The New York herald., 1873-07-12
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very lives depended on sustaining the exercise

citadel could defy the city and 10000 Carlisto be-
sides. II they possessed NO artillery The city OF
| Pampeluna is commanded by the guns Of the cita-
de and, at any manifestation OF treason by the in
hapitants, could be destroyed In very short time.
At present there are mounted on the walls Of the
citadel over fty great guns, 5000 shot are stored
In the warehouse and over one hundred tons OF
powder are in the magazine. 80 that II you hear
again Of fPampeluna being besieged by Carlsts You
have my permission to treat the statement with
the scorn 1t deserves ac h1o9 c.i l9----- 30
Your correspondents came to this city with the
intent to do justice TO such theme Of interest az
the siege OF Pampeluna would be, as you and your
readers would admit 1t would be, and II there was
no siege to accompany q lighting column that
really meant business, and vary my letters with
details Of o well fought battle. In short time
expect to have that pleasure. being provided with
numbers Of letters OF recommendation from the
Minister OF the Interior. In the interim, how
ever, wish to interest you with few facts n
rs CUBA NOT no BE SPARED. er .f
At the mesa redoradG, or the table d'hote, this
evening there were four 0nicers one Q colonel OF
cavalry. another lieutenant colonel of engineers,
formerly aide-de-camp to Amadeus, and two others
of inferior grade. turned the conversation to
Cuba and begged to know what was the reason
the Spanish people entertained such strong OBJ
lection to sell Cuba The lieutenant colonel of
''Cn hons1rei Sell Cuba, neveri You might as
well ask rs to sell CATALONIA or Andalusia.y oils
y mo. Sehor," replied, "the case is very differ
ent. Both Andalusia ana Catalonia are integral
parts Of the Peninsula but Cuba is an island In the
American seas far removed from Spain, where
there is much disorder which you ind hard to
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"Ohl' grunted the onncer. perhaps the United
States desire to possess it," 8o .re.-r b,,a a.l,,
"By fair means, very probably" said. ''They
would buy 1t at proper price; but they would
never take 1t by force because the two countries
are at peace with each other.n g e1lg n9a 1c1
''Wel we will neither sell IT, nor will We let you
take 1t by force would rather it IN the hands
of any other Power-England, France, Germany or
Russia" said he. y
''Then 80 much the better for u.s." ventured to
say. "Once you sell 1t to q foreign Power America
will not be bound by the ties OF honor and justice
to remain longer quiet, The Americana would
take 1t from the Power you sold 1t to-"
''Why~ asked the ofieer.
']f you will inform me why America desires the
island at all l will answer your said !. gino ic1
''Ohl suppose You want Cuba to give liberty to
the slaves" he replied.
'.No; Spain will do that herself shortly. Try
again." "a fbeeafe ~ rrf. erf, ,r,f4aD s.rT
81 cannot, Tell me why" ,a , a. .,,
because 1t Is military necessity. In the hands
OF Spain it is not very dangerous, because Spain
and the United States at peace with each other
vi it tnlls into the hands VI an aggressive
Power It's possession becomes matter Of vital ne
cessity to our country, and we would be justified
In taking 1t to protect the coast Of the Gulf Of
Mexico for the position Of Cuba is such that 1t is
the key Of the Gulf of Mexico as much almost as
Gibraltar Is the key of the Mediterranean or Alden
and Perrin are the keys Of the Red Sea-"
"Ah, that ls new; but have no fear, we win keep
Cuba. We will not part with 1t until everything is
lost.n
THE OTHER VIEW. ~ .l
'If it depended on me-" broke in the Colonel Of
cavalry, II would sell 1t tomorrow for what 1t
would bring, because 1t Is question of money with
us to-day in Spain. This country is exactly in the
same condition as man who has too much ground
and too little money to work 1t properly. 1t would
be wisdom In the man to sell few acres for ready
cash to work the remainder of his estate. Spain
can well afford to part with Cuba for sum large
enough to pay OF some Of her large debt to put
the country into working order. The revenue Of
Cuba is now about $40. ,o00 you were to
give rs 5000, 100000 this sum of money would be
equal ct six per cent interest to $12 900. Con-
sdered In this light, the sale Of Cuba would
be but fair exchange. Indeed, It
would be better, because we should get
$12, 600 without any trouble-without being
obliged to keep troops and support government
there. wish 1t were sold with all my heart, for
the vast amount OF good which would accrue to
this country. But" said the Colonel, slowly and
deliberately, at is impossible to bring It about.
The government has no power to sell IT. It would
be the ruin OF Catalonia because she could find no
market for the sale OF her cloths and prints, while
now it Is lucrative enough for that State, owing to
the protective tarin by which other nations are
almost prohibited from selling their dry goods to
Cuba. Pro que IasttDs0i (but what pity y"
And 30 say We. And this present COrtcs Con-
stituventes Will have something to say about this
same question: and the wordy passage at arms will
not, rest assured be Of the most peaceable kind.
QUESTION OF 4 CAPITAL.
Anon the conversation drifted into another topic,
which threatened for time to end with swords
or pistols. It started by one OF the younger oicers
stating that the Catalan Deputies were about TO
ask the Cortes that its sessions should be held at
Barcelona instead Of Madrid. This called forth
from the cavalry Colonel who was sevillano, q
good-natured remark that he hoped the Cortes
would be held at Seville, as Sevie in former times
was the capital Of Spain. lr nlta yl
But our friend, the engineer of1cer, proved him.
self to be from Arragon BY the prompt way In
which he said s----.
"Ca hombres Sevillei What is there about Be.
vile that It should be made capital OF SpainY Be-
vile has three things and no more-Womeu
oranges and horses Take those away and Seville
Is the poorest city In Spain. Now, II you said
that sarsgossa should be the capital you would
have spoken sense. What city Of Spain can boast
OF the antiquity OF Saragossas Her plain produces
everything. BY all means saragossa should be the
capital" t1l .r r.rEoa 8fr
'Tut, man; thou art talking nonsense said the
cavalry oficer. zone Of sevillcs suburbs-for
instance, Carmona--would be more preferable than
Saragossa for capital saragossa can boast of
nothing but peaches. BY making Seville the capital
ysu but restore the city TO its former dignity Her
cathedral Ii the Anest In Spain; the Acaxar would
be 1T residence for the President Of the Republic