The sun., 1873-10-13

army are becoming bold and neh wen. Much sickness
prevails among the newly arrived spanish troops, wh?
that fy per cent Of tie spanish voianeers from sick
n,, arr PVT ..J as thc hosItnis, sGe iH,I 70 70
rc,p,cing ne position Of our Goycrrm' 'h IN the cuba
fn s Ga c uIn ''i ,, , igc nenrrrcfi"n W
ft IS,i i'es s & a, o H T. M hd o r,be Ib
iurr'. owing e. tr cluntc aud top granny ot the
'', "Iiir h,.i cont hulus ratt > csirol every
mi,,cd by ine loeralni' ded spansn oiicers eho DO
4 u'u.r'c On. lgG inc oay i1,oecgielt M, a..
out' o. lu.nr their rlrAcis .t uiD tNpcu-c 90 ur
,lI, al. yclsre eoctu.lra'e eo' 'hc cgugt-y found,
20 np"n long t'...c',c ard u.rou.h hno6icuso Il
t'c r'D.i' i-d t.'"tt'.'
In TIM Sr., " Tob. -, four days suisse
Qucut to the sending " the above dcspatch
to The House of rprcscntat!vcs, appeared
the tol'owlur
s..' 's1'sss M. l"5 Cat5 irqa !a, TIE rn'19 ,l a
ltir...i.l,v.s v.sor frc,isi inst We iav hi'h rio -
' .ai oq ,"S 3 ,SSS Z" @'SSSqa Sa Vt 1,uT aS
W. t.' rrt t1 otr re'a'r' ioN because u las l'u
o. . 'I DO, Wr deem II cur duy to utgc Nr. = fItlt
IoLmi .'n uai t.of To- p,ois lin ton DO
c nce' ei De- iltrgi ignt ,>e ~ utit T. 'ta't m r.
t.fr tr'' nut eng ,fthitc y trc irtotn or we ma
brt ia aid shoulI uc invoked"
Consul PlurI1rs was on the sth Of
March, ls5O, Obliged to leave the seat Of
lis consulate, his life having been threat
cucd by the volunteers for writing the
dcspatch referred to. lie escaped with
his life hccnusc Mr.. RAMsDEv, the British
Nicc-Cousu at Santiago, gave him the
protection Of the English Tag, and accom-
panied hun through the streets OF the city.
ON the 2itl of March, 1870, the Secretary
OF the Navy tclcgraphed to Rcar-Admiral
Poor, then at Havana in command Of the
flag ship Severn:
"Ir.,acd TO sintialo de cuba and nquirc into tho
ttcatm at Of to American NccConsul and citizens"
In compliance with the above order,
Admiral PooR won't to Santiago de Cuba,
found out that Mr.. PulLIIPs had reported
in his de~putch nothing bat the true state
of affairs, and instead of there aud then
cNacting satisfaction from the Spaniards
for the insult 10 our flag and indemnity
for loss 10 Mir. PHILLIPS, wasted paper in
long dispatches 60 some Spanish under
strappcr, and pockcted both the insult and
the injury.
In his report to the Secretary OF tho
Navy, dated April ~, 1870, Admiral PooR
says:
"Thc whole Tcuiv IN nr pHtiftrs's arose
out o the pubicston Of his correspondence with the
state ptpaftmcnt'
Aud 10y way Of cappinG the climax and
publicly and shamelcssly condoniug 10y
anticipation all outrages which the Span
iards might at any future time choose
TO commit on American citizens or on the
American flag and all future derclictions
Of duty 10y officers OF our navy where
Spanish Interests were concerned, Sccre-
tary Robson replies to Admiral PooR ON
the eth Of May in these words:
"YoUr action iu tgard 10 American citizens and In
tcress Il Santiago de Cuba IN all things approved
In other wor,ls, Consul PHILLIPS, for the
crime OF feaIlessly and thoroughly doing
ms duty as 10 other American Consul in
Cuha has dared do IL since, was disgraced,
driven from his home, and reduced from
opulcnce t0 hcggary. On Saturday morn
ing last, after telling his wife that ne had
not enough Ia buy their breakfasts with,
lie cut his throat. We do not envy the
feelings of HAMILTON FISH, who violated
trust reposod in him by conscientious
officer. or of GEORGE NJ. RoBEsoS, who
abandoned 10 his fate one whom II was his
| special duty to protect.