The New York herald., 1873-11-14

found guilty sentence is decreed against them
under the form known TO the French as In con-
tuDaciaTn, to the Spaniards as re6elda. Many
OF the French Communists and even prominent
American had been found guilty. and condemned In
this manner. In such cases persons so condemned
are LIABLE whenever found within the jurisdiction,
to have the sentence enforced against them. He
was not positively informed OF the fact, but he
had no doubt that sentences IN cont,sinacfam
had been decreed against some OF the persons
taken on board the virgnus, and tnat tney were
to others they had doubtless, been tried before
court martial, which, as is well known, acts in sll
and despatch This was, OF course, all based upon
assumption however and he was ns unadysed 1 OF
THE SPANISH MINISTER,
Q day or two since, and the Minister stated that
he also was without any particulars whatever,
save such as the newspapers contained.
IN IN reply 70 suggestion tnat the AFFAIR had
coss,ed consu great deal Of public the
very unnecessary, and can do no good. In q case
OF ths Kind It Is well to know all the circumstances
uelore taxing any action. AS remarked TO gen.
| tieman yesterday, Spain is bird and Cuba is
not balloon that they can ny away or escape an
one on one side OF the ocean and the other on
another ana n they are wanted tney viii be there.
This substantially terminated the conversation
The Cuban Lcague-Meeting Of the Exc
ccutivc Committee and Arrangements
for a Mass Meeting.
The Executive Committee of the Cuban League
three O'Clock at the Astor House, with Mr.. Charles
Watrous the Vice President OF the League in the
chair. Colonel Lockwood acted as secretary.
General Mcmahon opened proceedings by saying
that the question which the committee was called
upon TO decide was whether 1t was expedient to hold
mass meeting at once to express the general
sentiment OF Indignation at the butchertes Of
delenceless prisoners and the insult to our Gag In
Cuba, or whether 1t would be well to defer
IL, in order not TO embarrass the administration,
siderable frmness and energy, or whether tho
mass meeting would rather serve as q support and
encouragement to the administration, and should.
therefore, be held. I.ss
Major Bundy thcreupon proposed that a mass
meeting should be held this week. II possible,
under the auspices or the Cuban League.
Colonel Juan NJ. Nacias in behalf or the Amigos
de Cuba, stated that that society would be un-
doubtedly glad to cooperate with the league In
the matter. l1
General Kilburn Knox thereupon made the
motion that q committee OF five be appointed by
the chair TO arrange That mass meeting be held
at the earliest possible time, next Saturday night,
IL possible. This motion was carried and Vice
President Watrous appointed the following gentle
men to compose the committee :-Generas Kiburn
Knox and Q. X. Graham, Colonel Juan M. Maclas,
Major J. NJ. Bundy and Mr.. Douglas Taylor.
added to the committee which was also agreed to.
The meeting then adjourned until to-day at three
O'Clock IN the afternoon. The Cooper Institute hall
being engaged for every day this week the pro-
posed mass meeting will probably be held at Tam
many Hall, .e#r