, 1873-12-31
The Good Office Of the United States
to Be Again rendered to Spain.
Abolition Of Slavery in Cuba to
Bo Advised.
The Official Correspondence Between
Secretary Fish and Minister
Eickles.

LOSS Of THE VIRGlNlUS.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
Nonro1K, Dec. 80.-All litigation for the pos
aossion Of tho VirginiuH, whother it be botwean
6pain and tho United statcs,-a morning paper
having published story c,,rront in Washington
to tho effect that Spain had become sick Of Acr
bargain, and docided that sho wanted the Yir-
ginius and did not want tho United Statos to
have her, aud consequently had demanded hor
return. or between tho United statos and her
alleged owners, Is happily adjusted, abe
having fouudored at sea of Capo Tear
N. G., on tho morning Of tho 2Gth.
All OF her crew wero previously transferred to
her convoy, tho United States sloop OF war
ossipco, which nrrivcd at this port ut o'clock
this morning.
THE END OF THE ylna1H1us
1t is to DO hoped, and thore IL every rcnHon to
bolieve, that the last sceno in tho horrifying
tragedy, IN the earlier acts OF which tho Vir-
giniua was tho prominent and iuseporablo font
ture, was enacted early on tho morning Of tho
26th ult., whom nndor cold, leaden, and un-
friendly sky, in a turbulent ECO, md
with few lookors-on, aud fowor still. if any,
Bympath1zers, as in the case Of tho burinl Of an
unknown in tho pottor's field, the Virginius
oventful career WAS violently brought to Q close.
From tho report Of Liout.- Commander David G.
Woodrow, who was in chnrgo of the Virglnius,
to Commander John ..Waltora. of tho OBsipco,
tho following facts are learned regarding the
last cruise of tho Virginiua:
HOW TIE vEs3EL FoUNDEREp.
When tho crew which hnd been detailed to work
her boarded her from tho Dinpatch, they found
nearly twenty tons Of aslcs and dirt in ler hold,
her skylights broken, compnnionways shattered,
and cahins filthy. Worst Of all, she Was leaking
badly. They got up steam as coon US possible.
aud headed for Dry Tortusas, where they wcre
to meet the osEipco, which had been detailsd to
oct US their convoy. The vessel mule water 10
RAPIDLY that they had great difficulty III reach
ing their destination, which, they succeeded
in doing on tho 7th inst. They
found tho 0ssipee whiting for t1om,
Bho having arrived tho day bofogo. Men
wcrc Immediately detached from tho Osspco
to assist tho crew Of Tho yirginius in cleaning,
and, 30 far US possible, pumping her out, aud
tho work Of renovation was continued without
it was decided that she was in condition sui
ilciently safo to warrant her calling for this
port
IL row or THE ossIrEE.
With what little steam her boilers would
allow her carrying sllo started for Now
York on tho morning Of tho 10Th. Tho
weather was moderato until tho 21st,
when thoy encountered u heavy ga:o which
looaenod several i1on .plates on hor bow.
constantly at work, tloy LAD B,,ccoodoi il. keep
ing tho water down, but tilenceforward It gained
rapidly, to that On tho following evening there
welo nearly ton fuot Of water in tho forward
compartment. and 80 much in the firc-room AZ to
entangor tue ilres Tho water continued to gain
slowly till carly on tho morning OF tho 2Ctl when
I'LL tho lires beng guenchcd. aud the pumps