Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-11
PEACE.

Spain Accedes to the Demands Of the
United States-Terns of the Protocol
Agreed UpOn-The Virginius to be SUR
rendered and the Remaining Captives
Released.
Negotiations between the United States and
Spain with regard to questions growing out of
the capture of the virginius were brought to
a conclusion on the 29th ult.. Secretary Fish
and the Spa sish Admiral Polo having signed a
protocol, the terms of which are substantially
as follows:
First-Immediate delivery to the United
States of the ship Virginius and all the sur
viviDg passengers and crew.
Second-A salute to our flag on the 18th of
December next, unless in the meantime Spain
shall satisfy the United States that the Ameri-
can flag was improperly borne on that vessel !;
and further, that she had no right to the
American flag or American papers. In this
event, the salute is to be spontaneously with
drawn. and Spain is to formally disclaim any
intentional indignity to the flag in the acts
committed by Spain against the Virginius
Third-If it shall thus be shown that the
Virginius had no right to carry the American
flag and papers, the United States will insti-
tute proceedings against the vessel and the
surviving pdIllce WIZ 1dNt NiOidttu Tic laws
of the United States, and Spain guarantees to
institute proceedings against any of her au-
| thorities who may have violated either law or
| treaty stipulations.
Fourth-The matter of reclamations for
damages is reserved for future consideration
| The words immediate release" as applica-
BILE to the delivery of IKE virginius and the
surviving passengers and crew, imply, of
course, a reasonable time for its execution as
some days must elapse before Havana and
Santiago de Cuba can be reached.
The fixing of the 25th of December as the
sary opportunity to Spain to show that the
virginius improperly carried the American flag
/ and American papers.
A Madrid dispatch states that the Spanish
Cabinet has agreed to deliver to tine United
States Government the steamship Virginius
| captured with her, leaving the question
whether the seizure of the vessel was legal to
be settled hereafter by mixed tribunal. The
question whether the damages shall be paid to
the families or relatives of the men who were
shot is also to be settled in similar manner.
This decision was not arrived at by the Span
ish Government before it had confdentially
consulted with the powers of Europe, and was
informed by all of them that reparation was
due for the capture of the steamer and the ex-
ecution of the captives. The decision is also
in conformity with the opinion of leading
Spanish statesmen, of all parties, to whom the
question was submitted by the Government.
A Havana telegram of the LIST inst. says
there is much excitement in that city over the
settlement of the difficulty, and the terms
upon which it is based
The chief authorities of the island, assem-
bled in conference, sent manifesto to the
Spanish Government, asking it to wait until
it shall have received statement about the
Vrginius case, which shows the right of the
capture and the justice of subsequent pro-
ceedlngs. The mass Of the people oppose the
surrender of the Virginius, or any yielding to
pretensions which may dshonor the Spanish