The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-11-20

&
papers banded over by Capt. Fry are said
10 bs the registry aud clearance OF tie
camer by the United States. Tbs
SpaRiardS took possession Of the Virgin.
:us by hauling down the American fAg
and hoisting the spanish hsy instead.
keeping pasas.sien OF the @p4pers, and.
With the Tornada, heading the Vrginius
for and taking Der inro Santiago de Cuba
with 1913 men consisting of tho officers,
crew and passengers. asasa@
The reports Of tho capture Of the Vir-
glnus and OF what has ,ranspired since
her capture, c"lning almost entirely from
the SpAnfards are somewhat conflicting.
and it is diff alt to arrive at the sxact
facts. Seine reports say that soon after
arriving ut Santiago d. Cuba four men,
Gen Ryan and three Others were taken
from the Virg,nius and shst-shat soon
after Capt Fry and thirty ak others were
shot, acme reports placing the number
At forty, and tia. still again fly seven
wero shot. The shooting IF fifty seven,
after obtaining trelsucs far some time
has been contrAdicted, but is still gsner-
ally believed. The capture of the V,r
giAlua and especially shooting 81 many of
the officers, crew aud passengers, without
trial. OF only n mock trial, has produced
Intense excitement IN the eastern and
southern cities aud somewhat extensively
through tho United States. And we'll il
may, for msny Of them we're citizens of
the United States, were sailing under her
flag, and were proba oily entitled to her
protection. Some of the men on board
The VirglniuS are said to bs citizrns oil
Great Britain, and she, ~ we'll as tue
United States, lie interested in the protec.
ton OF her cisizens Whether the Vir-
ginius was captured ia British waters
within one league Of JAmaicA-or on III.
high seas, is aot fully known. In either
case the men were entitled, to some ex-
tent at least, to the protection of their
flag and country. If the Vlrxiuius was
- blockade runner she was subject to
capture and to be taken into port where
every til NJ saoul1 have bsen held in sus
pense till after Court having admiralty
Jurisdiction had set in judgne upon
her and decided whether she was q
merchantmen or a blockade runner in
the intereat Of the Cuban insurgents
Even if the Virginius was a prste and
all on board pirates they were entitled to
a fair trial. and. If cAndsmned to execu.
tior, to he executed according 20 the
rules OF civilization for the execution Of |
pirates.
Upon the reception the FIST news Of |
the capture of the Vlrs inius and of the
frat executions our Government, through.
minister Sickles, protested against the
proceedings aud asked stay Of farther
proceedings till the affair could be In
Vestated. The Spanish G 'verment prom
lsed restitution as for a. within it's power
and promised atay of proceediug4 Bac
1t Jailed to stay the proceedings Of tho
op anlardS in Cuba and they proceedrd
with the executions. Under the cireum
stances our Government has ordered
several war vsssss to Cuba under sealed
instructions. It has also ordered all the
war vessels in the navy yards put into
order for service with all due dispatch
ana the navy is being fitted I
to its full capscity. Il is
understood that part Of tho instruc-
tions given to the commanders of vessels
ordered to Cuba was to send da'Iy mail
By way Of Key West reporting transpirlng
events and whatever informntio on Gould
lac obtained in relation to tue capture Of
the VIrginius and the execution of her
men. This was none too soon, for the
Cleopatra has already returned to New
York, bringing back the paper mails she
took on her outward bound trim t.
Havana, the Spanish authorities refusing
to allow them to be landed. 1t is verv
evident that our Government can not and
Will not allow the Vrginlus capture and
execution to pass without investigation.
ana 1t is equally evoidsnt that it intend.
TO be In readiness to enforce our claims
Tor redress against Spain it enforcement
becomes necessary. Aud if Spain is IN
nhln To nnfnrcn hnr