The New York herald., 1873-11-11


susceptible OF proof when proof is required that
the virginus was an American ship and Ryan am
American citizen.
In reference TO this latter question the probable
tiles are that no direct action VIII be taken before
Wednesday or Thursday OF this week. BY tha0
time, it is believed, more authentic and
PREc Sc OFFICIAL INFORMATION
will be received in relation TO all the circumstances
OF the capture OF the yirginus, as well as OF the
execution Of her passengers. Then, should the
Information show that she was regularly cleare6
az an American vessel. beyond the limits OF tho
marine jurisdiction Of Spain, and that Ryan and
Others were American citizens, 1T is proposed to-
organize and hold monster mass meeting to pro-
test against such Illegal and summary action ON
the part OF Spain. The committee having the mat
ter IN charge are in consultation daily on the SUBJ
Ject, and have already communicated with many
eminent gentlemen, with view to securing their
cooperation and advice or their attendance as
speakers on the occasion Mr.. George W. Brown
rangements. and has already had conferences with
Judge Edwards Pierrepont and Henry Waru
Beecher., Judge Picrrepont strongly advises y
course OF
DELIBERATE ACTION,
as there will be nothing to retract as the conscs
quencc OF too great precipitation. 1t is the inten-
Jlon 70 secure the attendance, If possible, OF thei
gentlemen above named as speakers, together
with Gerrit Smith, the champion OF emancipation,
and General n. p. Banks, the soldier and states
man and advocate OF liberty among all nations-
There Is little doubt but that the meeting will be y
very large and influential one should the detailed
dispatches show that any injustice has been
rashly and defiantly done.
.Among the Cubans themselves, although there is
union oil sentiment there does not appear, unfor-
unately to be unity Of action and each Of the two
branches is working Independently OF the other The
society OF amigos de Cuba" has its headquarters
at No. SO Exchange place. and there was privata
session o! the leading members OF that body held
there yesterday afternoon. General Francisco VI
Aguilera, Vice President OF the Cuban RepuDlcj
who was present, informed the reporter, upon in4
quiry, that the Cubans In New YORK are cxertin0
all their power to lit out
NEW AND LARGE EXPEDITION,
and that the Indications now that she enter3
prise Will be carried out within two weeks on
course nothing could be learned as yet regarding
the personnel OF the party or the point from whtch
MANY STRANGE RuMoRs
are afoat concerning the capture OF the Virginius
which include one to the opinion that she was sur-
rendered unnecessarily to the Spanish corvetta
Tornado. Ii is stated that the virginius took ON
board at Kingston jamaica prior sailing for Cuba
800 tons Of coal; she was decidedly fast, having
an hour she lett Kingston on the ED Of OCTOBER
and was chased and captured on the 3Oth. Accordj
ing to the testimony OF engineers who have served
on the Virglnus her consumption of coal averaged
would be very large allowance The
nine knots, but In emergencies she may be-
pushed to eleven knots. an extreme rate Of speed
in the time the virginius had been at sea, 1t is
the fact that she took on board 800 tons OF COAL,
leaving balance in her bunkers of 100 tons. FROM
these data 1t is argued tnat she never should have
been overnauled by any such vessel as the Tornado
The insnuatOn III those assertions against her
commander. Captain Joseph Fry, is very grave
one, and as he is now prisoner. with no opportu1
nifty for making defence OF the charge, 1t would
be well to consider IL lenienty.
WHO OWNS THAT SHIP
question having arisen as to the actual ownerS
ship OF the vlrginius, involving, or course, the
right OF protection, HERALD reporter yesterday
General Quesada, but the General denied circumS
stantislly that she does or ever did, for ever SO
short period, belong to him. either since he has
been resident of the United States or while he
was in Venezuela. He further asserted that she
than the American nag. and she has always during
that period received her clearances in the usual
is said that she is owned by Mr.. John Paterson.
The following letter, received In reference to ting
over overhauled by Spanish man-oi.war, % is pertinend
at tnis time, as demonstrating In some measure
President Grants views on the question OF neu.
WHAT PRESIDENT GRANT THINKS ABOUT NET
DErARrnxsr OF rHr INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, Oct l. 1869. !
Your despatch q to-day came while was at csDinsa
with the Cabinet I the T Presden was Of opinion Sas the
;ss
o. ha he
have ever been instructed 70 stop the shipment q mer
chandse though be in form OF articles contraband 00
war The owners and masters OF vessels must simply
take their risk in these But II an expeditio,
whether OF armed men armed vessels INTENDED Tor
naval warfare is started in ports then the questions
OF duty neutrals friendly Power arises and.
even We had acknowledged the independence OF Cuba
duty and rule could be whit different until we
Of the question by making war upon the
bought of England during the rebellion, and
Ss the legal right e %
own risk ofcapture but the Alabama fitted out t0
make war upon US ship Of
The Cuban republicans must learn to make this dis
tinction before complaining Of conduct In this
spsct have said above the recognition Of their nde>
pendence would not alter the law. Yours truly
J. ID, COX,
Secretary of the Interior.