Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-11-27
CUBA


matters will reqnire much corrcspon
dence and delay. No complications
need be feared as the administration see
its way clear and while war will be
avoided Cuba will be fee"
NEW YORK, November 20.-Ite
officers of the Moro Castle report that
on arrival at Havana the vessel was
boarded The passengers while aboard
were unmolested, but were seized upon
landing. Six out of seventeen steer
age passengers were arrested, but were
discharged after being searched. The
Spanish officers explained that they
were suspected of bearing dispatches.
The persons for whom they were
searching came on the City of New
York. She was boarded upon arrival
and the passengers seized and searched.
Six were declared guilty. Three of
them were women Extensive cor
respondence was found secreted about
their persons. One was neice of Al
mazda, who had attracted attention
during the passage by her great beau
ty and brilliant conversational powers.
The prisoners were confined in the
cabin, and their fate was unknown
when the Moro Castle left Havana.
The Bombalier Express agent attempt
ed to throw some papers out of the
window, but they fell short He was
at once condemned to death
The extensive correspondence which
had been seized implicated many per
soas on the island hitherto unsupported,
as the Moro Castle left Havana, they
'oere icing shot aclthoest naercy!!
1t was estimated that about forty
patriots on various portions of the is
land had met this fate
NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
FORTRESS MONROE, November 20
The United States war vessel Ossipee,
fronl Newport for Norfolk, has passed
in
BosToN November 20. - Orders have
been received to work night and day
until the Brooklyn and Franklin arc
ready for sea.
AN IMPERATIVE DEMAND UPON SPAIN.
WASHINGTON November 3D.-It is
understood that Secretary Fish has
made an imperative demand upon Spain
Tor the immediate restoration Of proper
ty sequestrated from American citizens
i'll Cuba, as he desires to report to Con
gress that the stipulated restoration has
been made.
CAPT. FRY LETTERS TO HIS FRIENDS.
NEW York, November pa He,'
It'd special, dated Havana, 10Th, says:
Captain Fry, previous to his execution,
wrote letters to President Grant, his
wife, Father Hubert, Of New Orleans,
and TO " alton Fry.
THE EFFECTIVE SPANISH FORCE IN CUBA.
MADRID, November 20.-It is otfii
cially announced that the effective
Spanish force in Cuba numbers 54,uOJ
men.
New YORK, Nov. %. 1873 Private
advices received in this city from Mad
rid embrace the following Important in
formation: The feeling among the PEG
pleas exhibited by the outburst of pas
sion on the streets, indicates the most
excited vindictiveness towards the Uni
ted States.
A mob, inspired by this feeling and
infi,riated by the angry tone of the
press, which demands that the Govern
mert shall send Minister Sicklcs his
passports, collected before the United
States legation on the night of the 10Th
and threatened him with violence. The
authorities acted promptly, and the mob
was soon dispersed without having
committed any act Of aggression.
Fears are entertained by the friends
of the Castelar, Government that if it is
aold enough to yield full reclamation it
may be oyerthrown Nothing has
been made public regarding the terms
If the reclamation, but the press and
the people seem to think that it may III
-ciud a Hemand for territorial indemni
W, or that it may result in some way 10
the injury of Spanish territorial integri-
ty. 1t is fear Of such ;a' result that
has 50 alarmingly exasperated the peo-
pie, and has resulted in the unfortunate
embarrassment OF the government.
New York, Nov. pa Herald
special from Madrid says: '.The situa
ton is grave. There is serious mis-
understanding between Minister Sick
les and the Spanish Cabinet. On the
arrival OF the news Of the capture of the.
Yirginius, President CASTELAR, called at
the United States Legation and express
eG regret, and ordered suspension of
sentence. When Secretary Fish tele
gl'aphed the news of the execution, Gen.
Sickles sent note at 2 o'clock in the
morning, demanding stay.
''Ihe Foreign Secretary replied,
questioning the accuracy of the infor
nation, and intimated that Gen. Sick
les action was not authorized There
upon Gen. Sickles, in the name of the
United States, addressed formal pro
test against the inhuman butcheries and
the insult to the United States; again
demanded that Spain should not enforce
obedience to orders in Cuba; and insis
ted on the rights of Americans to trial
under the treaty of i795. He com
planned that the American consul at
Santiago was prevented from using the
telegraph to Washington
"ihe Spanish Secretary answered
that the matter was wholly a mun;cinal
affair between Spain and the Virginius
pirates.
/. THE interview terminated by Mr..
Sickles demanding that Spain should
enforce the order of the Cabinet to Gu
ba for suspension of the executions.
The Spanish Minister OF Foreign AT
fairs h aughtily declined to hermit Gen