New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-08

General and the Minister of Ultramar. The latter
declares that he will certainly resign If the Home
Government is not respected. The Spanish military
authorities are much more incensed against Spain
than against the United States grand ball when
was to be given by the Casino has been postponed
on account of the present complications
The Juniata arrived at Santiago on the 26th ana
Commander BraIne had an interview with uen'
Morales Rios. Subsequently Commander braine
received written communication, the nature Vi
which is unknown. Lieut.. Chip of the Junlata
goes to Washington with dispatches supposed 10
contain the programme for the surrender OF the
survivors of the Virgnus The corrected list OF hei
officers crew. and passengers gives total OF 49, Oh
whom SO were shot. OF those remaining alive ii
are Americans by birth OF naturalization.
KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 6-According TO ad'lces
from Havana this morning affairs are quleter' pu'
there is a unanimous feeling of logged obslnacy IN
regard to the surrender of the Virglnius. Inc 'o'
de Cuba calls upon all good Spaniards to come LOT
ward and ill the new battalions Of volunteers when
are now forming.
Lieut. Chip left Santiago on the 30th, at o'clock
in the afternoon. lie came by steamer along inc
coast to Batabano, where he took rail for Havana
The vessel was a Spanish mail steamer, and had
large number of volunteers aboard, but he received
no incviity from them or any one else. Ihere are
in the harbor of Santiago, beside the Junlata anu
Wyoming, the British sloop-of-war Niobe ana 'he
gunboat Woodlark. The latter carries three guns
There were also five musketo gunboats OF the
Spanish Navy, each carrying lOO-pound Iai-
rott gun The Spanish vessels at Havana are
the Isabel, La Catolica Tornado and Carona'
dispatch boat and two side-wheel gunboats of three
guns EACH There is no American man-of-war The
Americans, of whom there very many employed
AS mechanics and engineers on the railroads and in
sugar mills fear for rlives and hopein the event
of a war that some provision will be made for ther
escape and safety. Lieut. Chip thinks the yolun-
teers are unanimous for war, and would probably
make at least one good fight but If then defeated
they would become demoralized.
KEY WEST Fla. Dec 6.-The Government dis
patch boat Dispatch, formerly the yacht America
has arriv here four days from Norfolk Six hundred
barrels of powder transferred from her 10 the
sOreshp Pawnee. Both of the dispatch-boats are on
telegraphic orders and under steam. The powder
from the Dispatch is being deposited at Fort Taylor
but work would not he done on Sunday if the boat
were not needed for immediate service.
Anxiety prevails here about the Kansas, which
sailed from NewYork four days before the Juniata,
and had not arrived at her expected destination,
Santiago four days after the Juniata Admiral Scott
has received no tidings.
KEY WEST. Fla. Dee. THE feet at this station
is under sailing orders. Work was going on all sun
day. The Dispatch left tonight and the luto will
leave tomorrow. Their destination IS not certainly
known. Admiral Scott has engaged passage for POO
men on Tuesday steamer for New-York These are
understood 90 be the surplus the receiyiug-sbip
Pawnee, and they go North to man the ships to be
sent out to join this fleet.
The message of President Grant 10 Congress is
anxiously looked for. Gold and Exchange are de
cliuing.