, 1873-11-25

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND
ENGLISH coNsULB AND GEN. DunnsEL.
Tho correspondence botween the American
and English 1Conauls ct Santiago do Cuba and
Con. Burriol, tho Spanish ComnAnilant, III pub
lshod. z. G. Schmitt Vice Consul Of Tho
United States, complained TINT the transmission
Of a telegram to tho American Consul at
Janaica, il relation to the ,Virginine, was pre-.
vented. This letter is dated Nov. 2. a second
communication mentions that tho first has not
been acknowledged. Vico Consul Bchmtt asks
admission to tho prisoners. This letter is dated
Nov. 8. Tho third communication once moro
refers to tho Observation-Disclosures Of the
previous notes. Vice Consul Scl1mitt again
claims admission to tho priaonors, md enters
protest egaint all tho proceedings in regard to
the YlrginiuH.
Tho next document Is from Gen. Burriol, in
reply to tho foregoing. Gen. Buree] apologizes
for delaying his answer, mentioning that Ger
tain holidays lad prevented him from paying
Immediate attention to tho Colonols lotterH.
mission OF tho. telegram, mud ayers TINT his
powors permitted him to do 30. Con. Durriol,
referring to tho Colonols plea that The Vrginius
sailed under American colors, Bays taat It was
to. nd the inB1rrcot,on, and sailed under
all colors. Under these circumstances, the
crow being subject to trial by spocinl
tribunal, Con-, Durrie1 opines that ho
eoua not Go.,n9 9et n TIE matter Of giving
ers. The writor adds that tile mere fact Of the
mon being in tho company OF woll-known ohiofs
Of tho ingur1octfon would suffice to deprive
thom Of all rights to protection from tho coun-
Try whence they proceeded. Aluding to tho
Con. Durricl declares that Ryan himself con
fosacd ho was born in Canada. Con. Durriel
throatonB to ask tho Government to withdraw
its oxe1uatur from the Vice Consuate on tho
ground Of hasty and Ill. founded protests. This
letter is dated Nov. 4. It is claimed that
Fico-Consul 6ohmitt loroupon wrote to Con.
ton, and asking that tho exoquntnr should not
be Withdrawn. Con. Burriel'a reply Is juAtil-
cation Of his oour8e of action, and closes with
= remark Tint the question Of Withdrawing the
oxcquatur la loft to the decision OF the political
Governor, The letter Ia dated Nov. 7.
Tho last file Of documents include, fratly.
letter from Theodore Drooke, her britannia haj-
esty's Fioe-Oonrul nd interim, who protests
against tho execution Of sixteen Of tho prisoners
who claim to 10 Dritlah sub]ects. In the ,ame
mud by tho order Of Commodore 10 IIoraey,
commander Of 1lor britannia Majosty'a naval
forces IN the West lndies, tho wrftor aaka that
tho execution be delayed. This lottor is datod
Noy. I.
Tho second communication from Vlco-Conaul
Brooks urges aga!n that tile dolay ba acoordod,
III consequence Of Tho receipt Of Il dispatch FROM
Jamaica setting forth TINT tho yirglnius had
cleared from, jamaica intending to proceed to
Limon Bay, "hithor tho English subloota who
embarked III passengers or crow might haYe be-
dcn. Bnrriol answered Eheae communications
by refusing to postpone tho execution, tho
writer alleging. that though tho English anthor-
itlos at Kingston had sought to prevont tho
froigAting Of tho Yirginius In ylolatlon Of the
Law, 1t was, neyertholoss, proven that arms and
ammunition Of war bad boen tahon from Puerto
Principe, to 10 landed on Cuban soil. The
Vrginlus wao, therefore. to ho held "a fA pirate.