Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-22
THE SPANISH TROUBLES.
Demands OF tho UnIrod ssa,os.
'TlaE SITUATION COMPLIuArED
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.

MADRID, Nov. 20, 1s73.-The relations of
tne nnlted States and Spain are as serious as
possible and the diplomatic cOnDlicaLion
here is peculiarly grave ,inyolviDr shnFp words
anGla nagrant misunderstanding between Ger.
olckels and the Spanish Minister of Foreign
!AnaIrs, with peremtory demands from Wash
InAton that Will almost necessarily lead to a |
CASTELAR, CALLS ON MINISTER sIcKIEs.
A.. ofon receipt Of the news, of the capture of |
the HirginiuS, SenOr CASTELAR, called at the /
Y niteo States Legation, and expressed his re-
gIet at the occurrence, and informed our Min
lster that orders had been sent out for the slIs |
pension OF whatever sentence might be pro- |
nOuneed on the eaptives.
SECRETARY FISH DEMANDS SUSPENSION OF |
EXECUTION.
subsequently, at A. M, Gen. Sickles recel. |
Ved despatch from Mr.. Fish, informing him |
or the executions, and he sent note demand. |
rug tnat the orders, of which he had been in |
IVlmed, IOr the suspension of the sentences |
should be enforced and the Spanish Minister |
of Foreign Affairs, in answer. expressed his |
douO's or the accuracy of the information and |
animated that Gen. SicEles' action was nau-
thoriZsd.
OUR MINISTER'S SOLEMN PROTEST
ThereHpon Gen. SickIes, in the name of the
U. 5. Government, addressed to the Minister
OF Foreign Affairs formal protest against
LuS Dulft " anu H0dlIlSb the O0iteU
Sts'es nag, demanding that Spain should en-
force O0ed ence Oher orders IN Cuba, i"Sist-
iuS upon the
RIGHT OF EVERY AMERICAN To A REGULAR
TRIAL,
under the treasy of 1895, and complaining that
the United States Consul, at santiago de Cuja
was prevented from using the telegraph for
communication on = his Government.
SPAIN WILL NOT ToIERATE YANKEE = TER
To this came the Spanish answer that 'he
matt RS In dispute were wholly municipal and
/ in the discretion of the Spanish authorities
| that the persons cdDtu~ed on the FirginiUS
were pirates and tnat Spain could not toer-
ate the inter ference of the Ur'todStltes IN her
mU9'cipal afla rs.
AVOTETR MT Rv,Ew NO ANo-FzR
| sNUB.
| A1 interview was consequently c. lied for and
granted. at which General Sickles demanded
tina, he orders of tbe 6nanish GoVernment sus-
pending The executions IN CDba should be IN
forced when the Minister for Foreign AlaiIs
haughiily declined 10 permit tue reIn zen alive
Of the Unted Siatca 10 dseuss The municipal
q fairs of Cuba. The Interview terminated
| sngrily, Gensral Scklc-i iuiima.in ing that
only strictly ofiicia' relations with the
Cabinet would be tOssible on his part IN The ia
ture.
POINTS 6F oUR DEFANDs ON SPAIN
The following are said TO he the Points OF a
} peremptory demand presented by our Govern
msnt TO the Spanish Olbinet.-
FIRsr-The forraal delivery OF the Eirginiua
to officers Of our Gov rAmenL in port Of the
United Stsles
SEcoND-Ihe release and restoration TO our
) protection Of the surviving cspivep.
THIRD-A money indemnity TO the hes o
all aiken rom on board the Pi-gipius end pal
10 death.
FouRFu The trial and punishment o.
General Bv-riell AMI all other responsible off
ceIs.
!. F.PTH-THE IMMEDIATE AND UxC0ND NDr
a TIoNAL ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN oUBA A,
!, THE SOURCE OF ALL THE PENDING DIFFIcUL
a qIEs AND COMPLAINTS.
: The Spanish objections to this have et
sent forward BY the Aperipan Minister.
o GREAT EXCITEMENT IN MADRID.
# The public mind is exceedingly excited
2 SpaniaIda blame Americans for the Cuban in
= surreciiOn aud declare that war with the UniteG
= States Would be welcome. Americans her
who know the state OF the public mind ant
y know their own country do not zee how wa
r, can be avoided
y SPAN wILL CoNeFOE NcTHEG
a aud public opinion would prevent concession o.
sr the part of CASTELAR, IT he were disposed TO max
3 any.
s. Extreme publications here favor onr views {
d the case; but defiance and stubborn intoeranc
= Of any other view than their own is the Geners
= tone. II ro..r
y SPANISH IRoN-cLADs ORDERED To CuBA.
E. All the Spanish iron-clads not iu the hand
- - Of the intransigentes have been ordere
Al, H.. -