The New York herald., 1873-11-21
GIT Is A MUNICIPAL AFFAIR.""
Is the Whole Hemisphere
Subject to Spain ?
Quasi Rupture of Diplomatic
Relations at Madrid.
SPANISH ROs-CLADS ORDERED TO CUBA
TeleeHAMs 10 THE new YORK HERALD.

TeleGRAhS 10 THE new YORK HERALD.
The following special report to the HERALD
has been received from the Spanish capital:
-,'s MADRID, Nov. 20, 1873
The relations of the United States and
Spain are as serious as possible, and the diplo-
matte complication here is peculiarly grave,
involving sharp words and a fragrant mis-
understanding between General Sickles and
the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, with
peremptory demands from Washington that
will almost necessarily lead to war.
CASTELAR, CALLS ON MINISTER sIcK1Es.
Upon receipt of the news of the capture Of
the virginius Senior Castelar, called at the
United States Legation and expressed his
regret at the occurrence and informed our
Minister that orders had been sent out for the
suspension of whatever sentence might be
pronounced on the captives
sEcRKrARY FISH DEMANDS SUSPENSION OF Ex-
ECUTIoN.
received despatch from Mr.. Fish, informing
him of the executions, and he sent q note de-
manding that the orders, of which be had been
informed, for the suspension of the sentences
should be enforced; and the Spanish Minister
for Foreign Affairs, in answer, expressed his
doubts of the accuracy of the information, and
intimated that General Sickles' action was
unauthorized.
OUR MINISTER'S SOLEMN PROTEST.
Thereupon General Sickles, in the name Of
the United States government, addressed to
the Minister for Foreign Affairs formal pro-
test against the inhuman butchery and against
the insult to the United States flag, demand
ing that Spain should enforce obedience to
her orders in Cuba, insisting upon the
RIGHT OF EVERY AMERICAN TO REGULAR
under the treaty of 1876, and complaining
that the United States Consul at Santiago de
Cuba was prevented from using the telegraph
for communication with his government
sAAN WILL NOT TOLERATE YANKEE INTER-
FERENCE.
To this came the Spanish answer that the
matters in dispute were wholly municipal, and
in the discretion of the Spanish authorities;
that the persons captured on the virginius
were pirates, and that Spain could not tolerate
the interference of the United States in her
municipal affairs.
ANOTHER INTERVIEW AND ANOTHER sNUB.
An interview was consequently called for
and granted at which General Sickles de-
manded that the orders of the Spanish govern
ment suspending the executions in Cuba
should be enforced, when the Minister for
Foreign Affairs haughtily declined to permit
the representative of the United States to dis
cuss the municipal affairs of Cuba. The in
terview terminated angrily, General Sickles
intimating that only strictly official relations
with the Cabinet would be possible on his
port in the future.
POINTS OF OUR DEMANDS ON SPAIN
The following are said to be the points of
a pcremptory demand presented by our gov
ernment to the Spanish Cabinet
Fyrst-The formal delivery Of the virginius
to officers Of our government in port Of the
United States.
Second--The release and restoration TO our
protection of the surviving captives.
1hird-A money indemnity to the heirs of
oil taken from on board the Virginius and
put to death.