The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-12-13
.But it Is not believed that violence wIIIbe

but it IS not believed that violence willabe
offered, as he. telegraphs that the Spanish
officials are'eanalte any emergency. Mine
ister Sickles is hourly In communication -
with the State Department, and iIis dis
patches indicate the existence of
very strong feeling against the Uni
ted States Asnewspaner report that
"a, second attempt had been made
to assassinate Gen. Sickles, and that
he was. wounded, was not credited in
official circles. - 50 -
The Hon. S, S. Cox, In the course Of his
remarks alta recent Cuban meeting in New. =
ork City, said the first aetof Congress,
should be one OF laying an embargo oon the
Spanish warvessel Afapiles, now being re-
paired at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Mr..
Cox has prepared series of war resolu
tiensy which he will present Immediately
after the organization of Congress. tsH =
A Cuban gentleman, who recently ar
rived from Cuba, declared that more than !.
one htfdred of the crew Of the Virginfus 2
were executed, as he saw. .it 50 stated by
Spanish official reports IA Havana. 80
:. The Legislature. of West Virginia has
passed a aresolution urging the duty OF the ~,
Government to recognize the independence =
OF CuDas - sss-fasss IS sas sssssf s4ss
fasW ashington dispatches of Nov. % state
that the Spanish situation remains In a
favorable condition. The feeling at the
/ State sDepartmentwastll tllat notroublesneed
arise unless it is Brought about by the.ex. Z
cited feeling on one side or the other. The
4Spanish minister acting underip INSTRUCTIONS
]lfrom his Government, had called on Seere-
tary Fish to assure him that the reports =
from Madrid in regard to sindgnities being
offered to Gen. Sicllles were greatly exagg-
fgerated, and that the little disturbance :
fthat did take place was promptly checked, y
] and that throughout General sickles had
1 been treated BY Spanish officials with the
utmost consideration. he dispatch adds, sii
theexpectatieh new il that the Xirgininsas
matter viii be remitted to diplomacy :
4 for settlement. In spite of statements
4 widely telegraphea thatsthea TreasRry Der
! partment hassafter full pKestigation, pro-,
nonnced the. .Virginius an American Ship
the faet is efiatetif authorities have riot as
fyeb been able to determine thelegaiatatus
slof the ship. Al. that the Treasury can de-
], eide iswHefhef or anotthe papers granted
4 the -sshipIMefe regular iHtsfornl. There
seems 70 be. nedoubt Of their entire regussa
4 faliN.; but Spain claims the. American 4
registry has been forfeited under our
own law, and to this branch of.sthes
!, subject we are not yet. able to re-
turn arswer.ss' And another dispatch,
same date, says SIT cana now be stated
with eertainty,Ahat thevdispabchesl which,
fhave slatterly represented the Cabinet
las Q. unit for war !. haye been incorrect. y.
:. The same is true in regard TO those which
have Represented the Presfdentas ddsirotts .
tfor,war., There are at least two members
sPof the Cabinet Who do not believe that We
can make out q legal ease against Spaif1.ss'9
3 The British eofainoderBa Jamaiea vroteI
to BurrieE the Spanish eamaaafIant atg
]. Santiago, asking delay ip the execution Of
THE sixteen men claiming British protec-
q tion, but they were nfassacred with the
8 lfest notwithstanding. -ssissz
/ II 1t is stated that Gen. Ryan was to get
! $50, 600 in gold if he landed his men and
arms on Cuban shores. esys s%
The British aud Germansfieets are beings
fconsiderably yinereased in Cuban waters.svs
Fl Washington dispatches Of Nov. "A au8
d sEtlioritatiyely deny the reports that Minis
ter SickIes had broken off social relations
with Spanish officials, and that he had ext
tpressed an opinion that war was inevita-
1ble. The excitement at the capital was
.Eeonsid Bay@abateds - ~ 81 ~ - 50
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