, 1873-11-27
GO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ~, 1873.

<fs 1910.
Second-That tho surviving mcmborc Of tho
crew nauat bo restored.
Third-suitablc indemnity to bo mado to tho
families Of thoHe etnN.
This report l,aa como to bo almost una1,i-
mously bollcyod, aud undor It's inttuenco there
has grown up porcoptible foet.ug Of ro1icf on
those bettor Informed md those who huyo boon
IN favor OF war, tho conclusion waa at onco &C.
copied shat speedy peace was assured, but
THE NEAL CONDITION or THINGS
report alluded to- Admiral Polo has not hoen
clothed with extraordinary powors. On the co1l-
trary. l,fR functions havo boon Ignored, both In
Madrid md III Ha7ann, "na le has finally
aS.a aSno9a 3,n point whore he Is but t!le
handu diapatchca nro transmitted No
such propositions as basie Of tho adjustment
Of the difficulty having boon agreod upon bo-
tween tho 6punish Representative hero aud
Government will
DE11vAn THE v1no1u1ua
into tho hands Of Treasury oiliclals ut Key
y W0s acno aaluting 5g 1s. The , flag !" esss TIL t1
proeood assinut he: for Violation
Of tho neutrality and registry lnwa. II sho In
fonud to laye violated theBo laws, tho caso Of
sp.ln will have boen made out. II she is found
NUt guilty 0E GuCu f1pIAtlOut IlC uGltcu DGa[C8
Government will tal.o effective stops to 1.ayo tho
roparation. due lor Our Government will not
tion till 1t hau boon fully eccutlcd to.
TIE SITUATION
Is nov regarded IS being as tu!l of danger as at
sny time SINCE tho taking, Of the voosol. Tile
apprehension tllan evor hofora. Tho nbili-
Y Of the Castelar, dosornnont to moot
cyCccHiurly 1nuhffitt and IF fin
quarrot il with Spain sllo will bo held to strict
responsibility, whatoyor may bo her Govern
| mont THIS is the position rs outlined by tho
Administration tonight. Senator Morton, tho
Con,nittco in the city, was closctod with socro-
r." TIC -Issoe.atei Prtsa.l
TIE a1TuAT1oH REVIEWED.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov 26.-As 1t ID not cis-
toma1y for Governments to publicly 1nako knoun.
unless l,y competent authority. tho progress Of
negotiations, 1t can therefore be sEid that tho
statements regarding M alleged agreement ho-
tho lcnHt, premature. 1t is known tint our Gov
ernment has protested to TINT OF Bpnin a3aiust
tho Seizure Of tlo VirgnuB whilo flying
tho American Lag. aud summary execution
ing the efforts Of cur Vice. Consul to secure q
doiay in order that o1,r Government might be
heard bofore Judgment should be pronounced,
tho conduct OF tho Spanish 1nnn.0(-wnr, and
being contrary, not only to internationnl
law, but against that comfy which should H.
ways exist among civilized mud friendly nations.
Tho stay of further executions Mt Santiago 10
Cuba BY order Of tho Castelar, Government,
placed tile cnse
IN CONDITION ron sETTLENEyT.
This Government has alrendy shown to the
Spanish Government, or assumed that tic Vir-
glnius., having United States register and car-
lying tho United btates nag, was prlrnn facio an
American vessel; At least tlis ohnraotor attached
to her at tue timo Of tho Seizure, end hcnoo tho
Unitod States, in the absence Of proof that OWL
orship resided in sone foreign power. were
bound to protect the flag she carried The
Spanish Government hns been Offered MI oppor-
tuutty to
MAKE PERSONAL EXPLANATION
on these points. mud to justify tho conduct OF
thoso acting urdor It's authority. Tho nntionali-
ty OF the vessel settled, tho other points will bo
comparatively easy Of solution. and tloso include
tho nationality OF tho captlvcs. IT it slloull bn
determined that tho Virginius was M American
vessel In ueuso TINT shielded lor from capture,
hcr surrender would follow al ma:ter OF course,
| and tho
FIRING or BA1urE TO our FLAG
! would not DO severe draft on Spanish pride. A
demand for tho surrender Of the Surviving pas
Eongers aud crow, and for suitnblo indemnity for
tho bonelt oil tho families Of those slain at San
llago do Cuba. would dopond OF tho contingon-
clos md facts OF kl,o onti1o question. If such n
demand were mndo 1t could not certainly include
ours. Spain hos before now delivered capturoel
American vessels to thoir ownoEs through tho
intervention Of tho United States Coy
ornment, nftor long delays, tho
contests always being MS to tho lswfu'ncaB Of
their tranaactions, and our Government has for
many years bocn engaged in procuring roloaao
from trno to timo Of American citizons u,ljuHtly
Imprisoned or deprived Of their property in tho
Island Of Cuba, whilo insisting upon reEpoct to
tho Unitel States lag. and tho right to nayignte
rf rrif In