorities of Cuba for the kindness and
COURTESY SHOWN TO IT'S ENVOY.
ssThis," it continues, "may be considered
in the light of reparation of fault, but the
authorities are swayed by no other motive but
that of desire that truth should be made
known. The authorities and press of Cuba
have repeatedly declared the rebellion to have
no seat, no government, no army no towns,
and as all this is exactly true, foreigner is
granted permission to see with his own eyes
that the Cuban authorities and press have been
all along declaring the truth, and trusts that
Mr.. Henderson will report to the HERALD ex-
actly what he sees.'
THE SPANISH POLICE SYSTEM.
The Diario also states that IL knew of the
arrival of the HERALD envoy that it knew that
the police had been advised that Henderson
would attempt to communicate with the insur-
gents and that for this reason he was detained,
but treated with all possible consideration; that
the Captain General had been informed by the
Spanish Minister at Washington of the special
character the HERALD gave to its commits
sioner, and convinced that.
THE SPANISH NATION WOULD GAIN MUCH