Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-11
THE CUBAN AFFAIR.
The Victims of the Virgini'is'
Tie Delays of Two incompetent
Governments.
Vhe srauish Covernment view.


The Suanish Government View.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. Ono new facts IN |
relation to the Virginius have transplfe9
| to-day. The Department of State ana
Minister Sickles ale in telegraphic cores
pondence on the subject. The spanish
| Government claims that it has acted IN
good faith by asking delay of punishment |
| on the passengers and crew OF that VESSEL |
and regrets that its telegram was not re-
| ceived III Cuba before the execution TOOK
place. The difficulty seems to be the IN
| efficiency of that Government to control
| affairs in Cuba, in this as well as othef |
matters.
| Action of the American Government
Our Government is engaged in efforts 10
stay proceedings as to the remainder OF
those on board the Virginius until all the |
facts can be fully ascertained,
Orders by Secretary Fish.
The Secretary of State has sent instIuc- |
tions to both Minister Sickles, at Madrid, |
| and Consul General Hall, at Havana, TO |
telegraph as soon as possible all the facts IN |
regard to the capture OF the Nlrglnlus anu
the execution of parties on board that YES
sci; but Hall replies there is some Interrupt |
| tion of the telegraph line between Havana |
and Santiago de Cuba, and as yet he has |
been unable to learn any particulars.
Dispatch from Minister SickIes.
| A dispatch from Minister Sickles states |
that the Madrid Government had no infOr- |
nation of the execution until after it had |
occurred. The only information that the |
| Government now has is the fact that the |
Virginius was captured and several persons |
| on her executed; but as to what waters or |
under what circumstances the vessel was |
captured, no information has been received. |
| Until these facts are known officially, the |
| Government will take no action in the mat |
| ter:
View of Our Government. |
| The question being a very delicate one, |
| it is the intention of our authorities to take
no step which cannot be maintained under |
| the law of nations. Our Government is |
not satisfied that the Virginius is entitled |
| to the protection of the United States. 1t |
| is true that she sailed from New York I'M |
| der an American register; but it has been |
| charged that she was sold to Quesada some |
| fifteen or eighteen months ago at Eracoa, |
| and since that time has been sailing both |
| Cuban and Venezuelan flags; and if that |
charge should turn out to be true, she can |
not receive the protection of our Govern |
ment.
| CASTELAR, Perfectly Honest.
The indications are that President Cas- |
| tellar's government is disposed to act per- |
| fectly honestly with the United States, but |
| the internal discussions now in existence |
| in Spain do much toward embarrassing it. |
| On the island of Cuba the Influence OF the |
Casino and Psga al "a club Of wealthy |
slavehOlders) has been very disastrous to |
the home government.
Feeling i'm Official Circles.
The feeling in official circles here is any |
| thing but untriendly to Spain, and it is the |
| impression that only few days will elapse |
| before it will be seen that CastellaTS gov |
| eminent is anxious to have the friendship |
and encouragement Of the United States. |
| The State Department is not aware that |
any United States vessel has been sent to |
| Santiago, Cuba, but it is probable that Or |
! ders have been issued by the Rear Admiral
! commanding the North Atlantic squadron |
| for one of the vessels on that station to |
| proceed thither.
Admiral Scott Ordered 10 Santiago.
| NEW YORK, November "a Washing
| ton special says the Secretary Of the Navy
| this afternoon telegraphed to Rear Admiral
| Scott. commanding the North Atlantic sta
ton, to proceed in person or send vessel
| to cooperate with Vice Consul Schmidt at
that place III protecting the interests OF
the United States in the affair of the Viz
ginius.
Two Cuban Expeditions Forming.
| NEW YORK November 9.-Ihe Cuban
| Junta of this city announces that all the
| means possible will be used TO form an eX-
| petition to set out at once to Cuba to take
| revenge for the execution of the patriots
seized on the Vnginius. A corps is form
! ing composed of Americans alone to pro
| coed to Cuba. Already two thousand names
| have been put on the roll, many of them old
and well-tried soldiers. A mass meeting
of Cubans will be held tomorrow evening
to express indignation at the acts OF the
Spanish authorities. General Quesada is
forming another expedition, and it Is said
three thousand names are enrolled, the
majority Cubans and exiles. The Cuban
bureau is thronged the greater part of the
time.
Mass Meeting of Cubans.
A mass meeting of Cubans was held to-
day. HeloriO Cisneros, President OF the So
ciety of AmijOs de Cuba, in the chair
Patriotic addresses were made, and reSO-
|
furnish out a new expedition to the island.
A committee of three was appointed to so
Iicit subscriptions throughout the city.
Thirteenthous dollars have already been
subscribed. The excitement among Gu
bans here is intense.
Official Account of the Cuban Execu-
| ton.
The following telegram was received by
Hi off from
| tleman of high standing in Washington:
"A telegram has Just been received at the
| State Department from Consul General
| Hall. giving the whole account Of the exc
cution of the American citizens. He in
tends to protest for his Government against
the outrage committed by the Spanish au-
| tbOrities in violation Of international law
and of our treaties with Spain, and to de-
| mand an adequate PREPARATION. The State
| Department is reticent, but determined to
Obtain redress. There is very untavOrable
feeling against Spain i'll official circles"
INDIGNATION Meeting I'm New Orleans.
| NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10.-There was
an enthusiastic Cuban meeting to-day. The
| surveyor of the port and other prominent
federal officials participated. Resolutions
were adopted cOndemning the barbarity OF
the Standards. and calling on the federal
government to recognize the Cubans as bel
iigerents, and requiring indemnity and
apologv for the recent OutrageS on Ameri-
can citizens.
How Ryan and His Comrades Met
| Their Fate.
KEY WEST, Nov. "a letter uom
Havana of Nov. ), gives the following &C
count of the execution of the NHgllnus
prisoners at-SantiagO de Cuba: The 1o'I
prisoners were shot at a place made famous
by previous executions, and in the usual
manner, kneeling close to a slaughter house
wall. All marched to the spot with hIlll-
ness. Bembetta and Ryan showed marked
courage, although the former was slightly
affected toward the last. The two others
quite broke down before they were ban
daged, but Ryan kept up to the last, never
finched a moment and died without fear or
regret Bembetta and Ryan were Killed III
the first discharge.
The Delay of Red Tape.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10.-NOthing OF
marked Importance occurred to-day with