The New York herald., 1873-12-14
Dissa atfsfaction Of Our Navy.

Dissatisfaction of Our Navy.
KEY WEST. Dec. 49, 1873.
The news of the result OF pending negotiations
with Spain causes intense disgust among the neet.
ORDERS FOR HAVANA AND SANTIAGO.
Dispatches arrived here this evening by steamer
from Pensacola, with orders for Havana and San
tago. The Pinto left Immediately with the officers
having charge OF the communications.
THE SHIP THAT WILL RECEIVE THE vIRGINIUs UN-
KNOWN
II cannot be known tonight what ship will be
detailed for the service of receiving the virgnus.
THE COLORADO on THE WAY.
The United States steamer Colorado is hourly ex-
pected here.
News Of the KnuckIe Down In Havana-
Exuitation OF the Volunteers-The
Surrender OF the virginius Fails Like a
Thunde erbolt-scencs in Casinos and
Public Resorts Graphically Described
Threats Against the Life Of Our Corr
respondent.
HAVANA, Dec. 13, 1873.
At the marble topped tables that cover. the vast
noor OF the Casino ZOO volunteers, in and out OF
uniform, sat drinking early last evening. They
talked with lar less OF the fierce animation that ap-
pcared TO possess their souls the night before.
Here and there among them were groups occupied
in the warmest style Of fratnerzation, shaking
hands as If they were heart bound friends, met
after recovering from an earthquake. They
laughed as II some long dried up fountains OF joy
had burst within them in all their perennial
freshness. 10 the benevolent eye they were
q pleasant sight to sec and even
coniounded Yankee might have for the moment
wished no eclipse OF soul pouring transports.
These men had been at the meeting on Saturday
morning before dawn, when the prospect locked
as dim and gloomy as the uniumined sky. They
had heard and they themselves had spoken brave
high sounding words while fear pulled at their
heart strings They would not listen TO the calm
counses OF the Captain General, whose province IL
was 10 say that Spain and America would reach
compromise; that the yirginius should be de.
livered up and war at all hazards be avoided.
No, mol They would have war first; war TO the
knife before the virglnlus should be surrendered
and the nag OF Spain lowered. And wherefore
now this joyg Sunday passed over us In great
doubt and gloom. Angry scowls from Spanish
faces greeted the sounds OF the English tongue
wherever heard along the streets or In the casinos.
thousand wild rumors filled the ar-tne Yankee
army landing AT Cardcnas loomed up as a terrible
fancy TO the volunteer mind. Still they spoke
brave words and the cry Of mo surrender" rose
higher with the CLEAN OF desperate hope that SPAN
mad passed into the power OF a party that would
speedily succor Cuba and defy America. But un-
der the furious warlike exterior the belligerent
volunteers did feel consciousness that their case
at best was desperate that no delirium OF passion
could quite lose sight OF the wretched dispropor.
tion OF the means within their mower IN the MIR.
pose IN their minds. Monday morning came and
she news that did not appear in the papers was
heardon many mems tongues-that the din,cuItv
was settled and the honor OF Spain saved Amer,ca
declined to press her demand for the yreinius ana
war was relegatcd TO the indefinite future. uun.
areds OF the warlke volunteers read this new,
written on q slip OF paper and posted within tho
yestbule Of the Albusl Theatre. Their spirits nre
viously down low, now and passed our OF
their mouths in the manner have described at the
tables OF the Casino Espanol. This, recollcct was
early In the evening, ana the atmosphere wac
hight and joyons for awhile, though there were
many present who knew America had not backed
down, and were silent and serious enough in con.
sequence. AZ the evening wore on the Tacon
Theatre, across the plaza sent its crowds for news
and reircshmcnt to the Casino, an pnmistakably
vcracous statement. published in the little even
ing boietbas got generally circulated ana then
came
SUDDEN GUST OF PASSION
that swept all the serene feeling OF a few hours
before completely .aysy. The statement was that