The New York herald., 1873-11-13
w a S Fl I N G TON.
The News Of the Santiago Butchery az
the State Department.
MONITORS FITTING OUT,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 1878.
The News or tho Massacre Received az
the state Department..
Secretary Fish received to-day telegram from
the Consul General at Havana stating that the Ba-
vana papers publish statement, apparently from
an oficial source, that the captain OF the Virgin
us, tnirty-six OF the crew and sixteen others
were shot on the 7th and sth inst. at Santiago
de Cuba. the Secretary Immediately proceeded 70
to the Executive Mansion and showed the tele-
gram to President Grant. F?
short time thereafter the Secretary tele-
Rraphed the Consul General to verify the state
ment from offcial sources.
The late excitement against the Cuban authOrf.f
ties, which had somewhat lessened, is revived By
to-day's startling announcement The newE
spread rapidly throughout the city and formed o.
subject OF earnest comment in official and diplo-
matte circles. :
1t has heretofore been stated that the
CASTELAR, government peremptorily demanded
q stay OF proceedings, but 1t seems the
order has been disregarded, thus strengthening
the remark OF the Minister for Foreign Affairs con-
cerning the impractibiity OF dealing with theS
Cuban authorities.
Monitors Fitting Out to Cruise I'm Cuban
Waters.
The Mahopac and the Manhattan, ordered to be-
put In commission and to which officers are
dlIcuuy ncoIsuCu, are itA CitnS sCICW VcSSclbs
iron Clad OF 500 tons burden and carrying each two
guns These vessels will join the North Atlantic
squadron The vessels OF the navy have been so
much reduced in number that 1t has been fOun0
somewhat dificult to promptly reinforce 0u4
squadrons In cases OF emergence but In the coursd
OF few days all that can be made available will ba
sent to Cuban waters in accordance with tha
determination OF the Cabinet meeting
yesterday. The Secretary Of the NavH
was to-day in consultation with diferene
bureau Onncers on the subject OF preparing
the vessels for sea. The government seems to be-
more earnest than heretofore protecting tha
waters between the United States and Cuba, the
great highway OF all nations from Spanish m0les.l
tation.
The Manhattan is to be ready for sea by FridayS
1t is understood that other monitors at League
Island are TO be made ready for sea at once.
Officers Ordered to the Iron-Clads Fitting
Out for the Cuban Waters.
Commander Arthur P. Gales is ordered to tho
command OF the iron-clad steamer Manhattan. az
Philadelphia, Lieutenant Commander Richard RI
Leary as executive oficer Of the Manhattan ThN
following are also ordered to the Manhattan:-
Lieutenant Thomas Terry, Masters Nathan +. Milea
and Newton f. Mason, Assistant Surgeon E. ~
Dorr and First Assistant Engineer Henry Snyderd
Assistant Surgeon Andrew Moore is ordered tq
the New York Navy Yard. Commander E. r. Owen4
from the Norfolk Navy Yard, Is ordered to tho
command Of the iron-clad MahOpac at the NorfOlH
Navy Yare. Lieutenant Isaac HaZett is detached
from the Naval Observatory and ordered to the,
Manhattan. Master A. B. Speyers, from the Verj
mont to the Kansas; Assistant Paymaster George
A. Deering, from the Sabine to the Manhattan
First Assistant Engineer Edwin Wells. FROM
duty ut New London, Conn.,, to Washington, IN
connection with the examination OF offlcers fo1
promotion. FIRST Assistant Engineer A. T. GreeU
from the Examining Board at Washington, an6
ordered to special duty connected with expert3
ments on steam boilers First Assistant EngineeH
John Lowe and Second Assistant John T. SmitlS
from the Washington Navy Yard, and Second AS!
sistant H. E. Rhoades from the Juniata and orr
dered to the Manhattan,
Tho Government Hampercd by Its fig
nancial Necessittcs-A Wretched State
of Affairs.
Up to midnight the State Department had not
received anything more than q confrmatol
OF the execution of the Captain OF the Vir1
gnus and nearly fifty OF the passengers
and crew. Though there Is impers0nal6
great indignation on the part OF LnemDer9
of the Cabinet respecting the summary execution9
1t does not amount in efect to anything mor&
than the explosive patriotism OF street loungers4
The United States has financial credit In EUROPE
to-day that discounts wars and rumors Of wars4
Tne united StateS S OOuSeu 10 pay oVeI $AZUVUOVU1
annually in gold to the foreign holders Of our
bonds which can only be realized by peaceful
condition of affairs in the United States. Let thera
be trouble between Spain on the one part and tho
United States on the other, OF seroua
character, and the price OF gold would moun1
upward very high. Where would the government
get It's coin to pay the regular Indebtedness. exs
cept through importers' 1t might be said thatd
until the question Of responsibility is settled, the
is seriously agitated how to dispose Of
the financial result. Otherwise diplomatic cor~
respondence will eventually end all there II
or an alarming character in recent dispatches.