The New York herald., 1873-11-13
Miserable Pleading and Confessions.
From the Diario de Ia Marina, November ~

IFrOm tne DlarlO Qe Ia Marina november III
As soon as possible after the publication yester-
day OF the first news OF the capture OF the pirate
steamer virgnus, we acknowledged in few lines
In our "oficial" column the merits OF this result
which is Of the FIRST Importance and may prove OF
transcendent consequence in favor Of the peace
of Cuba and the integrity OF the national territory
Our navy has done many eminent services both on
sea and on land since the outbreak OF the rebellion
at YGTd, ana IL may treU De said that during this
uninterrupted campaign or more than .fue years,
almost without parallel in history the worthy
commanders, officers and snbordnates OF our
whole force have given many proofs OF their
perslstency, their valor, seabnegation and con-
stancy, battling against death and disease in order
to beat the enemies OF Spain but the service
which they now render cannot be sufficiently re-
compensed with either honors or gold, as the warm
expression OF public opinion attests at this mo-
ment. The steamer yirginlus was a
pirate ship, armed by the 'separatistsn Of Cuba in
the ports OF the United states, which has occa-
stoned great trouble to our army and navy. on one
under the charge OF Manuel Quesada at Guara and
Puerto Uabello, which rendered considerable SER
vice to President Guzman Blanco. Since
then she has had numerous excursions
which IL would be useless to detail, landing on the
south coast OF Cuba at one time party OF Venezu-
eans headed by Rafael Quesada, which party,
thanks to the difficulty OF the marching, tailed TO
unite with the main centre OF the rebel army. She
next goes to Colon (yenezuela), where she be-
comes the object OF much dispute and Objectionable
criticism; and thence, alter having apparently
changed her name, made frequent other attempts
OF the government at Washington she comes to
Kingston, Jamaica, with arms and other para
phernaa OF war, by means OF which the
hllDusters who had sailed from New York and
other points OF the Union, with the avowed inten-
tion OF landing them on our territory, hoped to
give impulse to the rebellion and give new
energy TO the militant rebels. The history OF the
Vrgnus during the past three years Is that she
has been nothing more nor less than openly
piratc so much so that IL was impossible for those
apprehended on board OF her to boldly deny their
crimes, because they were confronted and con-
founded with the news collected In the NEW YORK
HERALD and many other American Journals con-
tanning the account OF the departure OF the ex-
petition, establishing their numbers and show
ing clearly the punishment they deserved. This evil
dence in hand, her evident destination when seen
by the Tornado, and comparison OF the numbers
captured on board OF the Virgtnus, gives ful PROOF
OF the criminaty OF those who, being born Span
iards, are enemies TO Spain, and II no more worthy
sion who have taken up arms against nation
which is not at war with the people rom whom
they proceed, and whose protection they renounce
until the moment when they infringe the funda-
mental principles OF international right and the
prescriptions OF the several treaties. our colre-
spondents at New York and New Orleans and the
newspapers above mentioned have repeatedly
given the eXertions OF the laD0rantcs TO SEND out
one or more hlibustering expeditions as q means
OF terminating the rebels who are fighting In the
Camaguey and the Eastern Department. The re-
suits obtained do not correspond with the chime
rical hopes. Among the eTDediciOndffOS above
men toned may be counted rebels who, with more
or less prominence, have figured in all the dis
turbances on this island where the rebellion mas
shown itsclf and this confirms the well founded
suspicion that they thought 10 produce new
agitation ln our midst Taxing this wen founded
suspicion into account, we con scarcely grasp the
proportions OF the inestlmable service the navy
has rendered. because II las uldouotedy pre-.