The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-09

! lac President Of tic Southern Canfcderacy
| might Us well as the Nice-President hnye a
seat In either house, provided the people
should tfifnE proper % send hfffii
hfrs Butter fpf Massachusetts, gsaid,s he
would not object TO the bill II it had been
examined by and was reported from a COM
| mittee. 3;el a,a ,r,sszl :. 54ts. -
| Mr.. Maynard said 1t was the unanimous
report Of the committee. .
The bill was then passed by vote of 141
to 30.
The Capture or the yirsinfus.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF COMMANDER BRArsE-THE
CAPTURE OF THE STEAMER AND EXECUTION OF
THE PRIsoEERs--THE DEFESCEs OF SANTIAGO
DE CUBA.
WAsHrAGToN, December s.-The following
is an abstract from dispatch sent to Rear
Admiral Scott by Commander Braine and
telesraphed to the Secretary of the Navy:
The Worcester, Hey West, December s,
1SI3.-The Virginlus was captured October
31st, at 10 p. NJ, eighteen miles off Norant
Point, jamaica. She was sighted by the
Tornado twenty miles south of Cuba, and
was chased by her eight hours. she fred
five shots at her to bring her to. She was
captured under the American flag, and CAR
ricd American papers. She had q clearance
from jamaica. Both vessels returned to San
tiago de Cuba together in eighteen hours
under steam. The Tornado carried the
Spanish flag, and was in charge of q prize
crew. One hundred and tifty-fiye persons
| were captured, Of whom one hundred and
two are still alive.
The shooting of the officers and crew was
done under tue orders of the previous COM
| mandcr of the naval forces, and the shoot.
| ing of the passengers was done under tho
orders Of Captain-G encral dc Rodas. Both
sentences were approved by General Bur
ricl. Only four were shot on the 4th OF
November. Thirty-scYen Captain Fry and
crew included) were shot OIL the 18th, and
| twelve passengers on the Sth. They wcrt
| tried By Il military and marine collrt.nar.
tial, and were held twenty-four hours be-
| tore execution. No counsel for defence was
allowed and the consul was not informed OF
| the trial. No Interrogation Of the prisoners
| was allowed. During the trial Captain Fry
and the crew were kept Gil board the Tor
| nado, and were then taken TO Jail, their SEN
tcncc read, and executed the same morning
| The trial was entirely secret
After the condemnation the United States
consul was allowed 10 see Captain Fry IL
| ilil, and this was only two hours before tht
execution. An armed guard was placed al
| the door of the consulate when The captain
| and crew were passing By on the way tt
| their execution.
The detcnccs at Santiago dc Cuba are tht
Moro Castle, at the entrance; some OLE
works containing thirty Suns-tcn, eight
| and six-inch, by rcport-only eight guns cal
| be seen; the Estrella battery, containing ilY'
siX-inch guns the Catalina battery OF ONT
| gun, westward of the entrance. There !:
| one mile of water battery. The Banco bat
terry has four light guns. One ship colllt
silence in an hour all the glnboats while
ship engages the fort.
| ISignedl G. II. SCOTT, Rear Admiral.
| Items.
| WASHINGTON, December S.-Thc judiciary
Committee, without action, considered
Judge WilIiams's nomination as Chlef-Jus
tice.
| George l.. Smith, newly seated in Con
ercss, gave a dinner tonight to the siXtcel
| Louisiana delegates to the National civil
| Rights Convention, which meets tomorrow
| There were present as guests Senator West
Mcssrs. Pinchback, Syphcr, Sheldon, Morey
and Darrell.