Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-12-11
PEACE.

Spain Acccdes to the Demands of the
United States-Terms of the Protocol
Agreed UpOn-The Virginius to be Sur
rendered and the Remaining C~aptives
Released.
Negotiations between the United States and
Spain with regard to questions growing out of
the capture of the Virginius were brought to
a conclusion on the 29th ult., Secretary Fish
and the Spanish Admiral Polo having signed a
protocol, the terms of which are substantially
as follows
First-Immediate delivery to the United
States of the ship Yirginius and all the sur
viving passengers and crew.
Second-A salute to our flag on the 25th of
December next, unless in the meantime Spain
shall satisfy the United States that the Ameri-
can flag was improperly borne on that vessel :;
and further, that she had no right to the
American flag or American papers In this
event, the salute is to be spontaneously with
drawn, and Spain is to formally disclaim any
intentional indignity to the flag in the acts
committed by Spain against the ~Virginius.
Third-f it shall thus be shown that the
Virginius had no right to carry the American
flag and papers, the United States will insti-
tute proceedings against the vessel and the
surviving parties who have violated the laws
of the United States, and Spain guarantees to
institute proceedings against any of her au-
thorities who may have violated either law or
treaty stipulations.
Fourth-The matter of reclamatious for
damages is reserved for future consideration.
The words Immediate release, as applica-
BILE to the delivery of ike Virginius and the
surviving passengers and crew, imply, of
course, a reasonable time for it's execution, as
some days must elapse before Havana and
Santiago de Cuba can be reached.
The fixing of the 25th of December as the
time of saluting our flag is to allow the neces-
sary opportunity to Spain to show that the
Virginius improperly carried the American flag
and American papers.
A Madrid dispatch states that the Spanish
Cabinet has agreed to deliver to the United
States Government the steamship Virginius
and all the persons remaining alive who we're
whether the seizure of the vessel was legal to
be settled hereafter by a mixed tribunal. The
question whether the damages shall be paid to
the families or relatives of the men who were
shot is also to be settled in a similar manner
This decision was not arrived at by the Span
ish Government before it had conidentially
consulted with the powers of Europe, and was
Informed by all of them that PREPARATION was
due for the capture of the steamer and the eX-
ecution of the captives. The decision is also
in conformity with the opinion of leading
Spanish statesmen. of all parties, to whom the
question was submitted by the Government.
A Havana telegram of the LIST inst. says
there is much excitement in that city over the
settlement of the difficulty, and the terms
upon which it is based.
The chief authorities of the island, assem-
bled in conference, sent a manifesto to the
Spanish Government, asking it to wait until
1T shall have received a statement about the
V~irginius case, which shows the right of the
capture and the justice of subsequent pro-
ceedings. The mass of the people oppose the
surrender of the Virginius, or any yielding to
pretensions which may dishonor the Spanish