Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-11-19

scattered share. ''The Nirgiuius = u
iron, Clyde built sieamor. aud vas a rob
81 blockade runner during the var, uR.o
the name Of the Virgin. She sailed iron
New York unisr an American register
bat /, has bccn stated that she was sel,
20 Gen. yuosada. the Cuban revolugiostss
some two years ago. and since that time
has beea-sailiug under Cuban and NenIu
elan fags. There j. no doubt she hai
been in the service Of the Caban revolu
tioui,ts. Some twenty months since she
ran the blockade Of Cuba. aud delivered :
load Of arms ard men (put on beard in =
I VeneEuelsu poFtl in the eastern depart.
ment Of Cuba, and il is said she has made
one similar voyage since. The Cubans,
having il said. abandoned the nope Of Sc
curing the aid ofihe United States in their
rebellion, Determined while since 20 con-
cenirate al their energies on the work
of maintaining the rebellion IN the field.
The expedition carried by and captured
in the Nirgizius was designed TO initiate
h is policy aud to gather all the reserves
they had in men and munitions lying idle
in tins country aud at Spanish. American
ports, and make an attempt TO get into
Cuba with them. She cleared from Kings
ton, Jamaica, on the 23j ult., after taking
on board a large party Of Cubans aud a
quantity Of arms aud munitions. Gen.
Ryan. an American advcnturer, in COM
mapd of the expedition, gave grand ball
on beard the evening before she sailed. A
few hours later, she was captured by the
SraLish man-of.war Tornado, aud taken
into the port of Santiago dc Cuba, where
four Of the Cuban officers Oh board, RYAN,
Ccspedcs. a brother Of the revolutionary
President of Cuba, Verona, asd Jesus
del Sol, were court.martialcd, condemned
and shot the 4,h inst. 1t is claimed that
the Virgilius was an American vessel,
and sailing when taken under an Aneri.
can flag. While this does not appear to be
altogether clear, thcre.hss been sufficient
reason to suppose she was entitled to the
protection of our government, TO make the
capture the subject of correspondence be-
tween the two governments by telegraph
through Minister Sickles at Madrid. Dcs.
patches have been received from Gen
Sicklcs, showing that the prisoners had
been executed before the Spanish govern
mcnt at Madrid had received information
Of their capture"
EXECUTION OF MORE PRISONERS
On Thursday the country was startled
by the report that, not content with their
summary execution Of the four first shot,
the Spanish authorities had on the 9TH
inhumanly murdered So more Of the
Nirginius' crew, and this rerort was fur
Their supplemented by another to the eff.
feet that on the Sth II additional execu-
tlous took place, all at Santiago de Cuba,
The news Of the unparalleled Atrocities
10 numbering some Of the remainder of
the officers and crew Of the steamer Nir-
gnius has had the effect Of chilling every
warm feeling held by our Government for
the Spanish people III Cuba. At Wash.
lug from the President down there is the
strongest feeling of horror and indigna-
tion, and so enraged was public sentiment
there when the news arrived that, if there
had been the slightest excuse or eucour-
agement, it would have not been difficult
10 obtain hundreds Of volunteers for the
purpose Of driving the Spanish Cuban
butchers from Christian countries. Ev,
cry member Of the abinet, with perhaps
the exception of Nj. Fish, would have
gone to any lawful limit, even to the
extent of Eendaugcring our relations
with Spain, to blot out and make impossi.
bic for the future the system Of deliberate
assassination aud butchery that has SO
long shrouded Cuba. 1t would be the
wish Of every member of the Cabinet to
recognize the belIger2nce Of the insur.
gents, but the Secretary OF the State has
always held that there was nothing to
recognize that the insurgents had no
government, no mail establishment, no
ports, and nothing to entille them to be
regarded in any light out insurrectionists.
While all admit that recognition by the
United States would 90 far toward com.
pelllng, if it did not wholly compel, the
home Government Of Spain to withdraw
her troops and allow the Cubans to gov
ern themselves, Mr.. Fish nevertheless
claims that the precedent would be a
dangerous one to ourselves, aud that the
good to humanity that would accrue BY
such course would not be commensurate
with the injury it would occasion us as a
nation.
The President is thoroughly in earn
est, and if he can discover any way by
whicA the Government can compel tho
cessation of baibarities on that island he
will take the responsibility. His feelings
on this subject has been long and deep
seated, extending back to the first year
of his presidency; and it has always been
his earnest wish that the Spanish Govern.
ment would resort to peaceful measures.
AS to what will be done, nothing can
be foretold, but the case is very serious
one between United States aud Spain.
AS to the International effect of the ad-
ditiona murders at Santiago de Cuba, it
is considered that the result is unchanged
that the lives of fifty men, internationally
considered, are no more than one.
LATER.
The news of the additional executions
of passengers taken from the Virginius
has had some important results. Acting
upon intelligence from our Consul. General
a. Havana showing the numerous impede
meats which we're placed in his way TO
prevent him from interfering in behalf of
the unfortunate prisoners, our Govern.