The New York herald., 1873-12-05

lie further represents that precpitate execu-
ton OF the order would undoubtedly array the
Spanish volunteers against both the home govern
ment and the United States. an evn which he sin
cereIy believes our government is as anxious to
avoid as his own government would deeply de-
plore.
Therefore, in the interests OF peace and good
will between the new and the old Republic he asks
that he may have a few days in which to assure
the excited people OF the island OF the folly OF
either insulting the government they profess TO
love, or aggravating q government whose power 20
crush has scarcel, been withdrawn from one Of the
most f,rmidabe rebellions known to history.
BENEFIT or BRIEP DELAY.
General Joveller again protests that q lew days
OF reflection Will satisfy the controlling element on
the Island that they can neither hope for sympa-
thy from the home government or iorbearance from
the United States IL they insist in dsregarding the
commands OF the one or DEFY the just demands OF
the other.
WILL CARRY OUT HIS ORDERS.
He reassures his government OF his determina-
ton to carry out the orders issued and trusts that
he may be able so TO do in the most peaceful ana
satisfactory manner.
MIR. FISH GRANTS TIME.
Our government comedies any reasonable delay
especially as it is the more desirable We should
have time to concentrate our naval forces in Cuban
waters in order to better prepared for hostile
emergency.
Our government is further satisfied that the
presence OF Captain General Joveller will deter
mine the measure OF the ability possessed by the
CASTELAR, government to execute its obligations.
The Maritime Right OF the virginius
20 Charter for yoyage-Arguments
Against tho Spanish Assertion Of
Pirncy-What the Owner of the Vessel
Says.
WASHINGTON Dec. s, 1873.
The State Department has been assured ny the
owner of the Virginius that from the time the ves-
sci lett the port OF New York she had done nothing
calculated in the slightest degree to impair the
validity OF her register or her right 10
sail under the American nag. 1t Is
admitted that she was chartered to the Cuban
Junta. But the Cubans, fully appreciating the
value to them OF the unsuled character OF the
vessel and apprehending that efforts would be
made by the Spanish authorities to compromise
Ter nationality and thus destroy her usefulness to
the Cuban cause, took and maintained extraordi-
nary pains to preserve her from any tant sus-
pi.iOn OF violation or the registry or neutrality
laws OF the United States.
WHAT THE JUNTA DID.
For the better securing of this object they con-
suited eminent legal authority and kept them
selves strictly within the bounds laid down by their
counsellor. They assert now that Spain can prove
no greater offence against the Virginius than the
occasional carrying OF Cuban supercargo, and
this they careful to pre- by positive assur-
ances that such supercargoes did not come within
the provision OF the navigation laws forbdding
the service OF alien officers board American ves-
sells.
ORAL TEsTIM oNY READY.
OF these facts there are now living the most COM
petent witnesses.
CONSULAR RECORDS OF LEGALITY.
The records OF the consulates OF the several
ports which the Virginius has entered and cleared
from since her departure from New York and posi-
tive reiutation OF the allegations OF the Spanish
government against her will be arrayed in sup
port Of the claims OF the vlrginius to the protec-
ton OF the United States and her right to carry the
American nag.
All that the yirgnius has encountered during
her eventful career was fully anticipated by the
parties in whose interests she was chartered. 1t
can further be stated that her owner has been
most anxious for some time past to have her re.
turn to the United States, and, once within an
American port, the charter would have been can
celled.
THE PRESIDENTS REGRETS
The President it can be stated has regretted
from the beginning the partisan efforts put forth
to make our position untenable, knowing as he did
the accuracy OF the evidence in possession OF the
government, but mention OF which heretofore
would not have been prudent or good policy.
United States Government To he Its
Own Protector the Isla and-FrientlIy
Relations TO BE Continued with
Spain, but War To BE Made Upon the
Casino, the Shareholders and All
Enemies OF Order-Diplomacy Aban-
doned.
WASHINGTON Dec. d. 1873.
There is official authority for the statement that
the negotiations of the past few days have re-
suited In important notifications in the relations
OF the United States to the Cuban Insurrection. so
far as concerns the future. The dispatches bear
ing on the subject will, it is understood. be sub
mltted by Secretary Fish to the Cabinet at to-
morrow's session, and meantime
AS MUCH SECRECY AS is POSSIBLE
concerning their contents Is maintained by those
to whom their purport has been confidentialy CON-
municated THIS makes 1t impossible to discuss
the points OF the negotiation as uy as might be
desired, but there is ample reason to believe that
what follows is iair statement of the actual re-
suits attained. 1t is necessary to proper UNDER
standing OF the matter to recur 70 the acknowl-
edged opinion of the State Department that
THE SINCERITY OF THE CASTELAR, GOVERNMENT
is far beyond its ability in whatever concerns the
treaty rights OF American citizens and their prop
erty in Cuba, the demands OF our government for
political reform in the administration OF the island
and its own aspirations towards q reformation in
the relations between the colony and the mother
country. This opinion, it would now appear. has
not been withheld, but, on the contrary, frankly
yet kindly communicated to the Spanish govern
ment, both through our own Legation at Madrid
ana the Spanish Minister here, accompanied with
sufficiently forcible intimations that
THE UNITED STATES COULD NO LONGER CONSENT TO
REMAIN SATISFIED
with diplomatic and consular protests and argu-
ments against the wrongs and insecurity OF their
citizens In Cuba and the apparently interminabe
delays and evasons OF the colonial authorities in
carrying into execution the DEGREES and engage